Home Marketplace Articles FAQ Gallery Arcade
Join FireBlades.org! Unanswered Posts New Posts Today's Posts Search Mark Forums Read
Go Back   Honda Motorcycles - FireBlades.org Forums > Regional > Western USA
California Spec. Bike

California Spec. Bike


Western USA: Regional discussion for members that live in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington.
Forgot your User Name or Password?
Not a member? Join today!





California Spec. Bike

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 01-14-2004, 11:08 AM
  #1
 
Join Date: 03-06-2003
Posts: 19
Rep: Blademan99 is on a distinguished road (10)
Rep Power: 0
California Spec. Bike
I may be moving to California and was wondering if I have to make any changes to my 49 state bike? Or does it not matter?
Blademan99 is offline  
View Blademan99's Profile View Blademan99's Gallery Find More Posts by Blademan99
Reply With Quote Go To Top
Old 01-14-2004, 11:14 AM
  #2
 
HondaGalToo's Avatar
 
Join Date: 12-29-2001
Location: New Jersey, USA
Bike(s): '01 CBR 929 black & red, K7 GSX-R600
Age: 48
Posts: 6,465
Rep: HondaGalToo is a glorious beacon of lightHondaGalToo is a glorious beacon of lightHondaGalToo is a glorious beacon of lightHondaGalToo is a glorious beacon of lightHondaGalToo is a glorious beacon of light (480)
Rep Power: 17
Re: California Spec. Bike
I don't think so. I think there's some restrictions on registering a 49 state model, something about needing a certain number of miles on it, meaning you've owned it for awhile, as opposed to trying to import a new bike to the state. Anyone from CA want to confirm?
HondaGalToo is offline  
View HondaGalToo's Profile View HondaGalToo's Gallery Find More Posts by HondaGalToo
Reply With Quote Go To Top
Old 01-14-2004, 11:17 AM
  #3
dB
 
Join Date: 04-17-2002
Location: Cool, CA
Bike(s): 929, EX250rrr
Age: 44
Posts: 1,666
Rep: dB will become famous soon enoughdB will become famous soon enough (107)
Rep Power: 9
Re: California Spec. Bike
It doesn't matter as long as the bike has a minimum amount of mileage (I think it's 7000 miles). There are currently no smog checks for bikes in CA. If you meet the minimum mileage requirement it's an easy registration and you're all set.

CA DMV


edit: Beat me to it, HGT. You are correct.
Last edited by dB : 01-14-2004 at 11:18 AM.
dB is offline  
View dB's Profile View dB's Gallery Find More Posts by dB
Reply With Quote Go To Top
Old 01-14-2004, 11:18 AM
  #4
 
Join Date: 03-06-2003
Posts: 19
Rep: Blademan99 is on a distinguished road (10)
Rep Power: 0
Re: California Spec. Bike
Yeah, that's what Ithought. Anyone live near El Centro?
Blademan99 is offline  
View Blademan99's Profile View Blademan99's Gallery Find More Posts by Blademan99
Reply With Quote Go To Top
Old 01-14-2004, 12:41 PM
  #5
 
Join Date: 12-07-2001
Location: Bay Area California
Bike(s): Kawasaki Z1000
Posts: 257
Rep: SLODUCK is on a distinguished road (10)
Rep Power: 7
Re: California Spec. Bike
Quote:
Originally Posted by Blademan99
Yeah, that's what Ithought. Anyone live near El Centro?
If you moving from out of State and you bringing a bike that you owned, there is not minimum mileage required. But if you live in CA and buying a 49 State model bike, then you need to have a minimum of 7500 miles to register the bike. Don't know where El Centro is, must be down in Southern CA. I'm in Northern CA (Bay Area).

Good luck
sloduck
SLODUCK is offline  
View SLODUCK's Profile View SLODUCK's Gallery Find More Posts by SLODUCK
Reply With Quote Go To Top
Old 01-14-2004, 1:03 PM
  #6
 
RRWANTR's Avatar
 
Join Date: 07-25-2002
Location: Ridgecrest, CA
Bike(s): 04 600RR, 03 XR50, 05 TC250
Age: 65
Posts: 4,668
Rep: RRWANTR is a splendid one to beholdRRWANTR is a splendid one to beholdRRWANTR is a splendid one to beholdRRWANTR is a splendid one to beholdRRWANTR is a splendid one to beholdRRWANTR is a splendid one to beholdRRWANTR is a splendid one to behold (727)
Rep Power: 18
Re: California Spec. Bike
Quote:
Originally Posted by SLODUCK
If you moving from out of State and you bringing a bike that you owned, there is not minimum mileage required. But if you live in CA and buying a 49 State model bike, then you need to have a minimum of 7500 miles to register the bike. Don't know where El Centro is, must be down in Southern CA. I'm in Northern CA (Bay Area).

Good luck
sloduck
Exactly...moving into CA there are no restrictions. I did it 2 years ago.
RRWANTR is offline  
View RRWANTR's Profile View RRWANTR's Gallery Find More Posts by RRWANTR
Reply With Quote Go To Top
Old 01-14-2004, 1:23 PM
  #7
 
Join Date: 07-22-2002
Location: Tikrit, Iraq
Bike(s): '01 CBR929 Red/Black
Posts: 299
Rep: WildBillF1 is on a distinguished road (10)
Rep Power: 7
Re: California Spec. Bike
Yes, El Centro is definitely Southern California...any further south and you will be in Mexico. I live about 170 miles NW of El Centro. I think you are going to have to ride for about an hour to find any good roads for a streetbike. However, if you are into quads, dirtbikes, 4wd, or boats you got it made.
WildBillF1 is offline  
View WildBillF1's Profile View WildBillF1's Gallery Find More Posts by WildBillF1
Reply With Quote Go To Top
Old 01-14-2004, 6:23 PM
  #8
 
Join Date: 01-20-2003
Location: San Diego
Bike(s): 2002 954
Age: 54
Posts: 26
Rep: BitViper is on a distinguished road (10)
Rep Power: 0
Re: California Spec. Bike
Ahhh El Centro........

I spent two years there..stationed at the air station in Seeley...8 miles west of EC....

HOT during the summers....great sunsets in the winter.....Nothing to do!

Take 8 west jto Ocitillio wells and head north.. to siziors crossing then up the grade to Julian...and find your way to Palomar......GOD's country
BitViper is offline  
View BitViper's Profile View BitViper's Gallery Find More Posts by BitViper
Reply With Quote Go To Top

 
About Blog Contact Staff Rules Link To Us Legal Privacy Sitemap
Top

Copyright © 2006 FireBlades.org. All Rights Reserved. FireBlades.org is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, any motorcycle manufacturers.
Best viewed at a resolution of 1024x768 or higher. SEO by vBSEO ©2007, Crawlability, Inc. All times are GMT -4. The time now is 5:16 PM.

FireBlades.org RSS2 Feed   Add to Google   Add to My Yahoo!   Add to My MSN

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84

Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2007, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.