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USA keelustas lastele mõeldud krossikad ja ATV-d
Kui arvate et põhjus on kuidagi seotud ohutusega siis eksite. Põhjuseks tuuakse hoopis raamides ja mootoris leiduv plii ... vähemalt nii lugesin ma välja ühelt USA tiklivennalt saadud e-mailist.
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Dirt Bikes for kids soon to be illegal
If you haven’t heard by now, the government is days away from outlawing the sale of children’s motorcycles and ATVs.
I don’t know if you’ve been following this, but there is a law coming into effect on Feb 10th 2009 that effectively bans the sale of a huge number of children’s products, including dirt bikes. Honda and Yamaha have both sent letters to their dealers telling them to remove the kid’s bikes from display, and to cease selling them. Even private sales will break the law. OSET sent a letter to dealers yesterday with the same information.
This is all to do with lead paint in kid’s toys. The Govt. had a knee jerk reaction and made a law that bans lead in quantities of 600ppm or more… not just in paint, but in ANYTHING that a kid of 12 or under might use. What’s worse, is that the law has been deemed to be ‘retroactive’, so all inventory is affected. A bike that satisfies the law today, will be hazardous on Feb 10th.
It turns out that lead in steel alloys is normal, and necessary in fact. It make the steel more ‘pliable’, easier to machine, bend etc. Steel alloys without lead are more expensive to use in manufacturing. Thus, many steel frames contain lead in higher than 600ppm, so the frames are now a ‘hazardous’ material. The lead in steel is insoluble, and wouldn’t come out in a million years, but the CPSC and Govt don’t seem to get that. There is also lead in valve stems, vinyl seats, cable housings & spoke nipples. All will be ‘hazardous’ as of Feb 10th.
UPDATE:
The Motorcycle Industry Council and the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America are doing all they can at Dealer Expo 2009, and at their offices, to help get youth ATVs and motorcycles back on showroom floors. The U.S. Government banned sales of many of these models, beginning on Tuesday, under the lead-content provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
"We're implementing a full court press at the Dealer Expo," said Paul Vitrano, general counsel for the MIC and SVIA. "We are rallying everyone at Indy. Pre-printed letters to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which can be signed and we'll send in, will be available throughout the show. Computers will be available in the MIC business center so that dealers and exhibitors can easily make their opinions known to members of Congress."
For weeks, the MIC and SVIA have urged the CPSC to grant (and for members of Congress to support) petitions for temporary exclusions so that youth models could continue to be sold. The powersports industry demonstrated in the petitions, through the scientific analysis required by the CPSIA, that the lead-containing parts of youth ATVs and motorcycles pose no risk of increasing the lead levels in children aged 12 and younger.
On Feb. 5, the CPSC denied a request for an emergency stay, made by the National Association of Manufacturers CPSC Coalition, and joined by the MIC and SVIA. The CPSC stated that it did not have authority under the law to grant such a stay.
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, however, includes provisions that enable the CPSC to grant exclusions for products on a case-by-case basis. The MIC and SVIA believe that the lead-content provisions of the act, which originally were aimed at toys that can be mouthed by children, were never intended to apply to youth ATVs and motorcycles.
On Feb. 10, the lead-content provisions of the CPSIA went into effect. Powersports companies are now prohibited from selling products that are intended primarily for youth, aged 12 and under, and having lead content in excess of the limits identified in the act.
The impact of this act is far-reaching. Applying the new lead-content regulations to youth models has resulted in many smaller models being unavailable to families, and could mean more children riding adult-only ATVs or dirt bikes that are too large for them.
Dealernews has estimated that affected inventories could be more than $100 million. Kids don't have a chance to get on the bikes and ATVs sized for them. We need the power and voice of the industry, as well as enthusiasts, to reinforce our concerns in Washington. We're only asking for common-sense exclusions for powersports parts that simply do not present any risk to children in the real world. Kids don't lick or eat ATV and motorcycle components."
IN THE NEWS:
Joe Hawkins walked into his local dealership in Washington State, strolled up to the parts counter and told the salesman that he wanted to buy a throttle tube for this Kawasaki KLR650. He was told that couldn't be done.
