Penton Owners Group

General Discussion => Penton Talk => Topic started by: Nick on March 19, 2009, 01:26:27 PM

Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: Nick on March 19, 2009, 01:26:27 PM
FYI, there is an article in USA Today (online, I'm not sure about the hard copy) in which Malcolm Smith says he is going to sell the youth bikes:

"Malcolm Smith, a Riverside, Calif., dealer and major figure in off-road motorcycling for four decades, is challenging federal officials to come and get him."
Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: Nick on March 19, 2009, 01:29:28 PM
And here's the link to the story.  I should have thought of this in the first place:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-03-18-motorcycle-kids_N.htm
Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: wfopete on March 19, 2009, 10:36:26 PM
Latest from Cyclenews on it:

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/industry-news/2009/03/18/malcolm-smith-protest-time-changed-to-4pm
Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: Paul Danik on March 20, 2009, 03:15:56 PM
Go Malcolm...

http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/industry-news/2009/03/20/malcolm-smith-protest-a-success

Paul
Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: Paul Danik on March 22, 2009, 11:23:44 AM
Great clip from Malcolm's shop during protest sale.

http://www.supercross.com/videos/watch/134/malcolm-smith-leads-protest-against-ban-on-youth-motorcycling-products

Paul
Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: dirtbike on March 22, 2009, 12:03:16 PM
A law that redicolus is a shame for humanity wherever
invented. Stupidity seem to be the one and only thing
that doens't recognize boundaries.
Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: tofriedel on March 23, 2009, 11:02:17 AM
In case you haven't noticed, stupidity is very, very prevalent in the Congress of the United States.

Tony
Title: Youth Bike Ban
Post by: Mark P on March 25, 2009, 04:47:52 AM
Unfortunately, it's growing worse. I mentioned cap and trade in an earlier post and now the carbon emission tax on virtually every aspect of our lives has surfaced. The attack on small motorcycles is bad enough; we havent seen anything yet out of the idiots in the White House and Congress.  I see off-road motorcycles(right next to our weed-eaters, lawn mowers, excessive use of cars, etc) as a real sweet target for these people to push their agenda.