Rally Clip: Richard Riley, Fredricktown Yamaha

Josh Serne Asks to Stop the Ban on Motorcycles for Kids

This video clip says it all:

Malcom Smith CPSC Lead Ban Protest Video

On March 19th retail store owner and industry icon Malcom Smith staged a CPSIA protest. The video below tells more about why he did it and who came out to support him.

This video is played in tribute to the family lost by Bud Feldkamp in the recent Butte, Montana plane crash.

For more information about Malcom Smith and his efforts check out his website: http://www.kidslove2ride.com

OHV Lead Ban Reversal Legislation

Here is the introduction to an article from MotorcycleUSA.com about the news bills that would help the industry continue to sell their bikes:

The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), along with the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA), have announced their support for two new bills – S. 608 and H.R. 1587 – that would overturn the ban that resulted from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, aka the Lead Ban, which brought the sales of off-highway motorcycles and ATVs designed for kids 12 and under to an abrupt halt on February 10, 2009.

Read the article in its entirety here.