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YAMAHA FREE REPAIR PROGRAM
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in a joint announcement with Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., stated the company will be offering certain free repairs for all Rhino 660 and Rhino 450 side-by-side models, reported spokesperson Van Holmes, who added this is not a recall, but a voluntary repair program made by Yamaha to address certain concerns expressed by the
CPSC. Holmes added, “While more than 99 percent of Rhino owners use the product without incident, CPSC and Yamaha examined the small segment of Rhino owners who have had an incident on the product to develop modifications that may help reduce the chance of rollover and improve vehicle handling in certain conditions.” The CPSC reportedly decided Yamaha needs to install a spacer on each of the rear wheels and remove the rear anti-sway bar “to help reduce the chance of rollover and improve vehicle handling.” More information on the free repair program can be found on the CPSC’s Web site
(www.cpsc.gov), or by calling Yamaha at 800-962-7926.
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LONG-TERM ALLIANCE BETWEEN POLARIS & BOBCAT
Polaris Industries and Bobcat Company announced a long-term strategic alliance that will reportedly leverage the complementary strengths of both companies to penetrate work-related market segments globally. Polaris spokesperson Marlys Knutson told us the alliance will include technology sharing, as well as the co-development and supply of highly-differentiated work vehicles, which they plan to launch by the second half of 2010. “This alliance is consistent with our stated strategy of diversifying Polaris beyond our core powersports segments and will enhance our efforts to accelerate the growth of our military and international businesses,” added CEO Scott Wine.
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ATV THEFT RISING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
KPLR11.com reported authorities in Jefferson County (MO) are searching for whoever is stealing ATVs worth thousands of dollars. The site explained five vehicles have been stolen in the last month and in two of these cases, the keys were left in the ATVs, prompting investigators to warn people to make sure their vehicles are secure. Lieutenant Dave Marshak with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department said ATVs are attractive to thieves since “they can be put on the back of a vehicle or be ridden away if the keys are in there. Also the parts, generally speaking, represent a pretty fair market value if you sell them on the street.”
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LORRAINE COUNCIL APPROVES ATV LAW
“All-terrain vehicle enthusiasts are one step closer to having an unbroken trail system in southern Jefferson County (NY) after the town council passed a law opening two sections of town roads to ATV traffic,” informed the Watertown Daily Times. The town roads will reportedly connect trails on county forest property and private land where the owners have given permission allowing for ATV use, it told us, adding, “The council passed the law after hearing a handful of town residents and outside ATV enthusiasts speak in favor of the measure.” The new Lorraine law sets the overall speed limit at 25 mph, which drops to 5 mph in heavily trafficked areas, the Times continued, and it also clarifies age restrictions and requires the law be readopted in April of each year, before the ATV season begins.
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RECREATIONAL GROUPS FILE TO ENTER LAWSUIT
A coalition of recreational access groups moved to join a lawsuit challenging Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) plans covering almost seven million acres in Utah, announced spokesperson Paul
Turcke. “The motion was filed by the Trails Preservation Alliance
(TPA), Colorado Off-Highway Vehicle Coalition (COHVCO) and BlueRibbon Coalition
(BRC), all trails-based, grassroots recreation advocacy groups,” he explained, adding the lawsuit was filed by 11 preservationist groups, led by the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
(SUWA). “Through the suit, the plaintiffs hope to have the BLM plans declared illegal and set aside and ask the Court to issue an injunction preventing activities authorized by the plans until BLM issues new decisions complying with a host of federal statutes,” Turcke told us. The lands at issue are said to be located in the BLM Moab, Price and Vernal Field Offices, which reportedly include destinations for all types of backcountry recreationists.
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