youth motorcycles banned!

[Lee Dodge]

FYI, The forwarded message is important for us to consider. Please take 2 min. to read and decide if you do want to respond. I don't think the agency is acting maliciously, I do think they acted without getting health risk input from relative sources like metallurgists. Lee Dodge

--- On Wed, 2/11/09, Dodge, Kenneth wrote: From: Dodge, Kenneth Subject: FW: Youth Motorcycles banned! To: "Lee Dodge" Date: Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 4:57 PM Hey Guys the Federal Government really screwed this up Here is another disturbing trend from our federal government. In their wisdom they have banned ALL small motorcycles AND bicycles because of lead content. There is a form letter below and I am going to make phone calls and e-mail Cal representatives. Ken Dodge Sr. Mechanical Engineer System Engineering and Technology Lam Research Corp. Phone: 510-572-8205 Cell: 510-673-9154 From: ian@... To: ian@... Subject: Youth Motorcycles banned! Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:31:39 -0700 Dear OSET Customer, You may have heard about a new law that came into effect on February 10th. The law is a broad, sweeping law called the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The law was enacted as a knee jerk reaction by Congress to the importation of lead tainted toys from Mattel etc. The new laws give very strict guidelines that have had unintended consequences for many industries. Many metal alloys often contain lead. Engine casings on mini motorcycles, valve stems, spoke nipples etc all now fail the new standards. The fact that lead in metal alloys is insoluble has escaped the Government and the CPSC. The lead content in alloys poses no health risks whatsoever. The law was entirely political, and will do little or nothing to protect our children. How many of us have seen kids sucking on motorcycles? At this point in time, all motorcycle manufacturers have stopped selling youth motorcycles for kids age 12 or under. Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki , Suzuki, KTM, Polini, Cobra, Polaris and OSET are all in the same boat. Any bicycle with 24 wheels or less is now illegal to sell, although the bicycle industry appears to be ignoring the law. To be clear, none of the above Companies are now selling youth motorcycles! You can NOT go to a Honda dealer and buy a CRF50, CRF70 or CRF80, or their youth ATV s. This is clearly a HUGE issue that needs to be fixed. With the economy in recession, what sense does it make to stop dealers selling inventory, and to effectively close thousands of American businesses, costing tens of thousands of jobs? We emphasize that this law has no effect on what you have already purchased, only on products you buy going forward. OSET, and all the above companies, have satisfied all lead in paint and other applicable laws, and put a high emphasis on safety. Of course we want to keep kids safe from lead, but the law should focus on products that kids can eat, and that have accessible lead! There is something we can do. Congressman Tom Self is a moto-Dad, and has taken up our cause. Tom has a standard letter that needs to be signed by every motorcyclist in the Country. If you go to http://www.tomself.com you will see the letter on the home page, and can sign & send in less than a minute. OSET are being as proactive as possible, on blogs (see http://blogs.dirtrider.com/6470022/news/youth-atv-and-dirt-bikes-banned-by-cpsia/index.html & http://www.racerxonline.com/article/urgent-consumer-safety-commission-waiver.aspx ). There are many other active blogs and industry groups that can be found by searching for CPSIA. OSET attended press conferences for local TV in Denver yesterday, and will be interviewed for Dealer News later. We will attempt to get this on CNN as well. All is not lost. The CPSC and Government MUST see sense, but we want them to see it quickly. Please go to http://www.tomself.com and sign the letter to Congress, and please pass this instruction to whoever you can. There are suggested amendments on the desks of the CPSC right now. To quote the Tom Self site: There is a waiver now setting before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington DC , but has not been acted upon as of yet. We need every available rider, Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt, Uncle and any relative, friend neighbor, business or personal contact or any person who is a legal us citizen to get involved. They need to access this website, read the sample letter, type in their name and addresss then click the "send a letter on my behalf" icon below it. This will generate correspondence to all the committee members in Washington that are on the committee that oversee the commission that could act upon this. The commission members as well as my office will also receive copies of the letters set so we can be the most effective voice we that we can. The sport as well as the industry is in turmoil and time is short. The future of small powersports is at risk! PLEASE ACT NOW!! Ian Smith President, OSET Corp Below is a letter from Polini re-iterating the situation. As of today all motorcycles and product/parts for motorcycles and ATV's for kids have been made illegal to sell in the USA . ALL of the manufacturers Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki , KTM, Cobra, Polini, Polaris ALL have instructed their dealers to take all of the motorcycles and ATV off of the sales floor. They have also been told to no longer sell parts. This law was passed to protect kids from lead in their toys that they might chew on and somehow motorcycles got wrapped up in it. We have just got off of a conference call with Congressmen Tom Self and the other manufactures of motorcycles. Tom Self has set up a website that will send a letter to all the people of this commitee to get their attention. We are trying to shut down there email and fax machines here in the next 2 to 3 days. Please go to www.tomself.com http://www.tomself.com> and put in your name and address and the letters will be sent. Make sure to do a letter for yourself and also have your wife, children, cousin, grandparents, coworkers, ect. We need millions of letters to get this done. The Motorcycle Industry Counsil has the paperwork in Washington to be signed but with all of the stimulus/ TARP stuff going on no one will stop and take the time to look into this. Please send this information to anyone you have contact with. This is happening and we need YOUR help. If anyone says different do not believe them. Thank You Louie Peverini Keith Kanady Polini USA No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.22/1946 - Release Date: 2/11/2009 11:13 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.22/1946 - Release Date: 2/11/2009 11:13 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. 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[Lee Dodge]

