{"id":14101,"date":"2020-04-15T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T22:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/nonresident-vehicles\/motorcycles-and-newer-year-models\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T11:57:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:57:19","slug":"motorcycles-and-newer-year-models","status":"publish","type":"dmv_handbook","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/nonresident-vehicles\/motorcycles-and-newer-year-models\/","title":{"rendered":"12.100 Motorcycles\u20131978 and Newer Year Models"},"content":{"rendered":"

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) established regulations for on highway motorcycles beginning with 1978 year models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Motorcycles with less than 7,500 miles that are 2006 year model and newer, with an engine displacement of less than 50 cubic centimeters (cc), and an emissions label indicating the motorcycle meets U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards for on-highway use should\u00a0not<\/strong>\u00a0be refused based on the California noncertified vehicle registration refusal guidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important<\/span> Only<\/strong> a REG 31 (PDF)<\/a> completed by an authorized DMV employee is acceptable on an application for on-highway (street) motorcycle registration of any motor vehicle currently registered as an off-highway vehicle (OHV) or titled with type license \u201cC2\u201d (title only). A REG 31 verification completed by other than a DMV employee is not accepted<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following chart is to determine a motorcycle\u2019s eligibility for on-highway registration:<\/p>\n\n\n

If The Motorcycle Is a<\/th>The Motorcycle May<\/th><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>New motorcycle submitted on an Application for Registration of New Vehicle (REG 397)<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Be<\/strong>\u00a0registered for on-highway use.<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>1977 year model or older<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>1978 year model or newer with an emissions label indicating it meets U.S. EPA and California standards for on-highway use or California Standards only for on-highway use<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Be<\/strong>\u00a0registered for on-highway use, regardless of mileage.<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>1978 year model and newer with an emissions label indicating off-road or off-highway use only<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Not<\/strong>\u00a0be registered for on-highway use.<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>1978 year model and newer with an engine displacement of 50 cc and larger without an emissions label<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>1978 through 1981 year models, with an engine displacement of 50 cc and larger and an emissions label indicating it meets
U.S. EPA standards only<\/td>		The Motorcycle May<\/span>Be<\/strong>\u00a0registered for on-highway use (California Code of Regulations<\/em>, Title 13 \u00a71958(d)).<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>1982 year model and newer with an engine displacement of 50 cc and larger and an emissions label indicating it meets U.S. EPA standards only<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Be<\/strong>\u00a0registered for on-highway use, unless it has less than 7,500 miles on the odometer (California noncertified).<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>2005 year model and older with an engine displacement of less than 50 cc<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Be registered for on-highway use.<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>2006 year model and newer with an engine displacement of less than 50 cc with an emissions label indicating it meets U.S. EPA standards for on-highway use<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Be<\/strong>\u00a0registered for on-highway use.<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>2006 year model and newer with an engine displacement of less than 50 cc\u00a0without<\/strong>\u00a0a U.S. EPA emissions label<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Not<\/strong>\u00a0be registered for on-highway use<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span>Specially constructed (SPCNS) vehicle<\/td>The Motorcycle May<\/span>Not<\/strong>\u00a0be registered for on-highway use, if the motorcycle meets the definition of SPCNS (VC \u00a7580).<\/td><\/tr>
If The Motorcycle Is a<\/span><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/body>\n\n\n

Note<\/span> Any motorcycle or vehicle originally manufactured for off-highway use cannot be converted for on-highway use, unless it is manufactured for dual purposes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Important<\/span> If a motorcycle\u2019s engine bears a small off-road engine (SORE) label, refer to the Original OHV Registration Applications section in Chapter 15.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":14038,"menu_order":21,"template":"","dmv_task":[11],"dmv_functional_page_type":[64],"dmv_handbook_category":[913,595],"class_list":["post-14101","dmv_handbook","type-dmv_handbook","status-publish","hentry","dmv_task-educational","dmv_functional_page_type-informational","dmv_handbook_category-nonresident-vehicles","dmv_handbook_category-vehicle-industry-reg-procedures-manual"],"featured_image_src":null,"yoast_head":"\n12.100 Motorcycles\u20131978 and Newer Year Models - California DMV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/handbook\/vehicle-industry-registration-procedures-manual-2\/nonresident-vehicles\/motorcycles-and-newer-year-models\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"12.100 Motorcycles\u20131978 and Newer Year Models - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The California Air Resources Board (CARB) established regulations for on highway motorcycles beginning with 1978 year models. 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