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Michigan’s Helmet Law signed by

Governor Rick Snyder making the long battle

worth while!

Region Zero Tammy Blanton 330-272-2038 DD Mike Aurilio Columbiana County Sam Sacconi 330-227-9900 Mahoning County Ron Blanton 330-272-2265 Portage County Mickey Meehan 330-562-4905 Stark County Lance Brunie 216-798-2640 Summit County Paul Stokes 330-644-4572 Trumbull County Ron Blanton 330-272-2265 Region 01 Steve Diekmann 740-632-2950 DD-Mike Aftanas 740-284-1577 Belmont County Bob Nagey 740-310-2116 Harrison County Paul Rayl 417-737-1314 Jefferson County Mike Cunningham 330-303-3335 Monroe County Open Region 02 Dave Davis 740-349-9499 DD Russell Brooks 740-674-6094 Coshocton County June Davis 740-349-9499 Guernsey County Pat Foraker 740-679-2494 Licking County June Davis 740-349-9499 Holmes County Knox County Muskingum County Terry Billy 740-872-3686 Region 03 Mark Davis 419-649-0240 Allen County Dana Frost 419-229-0982 Auglaize County David Rostorfer 419-738-8895 Logan County Jack Linet 937-585-4155 Mercer County Paulding County Daniel Bustos 419-399-5291 Putnam County Donna Schimmoller 419-453-3890 Shelby County Van Wert County Kevin Feathers 419-695-3846

Region 04 Ruby Worchuck 419-256-2560 Defiance County Jami Young 419-438-7060 Fulton County Art “Rabbi” Miller Jr. 419-335-1185 Henry County Open Williams County Open

Region 05 Ralph Buss 800-582-5577 Adams/Brown County Open Butler/Ham/War & Cler Co’s. Tim Kaelin 513-561-4745 Clermont County Tim Kaelin 513-561-4745 Clinton County Dan Cisco 937-481-1018 Fayette County Open Highland County Open

Region 06 Carla Lawson 937-308-0385 DD-Marilyn Griffin 937-778-0179 Champaign County Clark County Kirk Goings 937-845-1992 Darke County Open Greene County Open Miami County Dave Lawson 937-878-0856 Montgomery County Open Preble County Open

Region 07 Brian Jordan 419-307-3506 DD-TJ Hausman 419-680-9270 Erie County Open Contact Danny Reilly 419-217-1920 Huron County Open Contact Dan Reilly 419-217-1920 Lucas/Wood Counties Open Contact Mike Stock 419-669-4648 Ottawa County Contact Bill Bowersox 419-705-8896 Sandusky County TJ Hausman 419-680-9270 Seneca County Open Contact Director above Region 08 Tim Cordray 740-269-1213 DD: Rusty Pierce 330-340-8882 Carroll County Mike McGinness 330-407-3183 Stark County Mark Miller 330-417-0238 Tuscarawas County Dave Antonelli 330-343-5374

Region 09 Kolman Fuzy 614-332-0198 DD Bo Essig 614-493-1314 Franklin County Roger Wright 614-286-7676 Madison County Open Pickaway County Jeff Bowersock 614-306-2570 Pike, Ross & Scioto Counties Open Union & Delaware Counties DCC-Harley Stock 419-654-5448 Scioto County Open Region 10 Hocking County Open

Fairfield County Open Perry County Open Vinton County Open Morgan County Open Noble County Open Region 11 Theresa Knipp 740-564-0048 Athens County Open Lawrence County Open Gallia County Open Jackson County Open Meigs County Open Washington County Open Region 12 Contact TJ Johnson 330-360-7752 Ashtabula County Open Cuyahoga County Open Geauga County Open Lake County Open Region 14 Steve Lindsay 740-360-0471 DD Mark Baden 419-722-3268 Crawford County Open Hancock County Mark Baden 419-722-3268 Hardin County Mac McFarlin [email protected] Marion County Darryl Thacker [email protected] Morrow County Frankie Walters Wyandot County Peter Barnes 419-722-9941

Region 16 Michael McLaughlin 330-336-7464 Ashland County Rick McClure 419-869-7025 Holmes County Cowboy Whitman 330-567-3127 Lorain County Open Medina County Garret Robison 330-278-2714 Richland County Dawn Berkshire 419-571-7882 Wayne County Milan Sigler 330-201-2458

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State Board Members are Listed on Page 5

ABATE of Ohio, Inc. Region Directors and County Coordinators **State Deputy Directors: A: Tim “TJ” Johnson 330-360-7752 B: Paul Rayl 417-737-1314 (**Legend is beside Map below) C: Kolman Fuzy 614-332-0198 D: Jim “Bushman” Sprague 419-680-8584

Region Directors and County

Coordinators

NOTE: Updates should be sent to:

[email protected]

See List Above **St. Deputy Director Areas:

A: R’s Zero, 8, 12 & 16 B: R’s 1, 2, 10 &11 C: R’s 9,5 & 6 D: R’s 3, 4, 7, & 14

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Come the end of May is Memorial Day Weekend. This is a short list of some of the Fallen you may what to Remember at this time:

2008 Toad

Grizzly Jacqueline Baker

Barbara (Elgin) Carpenter Jerry E Carver

Rev. Paul “Pig Pen” Graham Don M. Guthrie

Butch Hofer William Hoover, Jr.

Tom Keeney Ronald Pepping

Jack Smith

2009 Vincent A. Dowdy

EL Evans Levi Goforth

Thomas M. Lee Brian Lucas

Martin Davis Meister Russell “Rusty” Mullenix

Donald Perdue Dewayne Peters

2010 Thomas Blazek

Michele Coblentz Robert Coblentz

Rich Goodan A. David Jenkins

“Hillbilly Sue” Williams

2011 Dennis P. Addy Dale Barnhiser David Bower

Paul Albert Buheit Thomas W. Coen David B. Frantz

Donita Greathouse Michael L. Turner

Rick Workman

2012 George Gantner Sr. Deborah A. Smith

State Officer Reports:

COB Corner, Jim Elgin 5

Executive Director/By-Laws, Ed Schetter 6

Safety & Ed Director, Mike Stock 7

Legislative Director, Woody Woood 8

Featured Articles:

MRF Reports 9

Shootin' the Breeze, Bummer 12

AMA - American Motorcycle Association 13

NCOM-Biker News Bytes, Bill Bish 14

Ask Our Lawyer-Rod Taylor 15

Flyers:

R14 - Fostoria Awareness Rally 5.4.12 18

R5 - Clinton Co. Cancer Run 5.12.12 18

R6 - Jay Shanks Poker Run 5.19.12 18

R1 - Freedom Run 5.19.12 18

R8 - Look Twice, Save a Life Run 5.20.12 19

R2 - Awareness Parade 5.20.12 19

R14 - Memorial Run 5.26.12 19

R5 - Clermont Co Scavenger Hunt 7.28.12 19

R2 - Troops Run 7.21.12 16

State Awareness Flyer 5.5.12 11

June Jam 2012 Flyer - State Fundraiser 21

Raffle Bike Flyer 30

Advertisers/Services

ABATE of Ohio Legal Services 2

Rider Insurance 10

Road Rider Trailers 16

Louie Run, Painesville, OH 5.6.12 20

Business Card Ads 26

Law Offices of Ralph Buss 31

HMMM-Attorneys at Law 34

Member-2-Member Discount Directory 37-38

Forms:

Sustaining Supporter Information 35

Advertising Form 36

Look Twice Sign Order Form 7

Region News:

Regions Zero - 1 27

Regions 2 - 5 28

Region 6-8 29

Region 9 32

Regions 10-16 33

Miscellaneous:

Region Map; Region Officers 3

Business Information 5

Cleaning Out the Corral - Classifieds 23

Buy-a-Day-at-the-Office 39

ABATE of Ohio, Inc.

ABATE (American Bikers Aimed Toward Education) of Ohio, Inc. is a 501 (c)(4) "Not for Profit" organization. Dues, dona-

tions/contributions, event funds and ABATE products are NOT tax deductible as a charitable contribution.

ABATE is dedicated to preserving the rights, improving the image and promoting the safe operating practices of Ohio

motorcyclists.

ABATE of Ohio, Inc. events are subject to a thirty percent administration fee.

Membership in ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is open to all persons 18 years and older, having an interest in

preserving personal freedoms and sharing our goals. Owning a motorcycle is not necessary. Annual dues

are $25 single, $40 couple. ========================================

STATE OFFICE INFO Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1658

Hilliard, Ohio 43026 Street Address: 3999 Parkway Lane #11,

Hilliard, Ohio 43026 1-800-25-BIKER or 614-319-3644. (local)

Fax: 614-319-4715 (call ahead)

Office Hours: Monday Thru Friday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

email: [email protected]

The ABATE of Ohio, Inc. newsletter, Outspokin’, is published monthly. Deadline is the first of each

month preceding the issue month. Guidelines for material publication: You may submit letters, photos, articles about ABATE related events.

Stories and articles about motorcycling are also welcome. Each are accepted on a case by case basis.

We will not accept slanderous or accusing letters, profanities, or non-ABATE related letters.

Advertising Information: 800-25-BIKER, e-mail: [email protected]

ABATE of Ohio, Inc., reserves the right to refuse any advertising or display that we deem to be

inappropriate, obscene, or otherwise unsuitable for publication. Display of business names,

advertisements or supporters is not and shall not be construed as an endorsement by

ABATE of Ohio, Inc. of any business listed.

Ad form is on Page 36

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STATE BOARD MEMBERS

Chairman of the Board: Jim Elgin Executive Director: Ed Schetter

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: Paul Rayl 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 Technical Director: Tim “TJ” Johnson

Office Staff: Chris Winchester Ohio MRF Rep: Ralph Buss NCOM Rep: Haskel Combs

State of Ohio: www.ohio.gov AMA: www.ama-cycle.org/

MRF: www.mrf.org/ NCOM: www.ON-A-BIKE.com

ABATE of Ohio, Inc.: www.abate.com

May Is Motorcycle Awareness Month! Join us at A.D. Farrow Co. the Northstar Dealership @ Inter-state 71 exit 131 (Sunbury Exit), to make this the biggest and best Awareness Rally Parade of all time here in The State of Ohio. Be there, Rain or Shine, we Ride at Noon Sharp. May is a very busy Month for us all over the State with the 4th, Region 14 Awareness Run; 5th State Awareness Run; 6th Louie Run; 12th State Board of Directors Meeting and Region 5 Cancer Run; 17th is MRF Bikers Inside the Beltway D.C.; 19th Region 1 Freedom Run, Region 4 Awareness Run, Region

6 Jay Shanks Run and Armed Forces Day Run to the Chillicothe Veterans Hospital; 20th Region 2 Awareness Parade, Region 8 Look Twice Run, Blessing of the Bike in Dayton Ohio; 26th Re-gion 9 Madison County Anniversary Run and Region 14 Memorial Run. We got it going on every weekend this month so “Git Yer Scooter Out” and put down some miles in support of our Broth-ers and Sisters here at ABATE of Ohio, Inc.

State Legislative Director, Scott “Woody” Wood, has been pushing all the buttons to bring our Handlebar Bill HB 316 sponsored by State Representative Cliff Rosenberger to the forefront. We are scheduled to have our 3rd and final hearing before the House Transportation Committee April 25th and with a little luck on this date our Bill will pass out of Committee to the President of the House to be put on the Floor for discussion and a vote.

State Senator Tim Schaffer, sponsor of our Right of Way Bill SB 92 is ready to introduce the last amendment proposed for this bill and we hope this will be the final push to get this Bill mov-ing to update many statues that are way out of date. Now is the time to call on your Locally Elected Officials and ask them to support our initiatives designed to make travel safer for all commuters on the Public Highways and Byways in the Great State of Ohio.

June Jam 2012, Presale Tickets are on sale now for only $20.00, if you have not done so already, Buy One Now! This Event is supposed to be our Biggest State Fundraiser every year, if you can attend the State Party or Not, makes no difference, buy a ticket so we can keep the cost of Membership down, we have not raised the Price of Membership for 7 years and we would like to keep it that way.

NEWS FLASH: April 12, 2012, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed Public Act #98 (SB 0291) into law today. Michigan is now a Choice State after 46 years under a Mandatory Helmet Law.

United We Stand, Jim “SNAFU” Elgin


ABATE of Ohio Supporters at ABATE of Michigan’s 2011Freedom Rally. This

year it will be a “Freedom Celebration”!

