From American Motorcyclist magazine:
In a settlement agreement with the California Air Resources Board, Dynojet Research of Las Vegas was ordered to pay $1 million in penalties for alleged violations of California's strict emissions standards.
CARB's Mobile Source Enforcement Section and Office of Legal Affairs claimed that Dynojet's Power Commander could modify a motorycle's original design and affect emissions control systems that were certified by the original equipment manufacturer through CARB.
This is just the latest in stepped up efforts by CARB to crack down on emissions violations. It follows a case against custom-bike builder Jesse James of West Coast Choppers, who paid $271,250 in a settlement for building bikes that didn't meet CARB emissions standards.
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If other states follow, I could see Dynojet stop selling the popular PC III. I find it hard to believe unless you really fatten it up across across the band that your bike would emit that much more emissions. If finely tuned properly on a Dyno, it shouldn't make that much difference.
I've had one in my FJR1300 now for about 3 years. I keep thinking I should take the bike over to Dynojet here in Las Vegas and have em tweek it to my bike. All I know is that it makes my bike less peaky (easier to control the throttle), which happens when it runs too lean. The bike doesn't run as hot either, so it's got to be better for the engine heads.
SK
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