FYI, The forwarded message is important for us to consider. Please take 2 min. to read and decide if you do want to respond. I don't think the agency is acting maliciously, I do think they acted without getting health risk input from relative sources like metallurgists. Lee Dodge Hey Guys the Federal Government really screwed this up Here is another disturbing trend from our federal government. In their wisdom they have banned ALL small motorcycles AND bicycles because of lead content. There is a form letter below and I am going to make phone calls and e-mail Cal representatives. Ken Dodge Sr. Mechanical Engineer System Engineering and Technology Lam Research Corp. Phone: 510-572-8205 Cell: 510-673-9154 From: ian@... To: ian@... Subject: Youth Motorcycles banned! Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:31:39 -0700 Dear OSET Customer, You may have heard about a new law that came into effect on February 10th. The law is a broad, sweeping law called the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA). The law was enacted as a knee jerk reaction by Congress to the importation of lead tainted toys from Mattel etc. The new laws give very strict guidelines that have had unintended consequences for many industries. Many metal alloys often contain lead. Engine casings on mini motorcycles, valve stems, spoke nipples etc all now fail the new standards. The fact that lead in metal alloys is insoluble has escaped the Government and the CPSC. The lead content in alloys poses no health risks whatsoever. The law was entirely political, and will do little or nothing to protect our children. How many of us have seen kids sucking on motorcycles? At this point in time, all motorcycle manufacturers have stopped selling youth motorcycles for kids age 12 or under. Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki , Suzuki, KTM, Polini, Cobra, Polaris and OSET are all in the same boat. Any bicycle with 24 wheels or less is now illegal to sell, although the bicycle industry appears to be ignoring the law. To be clear, none of the above Companies are now selling youth motorcycles! You can NOT go to a Honda dealer and buy a CRF50, CRF70 or CRF80, or their youth ATV s. This is clearly a HUGE issue that needs to be fixed. With the economy in recession, what sense does it make to stop dealers selling inventory, and to effectively close thousands of American businesses, costing tens of thousands of jobs? We emphasize that this law has no effect on what you have already purchased, only on products you buy going forward. OSET, and all the above companies, have satisfied all lead in paint and other applicable laws, and put a high emphasis on safety. Of course we want to keep kids safe from lead, but the law should focus on products that kids can eat, and that have accessible lead! There is something we can do. Congressman Tom Self is a moto-Dad, and has taken up our cause. Tom has a standard letter that needs to be signed by every motorcyclist in the Country. If you go to http://www.tomself.com you will see the letter on the home page, and can sign & send in less than a minute. OSET are being as proactive as possible, on blogs (see http://blogs.dirtrider.com/6470022/news/youth-atv-and-dirt-bikes-banned-by-cpsia/index.html & http://www.racerxonline.com/article/urgent-consumer-safety-commission-waiver.aspx ). There are many other active blogs and industry groups that can be found by searching for CPSIA. OSET attended press conferences for local TV in Denver yesterday, and will be interviewed for Dealer News later. We will attempt to get this on CNN as well. All is not lost. The CPSC and Government MUST see sense, but we want them to see it quickly. Please go to http://www.tomself.com and sign the letter to Congress, and please pass this instruction to whoever you can. There are suggested amendments on the desks of the CPSC right now. To quote the Tom Self site: There is a waiver now setting before the Consumer Product Safety Commission in Washington DC , but has not been acted upon as of yet. We need every available rider, Mother, Father, Grandmother, Grandfather, Aunt, Uncle and any relative, friend neighbor, business or personal contact or any person who is a legal us citizen to get involved. They need to access this website, read the sample letter, type in their name and addresss then click the "send a letter on my behalf" icon below it. This will generate correspondence to all the committee members in Washington that are on the committee that oversee the commission that could act upon this. The commission members as well as my office will also receive copies of the letters set so we can be the most effective voice we that we can. The sport as well as the industry is in turmoil and time is short. The future of small powersports is at risk! PLEASE ACT NOW!! Ian Smith President, OSET Corp Below is a letter from Polini re-iterating the situation. As of today all motorcycles and product/parts for motorcycles and ATV's for kids have been made illegal to sell in the USA . ALL of the manufacturers Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki , KTM, Cobra, Polini, Polaris ALL have instructed their dealers to take all of the motorcycles and ATV off of the sales floor. They have also been told to no longer sell parts. This law was passed to protect kids from lead in their toys that they might chew on and somehow motorcycles got wrapped up in it. We have just got off of a conference call with Congressmen Tom Self and the other manufactures of motorcycles. Tom Self has set up a website that will send a letter to all the people of this commitee to get their attention. We are trying to shut down there email and fax machines here in the next 2 to 3 days. Please go to www.tomself.com http://www.tomself.com> and put in your name and address and the letters will be sent. Make sure to do a letter for yourself and also have your wife, children, cousin, grandparents, coworkers, ect. We need millions of letters to get this done. The Motorcycle Industry Counsil has the paperwork in Washington to be signed but with all of the stimulus/ TARP stuff going on no one will stop and take the time to look into this. Please send this information to anyone you have contact with. This is happening and we need YOUR help. If anyone says different do not believe them. Thank You Louie Peverini Keith Kanady Polini USA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]