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ABATE of Ohio, Inc. Region Directors and County Coordinators **State Deputy Directors: A: Tim “TJ” Johnson 330-360-7752 B: Bryan Reed 740– 275-2255 (**Legend is beside Map below) C: Kolman Fuzy 614-332-0198 D: Jim “Bushman” Sprague 419-680-8584
Region Zero Region 05 Region 10 Region 16 Tammy Blanton 330-272-2038 Ralph Buss 800-582-5577 Hocking County Open Michael McLaughlin 330-336-7464 DD Mike Aurilio Adams/Brown County Fairfield County Open Ashland County Columbiana County Butler/Hamilton/Warren Co’s. Perry County Open Rick McClure 419-869-7025 Sam Sacconi 330-227-9900 Tim Kaelin 513-561-4745 Vinton County Open Holmes County Mahoning County Clermont County Morgan County Open Cowboy Whitman 330-567-3127 Ron Blanton 330-272-2265 Denny Wichert 513-625-1917 Noble County Open Lorain County Open Portage County Clinton County Medina County Dan Morgan 330-824-8036 Charlie Shoemaker 937-382-8378 Region 11 Garret Robison 330-278-2714 Stark County Fayette County Theresa Knipp 740-564-0048 Richland County Connie Larsen 330-257-9198 Highland County Athens County Open Dawn Berkshire 419-571-7882 Summit County Lawrence County Open Wayne County Paul Stokes 330-644-4572 Region 06 Gallia County Open Milan Sigler 330-201-2458 Trumbull County Carla Lawson 937-308-0385 Jackson County Open Ron Blanton 330-272-2265 DD-Marilyn Griffin 937-778-0179 Meigs County Open STATE OFFICE Champaign County Washington County Open Clark County 800-25-BIKER Region 01 614-319-3644 Larry Dobbins 740-544-5404 Kirk Goings 937-845-1992 Region 12 DD-Mike Aftanas 740-284-1577 Darke County-Open Contact TJ Johnson 330-360-7752 www.abate.com Belmont County Greene County Ashtabula County Open Bob Nagy 740-695-5780 Wendell McCarthy 937-318-2620 Cuyahoga County Open State Board Members Harrison County Miami County Geauga County Open are Listed on Page 5 Paul Rayl 417-737-1314 Larry Smith 937-773-7894 Lake County Open Jefferson County Montgomery County Steve Diekmann 740-632-2950 James Morelock 937-673-2395 Region 14 Region Directors Preble County-Open Monroe County OPEN Steve Lindsay 740-360-0471 and County Region 07 Crawford County Coordinators Region 02 Brian Jordan 419-307-3506 Joe Swartz 419-569-2231 Dave Davis 740-349-9499 DD-TJ Hausman 419-355-0498 Hancock County DD Russell Brooks 740-674-6094 Erie County Open Mark Baden 419-722-3268 Note: Updates should Coshocton County Contact Danny Reilly 419-217-1920 Hardin County be sent to: June Davis 740-349-9499 Huron County Open Mac McFarlin [email protected] Guernsey County Contact Dan Reilly 419-217-1920 Marion County Open outspokin @abate.com Pat Foraker 740-679-2494 Lucas/Wood Counties Open Morrow County Open Licking County Contact Mike Stock 419-669-4648 Wyandot County Open June Davis 740-349-9499 Ottawa County Holmes County Bill Bowersox 419-705-8896 Knox County Sandusky County Muskingum County Ben Wheeler 419-559-4559 Terry Billy 740-872-3686 Seneca County Open Contact Director above Region 03 Mark Davis 419-649-0240 Region 08 Allen County Tim Cordray 740-269-1213 Dana Frost 419-229-0928 DD: Rusty Pierce 330-340-8882 Auglaize County Carroll County Logan County Mike McGinness 330-407-3183 Jack Linet 937-585-4155 Stark County Mercer County Ed Harper 330-866-5221 Paulding County Tuscarawas County Daniel Bustos 419-399-5291 Matt Indermill 330-243-1096 Putnam County Lynda Schnipke 419-453-3834 Region 09 Shelby County Kolman Fuzy 614-332-0198 Van Wert County DD Bo Essig 614-493-1314 Kevin Feathers 419-695-3846 Franklin County
Region 04 Rick Jessee 614-402-7234 Ruby Worchuck 419-256-2560 Madison County Open Defiance County Pickaway County See List Above Jami Young 419-438-7060 Jeff Bowersock 614-306-2570 **St. Deputy Director Areas:
Fulton County Pike, Ross & Scioto Counties Tom Heinrich 937-371-9920 A: R’s Zero, 8, 12 & 16 Art “Rabbi” Miller Jr. 419-335-1185 B: R’s 1, 2, 10 &11 Henry County Union & Delaware Counties DCC-Harley Stock 419-654-5448 C: R’s 9,5 & 6 Mike Browneller 419-274-8230 D: R’s 3, 4, 7, & 14 Williams County Open Scioto County Open
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Where What It Is: It’s At:
State Officer Reports: COB Corner 5 Executive Director/By-Laws 6 Legislative Director 8 MRF Application—page 27 Safety & Education 13 MOTM Info: http://www.mrf.org/
Region News: Featured Articles: AMA - American Motorcycle Association 7 Regions Zero 27 MRF Reports 9 Regions 1 - 2 28 NCOM-Biker News Bytes 14 Region 3 - 5 29 Ask Our Lawyer-Rod Taylor 15 Region 6 - 7 32 Shootin' the Breeze 16 Regions 8 - 9 33 Regions 10-16 34 Flyers: R7 Grub N Suds 9/10 17 Miscellaneous: R14 TnT Run Toys for Tots 9/17 12 Region Map; Region Officers 3 R9 Pickaway Co 13th Anniversary Run 9/17 28 Business Information 5 R5 Clinton County Toy Run 9/17 19 Cleaning Out the Corral - Classifieds 23 R1 Help Me Grow 9/24 12 Member-to-Member Discount Program 37-38 R3 Toy Run 9/25 30 Help Wanted 39 R Zero Hog Roast 10/1-2 20 Buy-a-Day-at-the-Office 39 R Zero Zip It Up 10/9 20 Membership Application 40
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September Already! IT will not be long and the ABATE of Ohio, Inc. leaves will be turning and the landscape in the Ohio ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education) of Ohio, Countryside will put on a Color Scheme Show that Inc. is a 501 (C) 4 "Not for Profit" organization. Dues, will be absolutely breath taking. Is this why the donations/contributions, event funds and ABATE products Month of September is so deadly for Motorcyclist in are NOT tax deductible as a charitable contribution. ABATE is dedicated to preserving the rights, improving the image Ohio? That is what the records show for the last 5 and promoting the safe operating practices of Ohio years, the Month of September is lethal to Motorcy- motorcyclists. clist in our great State, so if you are planning a fall ABATE of Ohio, Inc. events are subject to Jim “SNAFU” Elgin foliage ride, please make plans for stops off the a thirty percent administration fee. Membership in ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is open to all Chairman of the Board pavement and out of harm’s way for your photo- persons 18 years and older, having an interest in graphs and be extra vigilant from this point forward preserving personal freedoms and sharing our about Distracted Drivers and Deer and other Wild goals. Owning a motorcycle is not necessary. and or Domestic Animals on the move due to rut Annual dues are $25 single, $40 couple. and or harvest time, especially at sunup or sun- ======down. Why? Because we need each and every one of you to help us carry on the good fight, STATE OFFICE INFO besides, we have had enough heart aches for one year. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1658 ABATE of Ohio, Inc., has a very busy calendar for the Month of September. Region 5 will Hilliard, Ohio 43026 hold their Booty Run 9/3/11, Region 7 is putting on their big fun Grub-n-Suds Run 9/10/11, Street Address: 3999 Parkway Lane #11, Region 4 is holding their Rights Ride, Region 5 will hold their Toy Run, Region 9 the Pickaway Hilliard, Ohio 43026 1-800-25-BIKER or 614-319-3644. (local) County 13th Anniversary Run and Region 14 has it 27th Annual Toy Run all on 9/17/11, what a Fax: 614-319-4715 (call ahead) busy day. We are not finished yet, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation will be holding the 27th Office Hours: annual Meeting of the Minds hosted by ABATE of Michigan 9/22-25/11 and Region 1 has its Monday Thru Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm Annual Help me Grow Run, good thing there are only 30 days in the Month of September, I do email: [email protected] not think I could handle much more fun in one Month. The ABATE of Ohio, Inc. newsletter, Outspokin’, is Scott “Woody” Wood, is doing a fantastic job working the Statehouse, do not miss his published monthly. Deadline is the first of each article, even though both Houses are on summer recess, Woody is still working it hard. month preceding the issue month. Every September at our bi-monthly State Board of Directors Meeting we open nomina- Guidelines for material publication: You may sub- tions for ½ of the Offices on the Board of Directors for election to a 2 year term, per By-laws mit letters, photos, articles about ABATE related events. Stories and articles about motorcycling are this year all Offices keyed to the Executive Director are open for nomination at the State BOD also welcome. Each are accepted on a case by case Meeting 9/10/11. Nominations will be closed and the election held at the November State basis. We will not accept Board of Directors Meeting 11/12/11. Term begins 1/1/12. They are as follows: Executive Di- slanderous or accusing letters, profanities, or non-ABATE related letters. rector, State Deputy Directors B & D, State Secretary, State Treasurer, State Events Director, Technical Director, ABATE of Ohio Foundation Seat and Interim State Products Director. If you Advertising Information: 800-25-BIKER, e-mail: [email protected] are a Member in good standing and would like to run for any of these Offices, send a resume ABATE of Ohio, Inc., reserves the right to refuse to the State Office no later than 9/9/11 or come to the BOD Meeting the next day and present it any advertising or display that we deem to be in person. Please feel free to contact me with any questions on these positions. inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise unsuitable for publication. Display of business names, advertisements or supporters is not and shall United We Stand, not be construed as an endorsement by Jim “Snafu” Elgin ABATE of Ohio, Inc. of any business listed.
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STATE OFFICERS
Chairman of the Board: Jim Elgin Executive Director: Ed Schetter Asst. Ex. Dir.: Barb Clements Ohio ABATE PAC Chairman: Ed Schetter ABATE Foundation Chair: Jim Sprague Ex Officio Officer: Jim “Goofy” Bown Treasurer: Lynn Hardin Secretary: Barb Tittle Deputy Directors: A: TJ Johnson - B: Bryan Reed ABATE Membership Info on Back Cover C: Kolman Fuzy - D: Jim Sprague State Security Dir.: Dan Morgan State Products: OPEN
State News Dir.: Diane Thompson Government Relations Dir.: Scott “Woody” Wood Safety & Ed. Director: Mike Stock
State Events Coordinator: OPEN ABATE of Ohio, Inc.: www.abate.com Technical Director: Tim “TJ” Johnson Office Staff: Laura Smith State of Ohio: www.ohio.gov MRF: www.mrf.org/ Ohio MRF Rep: Kristy Hawthorne NCOM Rep: Denny Wichert
AMA: www.ama-cycle.org/ NCOM: www.ON-A-BIKE.com John “Farmer” Eggers 1951-1993
September 2011 Outspokin’ 5 within said contract. A conflict of interest is present when- Just got back from Sturgis and ever the officer what a ride. I went out to see Is biased because of his/her financial, contractual, organiza- Rod Taylor inducted into the tional, or other interests which relate to the contract, or Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Obtains any unfair competitive advantage over other parties Hall of Fame as this year’s Free- by virtue of his/her office in ABATE of Ohio, Inc.” dom Fighter. What a group of Self Explanatory. inductees along with Rod was: Motion 71: Ed “Enjoyin’ the Ride” Schetter Don Emde: Add Article 11: Miscellaneous, Paragraph C “ABATE logos, Racer and publisher. emblems, publications, both printed and electronic, and any He and his father are other designs or intellectual properties are sole property of the only father/ son ABATE of Ohio, Inc. and may only be reproduced by per- winners of the Day- mission.” Self Explanatory. tona 200 rd Del Hofer: Dealership owner and longer serving 3 reading and voting on Constitution motions made at the Janu- member of the HD Dealer advisory board. Long ary 2011 BOD meeting will be at the May 2011 meeting: time racer, referee, and district congressman for the AMA. Long time safety advocate. Motion 72: Change Article 5, Section 4, Paragraph B to “A voting mem- Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel: If I need to tell you ber of the BOD who holds more than one voting BOD office who he is or what he’s done, please put down the or proxy will be counted only once for quorum but may vote magazine and back away slowly. one time for each BOD voting office or proxy held.” Michael Prugh: Bike designer and builder. He took Eliminate Article 5, Section 5, Paragraph G. “Votes from a group of students from Western Dakota Tech to proxies held by a current voting member of the BOD will be build two one off custom bikes. counted separately from the vote made in the commission of Gloria Tramontin Struck: A 65 year member of the their held BOD office.” Motor Maids. At 85 she is an inspiration. After rid- By adding “or proxy” to Paragraph B, Paragraph G becomes ing all 48 continental United States many times and redundant. several countries in Europe, she spoke in her ac- ceptance speech about looking forward to she and Motion 73: her daughter riding cross country to celebrate her Clarify Article 5, Section 5, Paragraph H. “The proxy holder 91st birthday. Yes, a 91 year old saddling up and must vote as directed, unless new information unknown by going cross country. No “It’s too far to ride” here. the voting BOD member at the time the proxy was issued is presented and the proxy holder believes the information Mike and Margaret Wilson: Both have contributed would have changed the voting BOD member’s direction, greatly to motorcycling. Mike as a racer both before had it been known. Then, the proxy holder must “abstain and after WWII. Margaret is a 60 year member of due to new information” for the vote.” the Motor Maids. They ran motorcycle dealerships Self explanatory. together for 25 years. Their individual accomplish-
ments are great but they are viewed as a pair. Motion 74: Rod Taylor: We know Rod and are grateful for all Add Article 5, Section 5, new paragraph. “A proxy is not he has done for motorcycling and safety training. transferrable by a proxy holder.” I’m afraid if I went into to much detail we would all Self explanatory. hear him blush all the way from Indy. We are proud of you Rod. 2nd reading of Constitution motions made at the March 2011 BOD meeting will be at the May 2011 meeting: After seeing the determination and drive this group of people have even after many years of service to motorcycling, I am determined that Motion 75: we have only scratched the surface of what ABATE of Ohio can do. If Change the title of Article IV from “Organization” to we stand together and work together in these times of change there is “Corporate Organization”. nothing we can’t achieve. Self explanatory.
