Comments on: ROEHR Motorcycles Earns EPA Emissions Certification http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/07/31/roehr-motorcycles-earns-epa-emissions-certification/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: nobody http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/07/31/roehr-motorcycles-earns-epa-emissions-certification/#comment-256530 nobody Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:47:37 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=7175#comment-256530 I have an old Cycle magazine article describing how a certain California motorcycle dealer got to import and sell certain Italian motorcycles after a certain Japanese company allowed him to use their evaporative emissions test booth for free - something the Japanese company was not required to do. I have serious doubts that the previous named Chinese bike companies became "certified" solely by the sacrifices made by a handful of energetic and hungry motorcycle enthusiasts. I have an old Cycle magazine article describing how a certain California motorcycle dealer got to import and sell certain Italian motorcycles after a certain Japanese company allowed him to use their evaporative emissions test booth for free – something the Japanese company was not required to do.

I have serious doubts that the previous named Chinese bike companies became “certified” solely by the sacrifices made by a handful of energetic and hungry motorcycle enthusiasts.

]]> By: todd http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/07/31/roehr-motorcycles-earns-epa-emissions-certification/#comment-256523 todd Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:33:09 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=7175#comment-256523 The Guzzi twin was designed, through sponsorship from the government, to win a bid to produce police bikes (the bid that the Ducati Apollo lost). Not quite sporty origins. The cost and complexity of compliance with US and California regulations is an often cited reason why all the major manufacturers do not import the majority of their bikes. If that's not the real reason then I'd like to know what is. It obviously costs more than what profit can be made from a certain number of motorcycles. What that number is must be pretty high. At what point would you break even from the investment, 500 bikes? 5000? -todd The Guzzi twin was designed, through sponsorship from the government, to win a bid to produce police bikes (the bid that the Ducati Apollo lost). Not quite sporty origins.

The cost and complexity of compliance with US and California regulations is an often cited reason why all the major manufacturers do not import the majority of their bikes. If that’s not the real reason then I’d like to know what is. It obviously costs more than what profit can be made from a certain number of motorcycles. What that number is must be pretty high. At what point would you break even from the investment, 500 bikes? 5000?

-todd

]]> By: nobody http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/07/31/roehr-motorcycles-earns-epa-emissions-certification/#comment-256515 nobody Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:31:23 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=7175#comment-256515 So where are all these Chinese supercharged 1250 twins? So where are all these Chinese supercharged 1250 twins?

]]> By: Tom http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/07/31/roehr-motorcycles-earns-epa-emissions-certification/#comment-256507 Tom Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:04:25 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=7175#comment-256507 Kneeslider - ...and their US operations are far, far smaller - sometimes just a couple folks, some rented space and a dream. While a lot of folks are sitting around whining about how hard they imagine it to be to pass unique-to-the-USA EPA regulations, there are doers out there getting bikes certified and bringing motorcycles to American riders. Kneeslider – …and their US operations are far, far smaller – sometimes just a couple folks, some rented space and a dream. While a lot of folks are sitting around whining about how hard they imagine it to be to pass unique-to-the-USA EPA regulations, there are doers out there getting bikes certified and bringing motorcycles to American riders.

]]> By: Kenny http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/07/31/roehr-motorcycles-earns-epa-emissions-certification/#comment-256503 Kenny Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:22:54 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=7175#comment-256503 Speaking of Guzzi's, why won't they ressurect that V8 of theirs. Even if it was a carbon copy of the original, I still think the damn things would sell. I know I'm a little off topic but come on. It was the silver arrow of the motorcycle grand prix world. Speaking of Guzzi’s, why won’t they ressurect that V8 of theirs. Even if it was a carbon copy of the original, I still think the damn things would sell.
I know I’m a little off topic but come on. It was the silver arrow of the motorcycle grand prix world.

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