BAN ON YOUTH QUADS AND BIKES

[desertdeweller]

I don`t know how many have heard of this but there is a ban on youth quads and bike for riders under 13. It is due to the federal allowable lead content in the paint. It has forced all the major manufactures to pull the bikes off the floors and stop production. I don`t know how much of an issue it is for them to change paint types. Maybe this a way for the tree hugers to try and kill the sport. To me its really only an issue if your in the habit of letting your kids chew on the frame or something. there are a few petitions going around to have lifted. I will provide a link to one in case you fill like signing it. Thanks

 

 

 

http://www.tomself.com/

Edited February 26, 2009 by desertdeweller

[desertdeweller]

I would have put it elsewhere but I thought it would generate more attention here and it does have to do with riding.

[STINKYDELUXE]

do you know any of the details on this I heard about it from a friend but I didn't believe it.

[desertdeweller]

http://www.motoxposure.com/tv/video/letthekidsride.htm

 

That video and there are few links on the petition page to get some more info. It`s really not a whole lot to go by. A friend went to go buy his kid a bike today and found out through honda and yamaha about it. They have pulled the sales information about the bikes from their web sites. So as of right now I am still learning about it myself.

[roboz]

Yes it's true. Read on.

No more replacement parts for minis! No more mini racing!

 

This letter is from Greg Robinson, Owner of Unadilla Power Sports.

Good Afternoon...forget the good, as our country has descended into

lunacy.

 

I must say I am rather concerned about the

fate of our sport and industry. Not to mention our local communities

for the further loss of jobs and $$ that our industry brings in each

year. It is certainly that dire..believe me.

 

As of yesterday, all the OEMs had to pull for sale all new youth

minicycles and atvs for those under the age of 13...this under order

of the CPSC due to lead content of plastics and certain metals. As of

yesterday, a dealer or private individual can no longer provide parts

or service, to these affected machines, in which there is a

possibility that those same parts may contain lead...no oil changes,

plastic, levers, engine cases, etc, etc..goggles, helmets, clothing,

knee braces..you name it. You may think that is just for new machines,

but it is for everything new and used.

The CPSC also ruled that machines under 85cc are considered toxic to

the health of young children.

Effective yesterday, Honda has pulled replacement parts from their

service system for these machines pending lead certification...this

takes 400 days. KTM, Suzuki, Kawasaki, and Yamaha are doing the same

thing. If you have a 1,2,3 year old machine, you won't be able to buy

most parts for it very soon.

Yamaha is sending out restrictions to its dealers saying that an 85cc

bike can only be sold, and should only be operated by someone over the

age of 13.

Now to the fun part for us as a race promoter.

Because the manufacturers are now issuing these guidelines, we as

promoters cannot allow a youth under the age of 13 to participate for

two reasons.

We are allowing someone to participate in a sanctioned activity on a

vehicle that has been determined by the manufacturer and the CPSC to

be unsafe for that age level.

We are allowing someone to participate in a sanctioned activity on a

vehicle that the CPSC has determined is a toxic substance.

If you think I am joking, consider the following

MX Sports is considering removing youth classes from the Loretta

Lynn's program, GNCC, and ATV Nationals...we run all three of these

series and I can tell you that these classes make up over 1/3 of our

entries and more than half of our attendance.

The AMA will be forced to ban youths under 13 from any AMA amateur or

pro competition due to legal ramifications. The same will apply to

local districts and sanctioning bodies, as insurance will not be

available to cover this exposure.

The lifeblood of our sport are these kids..if they cannot participate,

they will find something else to do, and we will not get them back.

They will not race, watch, or buy products. That means Mom, Dad and

older brothers/sisters won't be there either.

Unadilla would most likely not participate in any form of amateur

racing..with only half or less of the entries left, it wouldn't be

financially possible.

DO I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION YET!

There are two efforts going on right now to get a temporary stay

granted by the CPSC for "Off Road Vehicles." The MIC (Motorcycle

Industry Council) and Missouri State House Rep Mike Sense(#4 in line

in the MO st govt) are both developing grass roots letter campaigns

through websites to develop a ground swell of support for this stay.

Keep in mind this is only temporary, and unless a Federal injunction

or legislation is developed, this isn't going away.

There are several opinions floating around on this subject saying that

our thinking is flawed and that only the sale of new units is

affected...if that is the case, why are helmet, goggle, sneakers,

sunglasses, OEM parts and accessories, and dealer service being pulled

for these units???

I will leave you with this..if indeed this is overblown, and we are

right that we shouldn't be affected by this, it still doesn't mean

that we can't/won't be sued by someone using this logic, and worse

yet, convince a jury that the above is true. If it gets that far, you

will have spent nearly a million $$ in your own defense, just to prove

you were right all along.

IS IT WORTH THAT TO YOU?

I will get you info on the two websites, and I encourage you to beg

everyone you know that rides, owns, promotes, or attends an off road

sporting event to get everyone they know in the same manner to fill

out one of these letters...Every Mom Dad and Kid should individually

enter their name. Then they should contact their local representatives

too.

Thanks for listening, and please do not think you can't make a

difference..contact your local representatives as well..explain the

economic impact this will have..educate yourself on this subject as

quickly as you can.

Greg Robinson

VP Marketing

Unadillla Motorsports

© 315-725-9537

[email protected]

This is not going to be good for the sport we love. Please go to and

send everyone you know to this link www. tomself.com fill out and send

the letter. We all need to help fight this battle.

[roboz]

More reading for you....

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=...;art_aid=100149

[jjn56]

were the OEM's lawyers sleeping on the job or something WTF.

[roboz]

Somebody was sleeping for sure, you cant even buy youth riding gear right now.

[arfountain]

How in the hell did this happen in the first place? How did it actually make it through the government? This is absolute bull? Let the kids ride? It keeps them away from other horrible bad things, and we all know what I'm talking about. Any word on how long it's going to take to reverse all this crap?

[desertdeweller]

This is crazy I am growing very tired of the goverment It may be time to start planning another tea party if this keeps up. I have signed four of those letter me the wife and 2 kids my parents have signed and sending the info to a bunch of friends. I hope they sign it and pass it on to their as well.

[Christada]

Wow that is some bull crap..

Pretty much everyone in our camp that goes to the desert with us all have kids under 13 that all ride..

[peterlocal22]

BS

[Larry's Shee]

Probably going to take more than a tea party!!! We're headed down the road to socialism/ communisum. The Nanny state will take care of us. If you dont spend this money on your kids, you'll be able to spend it on some @-hole who does'nt want to work, or some illeagle who works for cash and sends most of it back home, and YOU can pay for HIS kids education. It's all about taking away OUR FREEDOM. A little from this groupe (ATV), double the tax on tobacco, can't have these guns, gotta buy these FUCKING CHINESE made light bulbs (with highly TOXIC murcury WTF!!). Can't take your kids to a drag race or Sat. nite short track, concetrated air pollution. WAKE THE FUCK UP!! Send our manufacturing jobs to China so we don't have the industrial might to fight the UN or new world order. Sorry for ranting, can't hardly wait to go to my job doing maintenance on a horse farm. Did carpentry for 35 yrs , just no work here in Detroit area, gotta feed the bulldog somehow, LOL. And don't think illeagal immigrant labor has kept the price of new houses down, its only kept wages of AMERICANS down, and I have to pay for my kids stuff, and theirs too!! CHIP AWAY, CHIP AWAY, TILL THERE IS NOTHING LEFT. BTW, if you've ever been around horses you'll know why the auto was invented!!

Edited May 19, 2009 by Larry's Shee