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This will answer some people’s questions?
I was recently looking at questions from ‘Motorcycle Racing’ forums and I saw that some people are having troubles finding an ATV/Dirtbike that is less than 100cc.I was at a Honda dealership about 2 months ago getting a new atv (Honda TRX 250 EX) and we asked them why they didn’t have any little dirtbikes or atv’s under 100cc. We couldnt find them anywhere in the showroom, and they usually have them on display. They said that “there has been a recall on all ATV’s and Dirtbikes that are under 100cc” (This applies to every company. i.e. Honda, Suzuki, Kawasaki, KTM, Polaris etc.) So we had a long discussion and they got recalled because the company’s that make Ktm ATV them have been putting too much lead in the engine parts and the frame. there has been a case reported that a child was chewing on the frame of his bike and got sick and had to go to the hospital. And the parents said that they were concerned about other unsupervised children getting sick from chewing on their frame. So they called the company that sold it to them and the company spread the word to not sell any atv/dirtbike under 100cc. So the only thing left to do was to have a recall and get rid of them under 100cc. Yes, believe it or not it is a TRUE story that kids have been chewing on the frame. Now, we asked them about selling because my old ATV was a Honda TRX 90cc Sportrax was going up for sale, we brought it into the dealership to see if they would take it off of our hands and give us money for the new bike and they said sorry we cant take this. We asked them about selling it to other people. They said it was fine, BUT we have to let the buyers know that there has been a case of lead poisoning and to watch their kids. So NO you can’t sell any atv or dirtbike under 100cc to a dealership, they wont take it, but YES you can sell it on your own to anyone else. I do not know when these small bikes will be back on the market. So hopefully this answers some of your questions why you cant find a dirtbike or atv under 100cc, or inform any of you that did not know this.Ride Sober, Ride for Life
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