So I will ask once more: IS THIS THE YEAR? Motion 76: Add “of organized regions” to Article IV, Section 3, Para Ed Schetter graph B and Change “recognized” to “considered organized” Executive Director In Article IV, Section 4, Paragraph B. ABATE of Ohio Inc. A region is recognized as a geographic location but is con- sidered organized when required officers are in position.
Here are the updates from the hard working Bylaw Review Committee. Motion 77: If you have anything to add or an issue you think is unclear or needs Add “of organized counties” to Article IV, Section 4, Para addressed, please drop me a line. graph A and Change “recognized” to “considered organized”
Constitution motions passed at the March 2011 BOD meeting that in Article IV, Section 5, Paragraph B. were proposed at the November 2010 meeting. A county is recognized as a geographic location but is con- sidered organized when required officers are in position. Motion 70: Add Article 8, Paragraph B: “No contract may be signed or (Continued on Page 24, By-Law Changes) executed when the officer signing has a conflict of interest
September 2011 Outspokin’ 6 The AMA will alert you when your federal lawmakers schedule a public meeting. You may also contact your lawmaker's local office Victory! or visit their website to inquire about their public August schedule. To look up your lawmakers' contact information, visit the AMA Issues & Legislation page and enter your zip code in the "Find Your Officials" box. For details on how to prepare for a town hall meeting, schedule a meeting with your elected officials, and more, visit the AMA Get Involved webpage and select "Communicate with Elected Offi- cials." To find information on motorcyclist-related issues visit the AMA Issues & Legislation page. Federal issues will be displayed on the main page. To view state specific issues, select your state in the "Search by State" drop down menu. Lawmakers are elected by you and work for you. They care about your concerns -- the concerns of their constituents. Take advantage of this recess to meet your lawmakers, face to face, and allow them the opportunity to get to know you, the riding com- munity, and motorcyclist-related issues. Encourage your fellow riders to join you in your efforts. If you speak with your legislators this August, the AMA would Lead law fix signed, sealed, delivered like to hear your story. Please take a moment to tell us about your experience here, or contact the Grassroots Team. In a victory for families who enjoy responsible motorized rec- Thank you for getting involved. reation, President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to allow the sale of kids' off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to continue. On Aug. Roger DeCoster to be honored as Hall of Fame Legend 12, Obama signed into law H.R. 2715, introduced by Reps. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.). The measure at 2011 Induction Ceremony exempts kids' OHVs from the Consumer Product Safety Improve- Roger DeCoster's name is practically synonymous with the ment Act (CPSIA) of 2008, known as the lead law. sport of motocross, and he is generally recognized as the best- The CPSIA, which went into effect on Feb. 10, 2009, banned known MX racer in the first 50 years of the sport. On Friday, Nov. the making, importing, distributing or selling of any product in- 18, he will be honored as a Motorcycle Hall of Fame Legend at the tended for children 12 and under, including kids' dirtbikes and all- annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, Nev. terrain vehicles (ATVs), that contained more than a specified amount of lead in any accessible part that might be ingested. "Roger DeCoster is not only a motorcycling legend in America, but The new law is a victory that is the result of nearly three years around the world," said Jeffrey V. Heininger, chairman of the of intensive efforts by the AMA and its partner organization, the All American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation, which raises money for -Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), their members and millions the Hall of Fame. "It's truly an honor for us to be able to honor of advocates of responsible OHV recreation. him."
Take Advantage of Congress in Recess DeCoster, who joins Kenny Roberts as a Legend honoree at the Great opportunity for your legislators to get to know you . Hall of Fame induction ceremony, will be recognized during the Each August, the U.S. Congress takes a recess from Capitol Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for the Class of Hill and focuses their time in the district they represent. They at- 2011. The 2011 class includes motocross promoter Stu Peters, tend local events, host town hall discussions, and meet with con- noted magazine editor Phil Schilling, industry leader Fred Fox, stituents -- you! roadracing champion Doug Polen and early motorcycling pioneer The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) urges riders to Norbert Schickel. Read more: www.americanmotorcyclist.com/
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September 2011 Outspokin’ 7 Ever been to Sen. Bill Coley 4th District which is Butler County Michigan? There are [email protected] some great vacation Sen. Kris Jordan 19th District which is Delaware, Knox, spots, especially on Morrow, Richland, part of Ashland counties the west coast of [email protected] Michigan. My favorite Sen. Peggy Lehner 6th District which is part of Montgomery is Crystal Lake. The County [email protected] problem with vaca- Sen. Joe Schiavoni 33rd District which is Mahoning, Carroll, tioning in Michigan for and portions of Stark and Tuscarawas counties me is that dog gone [email protected] helmet law. They Sen. Nina Turner 25th District Cleveland senator- have a bill right now [email protected] Scott “Woody” Wood that gives adults the If you would like to send them a letter in the mail, all senators in right to choose this committee have offices in the statehouse and can be mailed whether or not they to: want to wear helmets. Senator (Their Name), Statehouse, 1 Capital Square, Co- This bill is S.B. 291. lumbus, OH 43215. The bill has been passed On the federal level, the law that provides an exemption for by both House and Senate and is only waiting on Gov. Rick youths dirt bikes has been passed by our legislators and is wait- Snyder’s signature to become law. ABATE of Michigan has put ing on President Obama’s signature. out a call to action asking people to let Gov. Snyder know they Any questions, comments, suggestions please feel free to email support the bill. Input from outside of their state would help a lot. me at [email protected]. That input from other states is seen as potential money coming into the state from tourists. Regards, Not only has ABATE of Michigan put out a call to action, the Scott “Woody” Wood MRF, KMA/KBA, and the C.O.I.R. branch of the Ohio Defender’s ABATE of Ohio, Inc. has put out calls to action on this issues. On our website, State Government Relations Director abate.com, there is a link and instructions to write Gov. Snyder. The letter can be short and simple and still be effective. See sample below:
Dear Governor Snyder, Senate Bill 291 has been passed by Michigan’s House and Senate. This bill is waiting on your signature to become law. This bill gives adults the right to choose to wear or not wear a helmet in Michigan. I support this bill and ask that you sign it into law. Regards, (Your Name) (Your Address)
The mailing address is: Governor Rick Snyder, State Capital, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Michigan, 48909. The email address is [email protected]. The phone is 517-373-3400. Our neighbors need our help. Let’s give them a hand. Back in Ohio, S.B. 92 (ROW bill) is still rolling. There is a meeting being scheduled for later this month with interested parties of the bill. Hopefully we can iron some things out before the next committee hearing. I need some help with influencing the committee on this bill. I am working on an organized plan to divide the state among committee members. I am waiting right now due to the fact that one of the committee members has stepped down from the senate to take one of the governor’s cabinet positions. Her position on the committee has not been decided yet. Below is a listing of Highway and Transportation Committee members and info. If your senator is not on the list, pick the one that is in your ABATE Region or closest one to it, and email them. Senate Highway and Transportation Committee: Sen. Tom Patton (Chair)-24th District which is part of Cuya- hoga County [email protected] Sen. Frank LaRose (Vice Chair) 27th District which is part of Summit County [email protected] Sen. Jason Wilson (Ranking Minority Member) 30th District which is Columbiana, Belmont, Jefferson, Harrison, part of Tus- carawas counties [email protected]
September 2011 Outspokin’ 8 this week, both the US House and US MRF NEWS Senate passed a measure to clean up the Motorcycle Riders Founda- Consumer Product Safety Commission tion (CPSC). HR 2715, sponsored by Mary 236 Massachusetts Ave. NE | Suite 510 Bono-Mack (R-CA), takes aim at reform- | Washington, DC 20002-4980 ing the issue of banning youth products due to lead content percentages. Also 202-546-0983 (voice) | 202-546-0986 known as the Consumer Product Safety (fax) http://www.mrf.org Commission Improvement Act (CPSCIA), this bill addresses a number of issues; but Contact:Jeff Hennie, Vice President of first and foremost is the language to fix the Government Ralations and Public Affairs lead law. HR 2715 specifically addresses the issue 11NR23 - MRF News Release - "Call to Ac- of youth motorcycles, other off road vehi- tion" Motorcycle Helmet Law Modification in cles, and snowmobiles, effectively ex- Michigan empting them from the lead certification FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE rules. The measure sailed through both 2 August 2011 the Senate and House by unanimous consent in both chambers. The MRF ap- "Call to Action" Motorcycle Helmet Law plauds Congress for addressing this im- Modification in Michigan port issue. This release is being sent to you at the request of ABATE of Michi- The legislation will need the President’s signature before becoming gan. Please direct any questions or comments to ABATE of Michi- law. The MRF encourages you to contact the President and ask gan him to sign HR 2715 into law. From: Vince Consiglio, President, ABATE of Michigan Comments: 202-456-1111 ABATE of Michigan would like the help of all motorcyclists in their Switchboard: 202-456-1414 fight for freedom. Senate Bill 291 passed the Michigan Senate in http://www.whitehouse.gov/CONTACT/ late June. We are asking all rights activists to send a post card to Michigan's Governor, Rick Snyder, urging him to support motorcycle helmet choice for adults. A postcard from a "FREE" state may help him realize that Michigan loses motorcycle money every day of the summer with a mandatory helmet law. Governor Snyder prides himself on being all about business and helping business. Please urge Governor Snyder to support adult choice. MAIL to: Governor Rick Snyder State Capital P.O. Box 30013 Lansing, Michigan 48909 517 373-3400 Thanks for helping us in our efforts. Hope to see you in September riding FREE in Michigan. Thanks again, Vince Consiglio
11NR24 - MRF News Release - Congress Exempts Youth Motor- cycles, ATVs and Snowmobiles from Lead Ban FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 August 2011
Congress Exempts Youth Motorcycles, ATVs and Snowmobiles from Lead Ban The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has learned that earlier
September 2011 Outspokin’ 9 “Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.” Author Unknown
