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I went to the California DMV to sort out the assorted registrations on my gaggle of XS/XJ bikes and to get a one-day use permit to drive my old Toyota down to the smog test station.
The bike registration was no problem for the '79 Special. It had been registered 'non-op' for ten years so registration was a breeze. As I feared, the '79 Standard would cost over $350 to register and because a lot of its parts that aren't missing are rusted or broken it's not worth restoring. Whatever is left of the XJ and the '79F after I finish removing the few remaining useful parts is getting cut up for scrap, then shipped to India to make a half-dozen new scooters and genuine Harley-Davidson frames.
I was genuinely surprised when the Toyota failed the smog test! It ran fine on the way to the test station but sometime during the prolonged idle and low speed tests it started to misfire on one cylinder and never recovered. It barely made it back home under its own power.
On the bright side: We, The People of The State of California, have offered $1,000 to scrap the car under the gross polluter program and we will probably take ourselves up on our offer so we don't have to fix the problem and get another smog test before we can sell our car.
I should be able to buy parts, repair and insure my 'new' '79 Special and the Toyota Tercel.
The bike registration was no problem for the '79 Special. It had been registered 'non-op' for ten years so registration was a breeze. As I feared, the '79 Standard would cost over $350 to register and because a lot of its parts that aren't missing are rusted or broken it's not worth restoring. Whatever is left of the XJ and the '79F after I finish removing the few remaining useful parts is getting cut up for scrap, then shipped to India to make a half-dozen new scooters and genuine Harley-Davidson frames.
I was genuinely surprised when the Toyota failed the smog test! It ran fine on the way to the test station but sometime during the prolonged idle and low speed tests it started to misfire on one cylinder and never recovered. It barely made it back home under its own power.
On the bright side: We, The People of The State of California, have offered $1,000 to scrap the car under the gross polluter program and we will probably take ourselves up on our offer so we don't have to fix the problem and get another smog test before we can sell our car.
I should be able to buy parts, repair and insure my 'new' '79 Special and the Toyota Tercel.
, Thats more like it. Incredible amount of power with the flick of the wrist. Now I know why everyone here likes these bikes. Cant wait until Monday to get this thing inspected and registered.
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