Turns out the throttle tube on a KLR650 is the same as the throttle tube for a KX65. Huh?
It all comes back to the recent legislation that imposes strict lead content guidelines on children's toys. Kid's toys, lead content... how does that relate to Hawkins and his throttle tube?
Youth off-highway vehicles are children's toys, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) reasons. Which means they fall under the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) and, according to section 101(a) of that enacted legislation, all youth products containing lead must have less than 600 parts per million (ppm) by weight. And the CPSC has interpreted the law to apply to various components of youth OHVs - including the engine, brakes, suspension, battery and other mechanical parts. Even though the lead levels in these parts are small, they are still above the minimum threshold.
And therein lies the problem. Effectively, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 has banned the sale of kid's motorcycles and ATVs - and it all went into effect February 10. And the ban also includes parts, thereby affecting motorcyclists like Hawkins and the entire motorcycle industry.
Manufacturers have already sent letters to their dealers, telling them to stop selling their youth models. The letters are harshly worded... and to the point. The following is a portion of Suzuki's letter to its dealers: "American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) is sending this bulletin to all Suzuki dealers as a Stop Sale Notice of Suzuki vehicles and/or parts that are designed primarily for children age 12 and younger."
On the list of Suzuki's products that have been taken off dealership floors: The LT-Z50, LT-Z90, LT-A50, LT80, RM85, RM85L, RM60, RM65, DR-Z70, DR-Z125, DR-Z125L, DR-Z110, JR50, JR80 and other "discontinued" youth motorcycles and ATVs, the Suzuki literature says.
Dealers are already feeling the pinch. And it's only the beginning.
Also, the list of banned parts are only those that are accessible to youths. In other words, you can still purchase a piston for a kid's motorcycle or ATV - just not parts they could actually touch.
LETTER SENT TO HONDA DEALERS IN JAN:
January 23, 2009
Dear Honda Dealer:
On August 14, 2008, Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA or Act). The Act was primarily in reaction to the recent influx of lead-tainted toys that resulted in numerous recalls and significant public outcry for more stringent government standards.
The CPSIA requires manufacturers of “Children’s Products,” defined as those products designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger, to meet increasingly stringent lead paint and lead content standards and to certify, based on third party testing, that the products meet the Act’s requirements. Products that fail to comply with the prescribed lead limits are considered a “banned hazardous substance” and cannot be sold or offered for sale. Violation of the prescribed limits (initial limits detailed below) can result in severe civil and criminal penalties.
Ban of lead in paint over 600ppm (parts per million)
Honda’s paint contains little or no lead and easily complies with even the most stringent requirement.
Ban of lead in substrate material over 600ppm
Honda is still in process of completing tests on all of the materials used in our small ATV’s and motorcycles; however, some alloy materials commonly used to manufacture motor vehicles may inherently contain levels of lead that are (or ultimately will be) above the current, or future more aggressive, limits set forth in the Act.
Honda and other members of the Motorcycle Industry Council and Specialty Vehicle Institute of America, which face the same issues as Honda, are actively working to exempt the alloy parts for small motorcycles and ATVs from the terms of the Act. The lead embedded in the alloys used in these products is not transferred through typical use of these products. Our shared belief is that Congress never intended the lead content provisions of the Act, which originally were aimed at toys that can be mouthed by children, to be applicable to small ATVs and motorcycles.
Even more concerning is that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency charged with enforcing the Act, recently ruled that Congress intended the lead content regulations to be retroactive. This means that, regardless of its date of manufacture or the fact that it complied with all applicable laws and regulations at the date of manufacture, any children’s product manufactured with even a single component part containing lead in excess of the limits will no longer be legal for sale as of February 10, 2009. The economic impact of the CPSC’s ruling will be substantial for both dealers and manufacturers in an already weakened economy.
What all of this means to you is that – without Congressional or CPSC action -- you will not be able to sell new or used TRX 90, CRF 50F, CRF 70F, or CRF 80F models after February 10, 2009, stranding your investment in your new and used inventory. In fact, under the terms of the Act you cannot even display these models on your showroom floor, distribute brochures, or advertise them on your website.
