CA Evap emissions canister

[truthiness 31]

Quick question - looking for confirmation of my guess.  I purchased my FZ in California but no longer live there, and have no plans of returning.  Am I correct in believing that I can remove the evap canister once the bike is registered in another state, or is this a legal grey area?

[fz07fanboy 230]

If the state that you moved in doesn't conduct smog testing on motorcycles, I'm sure its ok to remove but why? There isn't anything gained by doing so.

[truthiness 31]

I was under the impression that it is a restriction in the intake circuit. It probably weighs a pound or two, also.

[fz07fanboy 230]

No its not a restriction. Its an emission capturing device. Basically the charcoal canister just recaptures fuel vapors from the tank and reuses them when drawn back into the intake manifold. Thats it.

[fooschnickens 187]

You'd be shedding a couple pounds of plastic and tubing at most, I'd just leave it be.

[fz07fanboy 230]

Couple of pounds? Even that is a very far stretch. That canister weighs less than a pound

[fooschnickens 187]

Hence the "at most".