Ban on youth dirt bikes in place !

Dave R · March 01, 2009, 12:10:45 PM

Not sure if you all are familiar with this but this ban is far reaching... roller blades, ski bindings and more are being pulled from the market if they are marketed to twelve and under. Please help spread the word !

http://www.mic.org/stoptheban.cfm

Join the effort to stop the ban on youth motorcycles and ATVs. The links and letter-generators found here will help you send an important message to legislators and regulators. Please use them. And please encourage others to visit this site and do what they can, too.

MODS: If you need to move this to a NMC area ok but I think it should be on the front page ! This will eventually affect all of us..

Howie · March 01, 2009, 01:52:03 PM

Letters sent. Shouldn't responsible parents should be able to prevent youth from eating motorcycles

He Man · March 01, 2009, 02:18:45 PM

letter sent.

shouldnt there be responsible adults?

Privateer · March 01, 2009, 02:26:40 PM

Not that I agree with banning anything, but I spotted a problem in your statement...

Quote from: howie on March 01, 2009, 01:52:03 PM
Letters sent. Shouldn't responsible parents should be able to prevent youth from eating motorcycles

I can't remember the movie, I thought it was breakfast club, but there's a line about "you need a license to drive a car, you need a license to catch a fish, but any butt reaming a-hole can be a parent."

bluemoco · March 01, 2009, 04:59:50 PM

My boys have a Honda CRF50F. They're 8yo and 6yo, and they haven't tried to eat it yet.

Regardless, this lead ban is KILLING dealerships. They can't sell motos OR youth quads, and they're losing a lot of money. Considering the current economy, it's especially painful. $:-\$

I've sent a letter, signed a petition, and written to the CPSC. I'd encourage everyone to do the same. It's a huge, painful issue for moto dealerships nationwide.

Dave R · March 01, 2009, 05:45:02 PM

I believe Honda has even instructed their dealers to pull parts for the "infected" units..
This retarded ruling needs as much attention as possible from outside of the motorcycle sector as well ! If nothing else tell your co workers, tell them to go to mic.org, write their letters, don't turn a blind eye please...

Quote from: bluemoco on March 01, 2009, 04:59:50 PM
My boys have a Honda CRF50F. They're 8yo and 6yo, and they haven't tried to eat it yet.

Regardless, this lead ban is KILLING dealerships. They can't sell motos OR youth quads, and they're losing a lot of money. Considering the current economy, it's especially painful. $:-\$

I've sent a letter, signed a petition, and written to the CPSC. I'd encourage everyone to do the same. It's a huge, painful issue for moto dealerships nationwide.

needtorque · March 01, 2009, 05:50:12 PM

Quote from: Privateer on March 01, 2009, 02:26:40 PM
Not that I agree with banning anything, but I spotted a problem in your statement...

I can't remember the movie, I thought it was breakfast club, but there's a line about "you need a license to drive a car, you need a license to catch a fish, but any butt reaming a-hole can be a parent."

Can't remember the name but just watched it the other day. Keano Reeves says this line, the movie also has a very young Joaquin Phoenix, Rick Moranis, and Steve Martin.

Edit: "Parenthood"

Randimus Maximus · March 01, 2009, 05:53:36 PM

messages sent via website.

JoeChieftain · March 02, 2009, 09:22:05 AM

My wife works for an ATV manufacturer. We would just like to thank the people who decided to enforce this now for helping the economy by causing so many small and some large businesses to eat this cost....

DLSGAP · March 02, 2009, 09:31:32 AM

i figured this would be more targeted towards the cheaper, Chinese made bikes and atvs you only pay a few hundred bucks for new... didn't think that the bigger manufactures would have lead in them. its too soft of a metal to really make anything sturdy out of...

Popeye the Sailor · March 02, 2009, 09:40:10 AM

Quote from: DLSGAP on March 02, 2009, 09:31:32 AM
i figured this would be more targeted towards the cheaper, Chinese made bikes and atvs you only pay a few hundred bucks for new... didn't think that the bigger manufactures would have lead in them. its too soft of a metal to really make anything sturdy out of...

Batteries tend to have them, for one thing. It goes downhill from there.

I believe it also states not that they can't have lead, but that they need to prove they have no lead. I read an aticle stating that originally (don't know if it was changed) the law would require unpainted wooden toys to go through the same process.

He Man · March 02, 2009, 09:57:59 AM

if a kid has enough brains to ride a dirtbike, really what makes anyone think they would think about eating it?
I want to hear the rational of the person who started this, then deck him.

Triple J · March 02, 2009, 10:30:20 AM

Quote from: He Man on March 02, 2009, 09:57:59 AM
if a kid has enough brains to ride a dirtbike, really what makes anyone think they would think about eating it?
I want to hear the rational of the person who started this, then deck him.

The bill wasn't targeted at motos...it was just for any toy marketed to children 12 and younger. Motos just got caught in the crossfire, along with a ton of other toys.

It's just a very poorly thought out bill, which was a knee jerk reaction to the chinese toy lead issues a year ago. Letter sent...stupid politicians.

He Man · March 02, 2009, 10:46:53 AM

i read the letter.

its a blatent ban on all products contain more than the legal limit of lead. but as you said, it was just completely not thought out. And whoever passed it didnt even bother to look through it and ask him self if it makes any sense.

rgramjet · March 02, 2009, 10:57:45 AM

Blast! Now Ive gotta stock up on youth motorcycles as well as ammo and mean looking rifles?? Whats next? Booze? Adult Motorcycles??

Come to think of it, I am pretty well stocked up on Cromos...

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Ban on youth dirt bikes in place !

Triple J