CARB allows S&S Engines in CA
S&S Cycle has received executive orders from the powers to be at California Air Recourses Board (CARB), to sell S&S engines for “new build†custom bikes in the State of California. The engines covered by the executive orders are the S&S V100C, V113C, V124C and X117C. The V100C, V113C, and V124C are carbureted engines with displacements of 100, 113, and 124 cubic inches respectively. Again, all of these engines are intended for “new build†custom motorcycles. The S&S CA engines are similar to the existing S&S 49-State EPA engines, but were made compliant with California evaporative emissions requirements with the addition of a carbon canister, a vapor valve, an evaporative hose routing label, and a sealed air cleaner assembly on the carbureted models. Additional restrictions have also been applied to the maximum capacity of the fuel tank and the distance between the fuel tank and engine. Oh, yeah, one other note: these engines cannot legally be used to replace the engine in a previously registered vehicle. Apparently S&S is working toward approval of one or more replacement engines for 1984-’99 Harley-Davidson big twin motorcycles originally equipped with Evolution engines. They are expecting to hears something on this before the end of the year. Hmm, lets see, has CARB ever done anything on someone else’s timeline….nope. So we’ll see how long this takes.
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