Tucker Rocky, second-biggest motorcycle parts and accessories distributor in the USA, has become the latest victim of strict anti-tampering rules enforced by the California Air Resources Board environmental agency.
The company is being made to pay a half-million-dollar (£330,000) penalty for selling unapproved emissions-related parts — presumably aftermarket exhaust systems and end cans — to Californian dealers. CARB calculated the punishment on the basis of 1356 units, supplied between January 2009 and June 2013, at roughly 250 quid a pop.
Texas-based Tucker Rocky has also agreed to institute a voluntary compliance plan that will inform dealers and end-users of which parts in its catalogue are legal for sale in the state.