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September 3, 2010

Los Angelos, CA - From the LA Times, Susan Carpenter http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/greenspace/2010/08/motorcycle-noise.html
Motorcyclists who swap their bikes' stock exhaust systems for so-called loud pipes may be more likely to get a traffic ticket under a California bill that passed the Senate on Monday. SB 435, also known as the Motorcycle Anti-Tampering Act, gives law enforcement officials the ability to cite noise pollution violations under the California Vehicle Code, reinforcing a 27-year-old federal regulation that is rarely enforced.
Under the proposed law, motorcyclists pulled over for other traffic violations could also be cited for illegally noisy exhaust pipes and fined $50 to $100 for a first violation -- a fix-it ticket that could be dismissed with a proof of correction. Subsequent offenses would result in fines of $100 to $250. The bill, which has also passed the Assembly, is headed for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign. It would apply to motorcycles and after-market parts from the 2013 model year forward.
 
They can pull you over pipes without this law. I have been pulled over for loud pipes. This was 5 years ago. Swapped to stockers, got it inspected, and paid $10.
 
Funny part is you can be an Illegal Alien under Federal law, and they do not enforce that law. Just find one of the dozens of sanctuary cities...... If your a legal citizen with loud pipes though, they are more willing and more than ready to enforce that Federal law in California!
 
I don't like more laws but maybe this will have the aftermarket exhaust manufacturers spending time trying to get more efficient mufflers designed for us, the technology is here but not one mfg'er is making a high flow quiet muffler with the possible exception of the RB racing blackhole.
 
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