|
California Seasonal riding areas Green Sticker VS Red Sticker Area's A |
http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/offroad/ofhwymc.htm
Regulations for Off-Highway Motorcycles
This page updated March 12, 1999
Changes to standards for off-highway motorcycles
At its December 1998 meeting, the Air Resources Board (ARB) revised the regulations governing the registration and use of off-highway recreational vehicles (OHRV). These include off-highway motorcycles (OHMs) and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). Due to limited product availability, the revised regulations allow ATVs and OHMs that do not meet the new emission standards to be ridden during certain periods of the year - mainly fall, winter and spring months - when ozone levels are low. Ozone is one of the most health-damaging components of smog.
Sales and seasonal use of non-conforming OHRVs
The revised regulations allow the sale of non-complying, two-stroke OHRVs. However, people purchasing non-complying vehicles will receive a red sticker from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) which must be affixed to the vehicle. The red sticker identifies the vehicle as non-complying and limits its recreational use in off-highway riding areas to designated months when the ARB has determined that ozone levels are low. The months when riding non-complying vehicles is allowed varies from location to location. Persons who ride red-sticker vehicles during months that are not designated for riding for those vehicles are subject to citations and fines. The chart on the back of this page shows the riding areas and the seasons when use of non-complying vehicles is permitted.
Green Sticker program continues for conforming OHRVs
Vehicles complying with state emission standards are not subject to the calendar constraints of non-complying vehicles. Complying vehicles are issued a green sticker by the DMV and are allowed to ride year-round in designated off-highway riding areas throughout the state. The need for off-highway vehicle standards The previous regulations were adopted by the Board in 1994 and went into effect January 1, 1997. The standards called for new OHMs and ATVs with engines greater than 90cc manufactured in 1997 or later and sold in California starting in 1997 to meet grams-per-kilometer (g/km) emissions standards of 1.2 hydrocarbons (HC) and 15.0 carbon monoxide (CO). New vehicles with engines 90cc or less have to meet the same emission standards beginning in 1999.
Prior to adoption of the old standards, off-highway vehicles were unregulated for air emissions. Sales data showed that the majority of OHRVs, and motorcycles in particular, were powered by "two-stroke" engines. These engines are highly inefficient and allow up to 30 percent fuel to pass through the engine unburned. An unregulated OHM contributes 118 times more HC emissions per mile than a new 1997 passenger car.
The history of developing regulations for OHRVs
To improve air quality in California, the ARB saw clear and compelling reasons to adopt OHRV regulations. When the regulations were adopted in 1994, the Board concluded that manufacturers, with three years lead time, would by 1997 be able to produce and sell in California a full line of OHRVs meeting the new emission standards. It was anticipated that at first manufacturers would sell OHRVs powered by cleaner four-stroke engines (this was the case in the 1980s with on-highway motorcycles) and that modified, cleaner two-stroke engines would later come into use. At the 1994 Board meeting, industry was, for the most part, in agreement with ARB's proposal. Industry and trade organization testimony centered around requests for a time extension, which ARB approved, for vehicles with engines under 90cc.
After the regulations were passed, however, OHRV user groups and dealers began meeting with ARB staff and asking for more flexible regulations. These requests were made at a time when it was becoming apparent that motorcycle manufacturers were not providing a wide range and number of motorcycles that could be certified to meet California's new emission regulations. While a wide range of ATVs meeting the new regulations were being certified, the number of OHMs was lacking. To date, only 10 models of off-highway motorcycles have been certified to the new standards. This has resulted in fewer sales and economic hardships for many dealers; particularly those dealers selling brands where manufacturers have not certified any OHMs for
California sale.