Join us on Wednesday, June 6, 2012 as we ride from OBW in Sandusky to

Lansing, MI. to help them celebrate becoming a

“Choice State”. 614-319-3644 or 800-25-BIKER www.abate.com

Let’s start off with a great big congratulations and job well done to our brothers and sisters to the North. For those of you who chose to read my article first or have been disconnected from any sort of news, Friday the 13th is now a day of celebration of choice and freedom in Michi-gan. That was the day Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed Public Act 98 into law. Michi-

gan now joins 30 other states allowing adult choice by changing their out of date mandatory helmet law. This is an effort that started in 1975. We have to admire the never say die attitude and ability to keep up the good fight demonstrated by ABATE of Michigan. Even after back to back gubernatorial vetoes, thanks for nothing Jenny, the mission remained intact. Again, my hat is off to you.

A big thanks goes out to all who sent in letters, e-mails or made phone calls in support of the change. The economic impact of in-creased tourism was a big factor in the decision. So let’s saddle up and go for a ride into that state up North and show our support. It will be great to go to a Freedom Rally in June rather than a Helmet Law Protest.

Let’s use the momentum created by this change to re-energize ABATE of Ohio’s push for our ROW bill and handle bar height bill.

I’ll see you all at the Awareness Rally on May 5th, Ed Schetter

And then there’s the Bylaws.

The Bylaw review committee has been busy. Both the Constitution and Bylaws have been reviewed. The Policy and Procedure man-ual is next. This will move faster only one reading is needed in-stead of three. If you have any input please send it to me.

Here is the hard work of the Bylaw Review Committee for your review:

Many changes in the Organizational Manual were nothing more than correcting spelling and grammatical errors. The Bylaw review committee determined that these were a matter of house-keeping and motions are only proposed for changes that alter the intent, meaning or procedures outlined in this document.

Motion 57: Establish new section: Qualifications of the State Technology Director in (new) Article 5: Qualifications of the Officers. Self explanatory.

Motion 58: Establish new section: Qualifications of the Non-Voting BOD Members in (new) Article 5: Qualifications of the Officers.

Self explanatory. Motion 59:

Establish new section: Qualifications of a Region Director in (new) Article 5: Qualifications of the Officers.


Establish new section: Qualifications of a County Coordi-nator in (new) Article 5: Qualifications of the Officers.

Self explanatory. Motion 61: Add “The ability to motivate members and officers.” To

Qualifications of All Officers. Self explanatory. Motion 62:

Establish new section: Qualification of a Region Secre-tary in (new) Article 5 Qualifications of the Officers. Self explanatory.

Motion 63: Establish new section: Qualification of a Region Treas-urer in (new) Article 5 Qualifications of the Officers. Self explanatory.

Motion 64: Establish new section: Qualification of a County Secre-tary in (new) Article 5 Qualifications of the Officers. Self explanatory.

2nd reading of motions made at the November 2011 BOD meeting to be voted on at the March 2012 BOD meeting: Motion 65:

Delete Article 5: Election of the Chairman of the Board. Delete Article 6: Election of Region and County Officers. Replace with (new) Article 6: Election Procedures.

Self explanatory. 1st reading of motions made at the January 2012 BOD meeting. 2nd reading at the March BOD meeting and vote at the May 2012 BOD meeting: Motion 66:

Add new Article 7: Appointment of Interim Officers. Self explanatory. Motion 67: Replace Article 7 Withdrawing from Office with new Article 7 Resigning from Office. Self explanatory. Motion 68: Replace Article 8 Conduct with new Article 8: Misconduct. Self explanatory. Motion 69: Add new Article 9 Miscellaneous. Self explanatory.

(Continued on Page 24, By-Law Changes)


Hi Friends, With all this great weather I hope that everyone has been getting some fresh air and lots of miles. Now to keep yourself safe and out of trouble, four items to check. 1) Drivers

License, 2) license plate, 3) Insurance dates and 4) Tires. This can make the rest of the riding season safe. Please watch out for those distracted drivers. They are everywhere. It has become such a problem that we are now keeping track of the numbers and there will be more to come later on that.

Sorry this is so short but just so much going on. If you don’t have that Look Twice Save A Life sign in your yard, get it done.

Ride within your limits, Mike Stock

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On March 20, 2012 I at-tended the Motorcycle Safety Rider Group Meeting at the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Several is-sues were discussed that I would like to make every-one aware of. One of the issues was discussed at this year’s seminar. I brought up that there were still many traffic signals

across the state of Ohio that will not recognize motorcycles. I added that several of these have been reported, but still were not operating with a motorcycle. I was given contact information and a guarantee that the information I provided would be followed up on. Please email the locations of traffic signals that will not change with the weight of a motorcycle on it to [email protected]. I will make a list and forward it to my contacts. Please send me an address at the intersection or the name of the two roads or streets that intersect, town and a zip code.

We also heard a report from a representative of OSP Traffic Statistics. This is the agency that compiles the OH1, the report that law enforcement compiles at the scene of an accident. My question was why does every motorcycle accident reported have to include whether or not helmets were being used? I explained that there was blame implied that motorcycles did not appreciate when it is irrelevant information. The answer was their report to NHTSA had to include the information. That does not necessarily mean that the media had to report that information, but that information sold newspapers. My suggestion is if you see or hear a news story on a motorcycle crash that includes whether or not the rider and or pas-senger was wearing a helmet, and you feel it is irrelevant informa-tion contact the media and let them know your feelings. If they get

enough calls maybe they will understand that reporting irrelevant information is hurting their credibility.

The last issue from this meeting I will bring up here is the Purple Heart MC License plate. I expressed frustration that this plate is not being manufactured after a law was passed permitting the manufacture and sales. The reason we have been given is that the size of the insignia can not be embossed due to size and the number of digits required. I answered that this was not an accept-able response as there are other insignias with the same size and as much detail already in production, besides the point that the number of digits can easily be dropped by 1 and there would still be plenty of digits available. The Department of Public Safety prom-ised to look into the situation.

Next topic, ABATE of Ohio, Inc.’s Voter’s Guide for 2012. I am compiling information about candidates at the state level for both Ohio’s House of Representatives and the Senate. I have written a 3 question survey that covers current legislation. There is a copy of this survey in this issue. I need help getting the survey out to candi-dates. Please get a copy or the survey to state level candidates for Ohio’s House of Representatives and Ohio’s Senate and have the candidate complete the survey. Please send completed surveys to [email protected]. Cutoff date for the surveys to be emailed back is 9/1/12.

Final hearing for H.B. 316 and decision on shoulder high amendment is scheduled for April 25 at 4pm. Check next month for the outcome.

If you are reading this prior to May 5, please plan on attending the Awareness Parade and Rally. We need to make a good show-ing to the public and our legislators. Until next month, Scott “Woody” Wood Government Relations Director ABATE of Ohio, Inc.


ABATEOFOHIOINC.~VOTER’SGUIDE2012~QUESTIONAIRE

Dear Candidate, The attached survey was designed to help the members of ABATE of Ohio in their decisions for candidates in the upcoming election. The results will be published in our newsletter “The Outspokin” and will also be printed on our webpage abate.com. Please take a couple of minutes and complete the following survey, scan and attach survey and send to [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

Name _________________________________________ Phone ____________________ Party _______________ Are you running for House of Representatives or Senate? _______________________________________________ District _________ Counties in District __________ Email address ________________________________________ S.B. 92 increases penalties for minor misdemeanor traffic offenses (including right of way infractions, marked lane violations, and assured clear distance) in O.R.C. section 4511. Do you support, oppose, or are you undecided on this legislation? ______________________________________________________________________________________________

H.B. 316 changes restrictions on motorcycle handlebars from 15 inches to shoulder high. Do you support, oppose, or are you undecided on this legislation? ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you support, oppose, or are you undecided on a mandatory helmet law for all motorcycle riders and passengers in Ohio? ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Thank you for your time.

mailto:[email protected]



12NR12 - MRF News Release - Michigan Helmet Law Modification Signed by Governor FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 April 2012 Contact: Jeff Hennie, Vice President of Govern-ment Relations and Public Affairs Michigan Helmet Law Modification Signed by Governor Sent to you at the request of ABATE of Michigan Contact: Jim Rhoades (734) 578-6144 Thursday, April 12, 2012 Vince Consiglio (248) 672-0957 http://www.abateofmichigan.org/ ABATE: Governor Signs Helmet Choice Law Michigan joins 30 other states to allow adult choice on helmet use, toughens standards LANSING, After 46 years, Michigan now joins 30 other states in amending the mandatory helmet law in favor of adult choice. The Michigan legislature overwhelmingly approved SB 291 with broad bipartisan support, and Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed Public Act #98 (SB 0291) into law today. The new law modernizes Michigan's outdated mandatory helmet law, which was a holdover from bygone days leaving Michigan, in the minority one of only 20 states left enforcing an empty federal mandate. The proposal to update Michigan’s mandatory helmet law was introduced in the Senate by Senator Phil Pavlov (R) St. Clair. "Every year, millions of dollars leave our state because of Michigan's outdated mandatory helmet law," Pavlov said. "This bipartisan plan will keep our dollars here, attract even more tour-ists to Michigan and help our state in these tough economic times." Pavlov's bill also strengthened standards for allowing choice by mandating more stringent provisions then other helmet-free states. To ride helmet-free, motorcyclists must: * Carry at least $20,000 in additional medical insurance. * Be at least 21 years old. * Have at least two years of riding experience or undergo special safety training. "We believe that the key to motorcycle safety, accident re-duction and injury prevention lies in rider education, car driver awareness and license endorsement," said Jim Rhoades, Legis-lative Director for American Bikers Aiming Toward Education, or ABATE of Michigan. "We plan to continue providing certified

motorcycle rider safety courses across the state at affordable rates so every rider can be educated before hitting the road." The law was written with input from ABATE, a motorcycle association dedi-cated to improving motorcycle safety and car driver awareness of motorcy-clists on the roads. The new law gives Michigan the strictest requirements for riding helmet-free of any state that has modified mandatory helmet laws for adult choice (30 states). Allowing motor-cyclists to ride helmet-free could also generate more than $1 billion in direct and indirect revenue, according to a recent Michigan Consultants study. "The problem is, helmet laws have done nothing to improve safety or re-

duce fatalities or the cost of insurance," said Vince Consiglio, President of ABATE of Michigan. "Motorcycle accidents are a very small percentage of accidents overall. Data from other states has proven that states that remove mandatory helmet laws do not see an increase in insurance premiums, and states that institute helmet laws do not see a corresponding decrease in insurance rates. It's never happened. In addition, the leading insurance lobbyist was videotaped testifying before a senate committee last session that residents in Michigan will not see any rate increase as a result of the passage of this bill. This is yet another reason that we garnered such a large support base from the Michigan legislature". Consiglio also wanted to extend ABATE's gratitude to "all of the legislative officials and Governor Rick Snyder who courageously supported freedom in the face of an onslaught of baseless and emotional arguments perpetuated by our opponents". The Michigan Licensed Beverage Association is a statewide trade association representing bars, restaurants, convenience stores and other class C license holders that also supported a change in the law. "Every year we watch our customers ride into neighboring states and very few motorcycles ride in because of this law. Our members near the Michigan borders are ec-static!" said Scott Ellis, the Executive Director of the MLBA. ABATE Michigan has partnered with public schools and pri-vate driving instructors to teach more than 75,000 new drivers about motorcycle awareness, using resources donated by ABATE members. Since 1975, ABATE members have lobbied legislators to modify Michigan's outdated mandatory helmet law, which was a barrier to motorcycle tourism. At the same time, the previous law did nothing to reduce motorcycle injuries and fatalities. Statistics about Michigan Motorcyclists* * 36.5 years of age * Married

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Ahoy mates, Isn’t May GREAT? How could anyone NOT think so?! I’ve

written of this before, but May is just so damned rich in everything that it seems to overpower ALL of the senses: The smells, the warmth of the sunshine, the sounds of the birds, the budding beauty of flowers and stuff. Hell, I bet if ya really tried hard enough you could even taste it!!

And IN a tasteful way, May allows people to ask for more, as in, “May I do this?”, “May I have that?” or “May I see your....”OOPS! But speaking of that, the month of May seems to bring out our most carefully concealed yearnings and desires. I just don’t conceal mine.

Like I also mentioned a few years ago, in olden days May’s instinctively sexual appeal was recognized. It was perfectly acceptable to go “A-Maying”, which meant that in May even the nobil-ity would often have lusty garden parties where the men AND women would chase each other around the castle’s surrounding grounds with frivolity and frisky playfulness in mind. In keeping with that tradition, nowadays old codgers like me celebrate May by going to parks to sit on benches just so we can playfully swat women on their be-hinds with our canes if they should happen to sashay anywhere near us. OOPS again! Now you’ll avoid us! See what May does to me? .....It makes me even stupider.

