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California: Safety Inspection??

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#1 ·
My brother just rode from CA to PA and he has no inspection on his motorcycle.


Does California not have annual safety inspections for motorcycles?
 
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Answering my own question: it appears there is NO annual safety or emissions inspection for motorcycles in California. At least that is what I found online....although that info was many years old. Presumably it has not changed since...
 
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Nope. The safety inspections are random and at the discretion of the CHP. If you bring a bike registered or purchased from another state, it has to pass the smog test, though.

If you think that's lax, you should see the motorcycle requirements for Iowa - we don't even require working turn signals.

https://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Rights/State-Laws-Database/state/ia
 
#4 ·
For future reference, Texas doesn’t have state inspection stickers, but to get your registration, it has to be state inspected first. We changed to this system about 3? Years ago.
 
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Thanks for the replies...




My brother left his Triumph Sprint GT (1050cc) in my garage and is on his way to Europe, after having bought it a few weeks ago & then rode it cross-country (San Fransisco, CA to Scranton, PA).
I am now debating of buying it off him, but I feel it may be just a bit too much bike for me. It looks rather BIG next to my Ninja 300!
 
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It’s comparable to my FZ1, which is a great all around bike. You’ll love the power delivery of the 3 cylinder too. Very predictable and linier.
 
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