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[Huskygoat]

OK just did a rule change ..I will keep u updated with responses from MA

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Bake wrote: Are you getting this bullet , I believe a rule should be put in place to leave the rules alone for a 3year minimum unless it's a safety issue. How can anyone develope a class when you keep changing the rules? more rules are put forward by the commission than ma members, maybe the commission should have a rest for a while and see if the sport of quad riding improves. It can't get any worse. (Just a thought) Some of the rules that changed this yeah have been requested by you guys 'the membership' for more than 5 years. There are approximately 230 rules in section 18 ATV. In 2014, there were only 3 rule changes for ATV's. 1. Junior classes were condensed from 6 to 4 classes. 2. 250 hybrid machnies were allowed into Juniors. 3. Less than 351cc 2 strokes and 451cc 4 strokes are allowed to enter the Speedway Open class (made the same as every other discipline). Nearly every single rule change is put forward by members, (some come from the insurance side of MA). I too, do not believe the sport can get any worse. Globally I think it has passed it's all time low. American race teams are one tenth of the size they used to be and half of the big manufacturers that make ATVs have stopped making them. But then August last year the biggest Junior ATV maker Yamaha, stopped making all Junior sport ATV... so maybe there is still worse to come. For Finke last year Quads were down less than 10% and 2 wheelers were down more than 20%. So I guess ATV's are doing comparatively well. What would be nice, is if the 3 or 4 people in this whole country that use this forum as a place to only bring up the negatives and dig for a fight... actually got in and promoted there area of the sport with all the remaining positives. Instead of bitching about it, do something about it or at least be warm, friendly and inviting when in a public light. Lets not constantly bring up all of the doom and gloom on a public forum, lets work on the positives and grow what we do in the framework we've got. Yes I do always watch this forum. But if anyone would like to right a wrong, please just PM, or better still write to MA directly. Any member can do that as an individual. MA formally received 12 new rule change requests from members last year (and only 3 rules were altered). MA can not do exactly what every individual wants, but everything is considered, so please write in and have your say if you have a good suggestion. We can't do things like make Yamaha start making Junior ATV's again... but even in areas like that, we do contact manufacturers and importers and try. I will not get in to a game of negativity and slander that only hurts the sport on a public forum, so please post thoughtfully. I hope everyone has a good ride this year. I've got my new 2014 X MX and I look forward to seeing you out there. cheers

the information I have regarding Yamaha not having a 2014 range of junior atv's is related to a dispute with their chinese component manufacturer.
i'm also told that alternatives are being investigated for future manufacturing of junior atv's, possibly in mexico along with the larger models.