Most of you have probably already had your bikes up, running and on the road after what has turned out to be a relatively mild winter, but May is when you start really cruising. For me, it’s that of course...but it’s also when the pool gets opened (AT LAST!) It’s when I occasionally stand gazing at my cluttered garage thinking of things I should do about it, and it’s when I start thinking about longer road trips (whether I actually take ‘em or not).

May is when we usually get out our camping gear and dust it off. We air out our tents, repair sleeping bag zippers etc. It’s when we wash out that green and fuzzy goo that’s been sitting dormant in our coolers all winter, ‘What WAS this stuff? Spilled Yukon Jack?!’

Some of you have planted things in vegetable gardens, and May is when those succulent shoots begin to flower and start to do what they can to produce things for your dinner table. Forest Gump went on and on about all of the things you can do with shrimp. Well, you can go even further than that with zucchini. But no matter what ya do with it, ya still end up with way too much. So ya end up giving it away to friends who pretend they appreciate your thoughtfulness.

Then they take it home and throw it in the trash. Women are usually the ones in relationships who most want to

have a garden. Guys don’t seem to wanna invest all the time and effort, and we usually prefer to just go to the grocery store and spend a few bucks. Though I admit, nothing tastes as good as a homegrown tomato picked right off the vine. Being lazy AND single now, at least I’m not nagged into helping with all the disking, tilling, planting, weeding, and all the rest of that crap. Especially the part where ya wonder ‘What the hell are we gonna do with all this zuc-chini?’ But I DO miss harvesting a garden full of super-fresh veg-gies, and eating ‘em!

Ages ago (so long ago that I can talk about this now), my first wife and I used to plant a HUGE garden full of all kinds of things every year. We even planted about half an acre of corn, mostly just to hide what we had growing in the middle of it. But then again I used to do a lot of things I don’t do now. I just thank God I survived and never went to prison. Now the only weed grown around here is in my flower beds for the whole world to see.

May is also “Motorcycle Awareness Month”. This is when we have a talk with our motorcycles and tell ‘em to be aware that cars might run into ‘em LOL. Not really of course. But ABATE DID have much to do with the State of Ohio officially recognizing this month as a time for drivers to be reminded of the presence of motorcy-clists on the road again. We try to take advantage of this, and have local mayors publically acknowledge it by making official proclama-tions. Then we ask them to hang conspicuously placed banners for the public to notice. Regarding that, our annual “Awareness Rally” is in May.

The month of May should be when we start to prepare for our annual state party held on the 22nd of next month, the “June Jam”. I couldn’t make it last year, and apparently a lot of YOU couldn’t either (so I can’t EVEN bitch at ya).

May is when we drag out our grills, clean them off, and soon we start to smell those 2” thick Rib-Eyes and T-Bones sizzling. I use lotsa (what most people call) “Spencer” steaks too....they’re

good AND very inexpensive. I have a fish-screen for the grill, and I’m gonna be using that more this year too. May is when I wash my bike, whether it needs it or not.....or I at least urge some-one to do it for me (told ya I was lazy). Some years I even clean out my saddle-bags, ‘What WAS this stuff? Spilled Yukon Jack?’ I know they don’t do this anymore, but the last work day before Memorial Day Weekend USED to be when the kids got out of school for the summer. I remem-ber sitting in those class rooms, in those ridiculously small wooden desks with folding seats, staring at the clock on the wall that last day of every year. The minutes would tick by sooo slowly! Vi-

sions of swimming at the lake, playing baseball, and just playing in general, would be dancing in my head.....while the smell of fresh-cut grass and flowers would tantalizingly drift in through the open class room windows.

Later, in high school, my thoughts would be of the hope of borrowing my Uncle Melvin’s motorcycle. I’d be dreaming of cruis-ing on those hot and hazy summer afternoons on that last day, while I sat at a slightly larger desk.....still staring at a damned clock. Talk about pure anticipation! When the bell finally rang, in MY head it sounded like a starter-pistol going off for the 50 Yard Dash! “Born to Be Wild” by Steppenwolf comes to mind (as it did then).

Believe it or not, there’s still a little bit of that in me when I wake up on a beautiful morning in May....and I hope it’s like that for you. MAY you enjoy this wonderful time of year,

Bummer


Mods and Rockers to take center stage at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days April 06, 2012 Contact: James Holter Phone: (614) 856-1900, EXT. 1280 E-mail: [email protected] The AMA is pleased to announce that the 2012 AMA Vintage Motor-cycle Days rally -- the country's grandest celebration of old bikes and the people who love them -- will highlight the classic "Rockers and Mods" two-wheeled subculture that is presently undergoing a popular resurgence in America. AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, set for July 20-22 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, will shine a spotlight on Brit-ish café-racer motorcycles and Italian metal-bodied scooters made popular by the self-described Rock-ers and Mods of the early 1960s. "If you've ever seen the TV show Café Racers, or watched the movie Quadrophenia, you know the amaz-ing impact the British Mods and Rockers had on motorcycle culture," said Grant Parsons, AMA director of marketing and communications. "At this year's AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, it's not just about the custom café racers and blinged-out Lambret-tas and Vespas, but also the crazy and wonderful people who are bring-ing these icons back to life 40 to 50 years later, an entire ocean away from where the craze got its start." High-profile characters in one of motorcycling's most colorful bits of history, Rockers sported pompa-dours, wore leather jackets festooned with pins, and rode Triumph, Norton, BSA and other Brit-bikes chopped into café racers. The Rockers stood in stark contrast to the Mods of the same era -- dap-per-dressed riders who prized the glorious cosmetic and perform-ance enhancements of Italian metal-body scooters like Vespas and Lambrettas. For a Mod, the more shiny-chrome rear-view mirrors mounted on the front legshields, the better. Both groups -- and their machines -- will be honored as the 2012 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days "Marque of the Year." The Rockers and Mods showcase at Mid-Ohio will be most evident in bike and scooter shows focused on the two groups, and in a special tent devoted to the Mods and Rockers, with machines, memorabilia, history displays and live interviews and entertainment throughout the three days of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. All Mods and Rockers, and everyone else who enjoys vintage mo-torcycle racing, riding, building, watching and bench-racing, are invited to the family-friendly event in Central Ohio July 20-22. Tick-ets are available now to the general public through

www.midohio.com. AMA members can get a special discount through May 28 by calling the AMA directly at (800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646). Kids 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Get your tickets today. Heading up the café contingent and coordinating bike shows and memorabilia displays is Mike Seate, motorcyclist, author, founder of Café Racer magazine (www.caferacermag.com) and star of the Café Racer TV show (www.caferacertv.com) on Velocity. "We've had a significant presence at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days for several years now, and we love the crowds, the energy, the fun and the very cool vibe you get there," Seate said. "We're glad to be at the forefront of the modern resurgence of the café racer motorcy-

cle, and taking that enthusiasm to the next level by being front-and-center at this event will be awesome." Spearheading the Mods and their scooters will be Phil Waters of the Pride of Cleveland scooter shops (www.clevelandscooters.com), who is working with scooter clubs like the Columbus Cutters in Ohio, XYL in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Vintage in Pennsylvania, to create one of the most unique opportunities for scooter enthusiasts to come together in years. "This thing is just going to be great," Waters said. "Scooter riders -- all scooter riders but especially those who love vintage metal-

bodied scooters -- will find plenty to love with everything we're pull-ing together for this event. We'll even have a special area for the scooter crowd to camp, and a few surprises that I don't want to give away yet but definitely involve field games. I'm looking forward to seeing old friends and new ones from six states at this year's AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days." All of this adds up to a three-day event like no other, and one that is sure to be memorable, said Craig Rust, president of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. "We're confident this edition of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will be even a bigger success than the events in years past," Rust said.

"The focus on Mods and Rockers will bring a ton of interest and fans to the facility, and we're thrilled to transform our grounds into a motorcycle mecca for three days this summer." Parsons noted that all types of riders, fans, motorcycles and scoot-ers are welcome at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. "While the focus at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is clearly on vintage and classic machines, we also welcome riders with today's interpretations of café-racer machinery and modern scooters, and all other motorcyclists as well," Parsons said. "Some of the bikes being built in the café style from vintage and modern Japanese bikes are out of this world. At the same time, modern scooteristi and every kind of scooter imaginable will receive a warm welcome at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days." A number of special events and enhancements are planned for this year's AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, and they will be announced in the coming weeks.

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NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES

Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish, National Coalition of Motorcyclists

(NCOM) MICHIGAN RIDERS WIN HELMET FREEDOM

Proving that persistence pays off, mo-torcyclists in Michigan shook off the sting of two previous gubernatorial vetoes of their helmet law repeal bills the past few years and bounced back to win freedom of choice with the stroke of their new governor’s pen.

Michigan lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a helmet law repeal measure with broad bipartisan support, and with Gov-ernor Rick Snyder’s signature on April 12th, Michigan now joins 30 other states in amending their mandatory helmet law in favor of adult freedom of choice.

“The repeal is effective immediately!,” announced Angel Richardson, Legislative Director for the Michigan Confederation of Clubs and a member of the National Coalition Of Motorcyclists (NCOM) Board of Directors.

“The new law modernizes Michigan's outdated manda-tory helmet law, which was a holdover from bygone days leaving Michigan in the minority as one of only 20 states left enforcing an empty federal mandate,” said Vince Consiglio, President of ABATE of Michigan.

To ride helmet-free in Michigan, motorcyclists must be 21 or older, have at least two years of riding experience or un-dergo special safety training, and carry at least $20,000 in addi-tional medical insurance. KENTUCKY MOTORCYCLE LICENSING MEASURE PASSES

“HB 328 was signed into law by Governor Steve Bes-hear on April 11th, 2012,” announced Jay Huber, State President of the Kentucky Motorcycle Association in a legislative alert to KMA/KBA members. “In short this bill does two things: Stops the cycle of people riding around on a permit for years and years along with providing a way for 16 and 17 year olds to once again get a motorcycle license.”

According to the bill’s digest, the new law will “allow a person who has received an intermediate operator's license to apply for a motorcycle instruction permit; make a motorcycle in-struction permit good for 1 year, with the ability to renew the per-mit 1 time, allow a person whose motorcycle instruction permit has expired apply for a motorcycle operator's license if the person can present proof of successful completion of a motorcycle safety education course.” MOTORCYCLE SAFETY ACT BECOMES LAW IN WISCONSIN

Governor Scott Walker signed AB55 into law, reports ABATE of Wisconsin, which not only clarifies penalties for right-of-way violations but also establishes motorcycle awareness training in Drivers-Ed courses.

AB55 provides a technical correction for 2006 Wiscon-sin Act 466, moving the penalty provisions from the courts to an administrative function of the DMV. All right-of-way violators that cause serious injury or death on Wisconsin's roadways will be subject to up to a one thousand dollar fine and up to a nine month license suspension and must complete a DOT approved right-of-way awareness class before being reinstated. Also, AB55 adds a mandatory minimum of thirty minutes of motorcycle awareness training in all drivers' education classrooms throughout the state.

“It is ABATE of Wisconsin's hope that the education and awareness portions of this law will help promote responsible driv-ing on Wisconsin's roadways and make our roads safer for all roadway users,” said the motorcyclists’ rights organization in a prepared statement.

BIKERS ROLL WITH “COLORS” LAW-SUIT Police claim that a group of bikers was pulled over for wearing improper helmets, but an attorney for the bikers claims they were stopped by state troopers because of their colors. In a recently issued court opinion, U.S. District Judge Jerome Simandle in Cam-den, N.J. said two members of the Pagans Motorcycle Club and one Tribe M.C. mem-ber can proceed with their lawsuit stem-

ming from a July 30, 2009, traffic stop in Burlington County, in-cluding malicious prosecution. During the stop, New Jersey state troopers ordered riders of six motorcycles to remove their "colors," the members' patched jackets, but the bikers refused -- leading to a federal lawsuit alleging actions by the troopers violated their constitutional rights.

"The court has basically said, 'Yes you have a right to wear a patch, these logos,' " said Boyd Spencer, who is the Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) attorney for New Jersey and Penn-sylvania, and serves as legal counsel for the local Confederations of Clubs.

"Now you're all going to take your jackets off, because on this highway, these are the only colors," one of the state troop-ers told the group, referring to State Police blue and gold uni-forms.

None of the bikers removed his colors, and at a later municipal court hearing, the helmets were found to be legal and the citations were dismissed.

“We’re looking … for the court to rule the obvious: These people have a right to wear their colors,” said Spencer. “This is a widespread practice of police officers harassing people with (club) patches on. It’s not an isolated incident.”

