Maybe in YOUR part of the world, I can't see them changing the design of scooters and mopeds in Asia or in Africa for a long time to come... 2-Stroke smoke isn't high on the list of priorites around these parts...
what sucks is that it is here in cali, did it seem like bad air when you were in the lbc jj ? with all the refineries and crap poluting the air the best anyone can come up with is ban 2 strokes. it makes me sick to hear the end is near for it but what can you do ive had more then 2 hands worth of fingers of this machine and cant say im going to give it up anytime soon. so the e.p.a. can me for all i care and ill still be riding a shee