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Hi Friends, weekend of February to go to the State Seminar in Colum- I hope everyone is bus. This is very important and very fun. having a safe riding sea- The Awareness Ride is the first Saturday in May and if we son. The weather on the can get every person who rides, ABATE member or not, at whole has been pretty the ride, that will create awareness to watch for motorcycles good. When we started on the roads. And finally out this year we were all we need to start thinking about June Jam. We must make it a doing our pre-ride big event because that is what supports us for most of the Mike Stock checks, don’t let your year. And it is fun! guard down now. Stay We support a lot of charities through the year and June alert! Jam makes it possible for us to survive. We have a new mem- Thanks to all. If you don't have a sign out front, get one. It's ber out talking to Driver's your duty. Ed classes and they are doing a great job. We need more members to get involved in this way. Ride Within Your Limits, Last Sunday I rode to Region 1, Hopedale, picking up my Mike riding sidekick, Harley, in Delaware. We attended their region meeting and talked about Safety & Ed. I hooked Cindy up with all the info to start Motorcycle Awareness in another Driver's Ed school. Good Luck. Thanks Larry and all for a good afternoon. This last week we lost a brother and we will miss him. Dale Barnhiser was my first customer to purchase a Look Twice Save a Life sign. It's been in front of his house since then, and as long as Deb is in that house, the sign will be there reminding us of Dale. Please, if you don't have a sign, get one. I just got my reservation for Meeting of the Minds Sept 22 and 23 in Romulus, MI. I would like to see a good turn-out of members because we all need to know how it works for 2013 when Ohio will be hosting it. You will learn a lot about how the Rights Movement works. It is about 1 hour from Toledo so it should be no more than a 4 hour trip from the furthest point in Ohio. Last of all, we as ABATE members need to get our 2012 calendar ready. Everyone needs to start planning for the first
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ment of Transportation's Federal Highway NCOM BIKER Administration. That means a lot of new rid- NEWSBYTES ers, riding not very far or not very often.” In an effort to “help keep all those weekend Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, warriors looking to get on a bike and go riding National Coalition of Motorcyclists from losing their heads, we looked at the most recent fatality data -- from 2009 -- to deter- (NCOM) mine which states were the safest for the aspiring Evel Knievels among us. We ranked PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNS REPEAL OF all 50 states and the District of Columbia to KIDS’ MOTORCYCLE BAN see which ones had the smallest proportion of President Barack Obama signed a motorcycle deaths as a proportion of total bipartisan consumer safety bill on August 12 that exempts youth- traffic deaths.” sized motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) from the Con- Half of the states fall below the national average of 15.4%, sumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008 that bans and half above. Here are the 10 states with the lowest ratio of rider children’s products that contain lead. fatalities: H.R. 2715, introduced by U.S. Representatives Mary Bono Tenth-safest: Vermont - Motorcyclist fatalities: 68; Proportion Mack (R-CA) and G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), passed near- of total vehicle deaths: 11.8% unanimously in the House 421-2 on Aug. 1 and was approved by Eighth-safest: (tie): Virginia - Motorcyclist fatalities: 671; unanimous consent by the Senate later that day. The measure Proportion of total vehicle deaths: 11.5% excludes kids’ off-road vehicles from the overly-broad CPSIA lead Eighth-safest: (tie): Kentucky - Motorcyclist fatalities: 745; certification rules, which previously prohibited their sale due to Proportion of total vehicle deaths: 11.5% lead content of components such as batteries and brakes. Seventh-safest: Missouri - Motorcyclist fatalities: 806; Pro- “This law is a win-win for American consumers and the portion of total vehicle deaths: 10.8% American economy,” said Congresswoman Bono Mack, “and I Sixth-safest: Wyoming - Motorcyclist fatalities: 129; Propor- thank the President for signing this critically important bill into law.” tion of total vehicle deaths: 10.1% Be sure to contact your federal legislators and thank them for Fifth-safest: Alabama - Motorcyclist fatalities: 776; Proportion rectifying the onerous “Lead Law” bike ban, and for supporting the of total vehicle deaths: 9.8% rights of millions of off-road enthusiasts and future motorcyclists. Fourth-safest: West Virginia - Motorcyclist fatalities: 334; Proportion of total vehicle deaths: 7.5% ABATE OF MICHIGAN REQUESTS YOUR IMMEDIATE ACTION Third-safest: Mississippi - Motorcyclist fatalities: 632; Pro- This urgent Call To Action is on behalf of our neighbors in portion of total vehicle deaths: 7.4% ABATE of Michigan, requesting the help of all motorcyclists in their Second-safest: Nebraska - Motorcyclist fatalities: 211; Pro- fight for freedom. portion of total vehicle deaths: 7.1% “Senate Bill 291 passed the Michigan Senate in late June,” Safest: North Dakota - Motorcyclist fatalities: 135; Proportion writes ABATE of MI President Vince Consiglio. “We are asking all of total vehicle deaths: 5.2% rights activists to send a post card to Michigan's Governor, Rick Snyder, urging him to support motorcycle helmet choice for HELMET AND ACCOUSTICS RESEARCH COULD QUIET THE adults.” RIDE Consiglio further advises that; “A postcard from a ‘FREE’ After accelerating, most of the sound that a rider can hear state (such as neighboring Ohio) may help him realize that Michi- isn't from the bike engine or other vehicles on the road, but from gan loses motorcycle money every day of the summer with a man- the air rushing over and around their helmet. Noise levels inside a datory helmet law. Governor Snyder prides himself on being all helmet can reach rock-concert levels when traveling at highway about business and helping business. Please urge Governor Sny- speeds, and a group of engineers and psychologists from two U.K. der to support adult choice.” MAIL to: Governor Rick Snyder, universities have gathered to study how to minimize helmet noise State Capital, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, MI 48909 or call (517) to protect riders from hearing damage and reduce the potential 373-3400 or e-mail [email protected]. distraction that noise poses to riders. Michigan is one of 20 states with a mandatory helmet law for Their research paper, which has been accepted for publica- all riders, but before the state legislature broke for the summer the tion by The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, identifies Senate voted 24-14 on June 28th to repeal their 40-year old hel- another type of sound experienced by riders, called body con- met requirement for motorcyclists 21 or older, who have been ducted sound. Aboard a motorcycle, this process transmits engine riding for at least two years or passes a safety test, and have vibrations and the percussive force of the wind through the flesh $100,000 in personal injury insurance. A sunset provision would and bone to the ear. Earplugs don't stop it, and it can be signifi- cause the ban on helmetless riding to resume in five years, unless cant. the legislature acts again. The heavily-amended measure now Another topic under investigation by the Bath group is how moves to the House of Representatives for further action. sound impacts attention, and one experiment measured how dif- ferent volumes of sound impaired a test subject's peripheral vision. SAFEST STATES TO RIDE While riders and others recognize that noise can be a serious According to a statistical analysis from TheStreet.com finan- health issue, many U.S. jurisdictions prohibit the use of earplugs cial website, the safest state to ride in is North Dakota, with a fatal- or other noise-reducing devices. One long road trip could take a ity rate nearly a third the national average, low levels of conges- rider through numerous changes in local laws. tion and high quality road surfaces. In an article “The Safest States for Motorcycles” in the August QUOTABLE QUOTE: "Useless laws weaken the necessary laws." 1st Business Section, writer Greg Emerson points out that, “The Charles de Montesquieu (1689-1755), French philosopher and truth is that motorcycle riding is up. Way up. Between 1996 and political thinker 2005, motorcycle registrations increased 61% while vehicle miles traveled of motorcycles grew only 8.6%, according to the Depart-
September 2011 Outspokin’ 14 Q. There was an incident with one of our members concerning "Handle Bar Height". He ASK OUR was stopped by the Ill. State Police for his bars being too high. He received a warning ticket and was told that the next time he could receive a LAWYER ticket and possibly have his bike towed/ impounded. That just doesn’t seem right.
BY ROD TAYLOR - - ABATE of Illinois member
ABATE LEGAL SERVICES A: Until the various state organizations can get their laws changed, these laws remain in CHIPPED OFF force. The laws are not consistent from state to Q: I live in Indiana. They just put down chip state, either. In Ohio, the maximum height is 15 and seal pavement on the road near my house. It is inches. In Indiana and Illinois, the maximum a slippery mess and very dangerous to ride a motor- height is the rider’s shoulder when the rider is cycle on. I called the Supervisor at INDOT to com- seated in the saddle. If you are cited for a handle- plain about there being no warning signs. This sur- bar height violation, carefully watch how the officer face is hard on paint from the rocks being thrown. It measures the heights. You can challenge the is like trying to ride on marbles with a bike and I ticket if the officer does not properly measure the almost lost control of my truck going around a curve. Is there anything heights, or, as happens in some cases, doesn’t measure at all. that ABATE can do about this junk being put down on state roads? PEEPING POLICE - CAN THEY? - Steven Kuhn, ABATE of Indiana Q: My name is Robert Henry from Crawford County ABATE in A. Steven, our office has been in contact with the officials Illinois. Recently, the Sons of Silence had a national support rally in having jurisdiction over this state road. Chip and seal is not a friend of Palestine, IL. The attendees of the rally have always been well be- any vehicle, much less a two wheeler. If chip and seal is used, warn- haved at this rally. Here’s the thing that has got me going: the county ing signs are a must for the traveling public. We have had some bad sheriff has been videoing every biker that comes and goes to and mishaps with chip and seal in both Ohio and Illinois. We have re- from the party, as well as all bikers with or without colors on. The quested a formal response from Indiana, Illinois and Ohio regarding party is on private property. The video device is set up on a tripod at the procedures to be used by highway contractors when chip and seal the park entrance. Is this legal for the police to do? It sure gives the is applied. I have requested ABATE lawyer George Tinkham, formerly feeling of Big Brother. In addition, the State Police as well as county a lawyer for the Illinois Department of Transportation, to weigh in on and village police are patrolling heavily. Please advise with your this one as well. thoughts on this matter.
WORKPLACE INSPECTION FOR WEAPONS - LEGAL OR NOT? - Robert Henry, ABATE of Illinois
Q: The company I work for has a ban on weapons (guns or A: As long as the video is done from public property, police knives more than a 3" blade) on their property which I'm sure most officers most likely have the right to tape. This activity creates a chill- companies do. They told us today that if they suspect that we have a ing effect. So at some point the activity may violate our 4th Amend- weapon in our vehicle, that they can search it without a warrant. They ment rights. Remember, in many states, it is a one-way street - the can't do this or can they? Thanks. police can film you, but you can’t film the police.
