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Effective today, February 10, 2009, all youth ATV and motorcycles are banned from dealer floors, service shops and made illegal to sell by anyone in the United States.

This is actually happening. It’s not made up or exaggerated. You cannot buy a youth (defined as being intended for children 12-years old and younger) motorcycle or ATV. You can’t even buy one from a private party or your own parents.

That means no more models such as the Honda CRF50—long standing as the largest selling production motorcycle in …  More info


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The fastest four-wheeled All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) racers in America will make their return to the world-famous Glen Helen Raceway on March 8 for the opening round of the 2009 ITP Tires/Moose Racing AMA ATV Motocross Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited.

The Glen Helen race will feature the top professional ATV riders in the country competing on a closed course featuring jumps, bumps, corners and the infamous Glen Helen hills.

Riders will compete on custom-built 450cc machines from top manufacturers such as Can-Am, Honda, Kawasaki, KTM, Polaris, Suzuki and Yamaha….  More info

Like almost all aspects of modern life, surfing has an environmental cost that, until recently, was rarely considered. Ours is a ‘natural’ sport, ‘close to nature’ and somehow seen as ‘pure’. In many ways this is true, but in reality much of what we ‘need’ in order to have fulfilled surfing lives is extremely damaging to the planet.

The Green Wave Awards are an attempt to encourage change in the surfing world by putting a positive focus …  More info


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Pristine coastline and quality surfing waves have an enormous social and economic value – a value is often underestimated by political leaders and businesspeople. Save The Waves’ research and economic studies are helping to change that.

1) Mundaka – Save The Waves commissioned an economic study on the value of the surfing wave in Mundaka, Spain, to the local economy, through Oregon State University’s College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. It’s a comprehensive study that factors in tourism revenue as well as …  More info