Consumer information – Polaris 2001 Victory Standard Cruiser User Manual
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CONSUMER INFORMATION
Motorcycle Noise Regulation
Tampering Warning: Motorcycle Noise Regulations
Tampering with Noise Control systems Prohibited. Federal law
prohibits the following acts or causing thereof:
D
The removal or rendering inoperative by any person other than
for purposes of maintenance, repair, or replacement, of any de-
vice or element of design incorporated into any new vehicle for
the purpose of noise control prior to its sale or delivery to the ulti-
mate purchaser or while it is in use, or
D
The use of the vehicle after such device or element of design has
been removed or rendered inoperative by any person.
Among those acts presumed to constitute tampering are:
D
Removal of, or puncturing the muffler, baffles, header pipes or
any other component which conducts exhaust gases.
D
Removal of puncturing of any part of the intake system.
D
Lack of proper maintenance.
D
Replacing any moving part of the vehicle, or parts of the exhaust
or intake system, with parts other than those specified by the
manufacturer.
This product should be checked for repair or replacement if the mo-
torcycle noise has increased significantly through use. Otherwise,
the owner may become subject to penalties under state and local
ordinances.