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U.S. Government to Limit Motorcycle Engine Output to 75 Horsepower

Ironman

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I am so effing screwed if this is true :mad:



Acting preemptively in light of the European Union's recent push towards limiting motorcycle horsepower to 100, Congress has quietly passed a transportation bill that will cap motorcycle engine output at 75 hp.

At a press conference today, DOT spokesman Melvin P. Meyers announced that "We can't lag behind Europe's progressive stance towards two-wheeled moderation." The bill not only limits the horsepower of current and future motorcycle models, it retroactively applies to any registered bike on the road, and will take effect as early as January, 2011. "In the interest of public safety," Meyers explains, "law enforcement officials will clamp down on any and all motorcyclists who violate the law."
The bill outlines numerous electronic and mechanical implements that reduce engine output. For instance, fuel-injected powerplants will be fitted with revised engine management chips and/or throttle bodies, while older carbureted bikes will have a reduction gear attached to the throttle assembly. At the discretion of state police, mobile dynamometers may be utilized for field tests.

Both the Motorcycle Industry Council and the American Motorcyclist Association have lobbied against the bill, in addition to most manufacturers including Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha.

There has been no comment from Harley-Davidson, though Forbes reports that Harley stock has jumped 12 percent on the announcement.*
 

thcri

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Change from what your used to seeing huh.
 

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thcri

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Oh and from some of the articles I read you will have to take your existing motorcycle and de-rate it. :confused2:
 
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pirate_girl

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April fools! The linked story is an April Fools joke (not the story’s date). There seem to have less believable variations of it, such as Motorcycle Chrome to be Banned by January 1, 2011! - Honda VTX forums for Honda VTX 1300 / VTX 1800 motorcycles (“chrome is the silent killer”
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), some with a common feature of quoting “DOT spokesman Melvin P. Meyers”.

American’s rights to have bikes with more powerful motors than their neighbor’s trucks’ are, for the time being, safe.
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The hoax story’s mention of the EU considering a law limiting all street motorcycles in Europe to less than 100 HP is not a hoax (see The facts behind Europe's pending 100 HP motorcycle limit - Hell For Leather). This story is complicated, however, by various European country’s complicated (by US standards) scheme of requiring successively more difficult to get riders’ licenses for more powerful bikes. Were the 100 HP limitation to become EU law, it would likely apply to present “unlimited” licenses holders, requiring that they get a more advanced licenses for bikes with more than 100 HP, not the outright banning of such machines.


http://hypography.com/forums/off-beat-news/22945-u-s-government-limit-motorcycle-engine.html
 

thcri

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geez I googled it and there was a 1000 articles on it. :yum: Saw the one picture of the harley and laughed. Whew but I don't own a bike.
 

muleman

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Change from what your used to seeing huh.
Hey I owned one of those back in the 60's! 65 cc with a three speed twist grip shifter. Great for getting around in town and run forever on fuel. It was Italian built and fun to ride.:clap:
 

Melensdad

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Its a JOKE, see the very bottom of the article!

U.S. Government to Limit Motorcycle Engine Output to 75 Horsepower
Thursday April 1, 2010
http://motorcycles.about.com/b/2010...motorcycle-engine-output-to-75-horsepower.htm

Acting preemptively in light of the European Union's recent push towards limiting motorcycle horsepower to 100, Congress has quietly passed a transportation bill that will cap motorcycle engine output at 75 hp.
At a press conference today, DOT spokesman Melvin P. Meyers announced that "We can't lag behind Europe's progressive stance towards two-wheeled moderation." The bill not only limits the horsepower of current and future motorcycle models, it retroactively applies to any registered bike on the road, and will take effect as early as January, 2011. "In the interest of public safety," Meyers explains, "law enforcement officials will clamp down on any and all motorcyclists who violate the law."

The bill outlines numerous electronic and mechanical implements that reduce engine output. For instance, fuel-injected powerplants will be fitted with revised engine management chips and/or throttle bodies, while older carbureted bikes will have a reduction gear attached to the throttle assembly. In instances where owners choose to retain the mechanical authenticity of their motorcycles, a banana can also be slipped into the exhaust pipe(s). At the discretion of state police, mobile dynamometers may be utilized for field tests.

Both the Motorcycle Industry Council and the American Motorcyclist Association have lobbied against the bill, in addition to most manufacturers including Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Suzuki, Triumph, and Yamaha.

There has been no comment from Harley-Davidson, though Forbes reports that Harley stock has jumped 12 percent on the announcement.*

Related:
  • Motorcycle Chrome to be Banned by January 1, 2010
  • DOT to Make Wheelies Legal
  • Ford unveils world's first disposable car, on About.com Cars
* In other news, Happy April Fool's Day!
 

EastTexFrank

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Hey I owned one of those back in the 60's! 65 cc with a three speed twist grip shifter. Great for getting around in town and run forever on fuel. It was Italian built and fun to ride.:clap:

Me too. Mine was a Phillips moped with a 49cc engine and you had to pedal the sucker on steep hills to make it to the top.
 
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