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1 May 2011 ABATE OF GEORGIA, INC. NEWSLETTER

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MAY 2011


ABATE of Georgia, Inc. All rights reserved. This newsletter is published monthly and distributed throughout the state of Georgia as well as to other motorcycle organizations nationwide. ABATE of Georgia accepts no responsi-bility for the comments or opinions from reprinted materials contained within this publication. We welcome your news, opinions, comments, complaints, and suggestions on Motorcycle related issues. All articles must include your name and address. We do not accept slanderous, accusing letters; profanities (photographic or written); non-ABATE related letters. ABATE of Georgia reserves the right to refuse or edit any article, photo, letter, or advertisement that is decided is not in the best interest of the organization or its members.

STATE OFFICE ADDRESSES www.abatega.org

(Physical and Mailing Address)

2517 Veterans Memorial Hwy SW

Austell, GA 30168-3541

Phone: (770) 881-7438

Fax: (770) 234-4177

ABATE OF GEORGIA STATE OFFICERS

Director Dan Forrest (770) 881-7438 E-mail [email protected]

Legislative Director

Linda Allen (770) 881-7438 E-mail [email protected]

Treasurer

Gary Allen Email: [email protected]

Membership Director

Bob Bowman 770.231.0817 Email [email protected]

Asst, Membership Director

Ann Crenshaw (229) 924-7449 e-mail [email protected]

Sgt. At Arms

Ralph JR Allen (678) 633-8643 e-mail [email protected]

Activities Director

Michael Collins 770.938.3285 e-mail [email protected]

State Secretary and Newsletter Editor

Ned Williams (770) 881-7438 e-mail [email protected]

Webmaster

Bill Mattison [email protected]

A.B.A.T.E. Legal Advisor

Steve Murrin (404)221-0777

Christian Motorcyclists Association

GA State Coordinator

Mike Cook (229) 268-4455

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Some of ABATE’s accomplishments over the years:

• Successfully lobbied for legislation that created the Georgia Motor-

cycle Safety Program (GMSP), our state’s rider education program that is available to all.

• Lobbied to have legislation passed to modify the existing manda-

tory helmet law to allow adults age 21 and older freedom of choice as to the wearing of a helmet.

• Successfully lobbied for legislation leading to the repeal of the

Georgia law prohibiting use of speakers or headphones while riding a motorcycle.

• Fought and stopped legislation introduced in the 1992 Session of

the Georgia General Assembly that would have made it illegal for kids age 10 and under to ride as passengers on motorcycles.

• Established May as “Motorcycle Awareness and You” month

through a proclamation signed by the Governor and through resolutions passed by the Senate and House each year. This is an annual effort that raises public awareness of motorcycles.

• Successfully lobbied legislators to approve increased funding for

the Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program, in the amount of $170,000 after the license tag rate was raised on all vehicles to $20.

• Successfully stopped proposed legislation that would have in-

creased the size of motorcycle tags.

• Successfully lobbied for handicapped tags for motorcycles without

further enabling legislation, by bringing it to the attention of the Department of Revenue that the code section was written in such a way that it was already authorized.

• Successfully lobbied for antique tags for motorcycles in the 1998

legislative session.

• Established a 15 District organization that has led to more partici-

pation locally, while raising our membership statewide. The more members we have, means the more clout we have at the State Capitol.

• Sponsor and promote the largest Swap Meet/Bike Show in Geor-

gia, 5 times a year.

• Successfully forced prosecution of a trucker who, while making an

illegal turn, killed fellow motorcyclist Mark Bonner.

• Successfully lobbied to pass the “Frank-Lee” (ROW) bill to enhance

penalties to those who cause death or serious injury to a motorcy-clists by failing to yield the right of way.

• Successfully lobbied to pass the “Tag/Title” bill SB-437 that allows

for registration of kit/assembled bikes. Signed by Governor Purdue May 14, 2008.

• Successfully lobbied to pass “Enhanced Penalties for Right of Way

Violations” SB-196. Signed into law in 2009. Your benefits as a member of ABATE of Georgia: Organized lobbying of State and Federal legislators to make your views on motorcyclist rights known to your Representatives. Current information on all motorcycle related legislation and where your legislators stand on the issues that affect your motorcycling rights and freedoms. Assistance with voter registration Monthly newsletter with legislative updates, event dates and places, and information Membership card, patch, and one year pin for new members. Yearly pin for renewals. Admission discounts at most ABATE events around the state, in-cluding ALL State Swap Meets. Discounts at many motorcycle shops and dealers around the state Personal satisfaction of joining your brothers and sisters in pro-moting the great sport of motorcycling while supporting your right to ride by participation at State and District meetings, toy runs, blood drives, camp-outs, bike shows, swap meets, etc. Spiritual consultation with the Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) for ride prayers, weddings, and visitation.

