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This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on March 27, 2015.
As of Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

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This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-635-10
  • Executive Order 635-10 / D635-10
  • ARB # D-635-10
  • Executive Order No: D-635-10
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-635-10
  • Resolution D-635-10
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D-635-10 Document:


CARB_D-635-10

                                   State of California
                               AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                             EXECUTIVE ORDER D—635—10

                      Relating to Exemptions Under Section 27156
                                 of the California 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 Qrder G—14—012;

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 the following motorcycle applications: 2006 to
2015 model year Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Series, 2009 to 2015 model year Kawasaki
Vulcan 1700 Series, 1988 to 2000 model year Honda GL1500 Goldwing, 2001 to 2015
model year Honda GL1800 Goldwing, 1999 to 2015 model year Harley—Davidson FLH,
2000 to 2015 model year Harley—Davidson FLST Series motorcycles, 2000 to 2015
model year Harley—Davidson XL Series motorcycles, 2006 to 2015 Yamaha Roadliner
and Stratoliner motorcycles with a 1.8L engine, and 2010 to 2015 Victory Motorcycles
with a 1731 cc engine.

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

Changes made to the design or operating conditions of 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 application other
than those listed in this Executive Order shall be prohibited unless prior approval is
obtained from the Air Resources Board.

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.                    M                                —

  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 ljamsville, 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       1.1                       .      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 BENEEFITS 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 theholder of the order may request in writing a hearing to 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, California, this    ZZ         day of March 2015.




                   Annette Hebert, Chief
                  Emissions Compliance, Automotive Regulations and Science Division



             CALIFORNIA SIDECAR — TRIKE CONVERSION KITS — D—635—10



Document Created: 2015-08-17 10:48:41
Document Modified: 2015-08-17 10:48:41

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