On Friday, President Obama signed an amendment to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 into law, categorically excluding motorcycles and ATVs from the list of lead-containing, child-targeted products banned from sale. We broke the story that CPSIA would … Continued
The MIC estimates that, by banning the sale of any lead-containing products to under 12s, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act could cost the powersports industy $1 billion in lost revenue annually. Now, two years later, a bill has finally … Continued
Remember the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act? It was a knee jerk reaction to all those toys with lead in them coming out of China a couple years ago. The problem was, in banning all products that were intended for … Continued
It might be legal to sell kid's bikes, ATVs and parts again. The CPSIA has finally seen reason and granted a stay of enforcement. The problem is, that stay of enforcement might only be temporary and doesn't apply to state…
Today's selection of advertising by Honda is in honor of Malcolm Smith's defiant selling of CPSIA-banned motorcycles at his dealership in Riverside, California. We can't think of anyone else more than Malcolm who embodies the themes of outdoor freedom, individual…
Riverside, California motorcycle dealer Malcolm Smith will risk fines of up to $1.8 million by selling motorcycles and quads to kids at his shop this Thursday, March 19. Smith is holding the one-time sale in protest of CPSIA and its…
Want to know why kid's motorcycles and ATVs haven't been granted an exemption from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act? There's one reason: Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairperson Nancy Nord, a Republican Bush Appointee….