Approval Details

Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on July 23, 2009.
As of Thursday, December 26th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

ModelsRemarks
1988 to 2000 model year Honda GL1500 Goldwing, 2001 to 2009 model year Honda GL1800 Goldwing, and 1999 to 2009 model year Harley-Davidson FLH and 2000 to 2009 model year Harley-Davidson FLST Series motorcycles.Installation of the Trike Conversion Kit does not require modification or relocation of any engine or emission control system components. The exhaust system is not modified other than the extension of the tailpipe after the catalyst muffler. An optional gravity fed 3.4 gallon capacity auxiliary fuel tank manufactured out of polyethylene can be added to the Trike Conversion Kit for installation on the Honda motorcycles only.

This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-635-1
  • Executive Order 635-1 / D635-1
  • ARB # D-635-1
  • Executive Order No: D-635-1
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-635-1
  • Resolution D-635-1
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Download: Executive Order D-635-1 PDF

D-635-1 Document:


CARB_D-635-1

                                    State of California
                                AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                              EXECUTIVE ORDER D—635—1

                      Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                 of the Califomia Vehicle Code

                                     California Sidecar
                                   Trike Conversion Kits

Pursuant to the authority vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the
Vehicle Code; and                                                                  —

Pursuant to the authority vested in the undersigned by Section 39515 and
Section 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executive Order G—02—003;

IT iS ORDERED AND RESOLVED: That the installation of the Trike Conversion Kits,
produced and marketed by California Sidecar of 100 Motorcycle Run, Arrington, Virginia
22922, has been found not to reduce the effectiveness of the applicable vehicle
pollution control systems and, therefore, is exempt from the prohibitions of
Section 27156 of the Vehicle Code for 1988 to 2000 model year Honda GL1500
Goldwing, 2001 to 2009 model year Honda GL1800 Goldwing, and 1999 to 2009 model!
year Harley—Davidson FLH and 2000 to 2009 model year Harley—Davidson FLST Series
motorcycles.                                                           ’       '

Installation of the Trike Conversion Kit does not require modffication or relocation of any
engine or emission control system components. The exhaust system is not modified
other than the extension of the tailpipe after the catalyst muffier. An optional gravity fed
3.4 galion capacity auxiliary fuel tank manufactured out of polyethylene can be added to
the Trike Conversion Kit for installation on the Honda motorcycles only.

This Executive Orderis valid provided the installation instructions for the Trike
Conversion Kits will not recommend tuning the vehiclie to specifications different from
those of the vehicle manufacturer.

Changes made to the design or operating conditionsvof the Trike Conversion Kits, as
exempt by the Air Resources Board, which adversely affect the performance of the
vehicle‘s pollution control system shall invalidate this Executive Order.

This Executive Order shall not apply to any Trike Conversion Kits advertised, offered for
sale, sold with, or installed on a new motor vehicle prior to or concurrent with transfer to
an ultimate purchaser.

Marketing of the Trike Conversion Kits using any identification other than that shown in
this Executive Order or marketing of the Trike Conversion Kits for an apélication other
than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is
obtained from the Air Resources Board.


                                             —2—
 This Executive Order does not constitute any opinion as to the effect the use of the
 Trike Conversion Kits may have on any warranty either expressed or implied by the
 vehicle manufacturer.

 This Executive Order does not exempt California Sidecar‘s Trike Conversion Kit with the
 auxiliary fuel tank from compliance with other applicable codes and regulations such as
 state and federal safety codes and regulations. Also this Executive Order does not
 imply or suggest that California Sidecar‘s Trike Conversion Kit or auxiliary fuel tank
 meets other codes or regulations.

 This Executive Order is granted based on prior submitted exhaust and evaporative
 emissions test data generated on a 2008 model year 1.8L Honda Goldwing modified
 with the Trike Conversion Kit and the 3.4 gallon capacity auxiliary fuel tank. Test results
 showed that both exhaust and evaporative emission levels met the applicable emission
 standards when tested using the Cold—Start CVS—75 Federal Test Procedure (FTP) and
 SHED test. Results from emission testing conducted at Environmental Research &
 Development, Corporation, located in liamsville, Maryland, are shown below, with
 deterioration factors (df) applied to CVS—75 FTP and evaporative test results.

               ~_CVS—75 FTP (grams/kilometer)          Evaporative (grams/test)
                           HC+NOx      CO
     Standards              0.3        12     '                   2.0
     Device w/ df           0.3         11                        1.2

 The Air Resources Board reserves the right in the future to review this Executive Order
 and the exemption provided herein to assure that the exempted add—on or modified part
 continues to meet the standards and procedures of Title 13, California Code of
_ Regulations, Section 2222, et seq.
 THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A CERTIFICATION,
 ACCREDITATION, APPROVAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF ENDORSEMENT BY THE
 AIR RESOURCES BOARD OF ANY CLAIMS OF THE APPLICANT CONCERNING
 ANTI—POLLUTION BENEFITS OR ANY ALLEGED BENEFITS OF CALIFORNIA
 SIDECAR‘S TRIKE CONVERSION KITS.

 No claim of any kind, such as "Approved by the Air Resources Board", may be made
 with respect to the action taken herein in any advertising or other oral or written
 communication.

 Violation of any of the above conditions shall be grounds for revocation of this order.
 The order may be revoked only after a ten—day written notice of intention to revoke the
 order, in which period the holder of the order may request in writing a hearingto contest
 the proposed revocation. If a hearing is requested, it shall be held within ten days of
 receipt of the request and the order may not be revoked until a determination is made _
 after the hearing that grounds for revocation exist.

 Executed at El Monte, Cahfomla this ___&~2 day of July 2009.


                                  M%éé:f’
                                  Annette Hebert, Chief
                                  Mobile Source Operations Division

             CALIFORNIA SIDECAR — TRIKE CONVERSION KITS — D—635—1



Document Created: 2010-02-26 15:19:51
Document Modified: 2010-02-26 15:19:51

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