The state filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit but Si-mandle, in his ruling, said the plaintiffs "sufficiently alleged depri-vations of a clearly established constitutional right." WEIRD NEWS: MOTORCYCLISTS CHARGED WITH TERROR-ISM FOR NOISY EXHAUST

Prosecutors in violence-stricken northern Mexico have brought terrorism charges against two motorcyclists because their loud exhaust pipes backfired and caused a sound like gunshots that sent a crowd into a panicked stampede.

The two motorcyclists were leaving their workplace near the main square of the northern city of San Luis Potosi, where an Easter week festival was being held. The two got on their bikes and fired them up, and that is when the confusion began. Because the backfiring of the engines sounded like the popping of gun-shots, hundreds of people stampeded out of the square seeking cover. But the streets were nearly blocked by vendor stalls, caus-ing the crowd to pile up and resulting in some people getting tram-pled.

State law defines terrorism as acts that "produce alarm, terror or fear in the population ... to disturb the public peace or try to undermine government authority." Officials say state criminal codes often lack lesser but more appropriate charges to handle situations involving acts that may be irresponsible but are hardly criminal.

It would all seem like a tempest in a teapot, if the two men weren’t facing possible sentences of five to 20 years in prison if convicted. While that seems like harsh punishment for a noisy exhaust, authorities said such irresponsible behavior is a real problem for states where drug-gang gunbattles have terrorized residents in recent years. QUOTABLE QUOTE: “The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name and the inheritance of a great example.” ~ Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British statesman


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BY ROD TAYLOR - ABATE LEGAL SEVICES

PLACES TO RIDE BEFORE YOU DIE – HELL’S ANGELS, 1942 STYLE

Next year, on your way to Daytona tooling down I-16 or I-95 near Savannah, you may want to stop and pay homage to the Hell’s Angels of the 8th Air Force. There you will find a museum dedicated to the Mighty 8th of the Army Air Corps. It was in Savannah that the 303rd Bombardment Group (H) was formed to fight the Germans during WW II. The Hell’s Angels, as that group called itself, often fought the “Abbeville Kids,” the German yellow-nosed FW190s. On January 11, 1944, the 303rd made a devastating strike that took out much of the German Air Force. For this, the Hell’s Angels were awarded a Distin-guished Unit Citation for bravery against the enemy. At the Mighty 8th Museum, you will learn all about those who sacrificed their lives for ours. An interesting fact that I learned was the 8th suffered more casual-ties than the entire Marine Corps during WW II.

If you want to get on the lighter side of things, ride into Savannah to Chippewa Square. (Savannah is laid out in a series of squares with the houses on the outside and a park in the center. They say London is laid out the same way). It was there that Forrest Gump told his life story - feather and all. MOTORCYCLISTS HAVE TO SQUAT AND GRUNT? - YOU’VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!

I own too many vehicles/motorcycles to be proud of. Some say I have a collection problem, in that most of these vehicles/motorcycles are not worth much. But I like them, age, rust and all. I like to think of them as classics - Kentucky classics. Some have estimated that it takes me up to 2 hours a year just to keep up with the plates and stickers for the “Kentucky collection.” No problem. But sometimes I don’t keep up with the plate thing. So imagine this: Bubba-ette pulls me over after spotting my ‘84 shovel with expired plates. If I go against my own advice and go 4th Amendment on her (you usually go to jail and get towed when you do that) I can be stripped searched with no problem if that is the policy of the local gendarmes.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in Florence v. Board of Chosen Freeholders of the County of Burlington, has held that regardless of the innocuous nature of the crime (like expired plates), the police can take a peek at your privates. While I was not hurt in the war, I can say that I am not fired up about posing in front of my non-favorite cops, espe-cially Beaumadine. Sure they have a right to make sure that bad guys with bad stuff stuck up there are not being introduced into the general prison/jail population, but come on - does that include a guy with a Kentucky vehicle collection who was a little slow on the new plate, who hasn’t had a traffic ticket in years? What has happened to our 4th Amendment? No wonder we need ABATE if there are people with law degrees, people who are judges who think like that. If they can take a peek up your ass for no real threatening reason, you can damn well be certain that a peek into your home may be next. THE HARLEY OR YAMAHA HAS BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE SINCE OCTOBER - WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT BEFORE YOU RIDE?

Many of us are fair weather riders. I got a sidecar for my shovel so I could try riding in the ice and snow. Now, I know why most

folks don’t want to ride very far in snow and ice - it is only fun for about an hour. And, even though a side car makes any motorcycle one hell of a snow dog, pushing one out of a snow drift is challenging. Following is a good list of several items of inspection from the MSF that most of us know about, but I thought was well worth reviewing. Pay special attention to the last item - insurance check. Most of the check-lists that you see omit that one - and it is the most critical. Check your policy to make sure that you have at least 250k-500k with the same in uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. Remember that is the coverage for you in case the person that runs over you has no or low insurance limits. This is the coverage that you can use to make your mortgage payments, feed the family and your dog while you are laid up.

Points To Check Before You Ride - MSF Guidelines

Start the riding season right with the T-CLOCS inspection created by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation. The following is a sum-mary of their pre-ride inspection checklist that will help you get your bike ready to ride after a long few months of extreme cold and harsh conditions. T - Tires and Wheels

• Check the air pressure of your tires and inflate to the pres-sure specified in your owner's manual. Look for wear-and-tear on the treads, and for cracks, bulges or embedded ob-jects. • Check your wheels for roundness, cracks and dents, and

bent, broken or missing spokes. C – Controls

• Review the levers and pedals to make sure they're still lubricated, and adjusted and fitted properly. They should not be broken, bent, or cracked. • Inspect cables to make sure they are not frayed, kinked, or folded into sharp angles. Also, test to make sure your bike's cables at no time interfere with your ability to steer. • Check hoses for cuts, cracks, leaks, bulges, chafing or deterioration. Like cables, hoses should not interfere with your steering or suspension, and should not be folded into sharp angles. • Test that the throttle moves freely, does not stick and snaps

closed when released. L - Lights

• If you removed your battery over the winter, re-install it - your owner's manual should tell you how. Check the battery to make sure the terminals are clean and tight, and that it's properly charged and secured. Check the vent tube to con-firm it is not kinked or plugged, and is routed properly. • Look over the lenses on the bike to make sure they are not cracked or broken, are securely mounted and do not have excessive condensation trapped within. • Make sure the reflectors are not cracked, broken and are

securely mounted. • Review the bike's headlamp for cracks. Confirm it points at the right height and direction. Test the operation of the high beam and low beam options. • Test the tail lamp and brake lights to make sure they work when they should, and they are not cracked. Clean and en-sure they are properly secured. • Test both of the turn signals - left and right!

O- Oil and other fluids • Check the levels and quality of the engine oil, transmission oil, shaft drive, hydraulic fluid, coolant and fuel. Replace or

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Making plans now reaps big dividends for AMA members, who can purchase a weekend pass for $35, a $10 savings off the regular advance rate, and a one-day pass for $20, a $5 savings off the regular advance rate. The AMA member discount is in addition to the regular $10 savings on advance ticket purchases, and there is no service charge for AMA members when purchas-ing through the AMA. AMA member pricing, available through May 28, is only available by calling the AMA directly at (800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646). About AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days A fundraiser for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days features classic motorcycles and scooters of all makes and styles, and honors the riders who made them famous. Activities include the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championships, which include amateur national championship roadracing, moto-cross, hare scrambles, trials and dirt-track; North America's larg-est motorcycle swap meet; bike shows and awards; stunt shows; demo rides of current production bikes; an AMA Life Member breakfast; and seminars on a number of topics by noted motorcy-cling experts. In addition to perusing the swap meet, enthusiasts also have the option of taking advantage of free on-site tent camping as swap meet vendors. If you have some vintage parts, bikes or memora-bilia that you would like to sell while immersing yourself in AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days experience, you're encouraged to do so. Swap meet vendor applications are available at www.AMAVintageMotorcycleDays.com > Vendor and Swap Meet Info. For updates about events and activities, as well as information about past AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, visit www.AMAVintageMotorcycleDays.com.

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* College-educated * Average income: o $35,000/yr o $57,000/yr for members of American Motorcyclists Association o $80,000/yr for Harley Davidson owners * Most are insured to operate a vehicle and a motorcycle * Are responsible law-abiding citizens * Have passed motorcycle safety courses * Have experience on the road * Pay taxes, registration and operating fees * Capable of making his/her decision about whether or not he/she should wear a helmet * American Motorcyclist Association

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Send in your nominations and donations for the MRF's Young Activist Scholar-ship fund today. For complete details, visit http://www.mrfae.org/yas.php.

Sign up today for the MRF's new roadside assistance program by visiting http://www.mrf.org/mrfroadside.php The program is available to MRF members and non-MRF members.

© All Information contained in this release is copyrighted. Reproduction permit-ted with attribution. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation, incorporated in 1987, is a membership-based, national motorcyclists' rights organization headquartered in Washington, DC. The first motorcyclists' rights organization to establish a full-time presence in Washington, DC, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation is the only Wash-ington voice devoted exclusively to the street rider. The MRF established MRFPAC in the early 1990s to advocate the election of candidates who would champion the cause of rider safety and rider freedom.

The MRF proudly claims state motorcyclists' rights organizations and the very founders of the American riders' rights movement among its leading members. The MRF is involved in federal and state legislation and regulations, motorcycling safety education, training, and public awareness. The MRF provides members and state motorcyclists' rights organizations with direction and information, and sponsors annual regional and national educational seminars for motorcyclists rights activists, as well as publishing a bi-monthly newsletter, THE MRF REPORTS.

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JUNE JAM Vendor Form June 22nd – 24th, 2012

The following is the list of what it will cost a vendor to set up at June Jam 2012;

Limited Electric (First come First serve) Generators allowed. **All Fees are payable by “Certified Check or Bank Money Order”!!** **NO REFUNDS**

Please Note: Food & Tattoo vendors will be subject to inspection by the Hocking County Health Department. Call 740-385-3030 for information about regulations, permits & etc.

Vendor Set Up will start at noon on Thursday, June 21st. Vendor must be ready to sell by Noon June 22nd!! ALL vendor staff must be 18 years or older with a photo ID for age verification.

NO CHILDREN UNDER 18. NO PETS. NO REFUNDS. NO EXCEPTIONS!! These rules apply to set up time also. We are sorry but, there are NO Full RV-Hook-ups Available.

ABATE of Ohio, Inc. reserves the right to limit the number of vendors with the same type of wares. The first contracts returned to ABATE will receive first consideration.

Contract forms may also be obtained by contacting or questions referred to the ABATE State office @ 614-319-3644 or 800-252-4537. Business Name: ______________________________________ Contact Name: ________________________________

Address: ____________________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ City: _________________________ State: _____ Zip: ________ Cell: ________________________________________ Type of Business: ____________________________________Items include: _________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Food Vendor $150.00. includes electric & 2 admissions (MUST include list of menu items with application)

General Vendor – 10’ x 10’ space $50.00. Includes 2 admissions. Additional 10’ x10’ space $25.00. Used Parts Vendor – 10’ x10’ space $25.00. Includes 1 admission.

Tattoo Vendor - $150.00 if using campground power. $100.00 if they use self-contained power. This price includes 2 admissions (Artist & Helper). Each additional Artist - $75.00. This includes 1 admission.


Cleaning Out the Corral CLASSIFIEDS ARE FREE TO MEMBERS.

NO BUSINESSES PLEASE (See pgs 37 & 38).

Classifieds run for a maximum of 6 is-sues, unless you tell us otherwise. Send changes to: [email protected] or call 937.477.5193

FOR SALE:

Classic, 1978 Honda-Matic Hawk, good condition, blue in color, needs minor carb. cleaning. Under 15 K, original miles. New battery needs tires from sitting; kept out of the weather. $1200 OBO call Vivian 419-680-3857 leave name and number.

FOR SALE: 03 Indian Chief parts: lights, turn signals, windshield, seat, gas tanks, fenders, side covers, speedo, air cleaners, & more. All for $1,500. Dan-o @ 330-606-9102

FOR SALE:

Morris M-5 Magneto, new points, con-denser, plug wires, excellent shape. $700. 8mm Clutch Basket & front pulley kickstart only, excellent shape. $75. Krank vent for Shovel, new. $60. Com-plete Primary inards, chain, basket, etc. excellent shape. $100. Pentair pool heater 200,000 BTU excellent shape $195. Hayward earth filter, excellent shape also. $145. Jeff Spradling 740-676-8378 Region 1, Belmont

FOR SALE:

75 Sportster Daily Rider $4,500 OBO. 60’s VW Trike Roller Project, $2,200 or trade for step-thru scooter. Art (Rabbi) 419-335-1185

FOR SALE: 11/10

1968 FLH - completely rebuilt from the frame up, minus the paint job. I have 95% of the correct Harley Davidson parts, plus extras. Asking $12,000.00. Howard at 419-966-6544.