ABATE OF GEORGIA, Inc. IS A TEAM EFFORT WE WELCOME ALL RIDERS, ALL BRANDS

WHAT IS

ABATE OF GEORGIA, Inc.?

The letters “ABATE” stand for American Bikers Active Toward Education. ABATE is composed of motorcyclists from all ar-eas of the state, from all walks of life, and who ride all makes of bikes. ABATE is not a club, it is a non-partisan politi-cally active organization working on mo-torcyclist’s rights. We are affiliated with national rights groups like the Ameri-can Motorcyclist Association (AMA), the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) and the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM). Our main focus is to keep motorcy-cle legislation in its proper perspec-tive. Many restrictive laws are enacted by uninformed legislators. ABATE’s goal is to keep our lawmakers informed of our members collective position on Motorcyc le re l a ted leg i s l a t ion. Preventing unfair legislation from be-coming law is easier than fighting to get the law repealed. Rider education and public aware-ness of motorcyclists are goals of ABATE. We are not against the wear-ing of helmets, and we encourage all riders to ride safely. An informed and educated rider is a safer rider. Helmet laws do nothing to prevent an accident, and a helmet only provides the illusion of safety, while rider education is proven to prevent accidents and save lives.


District 1st Name Last Name Phone # EMAIL

1W Terry Simmons 706-313-2006 [email protected]

1 Jackie Poag 706-695-3140 [email protected]

8 Joey Brush 706-840-2403 [email protected]

7 Delmar M Singleton 478-474-3150cell731-6180

11 Norman F Ward 912-728-6441C-308-5021 [email protected]

15 Vicky Sanders 912-269-8391 [email protected]

6/2 Gary Allen 678-665-5929cell404-597-8099 [email protected]

6 Paul B Kerr 770-478-2732c404-925-4268 [email protected]

9 Pat Carpenter 706-249-1313 [email protected]

4W Roy L "Ricky" Jordan 706-485-0863 [email protected]

5/N Samuel "Ace" Callahan 706-795-5485cell207-7080 [email protected]

2 Anthony G Love 706-754-8517 [email protected]

9/2 DAN FORREST cell 706-402-1593 [email protected]

13 RICK STALLINGS 229-382-9001 [email protected]

4E MICHAEL COLLINS 770-938-3285C-617-1550 [email protected]

Dan Forrest, Your State Director Summer is fast approaching and the riding season is well underway. Your Executive Board has been busy setting into motion several changes that will pave the way for a stronger A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia. The advisory board had approved the addition of an Ex-ecutive board seat for Education Director. Dr. Sue Duggan has been appointed to that po-sition. She will work to provide to public and private schools the tools needed to make students aware of motorcycles. She will develop plans to work with law enforcement agencies in distributing programs geared to educating citizens about the issues of awareness. The Advisory Board has also approved 3 at large positions for Regional Directors. The appointees for these positions are Northern Regional Director, David Norman. Central Regional Director, Ricky Jordan. Southern Regional Director, Jerry McDaniel. These individuals will work closely with the Districts and Chapters in their areas on behalf of the state office. Their duties will include assisting with events, dealing with membership issues, covering for the DC’s as needed and unifying the programs and mission of A.B.A.T.E. I have asked our Legislative Director to pull together various bills that we would like to have sponsored in the next legislative session. These will include Anti Discrimination and Profiling bills. We also need to look closely at the bill involving mandatory training before receiving a Motorcycle endorsement. We must also seek a way to be sure penalties are properly applied to motorists that injure or kill a motorcyclist. Summer gives us the time to meet our law makers face to face as they are back home in their districts and they are available to you. Use this time to talk to them about our needs as motorcyclists. Identify those that seem receptive to listening and working for us. Please remember to support those events that are organized by the other A.B.A.T.E. Districts when ever possible. Set up a membership table at any event in your area where you are allowed to. Sign up everyone even if not in your district we will put them in the correct one.



