Associated Press
California lawmakers want to put a plug in the earsplitting roar from modified motorcycles.
The state Senate today voted 21-16 to pass SB435. The bill makes it a crime to operate a motorcycle manufactured after Jan. 1, 2013, that fails to meet federal noise-emission control standards.
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,
I am writing in a last ditch effort to defeat AB 435, which is headed for your desk. While some of the worst aspects of this bill have been pulled, there is still a technical problem that will have a terrible effect on the motorcycle industry in California.
There has been no provision made for special construction builds. Under the new law any bike built after 2013 must bear a sticker that matches the labeling on the exhaust system. A special construction motorcycle will not bear this sticker, thus all special construction custom bikes built in California after 2013 will be illegal.
As a motorcyclist yourself, I am sure you are aware that California is a leader in the nation of the custom motorcycle world. This bill will put one more nail in the coffin of more struggling small businesses in California.
I urge you to veto AB 435.
Kit Maira
Editor
V-Twin News
Agoura Hills, CA
Below is a letter sent to the Governor. We urge you to write Governor Schwarzenegger and ask him to veto this job killing bill.
Dear Governor Schwarzenegger,
I am writing in a last ditch effort to defeat AB 435, which is headed for your desk. While some of the worst aspects of this bill have been pulled, there is still a technical problem that will have a terrible effect on the motorcycle industry in California.
There has been no provision made for special construction builds. Under the new law any bike built after 2013 must bear a sticker that matches the labeling on the exhaust system. A special construction motorcycle will not bear this sticker, thus all special construction custom bikes built in California after 2013 will be illegal.
As a motorcyclist yourself, I am sure you are aware that California is a leader in the nation of the custom motorcycle world. This bill will put one more nail in the coffin of more struggling small businesses in California.
I urge you to veto AB 435.
Kit Maira
Editor
V-Twin News
Agoura Hills, CA
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