FOR SALE: 06/11

2007 Honda VTX 1300c, 2,500 mi. Shield, floor boards, bags, dark metallic

blue. $6,400. Michael - 330-503-8040 - Region Zero area.

FOR SALE: NEW PRICE ! 0711

1997 FLSTC. 29K/mi. Stage 1, S/E pipes. Frenched light rings, all black with factory leather bags. Looks great, runs strong. (was $11,000) Now $9,500. For pic: [email protected]. Homer (James B. Blevins) 419-637-2749

FOR SALE: 0911

1959 Triumph Trophy/Tiger; Pre-unit 650 single carb. Pretty much stock looking except for single solo sprung seat and passenger pad. Runs good, Have parts book and shop manual. No engine number, original frame and tranny numbers. No title. Asking $3,800 or best offer. Call Martin 937-426- 7140 or email for pics and video at

[email protected]

WANTED: 0911

1990 Ultra Classic Seat. Call Don @ 740-824-3696 R-16

WANTED: King Tour Pak to fit 1995 Electra Glide Classic. Vivid Black preferred but all considered if in good shape. Note: Newer or Quick release versions will NOT fit. 513-574-2624 leave message or email: [email protected]

FOR SALE: 0112

1952 FL Harley Davidson All new, 60 chop. S&S Manley Andrews premo. Best of everything. $9,000. 419-488-3464 after 5 pm.

FOR SALE: 0312

2000 Black HD ElectraGlide Anniver-sary Dresser; Big Bore Kit Mdl, newer tires, 32,000 mi, serviced regularly. $11,800. Leila after 6pm 330-435-6367. R16 area.

FOR SALE: 0312

New! Kendon Single Rail Trailer. Incl full-size spare tire and rock gards. Holds full size cruiser. Brought home,

never used. Pd $2,900. Garaged. Ask-ing $2,500 OBO. Great Deal!

614-582-8522. R9 area.

FOR SALE: 0312

NEW IN BOX! Vance & Hines Monster Ovals slip-on mufflers. Great looks and sound! Installed and then removed. (A bit too loud for me on 110" engine) Paid & offer @ $800.00 OBO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVqjNaZ0GX0 Earl @ (614) 582-8522

FOR SALE: 0412

Men’s 3XL Jacket, Nex Gen Black w/reflective trim, never worn. Rain/Thermal/Kevlar. Asking $100. John, R8 area: 330-904-9845

FOR SALE: 0512

2003 XLH1200 Anniversary Model, Gun Metal paint, 1 owner, new battery, + many more extras.7,300 mi. Asking $5,750. Stan @ 330-501-2585. R-Zero.

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Wanted: Looking for a Penny Press. If anyone knows someone who may want to sell one, please call Robin @ 614-539-1576.




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Motions made at the September 2011 BOD meeting and voted in at the January 2012 BOD meeting: Motion 93:

Add “This document supersedes any previous ver-sions of the ABATE of Ohio Constitution.” To Article XI: Miscellaneous.


Add “To keep the BOD, the Region Safety and Education Officers and the ABATE membership informed of any safety and education issues or activi-ties.” To Article VII, Section 11: Duties of the State Safety and Education Director. Self Explanatory.

Motion 95: Change Article VII, Section 13: Duties of the State Events Director, Paragraph E to “To serve as chair of the annual state fund raiser committee.” Self explanatory.

Motion 96: Add “To promote a positive image of ABATE.” To Arti-

cle VII, Section 1: Duties of all Officers of ABATE. Self explanatory. Motion 97: Add new Article VII, Section Duties of the ABATE of

Ohio PAC Fund Chair. Self explanatory. Motion 98:

Add “To recognize and develop the strengths of indi-viduals as members and officers.” To Article VII, Sec-tion 1: Duties of all Officers of ABATE. Self explanatory.

Motion 99: Establish new section “Duties of a Region Secretary”

in Article VII: Duties of the Officers. Self Explanatory. Motion 100: Establish new section “Duties of a Region Treasurer”

in Article VII: Duties of the Officers. Self Explanatory. Motion 101: Establish new section “Duties of a County Secretary”

in Article VII: Duties of the Officers. Self Explanatory. 2nd reading of motions made at the November 2011 BOD meeting to Be vote on at the March BOD meeting: Motion 102:

Add new paragraph “Elections for all offices of the RBO and CBO will be held during December of each year. One-year terms will commence in January of following year.” To Article 6: Election of Officers.


Clarify paragraph G in Article 6: Election of Officers to read “Election rules and procedures are defined in the ABATE Bylaws.” Self explanatory.

Motion 104: Add “To provide a list of all Region and County Offi-

cers to the State Office within 7 days of the last elec-tion in the region.” To Article VII: Duties of the Officers, Section 22: Duties of a Region Secretary.

Self explanatory. Motion 105: Add “To provide a list of all County Officers to the

Region Secretary within 3 days of the last election in the region.” To Article VII: Duties of the Officers, Sec-tion 25: Duties of a County Secretary.

Self explanatory. 1st reading of motions made at the January 2012 BOD meeting. 2nd reading at the March 2012 BOD meeting and vote at the May 2012 BOD meeting. Motion 106:

Add “To notify State Office of any changes to the RBO/CBO officer list within 7 days.” To Article VII, Section 22 Duties of a Region Secretary.


Add “To notify Region Secretary of any changes to the CBO officer list within 3 days.” To Article VII, Section 25 Duties of a County Secretary.


Insert “(State Office may act as Region Treasurer)” into Article IV, Section 4 The Region Board of Officers. Inserts into the Constitution the procedure of using the State Office as the Region Treasurer, a practice that has been offered historically.

Motion 109: Add “To notify the State Office of any BOD decisions or discussions that may affect the day-to-day opera-tion of the State Office.” into Article VII, Section 7 Du-ties of the State Secretary. Self Explanatory

Motion 110: Add “Any officer leaving office must surrender all ap-propriate ABATE assets, including but not limited to records, property and monies not necessary to con-tinue service to ABATE. (See Property Transfer Form and Instructions.)” to Article IX: Miscellaneous. Self explanatory.

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ABATE, though many know it not,

is one of the greatest rights organizations ever; but what it reaches for by far exceeds what it has achieved,

and what it has achieved is magnificent.

top-up fluids that need it. • Check for leaks of these same fluids.

C - Chassis • Review the condition of the frame, looking for lifting

paint, cracks, or dents. • Make sure the front forks and rear shocks are properly

adjusted. • Check the tension of the belt or chain. Lubricate the chain if needed, and inspect the teeth of the sprockets confirming they are not hooked and are properly mounted. • Replace broken or missing fasteners and tighten if loos-

ened. S- Stands

• For both center stands and side stands, make sure they are not cracked or bent and that the stand springs into place and has the required tension to hold the bike in position. For more spring-ready tips, check your owner's manual. It's

sure to have a checklist for getting your particular make and model of bike ready for a summer of riding after a long winter of inactivity. Also, don't be shy to take it into a professional for a spring tune-up if you are at all unsure or uncertain. It will be money well spent.

Now that you, or a professional, has inspected the bike to make sure it's ready for the coming riding season, let's not forget that your riding skills have not been practiced in quite a few months. In fact, it's likely you're down right rusty (it's been a long winter after all.) Make your first ride a short one at low speeds. A test ride in a parking lot or around the block will give you an opportunity to get a feel again for the skills required to brake and maneuver a bike safely. You can even take a refresher course. After all, if your bike needs a tune-up, wouldn't also the rider? There are courses designed specifically for the experienced rider that builds upon existing rider skills.

Finally, ADJUST YOUR MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE COVERAGE. Many insurance companies will allow you to remove road or driving coverages on your bike over the winter months. Now that you're getting your bike ready for the road, you will need to revise that coverage. Since motorcycle insurance rates can vary significantly year to year, it's wise to compare motorcycle insurance quotes every year before committing to another season of monthly insurance premiums; and riders looking to buy a new ride should compare insurance quotes for different models to see how much they'll cost to insure before they make a final deci-sion.

SPRING ROADWORK GUIDELINES These notes come from the Missouri DOT, but apply to all of the places we ride. - Rod

The spring pavement striping program has begun, and drivers will see slow-moving caravans of trucks painting roadways throughout the state. Crisp, easy-to-see striping is a significant safety feature on roadways. The paint contains glass beads that reflect light from headlights in the dark. The striping trains move between 8 mph and 12 mph when workers are painting white and yellow lines on the highways. The trucks have flashing lights, boards with flashing arrows and signs that say "Wet Paint."

Many striping crews are working 12-hour days Monday through Saturday. Although most of the striping is done during daylight hours, some nighttime work will be scheduled when traffic volumes are lighter. Rain or very damp conditions will cancel or cut short any striping work that is scheduled.

Safety Tips Motorists should use caution in and around the

striping equipment and crew workers. Here are riding tips to remember when coming upon a striping project:

- Stay behind the last truck in the work train. This

will keep you from tracking fresh paint across the lanes and damaging the new stripes. It also will prevent paint from getting onto your bike.

- On four-lane highways, pull around the striping train by merging carefully into the open lane.

- On two-lane highways, stay behind the last truck in the striping train, placed well behind the striping truck. This will give the new paint the few minutes it needs to dry. If traffic backs up behind the striping train, crews will pull out of the way where it is safe to do so and let congestion clear.

- If you drive through wet paint, which is water-based, clean your bike as quickly as possible with a high-powered water hose such as those used in car washes.

Good tips for safe riding this spring!

Remember, injured ABATE members pay only 28 ½% of total recovery and expenses as approved by client, consistent with and conforming 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 access to a 24-hour toll-free telephone number.

Call us at (800) 25-RIDER If you have any questions you would like to ask the lawyer, please submit them to ASK OUR LAWYER, at [email protected]. © 2012, ABATE Legal Services.

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REGION ZERO

Region Director: Tammy Blanton - 330-272-2038 Region Zero Meetings: Contact your County Coordinators for time and location: Columbiana: Sam Sacconi 330-227-9900 meetings on 4th Sunday of Month, 2:00 pm. Mahoning: Ron Blanton 330-272-2265 Stark: Lance Brunie, 216-798-2640, 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

My Fellow Citizens, Columbiana County’s Daytona Party held at the State Line Tavern

in E. Palestine March 10 was a fantastic time! They had a great turn-out, the band “Road Hogs” played all kinds of my favorite music, and the food was phenomenal. I hung with people from Stark, Summit, Trumbull, Mahoning, and Portage counties. Even a few from Region 1 showed up. It’s good to see people from surrounding counties participating in each other’s events.

At the Regional meeting held at the Sail Inn in Lake Milton March 11 we worked out most of the details for the Regional Party and Hog Roast to be held at Pooch’s in Mecca on July 21-22. As it now stands, the party will officially start Saturday the 21 without a poker run. However the various counties are urged to organize runs to the event that day. Of course, vendors and workers will be admitted in for the weekend on Friday.

We decided our Trum/Mah county meeting for July will be held at Pooch’s on the 14th to tie up any loose ends. Other talk was of hav-ing an ABATE booth at “Motorcycle Madness” in downtown Newton Falls June 24, and at the “Harley in the Park” event in downtown Warren Sept. 15.

We didn’t have an ABATE booth at the Yankee Lake swap meet put on by Unique Biker Apparel on March 18 due to an unforeseen circumstance. But we should have one at their next one, which will probably be in November. I went to the one on the 18th and had a great time. I even dug out a few musty bucks and bought a few things. The crowd was huge, with lots of good parts new and used, on sale or for trade... though most people don’t actually “swap” at swap meets any more.

Our March meeting held at Leon’s in Howland the 24th had more than 35 people in attendance. Capri Cafaro, State Rep. for the 32nd Senate District, was our guest speaker. She addressed various local topics, and (most importantly) assured us she still has our backs on motorcyclist’s issues. And she even re-upped as a member of ABATE!

Please remember there will be NO MEETNG IN JUNE due to a busy calendar. But don’t forget that a few of those things are: Our Mah/Trum “Not Just Another Damned Poker Run,” which will be June 16 out of the Bristolville Inn (hope y’all can make it), and our state party (the “June Jam”) on the weekend of the 22nd.

Our May 19 meeting will be at the Ice House Inn on Rt. 46 in Austintown near I-76. As usual, a map should be on our regional

website at http://Regionzero.abate.com/. For those of you who have never been there before, they have great wings and an incredible menu. It’s also the location of one of the better “Bike Nites” in the area, held every Tuesday late afternoon and early evening in the huge parking lot in the rear of the main building. There’s even a separate pool hall back there. Usually Fast Freddie from the “Wolf” (93.3 FM) is there spinning tunes and emceeing. There’s also the permanent open-air “Beach Bar” out back, and they have a few bike games every week. They even allow some vendors to set up. If I can get off my ass, I’ll try to get an ABATE table together for recruit-ment there each week like I used to.

