10-24-2015, 09:38 AM
It is my understanding that NEW bikes must still meet the following standards:
On-Highway Motorcycle Emission Standards for EPA and EU
HC (g/km) NOx (g/km) CO (g/km)
1980 EPA Limits 5.0 NA 12.0
2006 – Tier 1 1.4 (HC+NOX) 12.0
2010 – Tier 2 0.8 (HC+NOX) 12.0
Euro II (2004) 1.0 0.3 5.5
Euro III (2007) 0.3 0.15 2.0
To achieve those standards, most bikes are now equipped with fuel injection, catalytic converters, O2 Sensors, PAIR Valves and LEAN ECU settings.
Presently there is not much, if any, enforcement of these standards after new bikes leave the showroom floor and many bike owners remove those pollution control devices.
Who is to say if certain states or provinces eventually will require periodic retesting in the future?...better keep your old exhaust systems handy, just in case
On-Highway Motorcycle Emission Standards for EPA and EU
HC (g/km) NOx (g/km) CO (g/km)
1980 EPA Limits 5.0 NA 12.0
2006 – Tier 1 1.4 (HC+NOX) 12.0
2010 – Tier 2 0.8 (HC+NOX) 12.0
Euro II (2004) 1.0 0.3 5.5
Euro III (2007) 0.3 0.15 2.0
To achieve those standards, most bikes are now equipped with fuel injection, catalytic converters, O2 Sensors, PAIR Valves and LEAN ECU settings.
Presently there is not much, if any, enforcement of these standards after new bikes leave the showroom floor and many bike owners remove those pollution control devices.
Who is to say if certain states or provinces eventually will require periodic retesting in the future?...better keep your old exhaust systems handy, just in case