As Honda and others continue to work towards a satisfactory resolution to this dilemma, we urge you to support an industry effort by contacting your Congressional delegation and Senators and urging them to ensure that small motorcycles and ATVs are exempted from the lead-content provisions of the Act. Copies of letters already sent by the MIC and SVIA to various members of Congress are attached for your reference.
We ask for your patience and understanding as we work through this unfortunate process together. You may continue to sell these models lawfully and with all existing Honda retail support through February 9th, 2009. We will advise you if the industry is able to obtain an exemption from the lead content regulation. In the interim, we will keep you posted on developments and business actions necessary from February 10th forward to comply with this Act.
Et selline lugu ...
.terv
Kris.
XVZ-13 TF- - Big Blue Light
Dirt Bikes for kids soon to be illegal
If you haven’t heard by now, the government is days away from outlawing the sale of children’s motorcycles and ATVs.
I don’t know if you’ve been following this, but there is a law coming into effect on Feb 10th 2009 that effectively bans the sale of a huge number of children’s products, including dirt bikes. Honda and Yamaha have both sent letters to their dealers telling them to remove the kid’s bikes from display, and to cease selling them. Even private sales will break the law. OSET sent a letter to dealers yesterday with the same information.
This is all to do with lead paint in kid’s toys. The Govt. had a knee jerk reaction and made a law that bans lead in quantities of 600ppm or more… not just in paint, but in ANYTHING that a kid of 12 or under might use. What’s worse, is that the law has been deemed to be ‘retroactive’, so all inventory is affected. A bike that satisfies the law today, will be hazardous on Feb 10th.
It turns out that lead in steel alloys is normal, and necessary in fact. It make the steel more ‘pliable’, easier to machine, bend etc. Steel alloys without lead are more expensive to use in manufacturing. Thus, many steel frames contain lead in higher than 600ppm, so the frames are now a ‘hazardous’ material. The lead in steel is insoluble, and wouldn’t come out in a million years, but the CPSC and Govt don’t seem to get that. There is also lead in valve stems, vinyl seats, cable housings & spoke nipples. All will be ‘hazardous’ as of Feb 10th.
UPDATE:
The Motorcycle Industry Council and the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America are doing all they can at Dealer Expo 2009, and at their offices, to help get youth ATVs and motorcycles back on showroom floors. The U.S. Government banned sales of many of these models, beginning on Tuesday, under the lead-content provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA).
"We're implementing a full court press at the Dealer Expo," said Paul Vitrano, general counsel for the MIC and SVIA. "We are rallying everyone at Indy. Pre-printed letters to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which can be signed and we'll send in, will be available throughout the show. Computers will be available in the MIC business center so that dealers and exhibitors can easily make their opinions known to members of Congress."
For weeks, the MIC and SVIA have urged the CPSC to grant (and for members of Congress to support) petitions for temporary exclusions so that youth models could continue to be sold. The powersports industry demonstrated in the petitions, through the scientific analysis required by the CPSIA, that the lead-containing parts of youth ATVs and motorcycles pose no risk of increasing the lead levels in children aged 12 and younger.
On Feb. 5, the CPSC denied a request for an emergency stay, made by the National Association of Manufacturers CPSC Coalition, and joined by the MIC and SVIA. The CPSC stated that it did not have authority under the law to grant such a stay.
The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, however, includes provisions that enable the CPSC to grant exclusions for products on a case-by-case basis. The MIC and SVIA believe that the lead-content provisions of the act, which originally were aimed at toys that can be mouthed by children, were never intended to apply to youth ATVs and motorcycles.
On Feb. 10, the lead-content provisions of the CPSIA went into effect. Powersports companies are now prohibited from selling products that are intended primarily for youth, aged 12 and under, and having lead content in excess of the limits identified in the act.
The impact of this act is far-reaching. Applying the new lead-content regulations to youth models has resulted in many smaller models being unavailable to families, and could mean more children riding adult-only ATVs or dirt bikes that are too large for them.
