Characterization of Off-Road Motorcycle Use
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EPA420-R-01-046
September 2001
Characterization of
Off-Road Motorcycle Use
Draft Final Report
Assessment and Standards Division
Office of Transportation and Air Quality
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Prepared for EPA by
ICF Consulting
NOTICE
This technical report does not necessarily represent final EPA decisions or positions.
It is intended to present technical analysis of issues using data that are currently available.
The purpose in the release of such reports is to facilitate the exchange of
technical information and to inform the public of technical developments which
may form the basis for a final EPA decision, position, or regulatory action.
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CHARACTERIZATION OF OFF-ROAD MOTORCYCLE USE
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On December 7, 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) (65 FR 76797) for the control of emissions from
recreational land-based engines. Recreational vehicles containing these engines include off-road
motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), and snowmobiles. A primary issue for establishing
emission standards for off-highway motorcycles is their use for competition. The Clean Air Act
excludes from nonroad engine regulations and programs, engines and vehicles "used solely for
competition." In addition, EPAs long-established noise emissions regulations exempt
competition motorcycles, defined as any motorcycle designed and marketed solely for use in
closed course competition.
To assist EPAs efforts to address these issues, ICF Consulting conducted a study of off-road
motorcycle uses. The information assembled in this report describes the inventory of off-road
motorcycles (Section 2.0); state off-road motorcycle registration programs (Section 3.0);
competition uses of off-road m ...
Source: www.epa.gov
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