That is only in the state of crapafornia

 

+1, no way around it, except to use less of it

 

In 04 when I bought a new bike here in "Crapafornia" it had a CAT in the right side muffler. That is till I changed it out the same day.

 

yes a gallon of gas produces the same, but the equipment attached to the tail end of that process is different

it's been know for years that the lawn equipment engines are very high producers of pollution (lawnmowers, blowers, etc).

if you burn a gallon of gas out in the open, or burn it through a modern high efficient vehicle engine (pzev) its pretty obvious you are releasing energy in both ways but the emissions produces will be very different.

why is having cleaner air a bad thing? if there is ever a vote for "who wants cleaner air" and "who doesn't want cleaner air" ... I'll take cleaner air (and I for one wouldn't mind going back to the days of riding a horse! and lynchmobs for quicker justice, but i digress )

 

Dated June, 2009
Read the second paragraph.

California Drops Motorcycle Smog Check Legislation

 

That's a scary thing. The way this bill is written now would include all bikes, presumably since 1979, which is when motorcycles were first included ino the Clean Air Act. Even though motorcycles may be "dirty" compared to cars, the total effect of their emissions is quite small. There are fewer bikes, and for the most part, they are operated on the roads far less.

This bill is not a practical solution on any level. There are anti-tampering laws already on the books. This is actually a back door noise ordinance, by giving law enforcement a tool to enforce stock exhaust requirements. Before you 49 staters start thinking you're glad you don't live in California, just be aware that where California goes on these issues, the rest of the country follows. Look at the 2010 model Harleys. These are 50 state bikes now, the EPA copied CARB's standards virtually word-for-word.

 

how can a 7lb gallon of gas and the air it burns = 19lbs after creating heat and mechanical motion? e=mc2

 

There was a study done in Australia about a year ago. You can look it up, I'm too lazy.

They found that an average sized dog has the same carbon footprint as a mid-size SUV being driven something like 15,000 kms per year.

Can't wait till they try putting cats on our dogs...

 

And how much pollutants are caused in the process of acquiring, manufacturing and transporting all the fuel consumed by cars vs the fuel consumed by motorcycles?

 

Yeah, but something gets lost in the twisties.
Now I don't care who you are... that right there's funny.