By the way: There will be a free (of course) water-volleyball/pool/bar party here at my house starting at noon Saturday, July 28 in honor of, and to show appreciation for, all members (local and not) who have volunteered to work events like our Hog Roast, our poker runs, have organized and attended meetings, and have done all of the other things that usually require someone to give up their time, effort and often some of their own money on behalf of ABATE.

Come help me show these people how much we appreciate what they do. Overnight tent camping (or sleeping on a couch, on the floor, in a bed or wherever) is urged for those who might party too much to drive home, and I always throw out a GREAT breakfast. There will be a fire out back, the hot tub and pool are open, and the bar is stocked (but BYOB if ya can). There will be “Corn Hole” toss-ing on the deck, and we might even make some acoustical music around the campfire later in the night (as long as we don’t piss off my neighbors LOL). My place is VERY easy to find, but anyone inter-ested MUST phone me at 330-872-1198, or email @ [email protected] ASAP so I can at least get an idea of how many is coming. Everyone, even from outside the region (if they feel like a road trip) is welcome to attend. I might even post it in “Shootin’ the Breeze” next month. So if you’re interested in coming, get hold of the sooner and me to let me know ...the better.

Rock N’ Roll, Bummer

REGION ONE

Region Director: Steven Diekmann 740-632-2950 Region One Meetings: Region Meetings 2nd Friday every month, 7pm @ Manfred’s Lounge, Steubenville, OH. Dep. Director: Mike Aftanas- 304-479-2108 Belmont County: Bob Nagey Harrison County: Paul Rayl– 417-737-1314 Jefferson County: Mike Cunningham - 330-303-3335 Monroe County: OPEN Website: www.region1.abate.com

Region 1 What’s Up People? Man can you believe the turn out that Region 1 has been having at

each of our events this year? I'd like to thank all who have helped and who have attended each

of the Region 1 events. These events and fundraisers that we have are the blood that runs

through the veins of ABATE of Ohio, Inc. So keep showing your support and enthusiasm to make these functions happen. And, when you run into someone that you have just met out riding that machine you love to ride, don't forget to mention the good things that we got going on in ABATE.


Let them know what it’s all about, cause most people have no clue unless YOU speak up. It’s no different than telling them about that night that you just had crusin’ with your bros.

You know I finally was able to get out to take a ride with a brother and got to take in some of the beautiful riding that we have here in our great state of Ohio. We just cruised and some-times stopped to take in the sights. Being able to ride those roads at our own pace, taking in each and every curve like we owned it – we realized that nothing gets better than this. Sometimes it just takes getting out there and running a whole tank out and refueling just to clear the ole head.

It makes ya wonder why bikers know how a dog feels having his head hanging out the window in the wind, lol. Got to say its freaking Groovy!

I hope everyone's first ride was as good to you as it was to me and that you have many more.

Don't forget the ABATE of Ohio, Inc. Motorcycle Awareness Rally May 5, in Columbus, Ohio. I would hope to see a good turn out of support from our region to show the Capital that we mean business when it comes to our rights as motorcyclists.

The plan is to meet and ride up and make a presence as RE-GION 1. So if you’re needing details and this gets to you in time don't hesitate to call.

Region 1 is having the annual Freedom Run May 19, so hope to see you there. There will be best hand and worst hand in poker, silent auction, raffles, door prizes, food, music and new stories to tell. So shine that ride and come and enjoy the good ride and all fun that comes with it.

Our state party is soon so get signed up for June Jam, it’s just around the corner and signing up early saves you some cash. Also the Motorcycle Memorial Foundation is having their Rally in Hopedale, Ohio this Memorial Day. If you’re free and want to take a ride and camp and have a blast make your way there. Ride safe my brothers and sisters; ride free and be one with the road and the gods. And least don't forget those who have given and sacrificed without question, our Men and Women of The United States Military! Nice chattin’ with ya hope to see ya soon...

Region meeting 2nd Friday of the month @7pm Manfred’s Lounge in Steubenville, Ohio

Be Groovy "Diek" 740-632-2950

REGION TWO

Region Director - Dave Davis - 740-349-9499 Deputy Director - Russell Brooks - 740-674-6094 Region 2 meetings will be held in the year 2012 at Capt’n Morgan’s, 5815 East Pike, Zanesville, Ohio 43701 740-872-9860 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 Licking County: June Davis 740-349-9499 Muskingum County: Terry Billy 740-872-3686 Please contact your County Coordinator for more informa-tion and directions. Website: http://region2.abate.com

Region 2 Hello fellow members, Did you have a good time? Did you get enough to eat? Did you get out on the dance floor and do what you do to the music from the band, "COLLISION COURSE"? I did on all three counts. Some of you might have over done on everything, but I hope like

heck you enjoyed yourself. From my observation point, you all looked like you did. I did get up there and attempted to dance a few times. But let me tell you, I was in some discomfort the next day. (I’m not liking my "Golden" years.) Of course, I'm referring to the ABATE Region 2 benefit dance that was held on March 24, at the VFW on Putnam Ave. This year's dance was another success with more people joining us and more items collected for the silent auction. We also had three people who signed up to become members. WELCOME ABOARD!!!!! We are growing here in Region 2, maybe not as fast as my husband Terry would like, but we seem to be getting bigger each year. Have patience, sweetie. It will happen. I would like to thank the band "COLLISION COUSRE" for giving us a swinging time. Myself, I thought they were very good. At least I could understand the words they sang. Some of the songs were close to my time frame. They set up early and started sing-ing exactly on time. So it worked out just fine. Our appreciation goes to the VFW, for letting us use their hall for the party, and Danny Rapol, Ozzie, and Chrissy for their help in setting up. They are a great group of people. I understand we will be there again. If it's not broke, why try to fix it? Thanks go to all the people who brought in items for our silent auction. To those who prepared some of the food, to those who kept the food fresh and available to us. To the cleanup crew and all the other people and supporters who gave of themselves. We worked together and everything came off without a hitch. WE make a great team. Let's continue this into the future and make next year an even bigger and better event. WE CAN DO IT. Do not forget on May 5th, we have the state "May Awareness Run". Please try to attend. To see hundreds of bikes in the pro-cession is quite a sight. Also, mark your calendar for Region 2 "Awareness Run" on May 20th. If you have ANY questions on these events and I'm sure you do since I didn't tell you everything, (it's another age thing as I seem to have forgotten), please call Dave Davis @ 740-349-9499, or Terry Billy @ 740-872-3686. Remember, we can always use suggestions. The floor is always open. Don't be backward. Remember biker riders are big, tough and loud (or so they say). We can discuss anything and work it all out. Just jump in with both feet, we won't let you drown. Till next time, ride safe and stay upright. Nanc

REGION THREE Region Director: Mark Davis 419-649-0240 For Region 3 meetings, please contact your County Coordi-nator or your Region Director, Mark Davis for all information. Allen County: Dana Frost 419-229-0928 Logan County: Jack Linet 937-585-4155 Paulding County: Daniel Bustos 419-399-5291 Putnam County: Lynda Schnipke 419-453-3834 Van Wert County: Kevin Feathers 419-695-3846 Region Website: http://region3.abate.com

REGION FOUR

Region Director: Ruby Worchuck, [email protected] 419-256-2560 ~ 419-966-9131 Region 4 meetings are held the Second Sunday of every month. Board meetings are at 1:00 and General Membership meetings are at 2:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Meetings are held between the four county areas. Please contact your County Coordinator for more info. Defiance County, Jami Young, 419-438-7060 Fulton County, Art “Rabbi” Miller Jr. 419-335-1185 Henry County, OPEN


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Website: http://region4.abate.com

Region 4

REGION FIVE Region Director: Ralph Buss 800-582-5577 Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren Counties - Tim Kaelin, 513-561-4745 - First Sunday of the month @ The Train Stop Inn, 7837 Old 3C Highway, Maineville, OH 45039-8712. Phone: 513-683-0207 Clinton County Meeting – Dan Cisco, 937-481-1018 - Second Sunday of month @ DeLuca’s Dugout, Wilmington, 1:00 pm.

Website: http://region5.abate.com

Region 5

Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren and Counties Hello Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, and Warren Counties.... The State Awareness Rally will be held May 5. We will be meet-

ing at various spots along I-71 north to gather riders to proceed to Columbus as a group. Some of us will meet at the Arby's located at the Montgomery Road Exit 12, next to the Kenwood Towne Centre; we will depart from this location at 7:30 a.m. We will head to the first rest area at mile marker 34, just north of Exit 32 for State Route 123 to meet up with other riders; we will depart from this location at 8 a.m. We will head to the second rest area at mile marker 67, the last group meet before heading to Columbus; we will depart from this location at 9 a.m. Clinton County is having their Cancer Run May 12, starting in Wilmington at the American Legion Post 49. Due to sponsor issues, the Destination CycleSafe 2012 event has been cancelled. If all goes well, between the time I am writing this and the time you are reading this, Michigan will be joining the list of States which have repealed its helmet laws; legislation has passed await-ing the Governor's signature. The final outcome will be published on the Region website as well as the May monthly e-mail newslet-ter. And by the way, the next time you are at a statewide ABATE event, such as the May Awareness Rally or June Jam, track down and be sure to thank Diane Thompson for all the work she has done improving the OutSpokin' magazine. Our meetings start at 1:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of each month at: The Train Stop Inn 7837 Old 3C Highway Maineville, OH 45039-8712 513-683-0207 For those using online mapping websites, MapQuest and Yahoo map the address correctly, Google and Bing do not. If you cannot make the meetings, you can contact me anytime about anything. My contact info: 513-561-4745 [email protected] Done writing, out riding (time to cross the Michigan border?)... Tim Kaelin Clinton County Hello, Clinton county! Lot's going on, I'd like to congratulate the

winners of Clinton Counties annual Chili Cookoff. 1st place went to Shelby Hubbel. 2nd. place went to Steve Gasaway. 3rd. place went to Theresa Shoemaker. Rick Gasaway took the hot and spicy win. Congratulations to all the winners! We had a really good turnout and a great time! I have to personally apologize for the April county meeting being

scheduled on Easter! I should have caught it and made different arrangements.

Keith Collins has been voted in as our Legislative officer. Thanks for stepping up Keith! By the time you read this, we will have had our Ride to the

Statehouse, I hope the weather was good and participation was strong. Remember that May is motorcycle awareness month, get those yard signs out! remind the cagers to look twice and save a life. Please come out to our annual Clinton County Cancer Run on

May, 12th. Look for the flyer in this edition. We have some new bike games planned and the band Southwind will be playing! As always we need doorprizes and help! Looking forward to great weather and a great turnout! Our safety and education officer, has arranged to have Mike

Stock present the 3 R's for us. I am including the details below. So until next time, Ride Safe!

Dan Cisco Clinton County Coordinator. Hi everyone. Just a note to let you know that I have scheduled Mike Stock,

ABATE State Safety and Education Director, to come to our meet-ing on June 10 at 1:00 p.m. to present the Three R's Program. Clinton County ABATE members have committed to come and hear this presentation. I would like to invite the entire Region Five ABATE members to come also. This is a great program that every one of us will benefit from hearing. Time is June 10, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at Duluca's Dugout in Wilmington, Ohio. Everyone is wel-come. Dwight Meeker, Region 5 and Clinton County Safety and Educa-

tion Director

REGION SIX

Region Director: Carla Lawson, 937-878-0856 Deputy Director: Mo Griffin Champaign & Clark County: Kirk Goings, 937-845-1992 Meet-ings: Last Saturday of the month @ 2:00pm. Honey Creek, 11475 Musselman Rd., New Carlisle 937-845-2000 Darke County, OPEN Greene County: OPEN Miami County: Dave Lawson, 937-878-0856 Meetings: Last Saturday @ 10:00am, Heck Yeahs in Piqua Montgomery County: Jerrold *Too Tall* Smith Jr., coordina-tor; Meetings: First Monday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. @ The Filling Station, 4317 Linden Avenue, Dayton, 45432 (937) 258-0588. Preble County, OPEN

Website: www.region6.abate.com

Region 6

REGION SEVEN

Region Director: Brian Jordan 419-307-3506 [email protected] Region meeting 3rd Sunday monthly, 2:00pm, Stone St. Tav-ern, 121 So. Stone Street, Fremont, OH 43420, 419-334-2337 Erie County: Open, contact Dan Reilly, 419-217-1920 Huron County: Open, Dan Reilly, 419-217-1920 Lucas County: Open, contact Mike Stock, 419-654-5446 Sandusky County: TJ Hausman, 419-680-9270 Seneca County: Open, Brian Jordan, Dir., 419-307-3506 Ottawa County: Open, Contact Bill Bowersox, 419-705-8896 Wood County: Open, contact Mike Stock, 419-654-5446 Website: http://region7.abate.com

Region 7

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REGION EIGHT

Region Director: Tim Cordray 740-269-1213 Email: [email protected] Deputy Director: Rusty Pierce 330-340-8882 Carroll County: Mike McGinness 330-407-3183 Stark County: Mark Miller, 330-417-0238 Tuscarawas County: Dave Antonelli, 330-343-5374 Board Meetings at noon, Region meeting at 1:00 pm Website: www.region8.abate.com

Region 8

Happy Motorcycle Awareness Month, Don't forget, Sat. May 5th is the Motorcycle Awareness Rally

starting at A.D. Farrow Northstar in Sunbury, Ohio, exit 131 on I-71. Region 8 will be leaving Eagle Truck Stop in New Philadelphia at 8:30 am. We've also been advertising leaving Gulliver's 77 Travel Plaza at the same time but everybody I've talked to is just planning on meeting in Phila. If you are leaving from Gulliver's have a safe ride and I'll see you in Sunbury. Any Questions call me.

