IF THIS LAW IS PASSED .... MOST IF NOT ALL OF US WILL FAIL ... UNLESS YOU HAVE STOCK PIPES (ORIGINAL EXHAUST SYSTEMS) ON YOUR MOTORCYCLE. REMEMBER CURRENTLY THE LAW IS 80 (Db) DECIBELS ... AFTER MARKET EXHAUSTS SYSTEMS ARE ILLEGAL ... THEY ARE ONLY FOR USE ON CLOSE COURSE (RACE TRACK). LAWS LIKE THIS WILL ENABLE LOCAL LAWS LIKE INTRO 416a TO BE PASSED AT THE CITY COUNCIL LEVEL! ... STAY TUNED....



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JUST A QUICKK NOTE ... WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF INTRO 1086 ... IT COULD MEAN THAT INTRO 416A COULD GO AWAY BUT ... IT COULD ALSO MEAN IT WILL STAY AROUND. A CLARIFICATION OF INTRO 1086 IS THAT IT WILL HOLD THE MANUFACTURERS RESPONSIBLE ... WHERE INTRO 416A WOULD COMPLETELY BY PASS THE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MANUFACTURER AND HOLD THE MOTORCYCLISTS COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE.



HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT NEW NOR IS IT A NEW LAW .... THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR"S) USED TO WRITE THE… Continue

Int. No. 1086



By Council Member Vallone





A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the sale or installation of a motorcycle exhaust device without federal EPA required labeling.





Be it enacted by the Council as follows:



Section 1. Subchapter six of chapter two of title 24 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 24-236.2 to read as… Continue

Proposed Int. No. 416-A



By Council Members Gerson, Koppell, Martinez, Nelson, Vallone Jr., Gennaro, Yassky, Garodnick and Brewer



A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting the stopping, standing, or parking of motorcycles equipped with straight pipes on the streets of the city of New York.



Be it enacted by the Council as follows:



Section 1. Subchapter six of chapter two of title 24 of the… Continue

AS WE ALL KNOW THE MAIN SPONSOR OF INTRO 416A COUNCILMAN ALAN GERSON OF LOWER MANHATTAN WAS KNOCKED OFF OF HIS THRONE. THIS DOES NOT MEAN THAT INTRO 416A HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT ALONG WITH HIM. GERSON'S REPLACEMENT WILL NOT COME INTO OFFICE UNTIL JANUARY ... THIS LEAVES 3 MONTHS FOR GERSON TO ATTEMPT TO PUSH INTRO 416A. CCMS HAS BEEN INFORMED BY COUNSEL FOR THE CITY COUNCIL THAT INTRO 416A IS STILL IN REVIEW WITH NO REWRITE YET. THEY HAVE ASSURED US THAT IF THERE ARE ANY UPDATES THEY WILL CONTINUE… Continue