Dodging A Bullet

S & S Commends EPA Certification Program. August 3, S & S is pleased to announce that the EPA has recently released the "Certification Procedure for Highway Motorcycle Engines."
Following a year of successful efforts between the EPA and the MIC American V-Twin Committee, document CISD-06-15 (MC) was released by the EPA on July 25, 2006. Drafted to allow the certification and sale of highway motorcycle engines to individuals, dealers, and small-volume motorcycle manufacturers, the Certification Procedure permits certified engines installed in new highway motorcycle chassis to be operated or resold without restriction (provided the requirements of the procedure, as well as the federal Clean Air Act anti-tampering requirements are met). With the original provision allowing only one noncompliant custom bike to be built in an individuals lifetime, the EPA, with help from the MIC, S&S Cycle, and other industry leaders, has done a fantastic job of looking out for the best interest of the individual customers, dealers, and small-volume manufacturers that make up our industry. Customers can now buy or build numerous emissions-compliant motorcycles, without having the worries of certifying or submitting paperwork to the EPA.
Referring to an exemption documented in the EPA's adoption of new emission standards for highway motorcycles in December 2003, the Certification Procedure will no longer limit individuals to building only one highway motorcycle over their lifetime. Nor will the EPA's 2003 emission standards exemptions limit the elaborate custom motorcycles that are created for display by collectors to 24 units per model year per builder. Said builders will now be able to purchase and install certified engine packages without the previous quantity limitation.
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