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WIND IN THE P38 all new models with title and registration. Some have said they will proceed with caution on a case-by-case basis, and in some instances, offer customers a title only. A customer can then go to a title company to seek DMV registration on their own. Other dealers have said that this changes nothing. Regardless of what law enforcement plans to do (or not do), the letter of the regulation issued by CARB has not changed, and therefore they will still issue MSO only to emis - sions non-compliant OHVs. California dealers find them- selves treading open water, but there is a shark lurking below. Liability remains a sizeable threat. As we have seen, the California Air Resources Board can and will lash out with mas - sive fines for any party it feels has violated emissions policies. With its singular authority and without any oversight, there is no way to appeal fines and no legal recourse whatsoever. The long arm of CARB has been felt by many dealerships, manufactur - ers and aftermarket companies through the years. Whether or not the OHMVR bulletin is a level of protection from liability is up for interpretation. "We're too big. We can't take the chance," one dealer stated, going on to reveal that they've been stung by fines in the past and don't plan to risk anything. Others feel that their hand is being forced, since they stand to lose business unless they yield to consumer demand, which is only rising after the OHMVR bulletin. "What are we supposed to do?" said one dealer, who had previously refrained from selling bikes with Red Sticker registra - tion. "Do we struggle, or poten- tially go out of business? Or do we roll the dice?" For California dealers, the bulletin raises more questions than it answers, and it is hard to predict what will happen next. The recent federal administra - tion change is also likely to reset priorities for the bureaucracies involved, and where this issue falls in the scope of importance remains to be seen. Until more is revealed, resources are below for those seeking more information. For questions or further clari - fication from OHMVR, contact Superintendent Jack Gorman, Assistant Chief, Off-Highway Mo - tor Vehicle Recreation Division, at 661/449-7858. For questions about California DMV processes, reach out to DMV at dmvpublicaffairs@dmv. ca.gov. The California Air Re - sources Board can be contacted at comms@arb.ca.gov. Jean Turner Kawasaki Two-Stroke Motocrosser Coming Back? D id you see it? In a brief segment during TV cover- age of the Anaheim 2 Supercross, Kawasaki brand ambassador Jeremy McGrath more than just hinted that the company is planning to offer a production two-stroke dirt bike again, a 125cc or 250cc MX bike, perhaps? TV commentator Adam Cianciarulo, a former career Kawasaki racer, even vouched on air that a Kawasaki two-stroke is indeed coming down the pike, and, on the same day, Kawasaki issued a press release titled: We Heard You. The release offered just one line: Kawasaki teases new two-stroke model currently in devel - opment, #2Stroke, #Kawasaki and #GoodTimes. Check out Kawasaki's video teaser. Kawasaki will soon unveil a new two-stroke, presumably a dirt bike model. The company last offered the KX250 two-stroke in 2007.