Bob Bowman District 4West

ABATE of Georgia, Inc. HONOR ROLL 2011

Members, Districts, Businesses & Supporters with your donation of $100 or more you become an Honor Roll Member of ABATE of Georgia! As always your generosity and support is appreciated.

I am getting ready for a long ride, 4000 miles to be exact. I am leaving Georgia on May1st and riding out to the National Coalition of Motorcy-clists Conference in Albuquerque New Mexico and traveling on to Wash-ington DC for the Bikers in the Beltway and the Motorcycle Riders Foun-dation’s Beast of the East in Baltimore May 12-15 and then back to Geor-gia. Solo. I am looking forward to traveling the road and clearing my head after a hard legislative session. A lot goes into preparing for a trip such as this. I decided to ride instead

of flying about 6 months ago and then suddenly I was 1 month out and began looking at my bike. My bike is a 94 Custom Sportster with over 100k miles. I guess for too long I have been putting band aids or should I say packing tape on her to hold her together. As I started digging deeper I found that I had to replace the tires, brakes, fork seals, windshield, gas tank etc, etc, etc, to make her road worthy. Thank goodness for friends such as Darryl Redd and the crew at Atlanta Harley-Davidson. This trip will either kill her or give her new breath. I think the trip will give both of us a new lease on life. My Sporty likes a long hard fast ride as much as I do. It has been hard to make the decisions to change her. I like my tank, even though it was scratched and devel-oped a leak. I remember each scratch and lovingly caress her as we go down the road. Each bump and bruise and scratch is a badge of honor that we both wear. My sporty doesn’t mind the grey in my hair and the wrin-kles forming around my eyes and I don’t mind her imperfections either. We are comfortable with each other. But change can be good. My bike will look better, feel better and perform better once all of the adjustments are made. My bike is a lot like ABATE. ABATE has been around a long time- since the 1970’s. ABATE is comfortable and worn and predictable but sometimes you have to make changes and you have to modify things for the good. ABATE has been glued together and band aided for too long. Changes and modifications have been put off and covered over. Sometimes we have to make adjustments and modifications to carry on and move with the changing environment. ABATE is making adjustment and changes. Changes can be hard and sometimes are unwelcome but they are needed for the overall good. We are listening to our members and the riding com-munity and addressing your concerns. We are improving our communications, we are developing new posi-tions and focusing on anticipation and being pro-active versus reactive. We are positioning ourselves for the future. If you are a current a member of ABATE we need you. We need you to help train the next generation. We need your expertise and your wisdom. Know that ABATE will be there for you as you have been there for us. Bear with us as we develop and test new strategies. Know that our mission, vision and goal remain the same which is to represent all bikers, to protect our rights and to educate the public and motorcyclists on motorcycle safety and awareness. If you are not a member- think again. ABATE is the only motorcycle rights organization in Georgia. We are here to serve you. Instead of bitching about the problems and injustices be part of the solution and join us. ABATE may never be quite the same, but like my Sporty she will be better equipped to handle the road ahead of us. Come join us on the journey.


THE AIM/NCOM MOTORCY-CLE E-NEWS SERVICE is brought to you by Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) and the National Coalition of Motorcy-clists (NCOM), and is sponsored by the Law Offices of Richard M. Lester. For more information

or if you have been involved in any type of accident, call us at 1-(800) ON-A-BIKE or visit us on our website at www.ON-A-BIKE.com. WELCOME to our thousands of new subscribers through the Aid to Injured Motorcyclists program, and THANK YOU for indicat-ing on your AIM membership application that you’re interested in

receiving motorcycle-related legal & legislative news!

