According to a news article at http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/
Indian Motorcycles cleared the final hurdle to becoming available in all 50 states after passing the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) stringent emissions standards last week. This clears the way for the American motorcycle
Indian Motorcycle's Power Plus engine is now CARB certified. manufacturer to open its first stores in the Golden State, one in Los Angeles on the Pacific Coast Highway in Harbor City and the other in Fresno. The opening of those two stores and a third in Calgary, Alberta, will give Indian Motorcycles a total of 22 dealerships.
Indian’s proprietary V-Twin engine had already passed EPA standards mandated by other states, but the CARB certification goes beyond the EPA test by issuing regulations on evaporative emissions. Indian Motorcycles began rolling motorcycles off the production line of its Kings Mountain, North Carolina, headquarters in 2009 but couldn’t tap into one of the largest US markets until last week.
The Indian Motorcycles are powered by a 105 cubic-inch Power Plus mill that uses a closed loop fuel injection system. The big V-Twin has a stainless steel 2-into-1 exhaust system equipped with a three-way catalytic converter.
For 2010, Indian is offering five variations of its Chief motorcycle - the Chief Classic, Chief Dark Horse, Chief Bomber, Chief Roadmaster, and Chief Vintage.
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