Importing Scooter to US (California)

[l***@gmail.com]

I'm thinking of importing a new Vespa scooter from India (manufactured in
India), to register in California. Does anyone have info on emmissions
standards for scooter registration in CA? Any other regulations / fees that
I'll have to watch out for?
Carbon Monoxide: 14 g/kwh
Hydrocarbons: 3.5 g/kwh
Nitrogen oxide: 18g /kwh
Thanks for your help.
+ Nalin

Hello Nalin, To best answer your question in the state of California you must have the emissions sticker from the manufacturer on your scooter or it will not be registered. Also the vehicle manufactured in India will not have the VIN # in the USA's system and you will not be able to register it anywhere should it even make it through US Customs. The bike could be impounded and never returned to you. It is very difficult and expensive to ship, modify and have a scooter like this registered in the USA. Should it be a vintage bike over 25 years old then you would be better off and it can easily be imported, but not newer models. I wish you my best, but honestly you would be better off selling it in India and buying another one once you reach the USA that you would not have trouble with.

Kindest Regards,

L

[Dennis Lee Bieber]

Post by l***@gmail.com

I'm thinking of importing a new Vespa scooter from India (manufactured in
India), to register in California. Does anyone have info on emmissions
standards for scooter registration in CA? Any other regulations / fees that
I'll have to watch out for?

Hello Nalin, To best answer your question in the state of California you must have the emissions sticker from the manufacturer on your scooter or it will not be registered. Also the vehicle manufactured in India will not have the VIN # in the USA's system and you will not be able to register it anywhere should it even make it through US Customs. The bike

It is probably even worse... A US emission sticker may not be
sufficient -- it will likely have to carry a CARB (California Air Resources
Board) sticker. If it is a two-cycle engine, there is basically no chance
(I mention this as I believe India manufactures using 60s production models
-- manual (twist grip) transmission and possibly two-cycle engines).

Piaggio does import California legal models (my first bike was a Vespa
GT200). I'm now in Michigan with a California spec Aprilia Scarabeo GT 500
ABS -- which uses a Piaggio 460cc engine.

[C***@deathtochristianity.pl]

On Mon, 01 Apr 2019 20:31:35 -0400, Dennis Lee Bieber

Post by Dennis Lee Bieber

Post by l***@gmail.com

I'm thinking of importing a new Vespa scooter from India (manufactured in
India), to register in California. Does anyone have info on emmissions
standards for scooter registration in CA? Any other regulations / fees that
I'll have to watch out for?

Hello Nalin, To best answer your question in the state of California you must have the emissions sticker from the manufacturer on your scooter or it will not be registered. Also the vehicle manufactured in India will not have the VIN # in the USA's system and you will not be able to register it anywhere should it even make it through US Customs. The bike

It is probably even worse... A US emission sticker may not be
sufficient -- it will likely have to carry a CARB (California Air Resources
Board) sticker. If it is a two-cycle engine, there is basically no chance
(I mention this as I believe India manufactures using 60s production models
-- manual (twist grip) transmission and possibly two-cycle engines).
Piaggio does import California legal models (my first bike was a Vespa
GT200). I'm now in Michigan with a California spec Aprilia Scarabeo GT 500
ABS -- which uses a Piaggio 460cc engine.

The original message is over 18 years old, If that person is still
alive I just dont think they will get the message.

Two stroke engines were the best!! When I was a kid I had a 2 stroke
80 cc dirt bike that would do at least 50 mph I loved that bike

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