Quote Originally Posted by ahdoman View Post
Triathlete has a great solution.

But, there are ways to get around the system. Has she talked to a local dealer about it? Sometimes it's as simple as adding something to the system to make it legal. Try taking it to a shop that resells bikes. They might be able to re-process it for her. There are also smog referee stations that have the ability to waive the testing. Are you sure the bike is not smog leagal in all 50 states? Usually a manufacturer produces the bike to be legal in the toughest states so they don't have to mess with different set ups.

Where is she located? I've done business with a couple of shops locally that could probably help her.
The bike is in Murrieta. I have already verified that it is NOT CARB compliant. Honda added a vapor canister to the 2014 bikes for California. Not really a viable option to add it, and probably wouldn't change its legal status. A few members of the NC700 forum have suggested replacing the instrument cluster with one having over 7500 miles, but I really don't want to "fake" the mileage, or run it on the center stand for 5000 miles...

I wrongly assumed the bike would be worth more if sold in California, but if it can't be registered, then it's not worth anything in California. I could ship it back to Virginia, and sell it here for more, even if I include the shipping cost ($625).

I'm researching another option, but it's a long shot.

Thanks all!