The AIM/NCOM e-News now reaches nearly a million concerned motorcyclists every month, bringing current and accurate infor-mation directly to your in-box to keep you updated on important issues and current events. CONGRESS ACTS TO REINFORCE BAN ON NHTSA LOB-BYING May is Motorcycle Awareness Month across the country, and Congressional lawmakers are introducing a resolution on May 2 to continue current restrictions on NHTSA that prevent the federal transportation agency from lobbying state and local governments to enact helmet laws. The lobbying ban was originally amended into the Transportation Equity Act in 1998, but U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) and his House colleagues want to reinforce the prohibitions on NHTSA lobbying and focus the agency’s ef-forts on crash prevention and rider education. According to the resolution, the U.S. House of Representatives "supports efforts to retain the ban on the National Highway Traffic Safety Admini-stration's ability to lobby state legislators using federal tax dollars, encourages continued growth in the motorcyclist community, and encourages owners and riders to be responsible road users." The resolution, similar to a version Sensenbrenner introduced last ses-sion, goes on to say that the House "recognizes the importance of motorcycle crash prevention as the primary source of motorcycle safety (and) encourages NHTSA to focus on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education as the most significant priorities in motorcycle safety." “KIDS JUST WANT TO RIDE” COMPANION BILL INTRO-DUCED IN U.S. SENATE U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) has introduced an amendment to exempt youth motorcycles and ATVs from the “lead law” that will effectively ban the sale of these machines. Senate Amend-ment 264 would exempt youth off highway vehicles from the overly-restrictive lead-content provisions of the Consumer Prod-uct Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, which has deci-mated the youth motorsports industry and will ban their sale at the end of the year unless the CPSIA language is changed. Meant to protect our children from imported toys with lead-based paint, the CPSIA prohibits the making, importing, distributing or selling of any product intended for children 12 and under that contains more than a specified amount of lead in any accessible part. The unin-tended consequences were that, because some parts such as brakes and battery components contain lead, dealerships were barred from selling motorcycles and ATVs intended for young riders, as

well as replacement parts. The Klobuchar amendment is similar to H.R. 412, the Kids Just Want to Ride Act introduced in the House by Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT), and would amend S. 493, the Small Business Innovation Research Reauthorization Act. You can contact your Congressional representatives through the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 to urge their support. BIKERS PROTEST MOTORCYCLE-ONLY CHECKPOINTS Hundreds of motorcyclists from around Georgia rode to the Capi-tol to rev their engines in protest of a federal grant the Georgia State Patrol is using to conduct motorcycle-only checkpoints. The crowd denounced the overly-invasive and discriminatory road-blocks as unconstitutional and chanted “No more profile stops” and "Education, not checkpoints!" The protest rally came two weeks after the state patrol conducted motorcycle checkpoints on Interstates 75 and 95 during Daytona Bike Week, during which troopers stopped motorcyclists at roadblocks to check for proper paperwork, approved helmet, and properly functioning equip-ment. “The roadblocks are a violation of our rights and are a pure attempt at profiling,” said Dan Forrest, State Director of ABATE of Georgia. “Having a registration, proof of insurance and an en-dorsement on our license does make us safe. Loud pipes never killed anyone.” Georgia is the first state to conduct such check-points under a federal grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as part of a $350,000 pool of funds avail-able to as many as five law enforcement agencies nationwide to test the effectiveness of a New York State Police pilot program. Several motorcycle organizations are urging riders to call on Gov-ernor Nathan Deal to cancel the remainder of the checkpoints, which will be scheduled over the next 20 months at undisclosed locations during unannounced times. Some in Congress have also questioned NHTSA’s grant and called for Transportation Secre-tary Ray LaHood to pull the plug on future funding for motorcy-cle-only checkpoints. Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI), who recently co-sponsored legislation to prohibit such grants, called the check-points “outrageously intrusive.” Indeed, many of the protesters at the March 23rd rally held signs in support of US House Resolu-tion 904 which would prevent the US DOT from providing funds to states which would be used for motorcycle roadblocks. In the meantime, motorcyclists are also awaiting a court ruling on the constitutionality of the New York checkpoints, being challenged by N.Y. Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) Attorney Mitch Proner on behalf of his clients as well as representing the interests of ABATE of New York and the National Coalition of Motorcy-clists (NCOM). MOTORCYCLISTS COME TOGETHER FOR JAPAN The 2011 Japan Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami last month has affected the motorcycle industry in a big way, especially since Japan is home to the "Big Four" motorcycle manufacturers: Ya-maha, Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki. As the disaster relief efforts continue in Northeastern Japan, American motorcyclists are doing what they can to help those struggling through the cleanup and rebuilding, with U.S. motorcycle industry groups, racing series and even the American division of Japanese manufacturers raising funds in various fashions. Three U.S. powersports industry asso-ciations announced that they are joining forces to provide finan-cial assistance to the relief efforts underway in Japan. The boards and members of the Motorcycle Industry Council, the Motorcycle Safety Foundation and the Specialty Vehicle Institute of America are collectively donating $10,000 to the 2011 Japan Relief Fund,