Seasonal riding areas California State Parks, Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division Carnegie Nov 1 - Apr 30 Clay Pit Nov 1 - Jun 30 Hollister Hills Oct 1 - May 31 Hungry Valley Oct 1 - Apr 30 Ocotillo Wells Oct 15 - May 15 Oceano Dunes Sep 15 - May 15 Prairie City Oct 15 - Apr 15 Mammoth Bar Oct 1 - May 31
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bakersfield District Office Clear Creek Management Area Oct 1 - May 31 Bishop Resource Area Year-round BLM Norcal Fort Sage OHV Area Year-round Samoa Dunes Year-round Black Sands Beach Year-round Chappie-Shasta ORV Oct 1 - May 31 South Cow Mountain RA Year-round Knoxville Recreation Area Year-round California Desert District Office Olancha Dunes Year-round Spangler Hills Oct 1 - May 31 Jawbone Canyon/Dove Springs Oct 1 - May 31 Dumont Dunes Nov 1 - Apr 30 Stoddard Valley Oct 1 - Apr 30 Johnson Valley Oct 1 - Apr 30 Superstition Mountain Oct 1 - May 31 Imperial Sand Dunes (Glamis/Gecko) Oct 1 - Apr 30 Plaster City Oct 1 - May 31 Imperial Sand Dunes (Buttercup Valley) Oct 1 - Apr 30 Lark Canyon (McCain Valley) Oct 1 - Jan 31 Rasor Oct 1 - Apr 30 Imperial Sand Dunes (Mammoth Wash) Oct 1- Apr 30 El Mirage/Shadow Mountains Nov 1 - Mar 15 Rice Valley Dunes Year-round Parker Strip Year-round
United States Forest Service (USFS) Angeles National Forest Mt. Baldy Ranger District Dec 1 - Jan 31 Rowher Flat Nov 1 - Mar 31 Tujunga Ranger District Dec 1 - Jan 31 Littlerock Nov 1 - Mar 31 Cleveland National Forest
Corral Canyon Dec 1 - Jan 31 Wildomar Dec 1 - Feb 28 (29 on leap years) Eldorado National Forest
Mace Mill/Rock Creek Oct 15 - May 31 Barrett Lake Year-round Inyo National Forest
Poleta Year-round Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Kings Beach Year-round Los Padres National Forest
Alamo Mountain Oct 15 - Apr 30 Ballinger Canyon Nov 1 - Mar 15 Black Mountain (Pozo-LaPanza) Oct 1 - Apr 30 Santa Barbara Ranger District Nov 15 - Mar 15 Ortega Trail Nov 15 - Mar 15 Mendocino National Forest
Davis Flat Year-round Lake Pillsbury Year-round Elk Mountain Area Year-round Plumas National Forest Gold Lake Year-round Dixie Mountain Year-round Mosquito Creek/Antelope Lake Year-round Lights Creek/ Canyon Dam Year-round Deadman Springs/Snake Lake Year-round Cleghorn Bar/Poker Flat/La Porte Year-round Big Creek/Four Tees Year-round French Creek/Bucks Summi Year-round San Bernardino National Forest Lake Arrowead Area Nov 1 - Feb 28 (29 on leap years) Big Bear Lake Area Nov 1 - Feb 28 (29 on leap years) San Jacinto Area Nov 1 - Feb 28 (29 on leap years) Lytle Creek Area Nov 1 - Feb 28 (29 on leap years) Sequoia National Forest Tule River Ranger District Nov 1 - Apr 30 Frog Meadow Area Nov 1 - Apr 30 Kennedy Meadows Year-round Shasta-Trinity National Forest Hayfork Area Year-round McCloud Ranger District Year-round Sierra National Forest Kings River Nov 1 - May 31 Shaver Lake Area Nov 1 - May 31 Hites Cove Nov 1 - May 31 Miami Creek Nov 1 - May 31 Six Rivers National Forest Smith Rivers NRA Year-round Stanislaus National Forest Niagara Ridge Area/Herring Creek Year-round Date Flat Area/Moore Creek Area Oct 1 - May 31 Deer Creek Area/Hull Creek Area Oct 1 - May 31 Corral Hollow/Spicer Oct 1 - May 31 Tahoe National Forest Foresthill OHV Area Oct 1 - May 31 Fordyce Jeep Trail Oct 1 - May 31 Truckee Ranger District Year-round Prosser Hills Area Year-round Downieville Ranger District Year-round
Cities, Counties, or other Jurisdictions Frank Raines-Deer Creek OHV Park Oct 1 - May 31 La Grange ORV Park Nov 1 - Mar 31 Park Moabi Year-round Riverfront Park ORV Area Year-round Co. of Santa Clara Motorcycle Park Nov 1 - Apr 30 Black Butte Lake Year-round
For more information
Please contact the Air Resources Board:
(800) 242-4450 (USA only) or (800) END-SMOG (California only)
To contact us in writing:
P.O. Box 2815, Sacramento, CA 95812
This info came from
the following web address
|
Click Above
WE DO NOT OFFER ONLINE ORDERING
or
To Order Please Call
1-818-765-5616 (PST)
(See Link
4 Hours Of Operation)
We Are Located In
CALIFORNIA
• PRODUCTS
MAIN | PRODUCT
PAGE #1 | PRODUCT
PAGE #2 | PRODUCT
PAGE #3 | NEWEST
PRODUCT •
• CLOSE
OUTS Aka GARAGE SALE | MAGAZINE
RELATED | LICENSE
PLATE INFO
or REFERENCE •
• EVENTS | FAQ | RUMORS
or REALITY | E
- START BIKES | WANTED | NEWS •
• TECH
INDEX | PHOTO GALLERY | SITE
MAP | LINKS •
• GO
HERE TO LOCATE DISTRIBUTOR NEAREST
YOU •
• ABOUT
INFO | E
- MAIL | CONTACT INFO •
Package sales only, but there are exceptions.
IE: example headlight, taillight, stator and 12v ac
regulatror.
When ordering ask about this option.
NSP*
= Non Stocking
Part/Product
NSP*
= a special
order
part/product that is non
returnable and
may require a prepaid in full payment.
**
= Does not apply
to products distributed and manufactured by ahmaclaughlins
four strokes only
©Copyright 1999-2055
A.H.MacLaughlins R&D U.S.A.™, FSO™, Four
Strokes Only™
All other names and logos are the trademarks of their
respective owners.Prices, specifications and product
availability subject to change without
notice.
• Bronze = Police. • DL = Drivers License. •
CDL = Comercial Drivers License. • Reg = Vehicle
Registeration.