vfr emissions

[dockster]

Does anyone know if a 04 vfr 800 originally bought in minnesota would meet california emissions standards so I could register it in California if I bought it?
Thanks

[Spike]

Originally Posted by dockster

Does anyone know if a 04 vfr 800 originally bought in minnesota would meet california emissions standards so I could register it in California if I bought it?
Thanks

I beleive in '04 they were all made to CA spec, but can't be sure.

Does it have over 7,500 miles? If it does you are safe.

If not you need to remove the gas tank, or at least lift it up and look for the CA emmissions sticker on the airbox cover. Or you can try calling the Honda Motorcycles 800 number and with the VIN they should be able to tell you.

Spike

[Sepp]

A quote from the Sport Rider Magazine test of the 2002 VFR:
"The more compact combustion chamber works with new 12-hole injectors (vs. the old four-hole type, for finer fuel atomization) and a three-way catalytic converter in the exhaust to run so efficiently that the Interceptor meets the ultra-stringent 2008 emissions standards."
This tells me it would mean CA, too, as the evap canister is required by CA, yet all US models have it. So, there is no 49-state version of the bike.
In fact, the switch to VTEC allows the bike to meet the more stringent noise and emissions regulation as testing is normally only done at lower rpms.

[Sepp]

Of interest to all motorcyclists (especially those who believe, as I do, that nothing is so good that it can't improved with a little "tampering") is this 2002 article:
http://www.mrf.org/pdf/amdemissionsarticle.pdf

Note: if it refuses to open, do a Google search using the url and select: "view as html".
What it says to answer dockster is:
"Honda’s Goldwing andVFR800 Interceptor, for example, are already certified for the 2008 California standard, which also means they would meet the 2010 federal proposal. Actions that are illegal under this Act are referred to,specifically,as “tampering.” The term, and the prohibitions, do not apply to forms of customizing that do not disable emission controls or cause the motorcycle to exceed the emissions standards. But it does, of course, apply to certain changes made to the motor and exhaust. The new federal standards are patterned after regulations already scheduled to go into effect in California."

[dockster]

Originally Posted by Spike

I beleive in '04 they were all made to CA spec, but can't be sure.

Does it have over 7,500 miles? If it does you are safe.

If not you need to remove the gas tank, or at least lift it up and look for the CA emmissions sticker on the airbox cover. Or you can try calling the Honda Motorcycles 800 number and with the VIN they should be able to tell you.

Spike

Nope, it only has 2200. Thanks for the info from what I found looks like vfr's can be brought into ca no matter where they originated.
Thanks

[Spike]

Originally Posted by dockster

Nope, it only has 2200. Thanks for the info from what I found looks like vfr's can be brought into ca no matter where they originated.
Thanks

Dooesn't mean you won't get a hard time at the DMV -- as I did and still am. My VFR was brought in from MI. The DMV doesn't know from "Honda makes all of them CA compliant." Don't know, don't care, just want yours to be -- well and mine. Trust me, bring a socket set, and be prepared to lift the gas tank and show the stickers. I had no idea where the stickers were, and the DMV headquarters is demanding I bring my bike to the local office for a third time....
Grrrrr

[dockster]

Thanks, thats good info to know before going to the dmv, how hard is it to get to the sticker, do you have to remove fuel lines? Anyway I am just glad that I will be able to register the thing at all.

[Spike]

Don't have to remove the fuel lines at all, just two front bolts on tank. But the job is much easier with say a 6" extension on your socket. Once those are out, you can just lift the front of the tank to expose the stickers on the airbox below. The DMV person can just look on in. You might also want to take some time at home and try and read the number on the back of your engine case, at least in my case it was very difficult to read.

Spike