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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dave Dwyer - Government Relations Assistant
dad@mrf.org (e-mail)
January 25, 2006
#06NR02 - Motorcycle Riders Foundation announces new electronic EPA
questionnaire
The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has created a web based, online
version of the survey about the impact that the new EPA emissions rule will
have on the custom motorcycle industry and individual riders.
The new rule aims to enforce the Clean Air Act by reducing the number of
exempt custom motorcycles that small shops can build and individual riders
can own. The rule also drastically reduces tail pipe emissions for all
motorcycles effectively making carburetors a thing of the past and
electronic fuel injection and catalytic converters a mainstay.
The survey originally ran as part of an article in the February edition of
American Iron magazine. The survey was an idea that came out of the
Motorcycle Riders Foundation government relations department and the good
folks at American Iron liked the idea so much they ran it as a full page.
The principle behind the survey was to obtain feedback from custom shops and
their customers to determine real numbers of how many shops and bikes are
going to be affected by the EPA rule.
Rather than ask shops and motorcycle enthusiasts to send information to the
EPA, Congress or any other government organizations, The Motorcycle Riders
Foundation agreed to act as the clearing house of the valuable information.
The MRF gives full assurance that the information will only be used to help
motorcyclists fight the EPA and not for anything else. In fact the survey
guarantees absolute anonymity of all who take the time to fill it out.
The survey results began coming in via fax and US mail and the overwhelming
volume of results prompted the MRF to develop an online version. The more
surveys the MRF receives, will strengthen the case that this new rule should
not stand or get stricter.
Please take the time to fill out the online survey today and help the MRF in
Washington, DC fight the EPA on your behalf.
In addition to the questionnaire, if you would like to join the MRF when the
meet with EPA or the Small Business Administration on this important issue
please contact the MRF in the Washington DC office at 202-546-0983 or by
email at dad@mrf.org.
The EPA survey can be found at:
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