Then on Sun. May 6th is our Regional meeting at Vaughan's Pub & Grill 10983 SR 212 NE in Bolivar. Then on Sunday May 20th is our Look Twice Save a Life Run at a starting point of your choice; The Speedway at 1120 Canton Rd. NW (St. Rt. 43)in Car-rollton, OR Gulliver's 77 Travel Plaza 2320 Faircrest St. SW (I-77 exit 101) in Canton, OR Eagle Truck Stop 217 16th St. SW (I-77 exit 81) in New Philadelphia. Sign up is from 11:00 to 12:30, $10.00 a person or $15.00 a couple. last bike will be at Somerdale Inn by 6:30. A special thank you goes out to Korns Electric Inc. and also the Tuscarawas Riders Association for their sponsorships on this event.

Then in June our meeting is Sun. the 3rd at Lew's 3238 Lincoln Way East in Massillon and the June Jam is June 22,23, and 24, 34070 Sutton Rd. in Logan Ohio 43138, pre register and save $5.00, all the info is in these very pages.

Anybody wanting to take part in the Adopt A Highway program needs to get in touch with Tony, Rusty, or Me and take a short safety course and sign a waiver, anybody under 18 needs their parents signature. the stretch of road we chose is St. Rt. 39 just outside Dover, it pretty straight, and flat and goes right in front of Mike Korn's place so we can all take a picnic basket and have a cook out after pick up is done. Speaking of Mike, him and his brother Ed are working with Rae Ann and Hip in making a Region 8 product line, more info soon. Well I gotta go, much to do. I'll see everybody out and about.

Tim Cordray, Director, Region 8

REGION NINE

Region Director: Kolman Fuzy, 614-332-0198 [email protected] Deputy Director: Bo Essig, 614-493-1314 Delaware: Harley Stock, 419-654-5448 Franklin County: Roger Wright, 614-286-7676 Email: [email protected] - Franklin County meeting will be held at: American Legion Post 490, 1117 S. Hamilton Rd. 614-239-0490, on the first Sun-day of the month, at noon. Pickaway and Madison Co’s: Jeff Bowersock, 614-306-2570 Combined meetings are now combined with Franklin County listed in their county report or Kolman’s article. Madison County: Open, contact Kolman Fuzy (info above) Pike, Ross & Scioto Counties: OPEN contact Kolman Fuzy (info above)

Website: http://region9.ABATE.com

Region Nine

Hello Region Nine: As I am writing this, Pickaway County's Poker Run has not oc-

curred, so I will write about it in next month's article. I assume that I saw all of you there.

The May Awareness Rally will be May 5. You are probably read-ing this article prior to this, so once again I am asking all of you to join us at AD Farrow’s up on Route 36/37 in Sunbury, starting at 9:30 a.m.

We will leave for the Statehouse at noon, under police escort, where ceremonies will be held to kick off May as Motorcycle Awareness Month in Ohio. This is one of the most important events of the year, so please plan on attending. It is a rain or shine event, so be there, and bring a friend or two that are not ABATE members, if possible, to give them an idea of what we are all about.

It would be nice to sign up many new members at this event. There will be an after rally event at Farrow’s downtown location, so see you there.

The next big thing on the agenda is the June Jam. I know ALL of you have either pre-registered, or are going to attend. Please re-member that this is a FUNDRAISER for the State; so even if you can't attend, please send in your money. Pre-registering gets you a $5 discount on your admission, so DO IT! The JJ committee has been hard at work to put on a quality event (Thanks, Goofy, Carla and the rest of the committee), so please reward their hard work with your attendance. The work schedule has been released, and Region 9 has the following responsibilities:

Special Draw ticket Sales-Friday and Saturday (need workers) Product Trailer-Friday 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (need one more worker) Security-Friday 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. (need two more workers) Security-Saturday (backup, if needed) 4 P.M. to 8 P.M. four

workers possibly needed) Security-Sunday 12AM to 4AM (6 workers needed) Gate-Friday 2 p.m. to 6 P.M. (2 more workers needed) Gate-Saturday 8 P.M. to 12AM (4 workers needed)

Trash-have 6 people, may need a few more. The number of work shifts is determined by the percentage of

members in the Region to the overall number of members in the State.

Region 9 has 14.6% of the members, so that is how our work shifts are determined. If you can give some of your time to help work at JJ, please contact me at phone # or email address at end of this article. Thank you, and thanks to those who have already volunteered.

Also, I would like to thank those from the Region who have taken out ads on the JJ T shirt. A comprehensive list will be pub-lished in the July article. There are still some slots in the Sport, Touring and Custom event advertising categories available. See me for details.

Don't forget the Ohio-Michigan Field Games Challenge. Start practicing; I don't want the Michigan crew to go home with all our hardware again.

After the Jam, various other State Events such as Wau-seon, AMA Vintage Days, Wetzel, and other events will demand our presence as an organization. There will also be smaller events here in the Region that we will be at, spreading the ABATE mes-sage, so see you there. We will be at some of the bike nights also.

I was reading the latest issue of the AMA magazine, when I came across an article about New Hampshire introducing legisla-tion like the bill signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger in California, two years ago (thanks, Arnie!), requiring motorcycles built after 2013 to have an EPA sticker on the exhaust. This was predictable, and just goes to define one of the next big issues we will be dealing with as riders-NOISE. Stay tuned.


Thanks to our newest members: William Davies and Angela Tutorow, and thanks to our renewals: Brian and Sue Nissley, Suzie Pickett, and Floyd and Karen Norman.

In addition, thanks for your support: Mike Conrad - 4years Terry Wright - 6 years Sally Wright – 6 years Tim Williams – 5 years Jo Williams – 5 years Davis Quickert – 1 year Tom Bloomer - 21years

Remember, you, the members, are the lifeblood of this organi-zation. I thank each and every one of you for your dedication to fighting for your rights as motorcyclists.

Riding season is finally here, so get your minds sharp, your scoots tuned up, and get out there. Take some time to practice some slow speed moves, and braking techniques, and/or, take the advanced rider course to sharpen some of your skills, or break some of those bad habits.

Ride Safe, Ride Hard, Ride Free Kolman [email protected] 614-332-0198

REGION TEN Region Director: Call State Office 800-25-BIKER or email [email protected] Region 10 Website: http://region10.abate.com Hocking, Fairfield, Perry, Vinton, Morgan & Noble Counties

REGION ELEVEN Contact: Theresa Knipp, 740-534-0048 Lawrence, Athens, Meigs, Gallia, Jackson, & Washington Counties - All Open Website: http://region11.abate.com/

REGION TWELVE

Contact Tim “TJ” Johnson, 330-360-7752 Ashtabula County Cuyahoga County Geauga County Lake County Website: www.region12.abate.com NEXT MEETING: Call TJ above or Jim Elgin @ State office with ?’s.

REGION FOURTEEN Region Director: Steve Lindsay, 740-360-0471 Dep. Director: Mark Baden, 419-722-3268 Call your Region Director for R14 meeting times and loca-tions. Crawford County - Joe Swartz - 419-569-2231 Email - [email protected] Hancock County - Mark Baden - 419-722-3268 Hardin County - Mac McFarlin - [email protected] Marion County - Open Morrow County - Open Wyandot County - Peter Barnes, 419-722-9941 Website: http://region14.abate.com

Region 14

REGION SIXTEEN

Region Director, Michael McLaughlin 330-336-7464 Meetings : Wayne County: Wednesday, 7 p.m. East of Chi-cago 801 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, 44691 Ashland County: Rick McClure 419-869-7025 Holmes County: Garrison “Cowboy” Whitman 330-567-3127 Lorain County: Open Medina County: Garret Robison, 330-278-2714 Richland County: Dawn Berkshire, 419-571-7882 Wayne County: Milan Sigler, 330-201-2458, see meeting schedule below. Website: http://region16.abate.com

Region 16

Wayne County Region 16 / Wayne County -- May 9, Wednesday, 7:00pm - East of Chicago Pizza, 801 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, Ohio 44691. We will be discussing the Hibernation Run results and the May Awareness Rally. And of course, the June Jam. Holmes County Holmes County -- May 13, Sunday, 1:00pm - Holmesville Inn, 310 S Millersburg St, Holmesville, OH. The second Sunday of the month.

There comes a time in life when you walk away from all

the pointless drama and people who create it,

and surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard that you forget the bad and

focus on the good. Life is too short to be anything

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ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is not a motorcycle club. We are an organization dedicated to the freedom of the road for all motorcyclists.

Our creed follows: ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is dedicated to preserving the rights, improving the image and promoting the safe operating practices of Ohio motorcyclists. Membership in ABATE of Ohio Inc. is open to all persons 18 and older, having an interest in preserving personal

freedoms and sharing our goals. Ownership of a motorcycle is not a requirement.

Clubs, businesses and generally any group of people greater than or equal to one person may become a sustaining supporter, a means to participate, be involved, be informed and be a part of Ohio’s best State Motorcyclist’s Rights Organization (SMRO) without having to enroll each person within the group, club or organization as a full member. With an annual contribution of $100, sustaining supporters receive from ABATE of Ohio, Inc.: 1 copy per month of the “Outspokin’” Newsletter to the organiza-tion’s address; Monthly recognition in the Outspokin’ for the organization’s commitment to ABATE of Ohio; Recognition on our website, www.abate.com. Sustaining supporter groups do NOT have voting rights, but all regional, county and state meetings are open for attendance and participation in discussions regarding our Right to Ride It Our Way.

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ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is dedicated to preserving the rights, improving the image and promoting the safe operating practices of Ohio motorcyclists. Membership in ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is open to all persons 18 and older, having an interest in preserving personal freedoms and sharing our goals.

