GENERAL INFORMATION
SERVICING
THE HONDA
U.S.A. Only
Maintenance, replacement or repair
of
the emission control devices and systems may
be
performed
by
any motorcycle
repair
establishment
or
indivIdual
us
ing parts that
Bre
·certified" to
EPA
standards.
PROHIBITED ACTIONS
The following prohibitions apply
to
everyone with raspect to the engines emission control system.
You may not remove or disable any device or element
of
design that may affect
an
engine's emission levels. This
restriction applies before and after the engine in placed in servi
ce.
NOISE EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM
TAMPERING WITH THE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM
IS
PROHIBITED: U,S. Federal
law
prohibits,
or
Canadian
provincial
laws
may prohibit the following acts or the causing thera
of
: (1) The removal or rendering inoperative
by
any person, other than
for
purposes
of
maintenance, repair
or
replacement,
of
any device
or
element
of
design Incorporated into any new vehicle
for the purpose
of
noise control prior to its sale or delivery to the ultimate purchaser or while it Is in use;
12)
the use
of
the
vehicle after such device or element
of
design has been removed or rendered inoperative
by
any
pe
rson.
AMONG
THOSE
ACTS
PRESUMED
TO
CONSTITUTE TAMPERING
ARE
THE
FOLLOWING
ACTS
:
1. Removal of, or puncturing
of
the muffler, baffles, header pipes or any other component which conducts exhaust gases.
2. Removal
of
,
or
puncturing
of
any part
of
the intake system.
3.
Lack
of
proper maintenance.
4. Replacing any moving parts
of
the vehicle, or parts
of
the exhaust
or
Intake system,
with
parts other then those
specified
by
the manufacturer.
FUEL PERMEATION EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (AFTER '07)
This motorcycle complies
with
the
Fuel
Permeation Emission Control regulations
of
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
(EPA)
, California Air Resources Board
(CARB)
, and Environment Canada
(EC)
. The fuel tank and fuel hoses used on
the motorcycle incorporate fuel permeation contro
llechnologies
. Tampering
with
the fuel tank
or
fuel hoses to reduce or
defeat the effectiveness
of
the fuel permeation technologies is prohibited by federal regulations.
REBUILT ENGINE
When you rebuild your engine including 8 major overhaul In which you repl
ace
the engine's pistons or power assemblies
or
make other changes that significantly Increase the service life
of
the engine,
your
Honda
will
continue to comply
with
all
emissions regulations
if
you:
- Make sure you ate technically qualified to rebuild the engine and have the proper tools
- Use
only Genuine Honda parts or equivalents
Make sure to maintain
all specifications
as
described in this Servi
ce
Manual
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