-ABATE member HELP OUR MICHIGAN BROTHERS ABATE of Michigan sent us a request we wanted to pass along to A: I am assuming your vehicle is parked on company property. you: If that is the case, the company's property rights trump your 4th Amendment rights. The point is that all property owners can set the ABATE of Michigan would like the help of all motorcyclists in their conditions for entry. If your car is parked in a public area not con- fight for freedom. Senate Bill 291 passed the Michigan Senate in late trolled by the company, a warrant is needed, unless the company June. We are asking all rights activists to send a post card to Michi- makes a search of your vehicle a condition of employment. But how gan's Governor, Rick Snyder, urging him to support motorcycle hel- far can the company go with rules? Could they search your home to met choice for adults. A postcard from a "FREE" state may help him see if you have automatic weapons if company rules allow? I will realize that Michigan loses motorcycle money every day of the sum- continue this answer in a later column. mer with a mandatory helmet law. Governor Snyder prides himself on being all about business and helping business. Please urge Governor ABATE lawyer George Tinkham adds: I agree that an employer may Snyder to support adult choice. Mail to: Governor Rick Snyder, State make inspection of private property at the workplace a condition of Capitol, P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, Michigan 48909 employment. The employee, however, has the option of leaving in- - Vince Consiglio, President, ABATE of Michigan stead of allowing the inspection. This, of course, may result in disci- We will also ask the governors of the "free states" to contact Gover- pline - including loss of job. nor Snyder and urge support of the bill. I am looking forward to riding in a free Michigan. - Rod HANDLEBAR HEIGHT CONFUSION? RED LIGHTS: DEAD TO THE RIGHT OR DEAD TO THE LEFT? We’ve gotten a number of questions recently about handlebar heights. Here are a couple of them and our response: This question and answer comes courtesy of Jay Jackson, Executive Director of ABATE of Indiana: Q. There seems to be much confusion about handlebar height and how it is measured. Perhaps your column could be of assistance. Q: Do you know what Indiana's stance is on the left on red is when the traffic sensor doesn’t work? I was on my bike the other day - Ed Blaize, ABATE of OHIO (Continued on Page 22, Ask Our Lawyer)
September 2011 Outspokin’ 15 Happy Birthday gether back in the 1930’s after Dad got out of the Army. How Dad Shootin’ to me, found a job in a factory which soon went on strike. And how when a bus load of strike-breakers showed up, one of the bat wielding Some of you thugs that got off the bus turned out to be Dad’s own father the Breeze ! might have already (Gramps). Being a union member all my life, I asked Dad, “How gone through this, could Gramps even think about doing that?” but I’m turning 60 “Bum,” he replied, “It was the Great Depression. Ya did what ya later this month. The had to do to feed and take care of your family. Your grandfather other day at a swap just didn’t know that I had recently started that job.” meet I met a guy “Well, what happened?” who is eighty-eight “We both just looked at each other and said, Screw THIS! He years old, which dropped his baseball bat, I dropped the sign I was carrying, and made me feel a then we walked together into a bar across the street and had a whole lot better beer.” about turning 60! I went on to tell Deeter how Dad then got hired by an orchestra LOL (laugh out loud). playing a stand-up bass, and how Gramps used to go watch them He still rides and has perform in ballrooms all over the state with his wife (Granny, the ridden most of his woman who gave me the name “Bum”) and my mom. Finally, I told life, but now he rides him how Gramps and Dad both worked for a few years in Warren’s a trike because the Packard plant making those beautiful old luxury automobiles, and [email protected] weight of a big two that this was his toolbox. wheeler was bother- Over the years Deeter mentioned over and over how he’d by Bummer ing his legs. REALLY like to have that toolbox. He’d say, “Bummer, this is a He reminded me Journeyman Machinist’s toolbox. Hell, YOU don’t even know what so much of a dude some of these tools are used for.” And he was right. But since it named Pappy whom I’ve written about many times. In fact I was was passed down to me, and even had Gramps name on it, I thinking just that when, believe it or not, I noticed he had “Pappy” wouldn’t even consider parting with it even if it had (for the most on a patch on his vest! I almost LOST it! Of course I told him part) become just a “bench ornament”. about “my” Pappy, and he replied that the members of his riding The years flew by and I was probably about 50, when I realized club recently gave him that name just because he was the oldest. that I hadn’t updated my will for a long time. Having been divorced But the co-incidences got even weirder when I found out they had a few times, AND my situation changing on what seemed like a many other things in common besides name and age.....it just blew daily basis, I was thinking about doing just that...... when at our an- me away. nual ABATE seminar I was told that an attorney was present who Anyway, he told me about a bike he has stashed away in his would prepare a will for members for free. Now, “free” is just about barn.... “It’s a 1911 Yale one cylinder Bummer....my first motorcy- always a good thing to me, so I took advantage of it and sat down cle. I’ve kept it all these years. It’s got 26” wheels on the damned with him to “Get ‘er done”. thing. I got it in 1940 and it was an antique then.” Then he went on Later in the evening I walked up to Deeter who was standing in to tell me about something I’ve never even heard of before.... the hallway bullshitting with a few people. I told him how I had Maybe a lot of the really old bikes used these in their day, and it revised my will, and went on to tell him that he’s mentioned in it. won’t be news to those of you who know this, but instead of a round He solemnly took a swig of Pabst’s Blue Ribbon. Then he took a inner tube, he used a straight rubber tubular cylinder that was hit off one of the Old Gold cigarettes he’s always smoking and read crimped on both ends. He’d wrap the un-inflated straight tube the will that I had thrust into his hands. After a minute of reading it around the inside of the tire, overlapping the ends. Then he’d his eyes widened and he looked up at me to exclaim, “YOUR mount the tire and inflate it through the tube’s valve that he poked ASHES??? You left it up to me to decide what to do with your through the rim just like a regular tube. One size fit most. damned ASHES?? Hell! I thought you were leaving me your He musta read my mind, because he immediately went on to grandfather’s TOOLBOX!!” say, “You’d think the tire would sorta kerflop on the pavement every Eventually I had the will revised yet again, and with my sons time the wheel rotated, wouldn’t ya? But it didn’t. It worked great, having grown into men, the new executor (my son Jason) asked me but of course that bike only goes about 30 MPH.” if maybe I should consider changing it once more. Man, the things ya learn when ya listen to us old people. “Dad, maybe ya might wanna reconsider this part....” I was in my garage the other day cleaning up my bench. As I “Why? What’s that? Show me.” And he pointed to one of the put tools away, I paused to ponder on my grandfather’s old machin- clauses. ist’s tool box. It has his name, “Lewis Baldwin” engraved on a little “Well, it’s just that I’d appreciate having your ashes....that’s all. plaque on the lid from when he kept it in the shop where he worked. Did Deeter ever tell ya what he planned on doing with them?” I had to laugh when I remembered an incident that happened a “No. I just assumed they’d be tossed on a little road trip, memo- long time ago..... rial run or something.” I’ve had an old friend named Deeter for so long that I don’t even “Well, if ya don’t mind....give them to me. I’d like to keep them.” remember how we met. I DO know that he’s known ALL of my “It sure as hell ain’t gonna make no difference to ME. And I’m wives (which goes back a bit) and was around when my first son sure he ain’t gonna mind. I’ll just tell Deeter of the change in was born 34 years ago. I further know that if for whatever reason I plans.” And I did. (What I didn’t tell him though, was that I also told were to be dropped from a helicopter buck-naked in the middle of a Jason to give Deeter the toolbox, but only if that was okay with both desert with nothing on me except a cell phone, the first person I’d him and his brother Ben. He said he’d have to talk to Ben. So, if call would be Deeter. And he’d come. He’s that kind of person, you’re reading this Deeter, ya gotta talk to them about it LOL) and that kind of friend. I stopped at a garage sale the other day. I really don’t need Anyway, one day long ago he asked me about the old multi- anything these days, but I did keep an eye out for a big wooden drawer tool box, and I told him about it being from my grandfather rolling pin. I seem to have mysteriously lost mine last time I got who was a machinist among many other things. I told him about divorced. Of course I rarely used it, but I DO make great biscuits my father telling me how he and Gramps used to drive truck to- from scratch. I guess the rolling pin was the price I paid for my
September 2011 Outspokin’ 16 Continued from page 16 - Shootin’ the Breeze high price. The woman had a $5 sticker on it. So I thought, What the hell? As I was digging for my wallet she told me I could have it most recent ex teaching me how to make ‘em. for $3, then said something that freaked me out so much that I In fact, over the years I’ve learned to cook-up quite a few things almost set the damned thing down and left. from the women in my life, as well as a few hearty originals. Like: “We’ll just call this Senior Day.” Then she laughed. Chili (anybody can make it hot.....I make it GOOD), tuna noodle Since she had good intentions, I smiled and paid the $3. But I casserole, various things on the grill, and one of my favorites, thought, DO I LOOK LIKE A DAMNED SENIOR?? something that I call “Slop”..... I guess I do. To make “Bummer’s Slop”, ya brown a whole lotta ground beef, A few months ago I went to watch an old friend who plays in a add to it noodles, little whole mushrooms, and lotsa undiluted con- Stevie Ray Vaughn tribute band. When they took a break he came densed mushroom soup. Then ya throw in some shelled walnuts to where I stood and we talked for a while. As we were standing (yes, walnuts), garlic, soy sauce and just about anything else ya there, a few young honeys slid between us on their way to the got layin’ around. And just like chili, the more often ya warm it up, bathroom. Kurt (my buddy) noticed my eyes following them as they the better it tastes. walked away. I was never really into young chicks, but my eyes Granny taught me to make something that she called “Fried apparently have minds of their own. Shredded Wheat”: Ya soak a few big old shredded wheat biscuits “To them we’re invisible Bummer.” Kurt stated flatly. in salt water for a few seconds, fry em for however long ya like and I immediately knew exactly what he was talking about. Like I lay ‘em on a plate. Next ya butter and salt the hell outta them while said, I’m NOT into young-uns and never was. I just don’t wanna be they’re steaming hot, then top ‘em off with a few eggs fried over invisible! easy. Add sausage or whatever, and it’s pure heaven when ya got Okay.... Maybe by next month you won’t have to hear me bitch- the morning hungers. AND, ya don’t even need dippin’ toast for the ing about my personal problems with my age, at least for a while. eggs ‘cause the yolks soak into the shredded wheat! One thing I CAN boast about is that I’m a survivor and can adapt to Gettin’ back to it, when I stopped at this garage sale I couldn’t almost anything. find a rolling pin (so I guess I just gotta keep using stolen bar I’m just sick and tired of having to. glasses to roll out the biscuits). I was fixin’ to leave empty-handed Be seein’ ya, when I noticed a little black trunk that would fit perfectly on the Bummer luggage rack of my Road King. Being a cheap bastard, I long ago PS: There’s news about a state law change in my Region Zero decided against buying one of those “store bought” motorcycle news report for Trum/Mah counties that should be of interest luggage things because I wouldn’t use it often enough to justify the to y’all.
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ARN TO LE ACE HE PL NDLE T ’T HA CAN YOU HOL!! ALCO YOUR (Continued from Page 15, Ask Our Lawyer)
Tired of watching and the sensor didn’t detect me. After waiting through at least two cycles, I turned left on the red and got stopped by a cop. Is your Freedom there a law that lets bikes turn left on red when the sensor does- slowly disappear? Ready to do n’t work? Or have I just heard it is generally acceptable? something A: There is no provision in Indiana Code that allows a about it? motorcycle to turn left on red, so technically, if a rider does that they are violating the law and can be cited. Practically speaking, many of our friends in law enforcement say that the cop would have to be a real hard case to write somebody up if they follow the "generally accepted" procedure of waiting through one com- plete cycle (meaning you were there for two cycles) and then proceeding with caution. We have not lobbied for this as we are reluctant to ask for "special privileges" for motorcycles. However, we do want to be treated equally and expect to be recognized by traffic control devices. We have done extremely well in contact- ing local jurisdictions when a sensor does not function for motor- cycles and meeting with them to re-adjust. I hope this helps. Thanks, Jay! Remember, injured ABATE members pay only 28 ½% of total recov- ery and expenses as approved by client, consistent with and con- forming to applicable state law. Elsewhere, you may pay 33 ⅓%, 40% or even 50% of your recovery. And, ABATE members are not charged for recovery of damage to your motorcycle, and have ac- cess to a 24-hour toll-free telephone number.
Call us at (800) 25-RIDER A Membership Application is on the Back Cover of this Issue If you have any questions you would like to ask the lawyer, please submit them to ASK OUR LAWYER, at [email protected]. We Thank You in advance for your Support! © 2011, A.B.A.T.E. Legal Services
Okay, you have all read the articles in this issue regarding HR 2715. Something I found interesting that was not in any of the articles is how our US Representa- tives voted from here in Ohio. Here is how they voted on the Lead Law:
FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 683
H R 2715 2/3 YEA-AND-NAY 1-Aug-2011 2:28 PM QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass BILL TITLE: To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes
The ABATE of Ohio, Inc. newsletter, Outspokin’, is Yeas (421 total) Nays (2 total) No Votes (9 total)
published monthly. Deadline is the first of each Chabot, Steve Kucinich, Dennis J. None from Ohio month that precedes the issue month. Guidelines for material publication: Schmidt, Jean I hope you find this information helpful in thanking This column is for general ABATE purposes. Tell Turner, Michael those who voted in favor of this bill. In addition to us how you feel about ABATE or any of the issues Jordan, Jim writing to my rep, I also found it imperative to let we are following. Is there something you want to Latta, Robert E. Representative Kucinich know how I felt on his nay have more info on? Something you’re not seeing Johnson, Bill vote. anywhere else? Inactivity in your area and you want to hear from other’s there? We want to hear from Austria, Steve Thank you to all of our U.S. Representatives who you. Each are accepted on a case by case basis. Kaptur, Marcy voted in favor of this bill. There are now many young We will not accept slanderous or accusing letters, Fudge, Marcia L. riders who will be able to enjoy this sport and learn profanities, or non-ABATE related letters. Please tell Tiberi, Pat of the great camaraderie that will be built there. If us what region/county you’re in. any of you have little ones that this has effected, this Sutton, Betty Thank you for your interest in ABATE and we hope would be a great opportunity for them to write the to see you at an event! LaTourette, Steven C. representatives also. There is a lot to be said about
Diane Thompson, Outspokin' News Director Stivers, Steve “out of the mouths of babes”. Renacci, Jim Send articles to: [email protected] Also, ABATE thanks all who participated in contact- Subject line: Mailbox Member Corner Ryan, Tim ing your representative regarding this issue. Or snail mail to: PO Box 1658. Hilliard, Oh. 43026 Gibbs, Bob Watch Yourself and Enjoy the Day, Diane P.S. If you don’t have anything to say, I just might!
