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Valid E.O.

Validity

This Executive Order approved the specified parts on on November 15, 2013.
As of Monday, December 9th, 2024 this Executive Order has not been overturned or superceeded.

Approved Parts

Part Number
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This Executive Order may be listed as:
  • C.A.R.B.E.O. D-635-8
  • Executive Order 635-8 / D635-8
  • ARB # D-635-8
  • Executive Order No: D-635-8
  • C.A.R.B. No. D-635-8
  • Resolution D-635-8
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Download: Executive Order D-635-8 PDF

D-635-8 Document:


CARB_D-635-8

                                      State of California
                                  AIR RESOURCES BOARD

                                EXECUTIVE ORDER D—635—8 .
                          Relating to Exempfions Under Section 27156
                                    of the California Vehicle Code
                                      California Sidecar
                                    Trike Conversion Kits

  Pursuant to the authorlty vested in the Air Resources Board by Section 27156 of the ‘
  Vehlcle Code; and

  Pursuant to the authority vestedin the undersngned by Sectlon 39515 and
  Section 39516 of the Health and Safety Code and Executlve Order G—02—003;

 ITIS ORDERED AND RESOLVED That the —installation of the Trike Conversion Kits,
  produced and marketed by California Sidecar of 100 Motorcycle Run, Arrington, Vlrgmla
  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
  2013 model year Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Series, 2009 to 2013 model year Kawasaki —
  Vulcan 1700 Series, 1988 to 2000 model year Honda GL1500 Goldwing, 2001 to 2013
  model year Honda GL1800 Goldwing, 1999 to 2013 model year Harley—Davidson FLH,
  2000 to 2013 model year Harley—Davidson FLST Series motorcycles, 2000 to 2013 .
  model year Harley—Davidson XL Series motorcycles, 2006 to 2013 Yamaha Roadliner
  and Stratoliner motorcycles with a 1.8L engine, and 2010 to 2013 Victory Motorcycles
  with a 1731 ce englne

  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 muiffler. An optional gravity fed 3.4
  gallon capacity auxiliary fuel tank manufactured out of polyethylene can be added to the
  Trike Convéersion Kit for installation on the Honda motorcycles only."                   :

~ This Executlve Order is valid prowded the installation mstructlons for the Trike
 Conversion Kits will not recommend tuning the vehicle to specifications different from
 those ofthe 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 vehlcle prior to or concurrent wnth transferto
  an ultlmate 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 Trlke 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 testlng conducted at Environmental Research &
Development, Corporation, located in Ifamsville, 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            11211                        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 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.
                           Sbessis   ans            zx~#4>
Executed at El Monte, California, this             45        day of November 2013.




                             %rik hite, Chief
                            C%Wv‘k)bile Source Operations Division



            CALIFORNIA SIDECAR — TRIKE CONVERSION KITS — D—635—8



Document Created: 2014-02-04 16:35:54
Document Modified: 2014-02-04 16:35:54

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