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RESTAURANTS & TAVERNS Smilin’ Skull Saloon 108 W Union Athens 740-592-5625 Budapest Inn 3780 Mahoning Austintown 330-792-7346 Crazy Fox Saloon 114 W Mansfield Bucyrus 419-562-1256 The Horseshoe Bar 152 Washington Sq Bucyrus 419-562-6615 Wet Spot Bar 109 N Water Caledonia 419-845-3000 Hooters Beechmont Cincinnati 513-943-0021 Hooters Springdale Cincinnati 513-671-2772 Stumble-In-Saloon 201 Linden Cincinnati 513-242-6500 White Front Café 244 Smithfield Dillonvale 740-769-2656 Down on Main Street Bar & 155 N Market E Palestine 330-425-9899

Grill Downtowner’s Lounge 235 S Main Findlay 419-424-5800 Oak Grove Tavern 8340 Alkire Galloway 614-878-9704 Laidback Bar & Grill 2704 N 2nd Hangingrock 740-532-4001 Blue Room Restaurant & Bar 129 S Main Kirby 419-273-2125 Country Kitchen Restaurant 3150 State Route 350 Lebanon 513-932-7680 Beer Barrel Pizza 1840 S Dixie Hwy Lima 419-229-6211 Aponte’s Pizzeria & Family 753 Reading Mason 513-336-7400

Restaurant Mason Pub 753 Reading Ste B Mason 513-339-1005 Skyline Chili 5214 Bardes Mason 513-398-4986 Drifters Bar & Grill 1008 Duncan SW Massillon 330-832-8920 Ride to Freedom Bar & Grill 1318 Erie Massillon 330-832-0248 Pat Dees Tavern 9254 Old Route 8 Northfield 330-467-8879 Romito’s Pizza & Restaurant 10418 Northfield Northfield 330-467-7581 Jim Bo’s Bar & Diner 23356 State Route 56 S Bloomngvle 740-332-6550 Chubby’s Pizza 120 N Main S Lebanon 513-494-1900 Manfred’s Rest. & Banquet 4152 Sunset Blvd. Steubenville, OH 740-264-2710 The Ohio Bar 17 E Auglaize Wapakoneta 419-738-6593 Mugs & Jugs Drafthouse 1309 Old State Route 35 Wshngtn Ct Hs 740-335-5963 Horney’s Barbeque 2432 State Route 753 SE Wshngtn Ct Hs 740-335-4012 MOTORCYCLES & AUTOMOBILES TLC Racing (**) 3276 S Main Akron 330-644-0709 Tombstone Cycles 1337 W Ohio Pike Amelia 513-797-1550 M.C. Chop Shop 2679 State Route 222 Bethel 513-734-7168 Xtreme Honda 198 Penn Brilliant 740-598-9100 Toyz Cycle Center 141 Melcher Bucyrus 419-563-9748 Home of Chrome 798 E Findlay Carey 419-396-9811 Beechmont Motorsports 646 Mt Morish Cincinnati 513-752-0088 Bikers Depot 967 Ohio Pike Cincinnati 513-947-0520 Cinn City Choppers (**) 7709 Blue Ash Cincinnati 513-791-2520 Goodyear Auto Service Center 317 E 9th Cincinnati 513-241-5700 J & J Cycles 2020 Langdon Farm Cincinnati 513-351-5959 Price Hill Repair Service 4535 W 8th Cincinnati 513-921-8380 Western Hills Honda/Yamaha 3110 Harrison Cincinnati 513-662-7759 Coop’s Auto Glass 4221 Wagner Clayton 937-832-2667 Santa’s Cycle Supply 3819 W 140th Cleveland 216-671-RIDE American Motor Works 113 S Miami Cleves 513-941-4770 Galloway’s Auto Trim 4441 State Route 128 Cleves 513-353-3282 M & M Cycle & Machine 44393 Columbiana-Waterford Columbiana 330-482-9455 Pioneer Quick Lube 1166 S Clinton Defiance 419-782-2213 American Custom Motorcycle 136 S Main De Graff 937-585-6886

Tri-State Custom Cycles 2562 State Route 152 Dillonvale 740-733-7809 End of the Trail MC Shop 6559 State Route 133 Edenton 513-625-0700 OD’s Cycle Shop 140 S River Franklin 513-743-1880 A & H Auto Salvage 13100 Broadway Garfield Hts 216-587-4942 Krol Cycle 10121 Broadway Garfield Hts 216-271-3677 RT 51 Custom Cycle 23095 Woodville Genoa 419-855-2255 American Twin 1214 S State Girard 330-545-0707 Hogpath Custom Cycle 5572 Hogpath Greenville 937-547-9151 Motorcycle Parts & Service 4100 Venture Groveport 614-836-5859 Hillsboro Motorcycle Works 402 N West Hillsboro 937-840-0464 Muffler Brothers 5210 Brandt Pike Huber Hts 937-233-2440 Southern Ohio V-Twin 7460 Princeton Liberty Twp 513-777-9974 Allen Nott Honda/Kawasaki 3619 Elida Lima 419-331-2333 Plus Cycles 43315 State Route 154 Lisbon 216-424-0505 Ramey’s Motorcycle Parts 15284 Old McArthur Logan 740-385-9038 Carlton Harley-Davidson 11771 State Route 44 Mantua 800-633-6997 Wildcat Custom Cycle 4102 County Road P McClure 419-748-8162 Lakota Motorsports 6581 Cincinnati Dayton Middletown 513-779-5588 Ned’s Cycle Works 6507 Trenton Franklin Middletown 513-422-4605 Hill’s Performance 5150 State Route 15 Ney 419-658-2658 Overkill Motorworks 8750 Sprucevale Rogers 330-227-2161 All American Wheels 4085 Herner Co Line Southington 330-898-5559 Sugarcreek Motorcycle 3265 Clear Springs Spring Valley 800-303-0410 Soles Motor Sports 104 N Defiance Stryker 419-682-1108 Muffler Brothers 307 E Main Trotwood 937-837-6005 Fayette County Choppers 249 E Court Wshngtn Ct Hs 740-335-7433 Thunder Hollow Cycles 100 Bentonville West Union 937-549-4477 Indian Motorcycle Weston 20660 US Route 6 Weston 419-669-4709 Boob’s Bike Shop 983 W Main Wilmington 937-283-9045 Cumberland Trail 3484 Old Wheeling Zanesville 740-450-3970

Bike & Trike CLOTHES, ACCESSORIES & TATTOOS Dee’s Country Bridal Shop 69871 Sunset Heights Bridgeport 614-635-4177 Tattoo Designs by Dana 4167 Hamilton Cincinnati 513-681-8871 Estelle’s Leather Stop 60 N Harrison Enon 937-864-7254 Red Wing Shoe Store 6455 Chambersburg Huber Hts 937-236-1405 Jim’s Leather Shop 914 Bellefontaine Lima 419-224-7527 Kustom Ken’s Tattoos 1610 State Route 28 Loveland 513-575-3355 Bobbie’s Leather 601 N Union Monroe 513-893-2615 Larry’s Leather 601 N Union Monroe 513-218-4749 Hudson Leather 14700 State Route 15 Pioneer 419-485-8532 Brentwood Leather 215 E Forrest S Lebanon 513-229-0205 Artic Wolf Apparel (##) 217 S Pioneer Ste B Springboro 937-602-3568 Cycle Leather Outlet 9156 State Route 14 Streetsboro 800-827-5562 Yukon Jack’s Cycle Leather 9015 State Route 14 Streetsboro 330-626-9057 Briar Patch Leather 2118 Tremainsville Toledo 419-472-5504 Leather & Jeans 1641 N Reynolds Toledo 419-536-6367 Professional Touch Tattoo 7059 US Route 127 Van Wert 419-238-4157 BF Leathers 7763 W State Route 73 Aisle 7 Wilmington 937-313-2776 Gailz Tattooz Studio 115 Glen Yellow Sprgs 937-767-7144 Unique Biker Apparel 2620 Mahoning Youngstown 330-797-1780

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ABATE OF OHIO, INC.

MEMBER-TO-MEMBER DISCOUNT Program

Member-to-Member Discount Program is provided as a service to our membership from members who are business owners. Please support your fellow

members/business owners when possible as they support us in our endeavors. If you are a member that has a business not listed in our directory, please notify the state office to have your information added here.

This is a free service to you for being an ABATE Member. You must agree to offer a 10 percent discount to ABATE Members showing a valid membership card.

Your business has the option to determine what merchandise or service is discounted.

For more information on the Member-to-Member Program contact the State Office: 800-25-BIKER or 614-319-3644.

ABATE of Ohio, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) "Not for Profit" organization. As a supporter or a sustaining supporter, your contribution is deductible as a business expense for advertising, but is not tax deductible as a charitable contribution.


Member-to-Member Discount Program Continued: MISCELLANEOUS Wilson Painting & Contracting 812 Kennebac Akron 330-733-4464 Shadoworks 13 W Main Amelia 513-753-8266 Austintown Kwik Kopy 5015 Mahoning Austintown 330-797-0099

Printing Two Good Hands 299 Haskell Batavia 513-752-8809 Bobmik Sign 217 E Patterson Bellefontaine 937-593-5407 Encompassing Mechanical 750 County Road 57 E Bellefontaine 513-593-9699 Wilson Furniture 227 N Lincoln Bridgeport 877-857-4634 Taylor Feeds (none) Bryan 419-799-9436 Kelly Awards 216 N Lynn Apt A Bryan 419-636-9127 Emerald Forest Pottery 14286 Road 224 Cecil 419-399-2757 Centerville Gravely Mowers 25 W Alex Bell Centerville 937-433-2166 BL Customs 3903 Harrison Cincinnati 513-661-6494 Dave’s Detail & Design 488 Pedrotti Cincinnati 513-921-WASH Signs of Distinction 20866 River Circleville 740-477-9886 Newton & Son Roofing & 412 Nauvoo Clarksville 800-210-3201

Siding South End Printing 3558 E 80th Cleveland 216-341-0669 South Shore Mechanical 3873 W 31st Cleveland 800-551-1719 Cols Rehab & Renovation 611 Erickson Avenue Columbus 614-783-6414 The Computer Helper 2009 Zetler Center Columbus 614-279-2605 Worthington Locksmith 6108 Huntley Columbus 614-885-5625 The Shop 1446 Linden Dayton 937-281-1888 Wizard Works Mobile DJ 8576 Renaa Galloway 614-853-3241

Service Kustom Emporium 1451 Highway 28 Goshen 513-722-0888 Hilliard Hometown Motors 5380 Franklin Hilliard 614-777-9003 Wordsmiths Printing 402 E Main Kent 330-677-9673 Bartnikki Service Center 43201 Mt Hope Lafferty 740-968-3413 Fine Art Transformation 1860 S State Route 42 Lebanon 513-932-5877 Sarg’s Lanes 764 Columbus Lebanon 513-932-6896 Stine Funeral Home 801 Monroe Lebanon 513-932-1239 Smith Welding Service 2180 State Route 56 SW London (none) Cinci Coleman Campers 826 Reading Mason 800-735-0386 A Little Bit of This & 139 E Main McComb 866-878-0181

A Little Bit of That Sunshine Photography 4339 Pennswood Middletown 513-425-6828

Absolute Audio & Video 214 Cash Milford 513-200-0701

Production (##) (DJ service) Dirt Sports Warehouse 6076 Branch Hill- Milford 513-575-5400

Guinea Pike Quality Care Automotive 6076 Branch Hill- Milford 513-575-9300

Guinea Pike Rhino Linings East 150 Olympic Milford 513-722-1625 Just 4 Fun 1369 Algonquin Ste B Monroe 513-228-0014 M. Singleton MC Transport 5273 State Route 22 & 3 Morrow 513-899-3488 Victory Lakes Campgrounds 113 S Wheeler Mt Victory 937-354-3153 Beckner’s House of Rides 150 E Dublin- New Albany 614-989-3117

Granville Bldg 3 Steve Bailey Parts & Repair 9400 Craw Camp New Paris 937-456-9355 Massages by Maggie 870 Oakwood Painesville 440-655-3927 Levi’s Customs 7218 Roberts Pleasant Plain 513-625-3632 Paradise Hills Golf Course 301 Country Club Rayland 740-859-5028 Lowery Industries 10975 Houdeshell St Louisville 740-745-5045 Sherwin Williams 121 Hollywood S Steubenville 740-264-5555 Cleveland Mortgage Service 11221 Pearl Strongsville 800-886-4901 The Gas Man 12570 Prospect Strongsville 440-878-1988 Hill Billy (none) Willowick 440-759-3728 Curtis Paint & Wallpaper 41 E Main Wilmington 937-382-4058 Holiday Inn Express 155 Holiday Wilmington 937-382-5858 Royal Z Lanes 2667 State Route 22 & 3 Wilmington 937-382-3891 Jack Shattuck’s Wrecker 1251 W Main Wilmington 937-382-3136

Service Tumbleson Wrecker 2983 State Route 73 S Wilmington 937-382-3708 Atomic Tattoo 245 Canton Wintersville 740-266-8282 MP Creations 97 S Meridian Youngstown 330-270-5831 VISIT KENTUCKY Foreign Motorcycle Service 5460 Sherman-Mt Zion Dry Ridge 859-428-9600 The Print Shop 2528 Avon Fort Mitchell 859-344-3039 Asylum Tattoo Studio 171 E 42nd Latonia 859-802-1355

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8109 Priestly Drive Reynoldsburg, OH 43068

Phone: 614-866-9308

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DATE REG FIRST LAST DEDICATION

1/8 9

1/17 ABATE Foundation

2/17 ABATE Foundation

3/3 5 To Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren County Meetings

3/8 9 All the People who stepped up for and Officer Position this Yr

3/10 5 To Clinton County Meetings

3/15 9

3/16 ABATE Foundation Raffle Bikes Double Draw for 2012

3/17 5 Martin Meister - St. Patrick's Day

3/20 5 Martin Meister - 1st. Day of Spring

3/21 9

4/14 5 Martin Meister Memorial, this yrs. Recpt. Is ABATE

4/17 ABATE Foundation Come on, Sell those Tickets!!! Only 4 months left!

4/29 5 Dedicated to the MEMORY of Martin Meister April 2009

5/1 9 Tony Losego

5/8 9 Tony Losego

5/17 ABATE Foundation OBW Workers !!!

5/21 Pam & John Sewell

5/23 Pam & John Sewell

8/20 14 Steven Rossman On Behalf of Region 14

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