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Cleaning Out the Corral Classifieds are free to members, NO BUSINESSES sitting; kept out of the weather. $1200 $2,500 Misc parts for 2000 Fat Boy. PLEASE. Classifieds run for a maximum of 6 issues, OBO call Vivian Call Vanessa @ 513-288-1220 unless you tell us otherwise. Send changes to [email protected] or call 937.477.5193 419-680-3857 leave name and number. FOR SALE: Price Reduced $11,900 FOR SALE: FOR SALE: OBO 04/11 Outstanding, Barely Worn Leather Brand new back seat dresser T-bag. 2001 Wide Glide/ black, 1450 cc, New Items: Ladies’ Leather Jacket, size 40, Paid $280. Want $230. Never used. battery, Custom Chrome Front Rim, zip front, fringe on sleeves and back, 330-345-1000 Anytime. Low miles/ 14,000. $18,000 in it. Asking has belt - $55. Ladies’ Leather Vest, $12,900. ($100.00 upon sale donated FOR SALE: size L - teal colored insets on back in to The One Way Farm of Fairfield, shape of a flower—$25. Leather Chaps 03 Indian Chief parts: lights, turn sig- Ohio) Contact Mike @ 513- 569- 2555 – standard length, size XL - $60. Men’s nals, windshield, seat, gas tanks, fend- or [email protected] ers, side covers, speedo, air cleaners, Leather Jacket , size 46, zip front, FOR SALE: 04/11 fringe on sleeves and back - $65. The & more. All for $1,500. Dan-o @ 330- 2006 HD “STREET BOB” 19.7k mi, Bl two jackets look like twins of each other 606-9102 Cherry, 6 spd, 88” 1450cc eng. New and everything is in excellent condition, FOR SALE: hand grips, mini ape hangers, chrome only worn a few times. 513-943-1964. Morris M-5 Magneto, new points, con- timing chain covr, forward cntrls, saddle WANTED: denser, plug wires, excellent shape. bags, Screamin’ Eagle pipes, rear seat, Small black male leather riding chaps $700. 8mm Clutch Basket & front pulley sissybar, alarm system, chrm lic. plate no fringe, new, used, or in any good kickstart only, excellent shape. $75. holder, windshield. Asking $10,900, condition. 31 to 32 waist, at least 29 Krank vent for Shovel, new. $60. Com- Bob @ 765-732-4355 (Oxford area) plete Primary inards, chain, basket, etc. inseam if trimmed. Contact: Kevin Frost FOR SALE: 06/11 at [email protected], or call Kevin at excellent shape. $100. Pentair pool 2007 Honda VTX 1300c, 2,500 mi. 330-325-3322 (1PM - 9PM). Please heater 200,000 BTU excellent shape Shield, floor boards, bags, dark metallic leave msg if not available. $195. Hayward earth filter, excellent shape also. $145. Jeff Spradling 740- blue. $6,400. Michael - 330-503-8040 - FOR SALE: 676-8378 Region 1, Belmont Region Zero area. 1997 883 Sportster with 5,593 original FOR SALE: FOR SALE: 0711 miles, gets approx. 55 mpg. Extra parts 1997 80" EVO Engine, top end all incl: seats, rear lowering kit, passenger 2007 Sportster 1200XL Custom, white good, bottom end ??? carb, air cleaner backrests and any original parts re- pearl paint. 450 miles. bought new at included. Asking $1,300 or OBO. Fisch moved. Has quick release full wind- Neidengards. $9,000. Call Russ @ 740 @ 513-236-6222 shield, hard locking saddle bags and -76-8728 forward controls. Incl new rear tire and FOR SALE: FOR SALE: NEW PRICE ! 0711 oil filter change with purchase. Pics and 75 Sportster Daily Rider $4,500 OBO. 1997 FLSTC. 29K/mi. Stage 1, S/E video available here: 60’s VW Trike Roller Project, $2,200 or pipes. Frenched light rings, all black http://ww.w.willypittman.com/ForSale.ht trade for step-thru scooter. Art (Rabbi) with factory leather bags. Looks great, ml Price: $5,000 firm. Call between 419-335-1185 runs strong. (was $11,000) Now 4:00 - 9:00pm EST 513-460-2915 $9,500. For pic: [email protected]. Reg 5 FOR SALE: 11/10 Homer (James B. Blevins) 419-637- FOR SALE: 1968 FLH - completely rebuilt from the 2749 frame up, minus the paint job. I have FOR SALE: 0911 2002 Red Harley Sportster 883, 13,440 95% of the correct Harley Davidson miles, Screaming Eagle II Pipes, S&S parts, plus extras. Asking 1959 Triumph Trophy/Tiger; Pre-unit Air Cleaner & Carburetor, Forward $12,000.00. Howard at 419-966-6544. 650 single carb. Pretty much stock Controls, Detachable Windshield, New looking except for single solo sprung Rear Tire, Good Front Tire, Double FOR SALE: 11/10 seat and passenger pad. Runs good, Laced Front Rim, New Mirrors. 1976 Gold Wing, in good condition, Have parts book and shop manual. No $6,900.00 Call Jamie(419) 212-1112 partly disassembled. Was working on engine number, original frame and Can e-mail pictures: gerbie- restoring to original. Have all accesso- tranny numbers. No title. Asking $3,800 [email protected] ries, fairing (with radio), bags and trunk. or best offer. Call Martin 937-426- FOR SALE: 43,000 miles and motor runs. Will sale 7140 or email for pics and video at all or part out. must sell as we are mov- [email protected] Classic, 1978 Honda-Matic Hawk, good ing. Can deliver. Mike - 937-440-6950 condition, blue in color, needs minor WANTED: 0911 FOR SALE: 04/11 carb. cleaning. Under 15 K, original 1990 Ultra Classic Seat. Call Don @ miles. New battery needs tires from 2006 Honda Rebel, black, forward con- 740-824-3696 R-16 trols, leather saddle bags. 4,000 mi
September 2011 Outspokin’ 23 (Continued from Page 6 - By-Law Changes) Motion 7: Replace Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph C (originally Motion 78: Para B) “Members are prohibited from actively promot- Change the title of Article V from “Board of Directors” to ing the philosophies / objectives or conducting the busi- “BOD Organization” ness of any other organization at or during ABATE Self explanatory. meetings or events that interferes with ABATE busi- Motion 79: ness.” Clarify Article V, Section1, Paragraph C. Self explanatory. Self explanatory. Motion 8: Motion 80: Move Article 1, Section 3, Paragraph B to a new Delete “Proxy shall not name another voting member of Article 5: Qualification of Officers. the BOD.” from Article V, Section 2, Paragraph D. The new article will appear immediately before the elec- Section 2 addresses attendance policy, not proxy pol- tion procedures to define the qualifications for each icy. office. The new section will be modeled after the exist- Motion 81: ing “Qualification Guidelines for Officers” in the Policies Clarify Article V, Section 5, Paragraph A. and Procedures (pages 24-27). It is our intent that the Self explanatory. section belongs in the Bylaws, not the Policies/ Motion 82: Procedures. Clarify Article VI, Paragraphs B and C and delete Article Motion 9 was withdrawn at the March 2011 BOD meeting and VI, Paragraph D. replace with Motion 18 By inserting “These offices are filled by a vote of the Motion 9: BOD” into Paragraphs B and C, Paragraph D becomes Remove Article 1, Section 3, Paragraph C. redundant. Self explanatory. Motion 83: Replace “activities” with “endeavors” in Article VII, Sec- 3rd reading and voting on Bylaw motions made at the January tion 1, Paragraph B. 2011 BOD meeting will be at the May 2011 meeting: This clarifies the statement. Motion 10: Motion 84: Introduce new Article 2: Board Meetings. Add Article VII, Section 4, Paragraph C: “To serve as Establishes expectations of an ABATE board meeting. the Chairman of the ABATE PAC Fund.” Self explanatory. 2nd reading of Bylaw motions made at the March 2011 BOD Motion 85: meeting will be at the May 2011 meeting: Remove “Lifetime Achievement” from Article III, Sec- Motion 11: tion2: Types of Membership. Introduce new Article 3: Committee Meetings. Lifetime Achievement is an award that receives Lifetime Establishes expectations of an ABATE committee membership. It is not a form of membership. meeting. Motion 12: Bylaw motions passed at the March 2011 BOD meeting that Rename Article 2“Organization Functions and Activities” were proposed at the November 2010 meeting. to “Events” Motion 1: Self explanatory. Remove “not a motorcycle club” from Article 1: Organi- zational Identification, Section 1, Paragraph A. Motion 13: Self explanatory. Clarify Article 2, Sections 1 and 2 and eliminate Motion 2: Section 4. Remove Article 1, Section 1, Paragraphs B, C, and D. Simplifies the expectations of an ABATE of Ohio, Inc. These paragraphs are not part of the Identification of event and clearly states what is needed for sanctioning. ABATE and are part of Article 2 of the Constitution. Motion 14: Motion 3: Replace Article 3: Membership Dues, with new Article Clarify Article 1, Section 1, Paragraph B to expand the 3: Membership. physical property identifications and separate to Para- Self explanatory. graph D the statement of unauthorized use. Motion 15: Self explanatory. Replace Article 4, Section 1: Property of ABATE of Motion 4: Ohio, Inc., with new. Add Article 1, Section 1, Paragraph C to define the Self explanatory. intellectual property identifications. Motion 16: Self explanatory. Add new paragraph “All officers must maintain Ohio Motion 5: residency during their entire tenure.” to Article 1, Sec- Add Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph A “Membership in tion 3: General Officer Identification. ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is open to anyone, including Self explanatory members of other groups or organizations (including Motion 17: motorcycle clubs).” Add new paragraph “All officers must maintain member- Self explanatory. ship in good standing during their entire tenure.” to Arti- Motion 6: cle 1, Section 3: General Officer Identification. Replace Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph B (originally Self explanatory Para A) “ABATE members tend to reflect all socio- Motion 18: economic levels of the general society and all walks of (An error was found, Motion 9 is withdrawn and re- life. This diversity leads to a dynamic organization with placed by this motion.) varying opinions and the ability to analyze topics from Remove Article 1, Section 3, Paragraph C. different points of view.” Self explanatory Self explanatory.