Dealernews has estimated that affected inventories could be more than $100 million. Kids don't have a chance to get on the bikes and ATVs sized for them. We need the power and voice of the industry, as well as enthusiasts, to reinforce our concerns in Washington. We're only asking for common-sense exclusions for powersports parts that simply do not present any risk to children in the real world. Kids don't lick or eat ATV and motorcycle components."
IN THE NEWS:
Joe Hawkins walked into his local dealership in Washington State, strolled up to the parts counter and told the salesman that he wanted to buy a throttle tube for this Kawasaki KLR650. He was told that couldn't be done.
Turns out the throttle tube on a KLR650 is the same as the throttle tube for a KX65. Huh?
It all comes back to the recent legislation that imposes strict lead content guidelines on children's toys. Kid's toys, lead content... how does that relate to Hawkins and his throttle tube?
Youth off-highway vehicles are children's toys, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) reasons. Which means they fall under the Consumer Products Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) and, according to section 101(a) of that enacted legislation, all youth products containing lead must have less than 600 parts per million (ppm) by weight. And the CPSC has interpreted the law to apply to various components of youth OHVs - including the engine, brakes, suspension, battery and other mechanical parts. Even though the lead levels in these parts are small, they are still above the minimum threshold.
And therein lies the problem. Effectively, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 has banned the sale of kid's motorcycles and ATVs - and it all went into effect February 10. And the ban also includes parts, thereby affecting motorcyclists like Hawkins and the entire motorcycle industry.
Manufacturers have already sent letters to their dealers, telling them to stop selling their youth models. The letters are harshly worded... and to the point. The following is a portion of Suzuki's letter to its dealers: "American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) is sending this bulletin to all Suzuki dealers as a Stop Sale Notice of Suzuki vehicles and/or parts that are designed primarily for children age 12 and younger."
On the list of Suzuki's products that have been taken off dealership floors: The LT-Z50, LT-Z90, LT-A50, LT80, RM85, RM85L, RM60, RM65, DR-Z70, DR-Z125, DR-Z125L, DR-Z110, JR50, JR80 and other "discontinued" youth motorcycles and ATVs, the Suzuki literature says.
Dealers are already feeling the pinch. And it's only the beginning.
Also, the list of banned parts are only those that are accessible to youths. In other words, you can still purchase a piston for a kid's motorcycle or ATV - just not parts they could actually touch.
LETTER SENT TO HONDA DEALERS IN JAN:
January 23, 2009
Dear Honda Dealer:
On August 14, 2008, Congress enacted the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA or Act). The Act was primarily in reaction to the recent influx of lead-tainted toys that resulted in numerous recalls and significant public outcry for more stringent government standards.
The CPSIA requires manufacturers of “Children’s Products,” defined as those products designed or intended primarily for children 12 years of age or younger, to meet increasingly stringent lead paint and lead content standards and to certify, based on third party testing, that the products meet the Act’s requirements. Products that fail to comply with the prescribed lead limits are considered a “banned hazardous substance” and cannot be sold or offered for sale. Violation of the prescribed limits (initial limits detailed below) can result in severe civil and criminal penalties.
Ban of lead in paint over 600ppm (parts per million)
Honda’s paint contains little or no lead and easily complies with even the most stringent requirement.
Ban of lead in substrate material over 600ppm
Honda is still in process of completing tests on all of the materials used in our small ATV’s and motorcycles; however, some alloy materials commonly used to manufacture motor vehicles may inherently contain levels of lead that are (or ultimately will be) above the current, or future more aggressive, limits set forth in the Act.
Honda and other members of the Motorcycle Industry Council and Specialty Vehicle Institute of America, which face the same issues as Honda, are actively working to exempt the alloy parts for small motorcycles and ATVs from the terms of the Act. The lead embedded in the alloys used in these products is not transferred through typical use of these products. Our shared belief is that Congress never intended the lead content provisions of the Act, which originally were aimed at toys that can be mouthed by children, to be applicable to small ATVs and motorcycles.