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and each organization is encouraging its members and individuals in the riding community to make their own contributions via a link on their websites (visit MIC.org, rockmoto.com, motorcy-cles.org, MSF-USA.org, SVIA.org or atvsafety.org and click on the “2011 Japan Relief Fund” tab). All donations will go to ex-perienced non-governmental disaster relief agencies in Japan that have a proven track record of emergency humanitarian relief and restoration work. To provide support to those affected by Japan’s worst natural disaster; the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake that triggered a tsunami that caused widespread devastation and crip-pled nuclear power plants, the presidents of all of the U.S.-based Kawasaki entities are collecting donations from employees under their matching gift program and forwarding the contributions to the Red Cross. The Kawasaki Good Times Foundation is contrib-uting $50,000 to initiate the charitable giving campaign. Even iconic American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson has reached out to the disaster zone with a $250,000 donation to the American Red Cross aid effort in Japan, and has established a link on their website to the Red Cross (www.RedCross.org) to make it easier for employees, customers and other riders to contribute. EUROPEAN STUDY YIELDS INSIGHT INTO MOTORCY-CLE ACCIDENTS European researchers discovered some interesting facts about the common causes of motorcycle accidents. The Motorcycle Acci-dents In Depth Study (MAIDS) was based on 921 motorcycle accidents, which included 103 fatalities, across France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. While some of the findings were expected, others were unanticipated. Not surprisingly, the study indicates that the motorcyclists most often collided with passenger vehicles. Surprisingly or not, 70% of passenger vehicle drivers involved in accidents with motorcycles failed to perceive the mo-torcyclist. And while 73.1% of riders attempted some form of collision avoidance, 32% nonetheless experienced some form of loss of control during the maneuver. While all this may seem dis-heartening to riders, there are steps that can be taken to maximize safety; other findings from the study indicate: Over half of the accidents occurred at intersections - Although 90% of those in-volved in crashes were wearing helmets, 9% of helmeted riders lost their helmets in crashes due to improper fit, fastening or dam-age - Younger riders -- those between 18 and 25 years of age -- crashed at a higher percentage and riders aged 41 to 55 crashed less frequently - Riders wearing dark clothes were more likely to crash than others - Modified conventional street motorcycles were over-represented in crashes in the study, but engine size did not appear to be a factor - Unlicensed bikers were more likely to crash than properly licensed bikers - Weather was deemed to be a factor in only 7.5% of accidents. VIRGINIA LAUNCHES “RIDER ALERT” CARD Richmond Ambulance Authority (RAA) and Bon Secours Vir-ginia Health System, in partnership with Motorcycle Virginia, Inc., have launched a new program designed to save the lives of injured motorcyclists. The program provides free identification data cards that will help first responders provide rapid and accu-rate medical assistance to riders involved in accidents. Motorcy-clists who participate are provided a free Rider Alert card that contains their personal emergency contact and medical informa-tion in the event of a crash. The cards are kept inside the lining of riders' helmets and come with a 1-inch round sticker placed out-side the helmet to alert emergency responders of the card. The sticker also warns bystanders not to remove the rider's helmet,

which could prevent further injury. RAA officials say the Rider Alert card program is the first of its kind in the United States, and said that they modeled their program on an initiative in Great Britain known as "CRASH Card", developed two years ago by that country's Ambulance Motorcycle Club. On a national level, Aid to Injured Motorcyclists (A.I.M.) was founded on a similar premise over 25 years ago by California attorney Richard M. Les-ter, issuing free Emergency Medical cards to bikers across the country that are linked to a database of their important medical information and emergency contact. A.I.M. has notified ambu-lance companies and first responders across the country to look for the yellow A.I.M. Card in a downed rider’s wallet. “We ap-plaud Virginia’s Rider Alert program and can appreciate their organizers’ level of commitment to implement such a life-saving project,” said Lester, whose A.I.M. program also networks with biker attorneys in every state to represent the interests of injured motorcyclists. “When a rider is down, they need all the help they can get as fast as they can get it.” More than three million A.I.M. Cards have been issued since 1985, and you can get yours free by calling (800) ON-A-BIKE or visit www.ON-A-BIKE.com. Free “Do Not Remove This Helmet” stickers are also available. WEIRD NEWS: HONDA WORKING ON MOTORCYCLE SEATBELTS Yes, you read it right…Honda is working on a system of seatbelts for motorcycles. Seems crazy, but it appears to be a serious pro-ject judging from the patents Honda has filed for the system, and images posted on BikersPost.com. According to the website, the belt arrangement is designed for larger touring bikes like the Gold Wing where the rider won't be moving around much in the seat, and the belt can work with the airbag to more effectively reduce injuries. However, Honda apparently has recognized that in a lot of accidents it's better to be away from the bike rather than at-tached to it, so their new seatbelt system also has elements of ejector seat: When the computer senses that the bike is irretrieva-bly tipping over it releases the entire seat, with the rider still at-tached, and inflates an airbag backrest. “The idea is that having ejected you slide down the road in a sitting position, with the seat betwixt your hide and the asphalt. Sort of extreme tobogganing.” Of course, nobody envisioned airbags on a motorcycle either, before Honda’s R&D team put one on their Gold Wing as a fac-tory option. QUOTABLE QUOTE: “How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sym-pathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” ~ George Washington Carver, scientist (1864-1943)


