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agree with 4mxonly completely. as for not being able to get parts before the stay was put in place - we could NOT get ANY parts for our KTM 50 as they had received letters saying they couldn't sell it. We eventually found a dealer 7 hours away that was willing to sell us the parts. As for ONE part...

I'm not trying to be paranoid or crazed...both of my sons ride and they love it. We are not stupid enough to put them on bikes built for 13 year olds, but how many hundreds will? Even the CPSIA said that the law will have unintended consequences of increased injuries from youth riding machines that are too big for them...

some of those manufacturers DO make 65s and 85s and the aftermarket companies that sell to all size bikes is also where you'll feel it - because riding gear that has a zipper - under the law boots that contain metal hinges - under the law brake pads - under the law battery related parts - under the law cables...

another thing you should think about is that these companies won't stop making the bikes, they'll start paying out the butt to have them tested, making them even more expensive. How that affects everyone in the sport is that all parts, accessories and riding gear that is intended for the under 13 crowd will have to be tested/certified. They won't...

I don't think any bikes are unaffected by the law, pick up December's American Motorcyclist magazine and Sean Hilbert, from Cobra Moto is in the article discussing how it would be devastating to the entire sport. Yes we all did this before, and the manufacturers have been fighting, infact there was the CPSEA in 2010 drafted by Waxman that would...

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