Even more concerning is that the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the agency charged with enforcing the Act, recently ruled that Congress intended the lead content regulations to be retroactive. This means that, regardless of its date of manufacture or the fact that it complied with all applicable laws and regulations at the date of manufacture, any children’s product manufactured with even a single component part containing lead in excess of the limits will no longer be legal for sale as of February 10, 2009. The economic impact of the CPSC’s ruling will be substantial for both dealers and manufacturers in an already weakened economy.
What all of this means to you is that – without Congressional or CPSC action -- you will not be able to sell new or used TRX 90, CRF 50F, CRF 70F, or CRF 80F models after February 10, 2009, stranding your investment in your new and used inventory. In fact, under the terms of the Act you cannot even display these models on your showroom floor, distribute brochures, or advertise them on your website.
As Honda and others continue to work towards a satisfactory resolution to this dilemma, we urge you to support an industry effort by contacting your Congressional delegation and Senators and urging them to ensure that small motorcycles and ATVs are exempted from the lead-content provisions of the Act. Copies of letters already sent by the MIC and SVIA to various members of Congress are attached for your reference.
We ask for your patience and understanding as we work through this unfortunate process together. You may continue to sell these models lawfully and with all existing Honda retail support through February 9th, 2009. We will advise you if the industry is able to obtain an exemption from the lead content regulation. In the interim, we will keep you posted on developments and business actions necessary from February 10th forward to comply with this Act.
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Re: USA keelustas lastele mõeldud krossikad ja ATV-d
.Eino Muidugi.Eks põhjuse leiab igaüks.Huvitav millal siiamaile selline huvitav mõte jõuab?!Teen arograafmaalinguid Tallinnas. Kui huvi, anna teada. 
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Re: USA keelustas lastele mõeldud krossikad ja ATV-d
Küsimus ei ole muidugi mootorratastes ja atv-des. Seadusega keelatakse laste mänguasjad mis sisaldavad pliid üle mingi määra.
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Re: USA keelustas lastele mõeldud krossikad ja ATV-d
Ei viitsinud päris iga rida lugeda aga sain aru, et 600 ppm (miljondikku) e 600 mg pliid per kg tohivad Usas noorte mootorrataste värvid pliid sisaldada. Värvilised plastosad ei ole ju tegelikult "värviga värvitud" ega tohiks "riskirühma" kuuluda. Ega seal peale terasraamide vist muid detaile polegi, mis värvimist vajavad.
Minu teada on EL-s plii lubatud määr mänguasjades 90 mg/kg). Õnneks on Euroopas siiski ametnikel hetkel veel niipalju aru peas, et nagamannide mootorrattaid päris mänguasjadega ei võrdsustata.
Minu teada on EL-s plii lubatud määr mänguasjades 90 mg/kg). Õnneks on Euroopas siiski ametnikel hetkel veel niipalju aru peas, et nagamannide mootorrattaid päris mänguasjadega ei võrdsustata.
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Re: USA keelustas lastele mõeldud krossikad ja ATV-d
Aga positiivsest küljest vaadates, muutub USA tase motospordis varsti vähe madalamaks, kuna lapsed ei tohi liiga vara selliste mänguasjadega mängida, mistõttu euroopas ja mujal hakkab paremini minema, mis tähendab omakorda seda, et siinsed inimesed hakkavad veel rohkem huvituma sellest alast ja seetõttu elavneb kogu majandus 
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Kuigi egas see poleks esimene loll seadus, mis "kõigi võimaluste maal" vastu võetakse, paneb see siiski kukalt kratsima ja mõtlema, kes seal maal ikka pukis on
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.Kuigi egas see poleks esimene loll seadus, mis "kõigi võimaluste maal" vastu võetakse, paneb see siiski kukalt kratsima ja mõtlema, kes seal maal ikka pukis on
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Re: USA keelustas lastele mõeldud krossikad ja ATV-d
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Re: USA keelustas lastele mõeldud krossikad ja ATV-d
no 2t rattad on neil juba ära keelatud ju....
mitte küll vist igalpool aga teatud osariikides:)
kasutatult võib aga uusi ei või enam.
mitte küll vist igalpool aga teatud osariikides:)
kasutatult võib aga uusi ei või enam.