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Now you can intervene in environmental disputes over federal land
“This result will forever enhance the ability of riders to protect their access to public lands,” says the Motorcycle Industry Council’s Paul Vitrano of a court decision that will allow rider’s groups and other entities to intervene in cases of environmental disputes over federal land use. Previously, all non-Federal entities were prohibited from intervening in any cases involving the Nati...
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2010 US motorcycle sales fall further 15.8 percent
Sales for all motorcycles fell 15.8 percent in the US last year, according to figures released by the Motorcycle Industry Council. Just 439,678 on- and off-highway motorcycles were sold in this country in 2010. While that may sound like the decline is slowing from 2009’s dismal 40.8 percent fall, the big picture looks bleak — in 2005 motorcycle sales peaked at nearly 1.1 million, this year’...
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M.I.C. predicts billion dollar industry loss in 2009 thanks to CPSIA
We're both speechless and infuriated by the colossal blunder that is the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, recently handed to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Since our mothers taught us to not speak if we didn't have anything nice to say, we'll let the press release speak for itself. Otherwise we'll just go on a giant rant.If you haven't contacted your congressman, here are helpfu...
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