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Help Prevent The Ban On The Sale Of Youth OHV's

Immediate Action Needs To Be Taken! - 02/09/09Your immediate action is required to stop a possible ban on the sale of youth OHV's both new and old. If you already own a youth OHV, this law also greatly affects you since parts will not be available for sale. Please see the bulletin below that was received by the Blue Ribbon Coalition and take their recommendation to contact your elected government official to keep this from happening.


Photo Gallery: Help Prevent The Ban On The Sale Of Youth OHV's - ATV Rider Magazine


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[3TV]

I believe the ban is in effect as of today. The problem is that anything that is sold for use by a child of 12 years age or less now needs to be certified regarding its lead content. None of the mini motorcycles or ATVs have been certified for lead content, irregardless of whether they are made in China, Japan, or Europe. The dealers cannot afford to have their inventory tested for lead content, and it will take some time for the manufacturers to comply with the testing, so for the next year or so you will not be able to purchase an ATV or motorcycle that is sold for children 12 years of age, or less. This doesn't mean that these products contain too much lead, but rather, that lead content testing has not been certified.

There have been some killer deals on mini motorcycles and ATVs prior to today because of this legislation. Just last Saturday I bought a KTM 85 SX dirt bike for my youngest son. Retail price was $5300, and the dealer sold it to me for $3412, because as of today he would not be allowed to sell it at all.

3TV

 

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And no one spread the word? Cool. There goes my daughters birthday present. I was going to get a small ATV. :thumbup:

 

[3TV]

I have heard from one other person that the CPSC has put this off for one year, ... until 2/10/10.

I have also seen items like this:

I'm not sure anyone knows what the real scoop is right now.