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REGION ZERO Region News ALWAYS a good thing! Region Director: Tammy Blanton - 330-272-2038 Our September meeting will be on the 17th at the Borderline in Region Zero Meetings: Contact your County Coordinators for Girard at 6:30PM. time and location: Columbiana: Sam Sacconi 330-227-9900 meetings on 4th Sunday of Month, 2:00 pm. Bummer Mahoning: Ron Blanton 330-272-2265 Stark: Connie Larsen 330-257-9198, 3rd Sunday, 3:00 pm. Trumbull: Ron Blanton 330-272-2265 - Check County News for meeting location. Summit County: Paul Stokes 330-644-4572
Website: http://regionzero.abate.com
Region Zero Columbiana County Stark County Summit County Trumbull/Mahoning Counties
Greetings Earthlings, I missed our July 10th regional meeting, but was told that the loca- tion for our 19th annual Region Zero October Hog Roast has been changed from Carlton’s Harley Davidson in Mantua to the spacious grounds of Pooch’s Tavern in Mecca on the Mosquito Lake cause- way (Rt. 88). This year it’ll be held on Saturday, Oct.1st (when we’ll be having most of the events including the food) and continue on through Sunday the 2nd with overnight primitive camping for those who might wanna crash there Saturday night, so bring your tents if you’ve a mind to.....breakfast will be served. Included in your very reasonable gate fee will be: A bike rodeo...A bike show...Assorted vendors...Music and various other entertain- ment. Take all that and combine it with great roasted pig and other foods to stuff yourselves with (and plenty of it), and ya got the mak- ings for a GREAT old fashioned biker feast! By the time you read this, more details will have been made clear. For the first time in 19 years this is an entirely new location and a new format, so let’s try to support it. Perhaps we can return to the huge crowd we used to get for this event almost 20 years ago. Our July 16th meeting at the Alumni Inn in Girard went great. A good crowd showed up and was given a great legislative report by Lion, during which he said that the diagonal motorcycle parking bill initiated through the direct efforts of Mah/Trum County ABATE is now law! This bill states that motorcycles (but still not cars) can now legally park by backing into a diagonal parking space (the slanted ones that a lot of the smaller communities have) throughout the state of Ohio, instead of awkwardly parking front-first, which is usually slightly downhill and a real bitch to back up out of. And it’s VERY unsafe to have to be man-handling your bike backwards, up-hill and out into a lane of traffic, especially if you’re parked between two vans or what- ever. In the past, anyone who parked their bike by backing in was breaking the law, though I doubt most of us even knew it. Though the old law was rarely enforced to ticket motorcycles, it is never good to be at the mercy and discretion of the police. This is big people!! We can say without any exaggeration that we’ve actually changed the laws of the state of Ohio. This sort of thing is EXACTLY why we urge lawmakers to come speak at our meetings. State Rep. Tom Letson introduced this bill primarily because he was the guest speaker at one of our meetings in Bristolville a few years ago where we told him the details of the issue, prompting him to introduce the bill. If anyone ever asks you “Why is ABATE necessary?” or says, “ABATE is the helmet law folks.” you should point out things like this to them. Be VERY proud of this accomplishment!! Well done! We might have even helped to prevent a few accidents.....and that’s Outspokin’ Sept. 2011
September 2011 Outspokin’ 27 REGION ONE
Region Director: Larry Dobbins - 740-219-2716 [email protected] Dep. Director: Mike Aftanas- 304-479-2108 Belmont County: Bob Nagy– 740-695-5780 Harrison County: Paul Rayl– 417-737-1314 Jefferson County: Steven Diekmann 740-632-2950 Monroe County: OPEN Website: www.region1.abate.com
Region 1
Harrison County
REGION TWO Spring-Myrtle Beach-Fall
Region Director - Dave Davis - 740-349-9499 Spring-Daytona-Fall Deputy Director - Russell Brooks - 740-674-6094 Sturgis Always! Region 2 meetings will be held in the year 2011 at The Zanesville Ripin’ N Ridin’! American Legion Post #29 @ 27 South 3rd Street, Zanesville, Ohio 43701, at 2:00 p.m., always on the first Sunday, except July 17th and NO MEETING in AUGUST!! Coshocton County: June Davis 740-349-9499 Guernsey County: Pat Foraker 740-679-2494 5273 US Route 22 & 3, Morrow, OH 45152 Licking County: June Davis 740-349-9499 Phone: 513.899.3488 Fax: 513.899.9032 Muskingum County: Terry Billy 740-872-3686 E-Mail: [email protected] Please contact your County Coordinator for more information and directions. Region website: http://region2.abate.com WE ARE NOT A MOVING COMPANY. WE TRANSPORT MOTORCYCLES AND ONLY MOTORCYCLES!!! Muskingum County 0911
September 2011 Outspokin’ 28 Our toy run is coming up on Sept. 17th so mark your calen- REGION THREE dars and be sure to show your support for the local children who may not have a Christmas if not for this event. Region Director: Mark Davis 419-649-0240 Thanks to Haskel and Randy for all their work putting these runs For Region 3 meetings, please contact your County Coordinator together, great job! or your Region Director, Mark Davis for all information. I would like to remind everyone that school is back in session so Allen County: Dana Frost 419-229-0928 watch out for the school buses and the children. Logan County: Jack Linet 937-585-4155 It is almost time to start nominating officers for next year so please Paulding County: Daniel Bustos 419-399-5291 come to the meetings and share your ideas, suggestions and nomina- Putnam County: Lynda Schnipke 419-453-3834 tions for next year’s officers. We need your help to make our organiza- Van Wert County: Kevin Feathers 419-695-3846 tion grow. We can't do it without all of you. Region Website: http://region3.abate.com Until next time, Ride safe Cheap Charlie REGION FOUR Hamilton, Butler and Warren County Region Director: Ruby Worchuck, [email protected] 419-256-2560 419-966-9131 Hello Butler, Hamilton, and Warren Counties....
Region 4 meetings are held the Second Sunday of every month. Clermont County is having their “Booty Run” on September 3rd; infor- Board meetings are at 1:00 and General Membership meetings mation is on the Region web site. are at 2:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held be- The Hamilton County Poker Run, normally held on the last weekend tween the four county areas. Please contact your County Coordi- of September, has been put on hiatus this year. nator for more info. We are currently debating and voting on combining all of the individ- ual county meetings in Region 5 into a single region meeting; the Defiance County, Jami Young, 419-438-7060 proposed location would be around the Lebanon/Kings Mills area. Fulton County, Art “Rabbi” Miller Jr. 419-335-1185 During the August meeting, a vote was taken and the result was in Henry County, Mike Browneller 419-274-8230 favor of the single region meeting. There will be two more votes: Sep- Website: http://region4.abate.com tember and October. Region 4 Our meetings start at 1:00 PM on the first Sunday of each month at the former Charlie’s Throttle Stop now known as “Win, Place, or Show” located at 7121 Dixie Hwy., Fairfield, OH 45014 (entrance is on REGION FIVE Mack Rd.). Their phone number is 513-874-6111 in case you need Region Director: Ralph Buss 800-582-5577 directions. Clermont County Meeting – Denny Wichert Third Sunday of If you cannot make the meetings, you can contact me anytime about month @ Shaffer Shack, 4700 State Route 276, Batavia, Ohio , anything. 1:00 pm I can be reached by phone at 513-561-4745 and by email at tim- Clinton County Meeting – Charlie Shoemaker Second Sunday of [email protected]. month @ DeLuca’s Dugout, Wilmington, 1:00 pm. Done writing, out riding.... Hamilton, Butler and Warren County (Combined meeting)– Tim Tim Kaelin Kaelin First Sunday of month, @ Charlie’s Throttle Stop, Route 4, Fairfield, 1:00 pm. Website: http://region5.abate.com
Region 5 Clermont County
Hello,
Wow were did summer go? It seems like two blinks of an eye ago it was 90 degrees. I hope our Booty Run is well attended, it is our last ho rah of summer. Then we know what comes down the road after all of this, yes, ABATE election time for officers. We need new people to step up and be offi- cers so come to a meeting step up introduce yourself. You might think well, there are people already doing a great job and I am not needed. Let me tell you, we need help. I need help ASAP. Plus new people bring new ideas to keep the organization fresh and officers at the county or region level may want to move up to a state level position so help them make that happen.
Ken Howell ABATE OF OHIO, INC. REGION 5 Legislative Officer and Web Master. Clermont County Co-Coordinator
Clinton County
Hello Clinton County, Can you believe it is September already. Did everyone make it to the Wooley Eagle replacement run? I hope so and hope everyone had a great time. (Continued on Page 32)
September 2011 Outspokin’ 29 September 2011 Outspokin’ 30 September 2011 Outspokin’ 31 (Continued from Page 29 Region News) I'll See You All Down The Road, REGION SIX Carla Lawson Region 6 Director Region Director: Carla Lawson 937-878-0856 Deputy Director: Mo Griffin REGION SEVEN Champaign & Clark County: Kirk Goings 937-845-1992 Meet- Region Director: Brian Jordan 419-307-3506 ings: 4th.Saturday @ 2:00pm. Honey Creek, 11475 Mussel- [email protected] man Rd., New Carlisle 937-845-2000 Region meeting 3rd Sunday of odd months, 2:00pm Darke County, OPEN Erie County: Open, contact Dan Reilly, 419-217-1920 Greene County: Wendell McCarthy 937-318-2620 Huron County: Open, Dan Reilly, 419-217-1920 Meetings: 4th Saturday, Melissa’s Pub & Grub, 5440 Intrastate Lucas County: Open, contact Mike Stock, 419-654-5446 Dr., Fairborn, Ohio 45324 @ 4:00 pm. Sandusky County: Contact Ben Wheeler, 419-559-4559 Miami County: Larry Smith 937-773-7894 Meetings: Last Sat- Seneca County: Open, Brian Jordan, Dir., 419-307-3506 urday @ 10:00am, Heck Yeahs in Piqua Ottawa County: Bill Bowersox, 419-705-8896 - last Sunday Montgomery County, OPEN each month Preble County, James Morelock Wood County: Open, contact Mike Stock, 419-654-5446 Meetings: 2nd.Sunday @ 1:00pm, Jackass Flats 6024 Rip Rap Website: http://region7.abate.com Rd. Dayton 937-236-4329 Website: www.region6.abate.com Region 7
Region 6 Unfortunately, I can't report on our T.S.I.A. Event in time to Hello Region 6, get this report out, but hope everyone who went, had a great time I just can't believe it's September. I have to say everyone did a and those who didn't go...SORRY ABOUT YOUR LUCK! great job this year on all the county runs. We have also been do- By the time you read this, our Grub N Suds will be here and ing quite a bit of networking by getting groups together to support hopefully we can all see each other there, being this is our last other events. This was something that was discussed in January. event for the year. The plan and the work are paying off. I like to think of it as paying Hey, Wood and Lucas Counties.... Let's get us going again!!! it forward. Just don't forget to remind people that we supported On Sept 17th (Sat) at 3 p.m. there will be a brief ABATE meeting them. So they can also support us. I'll be honest here. We have all at the Pioneer Inn, 6751 Fremont Pike (St. Rt. 20) Perrysburg, Oh. rode to help kids, cancer, pets, and family. Those are some awe- (formally the Mind Set) Now owned by none other, than our own some causes. They are true feel good and helpful runs. However, Region Web Mistress, Jacquie Dorring!!!!! Following the meeting, look at the mess our country is in due to the fact that we were too there will be the Driver’s Ed Motorcycle Safety movie that we show busy helping other people and now we need help and who is help- to new drivers. The movie will be hosted by Jack Bradfied and ing us? This can happen to a country as well as an organization. It Mike Stock. This is to show our members exactly what ABATE is is a proven fact that more people are reactive as opposed to pro- doing to protect us on the roads. Let Us show support to our active. We have this nasty tendency to think it will happen to “Leaders” by attending this meeting. Also, bring along a non- someone else and not us. All I have to say is it can and if we don't member, who may want to know what ABATE is about. Jacquie watch out for ourselves it will. I am not being all negative Nancy has the best wings around...So come hungry!! on this. My main reason for stating this is to keep this fresh in Our ABATE is surviving alright, but remember, there is everyone’s mind. We all know sometimes the picture just gets too strength in numbers, so we need to keep growing. Let's not let our big and you can miss important details. leaders fight our battles by themselves! Let's help them anyway Greene County had its last run of the season, the S.L.U.T. we can, even if it's through membership only. Seems as if I'm Run. I was not at this event. I was at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle always talking membership in my articles, but if ya think of it ...if Days a state event for ABATE. I did receive a report from Mo Grif- only a few people fought OUR fight without back-up, we would fin