One thing bugs me about "Desmog"

[Cosy]

My girl is getting Old by now and I was thinking of re-rubbering or Desmoging.
I did a search on "Desmog" and got 21 pages of related topics.

What  bugs me is this: What the Honda engineers / designers were thinking when adding all those extra tubes and stuff that are totally unnecessary and also reduce reliability according to Desmogers.
Were they crazy or what?

[Edvalk]

I have not desmogged but I want to. The engineers followed whatever air quality regulations that were in place that year. Does it pollute less ....who knows. Does it hurt the performance .. Probably . My bike runs good the only problem is a little backfire on desellerating . Cobra pipes and I'm willing to put up with it because I love the cobras. Less places for vacuum leaks cleaner look is I think why Most people desmog.

[doubletee]

My guess is they did it to comply with EPA regulations.

[Farther]

The smog stuff probably reduces pollution at idle and cold starts.

[sandy]

The smog PAIR valve operation has no effect on HP. It pumps fresh air to the exhaust to complete combustion of unburned fuel. Remember these bikes like to run a bit rich.

[Jess from VA]

If every bit of the smog had been metal pipe, it might have lasted as long as our bikes.  Desmog is mainly just getting rid of rotting, cracking rubber, and leaks.

[Cosy]

Thanks guys, I new that I would get the answer found here. You are as reliable as ever.

[Jess from VA]

That helmet looks pretty sturdy, but doesn't it limit your vision?

[Cosy]

Naah, Just a bit of pain for in-keeping with fashion.