Quote:I suspect, to meet future standards, the engine will need water-cooling and F.I.
What's good for the goose...
I think H-D, the same company that managed to get tariffs leveled against the imports 20 years ago, may have something to say about it. Besides, they already have EFI. Until the EPA can say definitively that bikes actually make ANY difference w/ regard to U.S. emissions controls vs. the amount of emissions generated by all cars and trucks, then it will not be a problem except for the Peoples Rep. of Kalifornia who like to impose that sort of crap just to be anal. The Feds know most bikes (I didn't say all bikes) spend most of their lives in the garage creating no emissions as opposed to your average commuter car or semi. They could mandate only fuel cells on ALL bikes and ATVs and it wouldn’t make a measurable difference. Even if they did pass some such crap they would be looking at all the new 1000 to 2000 cc bikes 1st. It would be easy to say those BIG heavy liter+ bikes are doing 90% of the damage and hang converters on the 1000cc+ bikes, saving the smaller bikes and our Savages/40's.
Speaking of EFI, if they gave tax credits for new variable fuel trucks like my Sonoma and the Hybrid cars, why not all EFI bikes getting over say 60 MPG?
I think we should give a tax credit to bike riders for both the purchase any of those new bikes and a credit on fuel put into them.