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goin back to cali
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March 30, 2009 at 9:52 pm #2653nau_lax21Participant
long story short, i might be moving back to california this summer.
so i have a 2007 gs500f that i bought and registered in arizona. i know that a lot of bikes (and all vehicles) have a 49-state approved model and a CA model. im assuming that it has to do with emissions regulations.
so, will a gs500 be able to be registered in CA if it was bought in AZ or will i have to do some kind of mods to get it to pass tests?
im sure the yoshi exhaust i put on there wont help either lol
March 30, 2009 at 11:31 pm #17445SantaCruzRiderParticipantYou may want to call the DMV to confirm, but I think you should be OK. Here’s what I found on a related site:
“If you are moving to California from another state, you may register a new federally certified vehicle in California if it was first registered by you in your home state, or for military personnel, in your last state of military service. When applying for vehicle registration in California, you must provide evidence of your vehicle’s previous registration and that you were a resident of the other state when you acquired the vehicle.”
Looks like the Cali rules are primarily designed to prevent current residents from buying a new bike from out of state and bring it in. But a Cali resident can import a bike that has more than 7,500 miles, as it’s then considered “used.”
Best of luck.
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