Deputy Director that everything had gone well and everyone lose for sure, by lack of support. The freedoms we enjoy, are from had a great time. Thanks Mo for doing a great job in keeping it hard fought battles, not just in ABATE, but in our history. together in my absence. I knew you could do it. The next Greene It is our government’s job to keep freedom for us without in- County meeting is set for September 24th. @ 4:00 at Melissa's fringing on our current freedoms. Some times their "authority" may P&G 5440 Intrastate Dr. Fairborn. not seem right or fair to us and sometimes it isn't. That's why we Miami County helped with Joyce and Larry Smith (both Miami have accountability for their actions. Just because it looks good, County Officers) annual Amber Detrick Memorial benefit. This was doesn't mean it is good! There are counterfeit freedoms, where we one heck of a good time. We got to meet a lot of great new peo- feel that we are free to do whatever the hell we want, but we must ple, listen to some great music, and dance our butts off. The Cov- remember to respect others' freedoms, that We may be taking ington VFW was very helpful in making this event possible with away for our own selfish reasons. staffing, food, and the use of their property. So I as well as several Our mission as ABATE members is to support what we be- others would like to say thanks once again. The next Miami lieve in, not necessarily to run meetings or hold positions, but to County meeting is set for September 24th @ 10:00 at Heck Yeah show the authorities, by our numbers, our voting strengths , our in Piqua. beliefs, to respect us! Don't mess with our freedoms! We are the Clark County had its run for the season the Run for Your people who put them in that position, and we can take them out! Rights “Treasure Hunt”. As of right now that hasn't happened yet. I really hate being political, but we must educate ourselves at So I'll do a follow up next month. The next Clark County meeting is their level, so we are not followers, but leaders. set for September 24th. @ 1:00 at Honey Creek in New Carlisle. I've noticed at a lot of our Sandusky County and Re- ***September Region Meeting is CANCELLED*** I will catch gion meetings that a topic may come up, that cannot be rectified everyone at their county meetings or meet with County Officers on the spot, so.....we table it till the next meeting. All too many before their meetings to pass on current information. times, that topic is forgotten, not investigated or damn it!!!! Tabled Before I close I would like to mention a very important person again! I understand our fearless leaders don't have the answers to to Region 6, our Region Treasurer Toni Wendel. She has and is everything, but these topics need to be addressed and answered still doing an awesome job in keeping our money straight here in and put to rest. Leaders...delegate these tabled topics to others, if the region. I was blown away that she would ask me if she needed need be! Thanks. to go do her report in the middle of an after-party. The woman Get Busy!! (Love ya Aimee) never stops! So once again Toni thanks for doing what you do. (Mailbox Member #1), SPRINGER
September 2011 Outspokin’ 32 Quote ----When you only look in the mirror, all you see is your and I'm up against another deadline for this article. I am late as world....When you look out the window, you see the Whole World usual, so here goes. Ottawa County There are the usual topics to cover, such as the ROW legisla- Wood & Lucas County tion. The big change is that the bill has been introduced in a differ- ent committee-the Transportation Committee, instead of the Judi- REGION EIGHT ciary. This means that there is a different cast of characters we
Region Director: Tim Cordray 740-269-1213 have to contact, which may be both good and bad. The bad is we Email: [email protected] are basically starting over, but the good is that we are starting Deputy Director: Rusty Pierce 330-340-8882 over with a fresh set of minds that might be more receptive to Carroll County: Mike McGinness 330-407-3183 what we are trying to accomplish. Anyway, the committee mem- Stark County: Ed Harper 330-866-5221 bers are: Tom Patton (Chair), Frank LaRose (Vice Chair), Jason Tuscarawas County: Matt Indermill 330-243-1096 Wilson (Ranking Minority Member), Bill Coley, Karen Gilmore, Kris Board Meetings at noon, Region meeting at 1:00 pm Jordan, Peggy Lehner, Joe Schiavoni, and Nina Turner. These Website: www.region8.abate.com are the Senators we need to contact to ask their support for SB 92. Please contact them via snail mail, or email and let them know Region 8 why you support the bill and why they should also. Let them know
Hellooo, Region 8ers, you are a registered voter, and ask for their support. If you are unsure of what to say, go to the ABATE website So has everyone else been busy trying to cram their entire (www.abate.com), and click on legislation. I believe there are summer into the last couple of months we have left also? Busy, some talking points to help you compose your letter or email. A busy, busy. phone call also works, if you do not want to write or email. I took a ride up to the AMA Vintage cycle days on July 23rd Since this is being read at the end of August, or early Septem- and met up with the crew to help spread the word, sold some ber, the Foundation Bike Raffle has happened. I am assuming the raffle tickets, and checked out the swap meet, now I didn't get to enough tickets were sold that the motorcycle and trailer were see it all but I'm pretty sure that anything that’s ever been made awarded. The lucky winner will be posted in next month's article. with an engine and 2 or 3 wheels was either there or parts for it A wrap-up of the Franklin County Night Poker Run will also be was, pretty cool! in the next edition. Speaking of Raffle tickets, I'd like to thank everybody that Please don't forget Pickaway County's Poker Run on the 17th, bought one off me or helped sell them, great job! starting at Woody's Place on Court Street. Contact Jeff Bowersock Well I know that Rusty, Becky, Jim, Rose, Lonnie, and Cindy for more info at 614-306-2570. was able to run off to Sturgis and have fun, I hope anyone else The Twenty-Fifth Franklin County Toy Run will be happening that was able to go had a great time also. on November 12th. Please come to a meeting to get info on col- September looks like our Regional meeting is at the Gambri- lecting donations for the fund-raiser/auction. The deal is the same nus Inn in Canton on the 11th and October's meeting is at the as in years past, meet at Toys "R" Us, ride to the fire house to Carrollton Eagles on the 9th. Also the Carroll County home is drop off your toys, and then on to Screamin Willie's Remember, holding a rally on the 8th at the Eagles and would like our partici- we have raised a lot of money and toys over the past 25 years for pation and help, please contact me I'll know more by the time you the Firefighters, so lets make this one the biggest and best yet. As read this. Don't forget our Halloween Spooktacular at the Somer- usual ,we will need volunteers for the various activities going on, dale Inn is October 15th with Region 16 and Electric Mud. And if so please come to a meeting to get more info. anybody sees Steve Nicholson tell him we missed him at the July Another topic I need to cover is the Federal Government's meeting. proposal to raise the Ethanol level in gasoline to 15%. Why is this So till next time have fun and be safe because it is that time of important to motorcyclists? The increase to 15% will make en- the year we all jump up in front of our TVs and yell GO gines burn hotter. This will not be good for today’s engines, and if STEELERS! they adopt the 15%, future engines will have to be re-engineered,
Ride on, which will probably mean cost increases. Once again, we need to Tim Cordray contact our legislators, and ask them not to support the increase Region 8 Director to 15%. Maybe if the Federal subsidy for Ethanol were eliminated, this issue would disappear. In the meantime, if you are looking for REGION NINE pure gas, you can usually find it at marinas, if you happen to be cruising around, keep that in mind. Region Director: Kolman Fuzy, 614-332-0198 Our Brothers and Sisters in Michigan need our help. They are [email protected] close to getting a Freedom of Choice bill to the Governor's desk. Deputy Director: Bo Essig, 614-493-1314 Please email him at:[email protected], and ask him to Delaware/Union: Harley Stock, 419-654-5448 sign this bill `if it reaches his desk. Franklin County: First Sunday each month, 12:00 pm, Yes, Virginia, there will be a June Jam 2012, June 22 to 24@ Rick Jessee, 614-402-7234 Kaeppner Woods. The Jam committee has had two productive The location changes from month to month. meetings, with a lot more to follow. Preliminary details will be in Pickaway and Madison Co’s: Jeff Bowersock, 614-306-2570 this edition of the Outspokin’. Please keep in mind that the Jam is Combined meetings are held at noon on the second Sunday THE FUNDRAISER for the State, and as such, we need to sup- of odd months at: Woody’s Place, 2575 N. Court St., Circle- port it, if the State Office is to have funding for the year. If you ville, Ohio 43113 have any ideas about the Jam, please contact the State Office, or Madison County: Open, contact Kolman Fuzy (info above) myself. Pike, Ross & Scioto Counties: Tom Heinrich 937-371-9920 Speaking of contacting me, I finally have my directorre- Website: http://region9.abate.com [email protected] email working again. Once again, if you sent me an email to that address, and I did not respond, it was be- Region Nine cause I wasn't receiving my messages. Once I got it re- Hello Region Nine; established, I got emails that were 1 to 2 months old. Thanks to Well, it seems that the summer is speeding by at warp speed,
September 2011 Outspokin’ 33 JR Gantner for the assist in getting it back up to speed. I believe McFarlin everything is working as it should. Custom- 1st Rob Lindsay, 2nd Dusty Harsh, 3rd Jerry Amazingly, it is time for nominations for Regional and County Arnett Offices. These will start in at the September meetings, so if you Best of Show- Jackie Bartels would like to participate in the running of your organization, please The "infamous" Region 14 door prize was won by Rod Nichols. step up. Special thanks to the following: Blue Creamer, Lisa Crider, Dean The September meetings will be a combined Regional meeting- Crockett, Dale Linke, Marcus Biggs, Chad & Shannan Bodine, Steve location yet to be determined. Look for email and snail mail remind- Lindsay & Gizzard, my ol' lady Julie and of course our gracious ers. hosts Will & Suzie Bodine of Victory Lakes. Without the help of Well, that’s about all I can think of-I'm sure I'm forgetting some- these and probably a few others that I forgot to mention, this event thing. If I did, I'll cover it at a meeting, so drag you ass to one. See would not be possible. you there. Respect, Ride Hard, Ride Smart, Ride Free Mac McFarlin Kolman, Director Region 9 Hardin County Coordinator [email protected] 614-332-0198 REGION SIXTEEN
REGION TEN Region Director, Michael McLaughlin 330-336-7464 Region Director: Call State Office 800-25-BIKER or email Meetings : Call for dates, locations or directions. [email protected] Ashland County: Rick McClure 419-869-7025 Region 10 Website: http://region10.abate.com Holmes County: Garrison “Cowboy” Whitman 330-567-3127 Hocking, Fairfield, Perry, Vinton, Morgan & Noble Counties Lorain County: Open Medina County: Garret Robison 330-278-2714 REGION ELEVEN Richland County: Dawn Berkshire 419-571-7882 Wayne County: Milan Sigler 330-201-2458 Contact: Theresa Knipp 740-534-0048 Website: http://region16.abate.com Lawrence, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, Jackson, & Washington Coun- ties - All Open Region 16 Website: http://region11.abate.com/ Upcoming meeting schedule: REGION TWELVE Region 16 / Wayne County -- September 7, Wednesday, 7:00pm - East of Chicago Pizza, 801 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, Ohio Contact Tim “TJ” Johnson, 330-360-7752 44691. Ashtabula County Cuyahoga County Important note: the meeting has been moved up a week due to Geauga County Lake County Wayne County Fair! Website: www.region12.abate.com Holmes County -- September 10, Sunday, 1:00pm - Holmesville NEXT MEETING: Call TJ above or Jim Elgin @ State office Inn, 310 S Millersburg St, Holmesville, OH. The second Sunday of with ?’s. the month.
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Region 14 AMA Roadside Assistance is a great value at just $35 a year. And when you sign up for automatic Hello Region 14! annual renewal of your full $39 AMA membership, or On July 9th & 10th we had our 4th Annual Road Apple Run & purchase a three-year membership, you'll receive Bike Show at Victory Lakes in Mt Victory Ohio. This event seems to the following at no extra charge: get bigger and better every year. Saturday night’s Road Apple Run was won by Buster Phillips. Roadside assistance for all your Our live entertainment was solo artist Don Struble, followed by the band- Ohio Noise Machine, with sound provided by Splitwig Sound motorcycles, cars and trucks. Destruction. Towing up to 35 miles. Up to five Results of the Bike Show are as follows: dispatched service calls per year.