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Motorcycle Fatalities Drop in

2010

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation

has been informed of a report

that will be released at midnight

April 19th by the Governors'

Highway Safety Association. The

report takes a close look at pre-

liminary highway fatality data for the States. The

report which examines data for the first three quar-

ters of 2010 shows motorcyclists fatalities dropped

two percent. A similar report released last year had

motorcyclists deaths down ten percent.

It is not known what the fourth quarter will bring

but the first two had significant drops and the third

had a slight increase.

The same report also indicated that overall use of

DOT helmet use had risen by thirteen percent.

On a call with journalists, MRF Vice President of

Government Relations said "if you want to increase

DOT helmet use, abolish mandatory helmet law,

forcing helmets onto motorcyclists against their will

pushes them to purchase the lightest, smallest hel-

met that can be found and are often times not DOT

compliant." "Furthermore most helmet law States

do not require a DOT helmet."

The MRF will publish the full report when it is avail-

able.

Beast of the East and Bikers Inside the Belt-

way

May 12th is Bikers Inside the Beltway, the nation's

only national motorcycle lobby day. Make your

plans to attend this year. Free parking for motorcy-

cles has been secured by the MRF just steps from

the US Capitol. In addition, this year's Beast of the

East has been scheduled to coincide with the lobby

day. An organized ride from the hotel to the na-

tion's capitol is being organized. Check the MRF

website for more details.

MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation



Recently, the MRF met with US DOT Secretary Ray

LaHood. The MRF would like to sincerely thank

ABATE of IL for all of their outstanding work in

creating and maintaining positive relationships

with their Federal elected officials. In addition the

MRF would like to thank Freedom of the Road Rid-

ers from Missouri for also making a lobbying trip

recently.


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Our new letter regarding the Motorcycle Safety stops, please copy this, sign it and mail it to your new Governor: May 1, 2011 The Office of the Governor State of Georgia 203 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Re: NHTSA Motorcycle Law Enforcement Demonstrations Grant Dear Honorable Governor Deal: I am writing to voice my concerns over the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Motorcycle Law Enforcement Dem-onstrations Grant Program and ask for your assistance in disrupting the program in Georgia. The program blantantly discriminates against motorcyclists and fails to address motorcycle safety. The NHTSA recently announced a grant program to supposedly address Motorcycle Safety issues. The recipient of the money for the demo project was the Georgia Department of Public Safety. The Georgia State Patrol is conducting a series of roadside motorcy-cle safety checks in accordance with what was outlined in the Request for Applications. The amount of NHTSA funding is $70,000.00. The motorcycle check points do not address nor decrease motorcycle accidents and instead “profiles” motorcyclists and discriminates against citizens based on their mode on transportation and clothing. Motorcycle Safety is an important and growing issue in Georgia. Over the past several months Georgia has lost several motorcyclists to inattentive and distracted drivers. The Motorcycle Only Check Points do not address the issues that are killing our motorcyclists. A strong research based motorcycle safety awareness program is needed to ensure our safety and reduce crashes not police check points that target the victims of crashes. Members of the US Congress recently urged US Transportation Secretary LaHood to suspend the grant program and to concentrate on crash causation and education programs. I am asking for your help in suspending the demo program in Georgia. I am one of 800,000 registered motorcyclists in Georgia and am counting on your help to redirect and redefine motorcycle safety in Georgia. Thank you for time and consideration. If you have any questions or need further clarification please contact Linda Allen, Legislative Director, ABATE of Georgia, Inc. at 770-949-3426. Sincerely, Member A.B.A.T.E. of Georgia


