Three cheers for S&S. It appears they managed to work around H-D's little scheme.
S&S COMMENDS EPA CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
LA CROSSE, WI (August 3, 2006) S&S is pleased to announce that the EPA has recently released the "Certification Procedure for Highway Motorcycle Engines."
Following a year of successful efforts between the EPA and MIC (specifically, the MIC American V-Twin Committee,
www.mic.org/vtwin.cfm?pagename=vtwin), document CISD-06-15 (MC) was released by the EPA on July 25, 2006. Drafted to allow the certification and sale of highway motorcycle engines to individuals, dealers, and small volume motorcycle manufacturers, the Certification Procedure permits certified engines installed in new highway motorcycle chassis to be operated or re-sold without restriction (provided the requirements of the procedure, as well as the federal Clean Air Act anti-tampering requirements, are met). Downloads and links related to this important news are available at
www.sscycle.com/regulatory/index.php.
"With the original provision allowing only one non-compliant custom bike to be built in an individual's lifetime, the EPA, with help from the MIC, S&S Cycle, and other industry leaders, has done a fantastic job of looking out for the best interest of the individual customers, dealers, and small volume manufacturers that make up our industry. Customers can now buy or build numerous emissions-compliant motorcycles, without having the worries of certifying or submitting paperwork to the EPA. I'm very excited to know consumers have options available to them, and that they won't be constrained by the provisions originally established in 2003," said S&S Engine Controls Group Engineer, Tom Henline.
Referring to an exemption documented in the EPA's adoption of new emission standards for highway motorcycles in December 2003, the Certification Procedure will no longer limit individuals from building one highway motorcycle over their lifetime. Nor will the EPA's 2003 emission standards exemptions limit the elaborate custom motorcycles that are created for display by collectors to 24 units per model year per builder. Said builders will now be able to purchase and install certified engine packages without the previous quantity limitation.
Declared Vice President of Product Development, Scott Sjovall, "It's great to have had a unified and accepted goal for our industry, an objective that was met by the EPA releasing the Certification Procedure. It's been a pleasure to work with the EPA, MIC, and American V-Twin member companies; as well as Tom Austin from Sierra Research."
"I view this as a profound moment for the v-twin enthusiast, custom bike builder, and small volume OEM," said S&S president Brett Smith. "This was something that S&S was a huge proponent of from the outset and I am very thankful that the MIC, Tom Austin, and the EPA were able to establish this letter of guidance allowing an engine certification program. I thank everyone else that was involved in making this happen, most particularly the members of the MIC's American V-Twin Aftermarket Committee."