American Late- 1st Ed Schetter, 2nd Leroy Harsh, 3rd Coverage of RVs. Lynn Dickerson Coverage of trailers. American Early- 1st Buster Phillips, 2nd Ron Allard, 3rd Free trip routing. Ron Litteral Japanese- 1st Jackie Bartels, 2nd TJ Griffin, 3rd Skip Turner Tell them ABATE of Ohio, Inc. sent you! British/European- 1st Hillbilly, 2nd Baby Jesus, 3rd Julie
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RESTAURANTS & TAVERNS American Custom Motorcycle 136 S Main De Graff 937-585-6886 Smilin’ Skull Saloon 108 W Union Athens 740-592-5625 Tri-State Custom Cycles 2562 State Route 152 Dillonvale 740-733-7809 Budapest Inn 3780 Mahoning Austintown 330-792-7346 End of the Trail MC Shop 6559 State Route 133 Edenton 513-625-0700 Crazy Fox Saloon 114 W Mansfield Bucyrus 419-562-1256 OD’s Cycle Shop 140 S River Franklin 513-743-1880 The Horseshoe Bar 152 Washington Sq Bucyrus 419-562-6615 A & H Auto Salvage 13100 Broadway Garfield Hts 216-587-4942 Wet Spot Bar 109 N Water Caledonia 419-845-3000 Krol Cycle 10121 Broadway Garfield Hts 216-271-3677 Hooters Beechmont Cincinnati 513-943-0021 RT 51 Custom Cycle 23095 Woodville Genoa 419-855-2255 Hooters Springdale Cincinnati 513-671-2772 American Custom Cycles 4105 W US Route 20 Gibsonburg 419-637-2121 Stumble-In-Saloon 201 Linden Cincinnati 513-242-6500 American Twin 1214 S State Girard 330-545-0707 White Front Café 244 Smithfield Dillonvale 740-769-2656 Freeze Motorcycle Supply 123 S Broadway Green Springs 419-639-2697 Down on Main Street Bar & 155 N Market E Palestine 330-425-9899 Hogpath Custom Cycle 5572 Hogpath Greenville 937-547-9151 Grill Motorcycle Parts & Service 4100 Venture Groveport 614-836-5859 Downtowner’s Lounge 235 S Main Findlay 419-424-5800 Hillsboro Motorcycle Works 402 N West Hillsboro 937-840-0464 Oak Grove Tavern 8340 Alkire Galloway 614-878-9704 Muffler Brothers 5210 Brandt Pike Huber Hts 937-233-2440 Laidback Bar & Grill 2704 N 2nd Hangingrock 740-532-4001 Southern Ohio V-Twin 7460 Princeton Liberty Twp 513-777-9974 Blue Room Restaurant & Bar 129 S Main Kirby 419-273-2125 Allen Nott Honda/Kawasaki 3619 Elida Lima 419-331-2333 Country Kitchen Restaurant 3150 State Route 350 Lebanon 513-932-7680 Plus Cycles 43315 State Route 154 Lisbon 216-424-0505 Beer Barrel Pizza 1840 S Dixie Hwy Lima 419-229-6211 Ramey’s Motorcycle Parts 15284 Old McArthur Logan 740-385-9038 Aponte’s Pizzeria & Family 753 Reading Mason 513-336-7400 Carlton Harley-Davidson 11771 State Route 44 Mantua 800-633-6997 Restaurant Wildcat Custom Cycle 4102 County Road P McClure 419-748-8162 Mason Pub 753 Reading Ste B Mason 513-339-1005 Lakota Motorsports 6581 Cincinnati Dayton Middletown 513-779-5588 Skyline Chili 5214 Bardes Mason 513-398-4986 Ned’s Cycle Works 6507 Trenton Franklin Middletown 513-422-4605 Drifters Bar & Grill 1008 Duncan SW Massillon 330-832-8920 Hill’s Performance 5150 State Route 15 Ney 419-658-2658 Ride to Freedom Bar & Grill 1318 Erie Massillon 330-832-0248 Overkill Motorworks 8750 Sprucevale Rogers 330-227-2161 Jade’s Convenient Store 2528 Commercial Mingo Jct 740-598-3243 All American Wheels 4085 Herner Co Line Southington 330-898-5559 Pat Dees Tavern 9254 Old Route 8 Northfield 330-467-8879 Sugarcreek Motorcycle 3265 Clear Springs Spring Valley 800-303-0410 Romito’s Pizza & Restaurant 10418 Northfield Northfield 330-467-7581 Soles Motor Sports 104 N Defiance Stryker 419-682-1108 Jim Bo’s Bar & Diner 23356 State Route 56 S Bloomngvle 740-332-6550 Muffler Brothers 307 E Main Trotwood 937-837-6005 Chubby’s Pizza 120 N Main S Lebanon 513-494-1900 Fayette County Choppers 249 E Court Wshngtn Ct Hs 740-335-7433 The Ohio Bar 17 E Auglaize Wapakoneta 419-738-6593 Thunder Hollow Cycles 100 Bentonville West Union 937-549-4477 Mugs & Jugs Drafthouse 1309 Old State Route 35 Wshngtn Ct Hs 740-335-5963 Indian Motorcycle Weston 20660 US Route 6 Weston 419-669-4709 Horney’s Barbeque 2432 State Route 753 SE Wshngtn Ct Hs 740-335-4012 Boob’s Bike Shop 983 W Main Wilmington 937-383-4858 Buckminn’s D & D 1213 Cincinnati Xenia 937-376-3344 MOTORCYCLES & AUTOMOBILES Harley-Davidson TLC Racing (**) 3276 S Main Akron 330-644-0709 Cumberland Trail 3484 Old Wheeling Zanesville 740-450-3970 Tombstone Cycles 1337 W Ohio Pike Amelia 513-797-1550 Bike & Trike Roman Cycle Shop 4494 Mahoning Austintown 330-270-2697 M.C. Chop Shop 2679 State Route 222 Bethel 513-734-7168 CLOTHES, ACCESSORIES & TATTOOS Ohio Battery & Tire 309 W Midlothian Boardman 330-788-8781 Dee’s Country Bridal Shop 69871 Sunset Heights Bridgeport 614-635-4177 Hollywood Hard Shine 7809 Huntington Cir Boardman 330-629-2795 Tattoo Designs by Dana 4167 Hamilton Cincinnati 513-681-8871 Dry Wash & Wax Estelle’s Leather Stop 60 N Harrison Enon 937-864-7254 Xtreme Honda 198 Penn Brilliant 740-598-9100 Red Wing Shoe Store 6455 Chambersburg Huber Hts 937-236-1405 Toyz Cycle Center 141 Melcher Bucyrus 419-563-9748 Jim’s Leather Shop 914 Bellefontaine Lima 419-224-7527 Decker Cycles 410 W Main Canfield 330-533-9335 Kustom Ken’s Tattoos 1610 State Route 28 Loveland 513-575-3355 Home of Chrome 798 E Findlay Carey 419-396-9811 Bobbie’s Leather 601 N Union Monroe 513-893-2615 Beechmont Motorsports 646 Mt Morish Cincinnati 513-752-0088 Larry’s Leather 601 N Union Monroe 513-218-4749 Bikers Depot 967 Ohio Pike Cincinnati 513-947-0520 Hudson Leather 14700 State Route 15 Pioneer 419-485-8532 Cinn City Choppers (**) 7709 Blue Ash Cincinnati 513-791-2520 Brentwood Leather 215 E Forrest S Lebanon 513-229-0205 Goodyear Auto Service Center 317 E 9th Cincinnati 513-241-5700 Artic Wolf Apparel (##) 217 S Pioneer Ste B Springboro 937-602-3568 J & J Cycles 2020 Langdon Farm Cincinnati 513-351-5959 Cycle Leather Outlet 9156 State Route 14 Streetsboro 800-827-5562 Price Hill Repair Service 4535 W 8th Cincinnati 513-921-8380 Yukon Jack’s Cycle Leather 9015 State Route 14 Streetsboro 330-626-9057 Western Hills Honda/Yamaha 3110 Harrison Cincinnati 513-662-7759 Briar Patch Leather 2118 Tremainsville Toledo 419-472-5504 Coop’s Auto Glass 4221 Wagner Clayton 937-832-2667 Leather & Jeans 1641 N Reynolds Toledo 419-536-6367 Santa’s Cycle Supply 3819 W 140th Cleveland 216-671-RIDE Professional Touch Tattoo 7059 US Route 127 Van Wert 419-238-4157 American Motor Works 113 S Miami Cleves 513-941-4770 BF Leathers 7763 W State Route 73 Aisle 7 Wilmington 937-313-2776 Galloway’s Auto Trim 4441 State Route 128 Cleves 513-353-3282 Gailz Tattooz Studio 115 Glen Yellow Sprgs 937-767-7144 M & M Cycle & Machine 44393 Columbiana-Waterford Columbiana 330-482-9455 Unique Biker Apparel 2620 Mahoning Youngstown 330-797-1780 Extreme Performance Cycles 81 Woodman Dayton 937-256-1125 Pioneer Quick Lube 1166 S Clinton Defiance 419-782-2213 Continued next page . . .
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Member-to-Member Discount Program Continued: Sunshine Photography 4339 Pennswood Middletown 513-425-6828 Absolute Audio & Video 214 Cash Milford 513-200-0701 MISCELLANEOUS Production (##) (DJ service) Wilson Painting & Contracting 812 Kennebac Akron 330-733-4464 Dirt Sports Warehouse 6076 Branch Hill- Milford 513-575-5400 Shadoworks 13 W Main Amelia 513-753-8266 Guinea Pike Austintown Kwik Kopy 5015 Mahoning Austintown 330-797-0099 Quality Care Automotive 6076 Branch Hill- Milford 513-575-9300 Printing Guinea Pike Two Good Hands 299 Haskell Batavia 513-752-8809 Rhino Linings East 150 Olympic Milford 513-722-1625 Bobmik Sign 217 E Patterson Bellefontaine 937-593-5407 Murphy’s Florist 635 Commercial Mingo Jct 740-535-1586 Encompassing Mechanical 750 County Road 57 E Bellefontaine 513-593-9699 Just 4 Fun 1369 Algonquin Ste B Monroe 513-228-0014 Wilson Furniture 227 N Lincoln Bridgeport 877-857-4634 M. Singleton MC Transport 5273 State Route 22 & 3 Morrow 513-899-3488 Taylor Feeds (none) Bryan 419-799-9436 Victory Lakes Campgrounds 113 S Wheeler Mt Victory 937-354-3153 Kelly Awards 216 N Lynn Apt A Bryan 419-636-9127 Beckner’s House of Rides 150 E Dublin- New Albany 614-989-3117 Emerald Forest Pottery 14286 Road 224 Cecil 419-399-2757 Granville Bldg 3 Centerville Gravely Mowers 25 W Alex Bell Centerville 937-433-2166 Steve Bailey Parts & Repair 9400 Craw Camp New Paris 937-456-9355 BL Customs 3903 Harrison Cincinnati 513-661-6494 Massages by Maggie 870 Oakwood Painesville 440-655-3927 Dave’s Detail & Design 488 Pedrotti Cincinnati 513-921-WASH Levi’s Customs 7218 Roberts Pleasant Plain 513-625-3632 Signs of Distinction 20866 River Circleville 740-477-9886 Paradise Hills Golf Course 301 Country Club Rayland 740-859-5028 Newton & Son Roofing & 412 Nauvoo Clarksville 800-210-3201 Lowery Industries 10975 Houdeshell St Louisville 740-745-5045 Siding Sherwin Williams 121 Hollywood S Steubenville 740-264-5555 South End Printing 3558 E 80th Cleveland 216-341-0669 Cleveland Mortgage Service 11221 Pearl Strongsville 800-886-4901 South Shore Mechanical 3873 W 31st Cleveland 800-551-1719 The Gas Man 12570 Prospect Strongsville 440-878-1988 The Computer Helper 2009 Zetler Ctr Columbus 614-279-2605 Hill Billy (none) Willowick 440-759-3728 Worthington Locksmith 6108 Huntley Columbus 614-885-5625 Conley’s Towing 983 W Main Wilmington 937-382-2701 The Shop 1446 Linden Dayton 937-281-1888 Curtis Paint & Wallpaper 41 E Main Wilmington 937-382-4058 Wizard Works Mobile DJ 8576 Renaa Galloway 614-853-3241 Holiday Inn Express 155 Holiday Wilmington 937-382-5858 Service Royal Z Lanes 2667 State Route 22 & 3 Wilmington 937-382-3891 Kustom Emporium 1451 Highway 28 Goshen 513-722-0888 Jack Shattuck’s Wrecker 1251 W Main Wilmington 937-382-3136 Hilliard Hometown Motors 5380 Franklin Hilliard 614-777-9003 Service Wordsmiths Printing 402 E Main Kent 330-677-9673 Tumbleson Wrecker 2983 State Route 73 S Wilmington 937-382-3708 Bartnikki Service Center 43201 Mt Hope Lafferty 740-968-3413 Atomic Tattoo 245 Canton Wintersville 740-266-8282 Fine Art Transformation 1860 S State Route 42 Lebanon 513-932-5877 MP Creations 97 S Meridian Youngstown 330-270-5831 Sarg’s Lanes 764 Columbus Lebanon 513-932-6896 Stine Funeral Home 801 Monroe Lebanon 513-932-1239 VISIT KENTUCKY Smith Welding Service 2180 State Route 56 SW London (none) Foreign Motorcycle Service 5460 Sherman-Mt Zion Dry Ridge 859-428-9600 Cinci Coleman Campers 826 Reading Mason 800-735-0386 The Print Shop 2528 Avon Fort Mitchell 859-344-3039 A Little Bit of This & 139 E Main McComb 866-878-0181 Asylum Tattoo Studio 171 E 42nd Latonia 859-802-1355 A Little Bit of That Wild Hogs 6363 Farmersville- Miamisburg 937-388-0600 (**) Parts Only (##) By Appointment Only W Carrolton
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PLEASE: Print Clearly DATE: ____-____-____ ADDRESS ______Apt ______Single Member Dues $25/year City ______State ___ Zip ______Couple Member Dues $40/year Select an ABATE County in Ohio ______TELEPHONE (_____) _____-______(important) NAME ______E-MAIL ______First time member? __ yes / __ no Date of Birth ____-____-____ (mm-dd-yy) Additional Donations (tax deductible): Registered Voter? __ yes / __ no ABATE of Ohio Foundation $ ______Motorcycle Endorsed? __ yes / __ no Additional Donations (not tax deductible): Optional: ABATE of Ohio, Inc. $ ______Bike Brand ______Motorcycle Riders Foundation $ ______Occupation ______Other Skills/Contacts ______Make checks or money orders payable to: ABATE of Ohio, Inc. NAME ______Mail this whole page to: First time member? __ yes / __ no P.O. Box 1658 Date of Birth ____-____-____ (mm-dd-yy) Hilliard, Ohio 43026 Registered Voter? __ yes / __ no Motorcycle Endorsed? __ yes / __ no Taken by ______Optional: Bike Brand ______ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) Not-for-Profit Occupation ______organization. Dues and donations are NOT tax Other Skills/Contacts ______deductible as a charitable contribution.