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Each month it seems that there is someone somewhere that wants to supposedly make our lives better by making new rules. It seems that our law makers know how to protect us without so much as getting to know us or even asking our opinion. They seem to be sup-posedly looking out for our welfare by protecting us from ourselves. Hopefully you have felt that way at some point in your life. The problem is what do we do about it? By being part of an organization that will voice our opinions and also step out for us on those critical issues that are important to us. To help us protect the fact that we love to ride. It also saves fuel as we cruse down the highway to that next destination. Around that next curve and over that tallest mountain! How much could we save if all rode bikes but even better how many lives could be saved if all motorists had to go thru motorcycle classes? If time and energy was spent trying to educate all drivers that we are there and to be watching for us. I spend most of my time watching and waiting for that next person that will pull out in front of me even while I am looking them in the eye. Or meeting that vehicle that will make that turn in front of me and never even see me even with my lights on! Most drivers are looking for something as big as a car and or not looking for anything smaller. I like those lonely roads that no one rides just so I do not have to worry about meeting those that do not see me. Instead I can worry about those deer that are on the side of the road or even the wild hogs that I see occasionally. Where I live that is definitely a possibility at any given time and can happen within a mile of my home. There are other things to worry about on the road without having to think about other drivers. Education would go a long way to help keep us safe on the road. We need to remember that we are invisible to other drivers and ride accordingly. I say this to tell you that we also need to continually learn what hazards that we face on the road each and every day. Whether big or small we need to know what is in our path, that rock that has washed down in front of us or the gravel that is in the curve, or maybe the oil spill that has been deliberately put in our path because they do not like all the bikes on the road over the weekend. Could be that speed trap just over the next rise! As we ride we are going to face obstacles in the road but we also will face them in our lives. As we go thru life we face all kinds of disappointments from the ones that we love and trust the most and usually they are family members. They are the ones that are closest to us and the ones that you would not think that would hurt us in any way but they do and they sometimes do not even realize that they have done it. Unfortunately we cannot see those things coming and cannot prepare for it as we can on the road. We can however control our reaction but it comes not from us but from someone that know us better than we know ourselves. Someone that knows us from the inside out! Someone that looks at our heart rather than what they see on the outside. Someone that loved us even before we were born and who will always stand by our side, so much so that he sent his son to die for us that we might have everlasting life. If you do not him personally talk with a CMA member he can introduce him to you. Here if you need us

MAY GOD BLESS, Mike Cook

Chaplain’s Corner

Mike Cook Ga. CMA State Coordinator

Christian Motorcyclists Association Georgia Contacts - Here if you need us!

State Coordinator – Mike Cook 229-268-4455

Southwest GA Area Rep – Chris Moffitt 478-296-2832 Northwest GA Area Rep – Bobby Grimes 678-986-4708 Central GA Area Rep – Terry Kleeblatt 770-788-3948

Southeast Area Rep- Eric Shumans 912-269-3272 Middle West Area Rep-Barry Walker 770-328-0873

Ga. CMA Fast Lane- Cliff Finney 706-491-0658

Youth Movement Rep-Jeff Horn 706-508-2779

ABATE District - CMA Chapter Presidents District 1 – Dalton – Doug Ray 706-259-1932 Lafayette- Rick Winkler 423-987-4137 District 2 – Gainesville – Alan Lundquist 770-297-0009

Blairsville – Rick Chandler 828-557-1514 Cleveland – Simon Los 706-219-3898 Commerce – Pete Herriman 706-795-5323

District 3 – Rome – David Maloney 770-607-5706 Cartersville – Hilton Taylor 678-918-0834 Carrollton- Greg Harper 770-949-0265 District 4 – Lawrenceville – Claudia Braund 404-374-1185

Marietta – Lee Brooks 770-309-3618 District 5 – Conyers – Tom Spivey 770-358-2068 Athens – Letha Booth 706-783-4324 Loganville – Mike Luther 770-267-5712 District 6 – Griffin – Bruce Howard 770-254-1884

Newnan – Robert Kimble 770-251-9640 District 7 – Warner Robins – Jerry Nelson 478-918-0991

District 8 – Augusta – Kelly Newsome 803-593-5351 District 9 – Columbus – Donnie Shavers 706-324-6294

District 10 - Dublin – Leo Kight 478-272-8296 Statesboro – Tim Johnson 478-763-3488 District 11 - Savannah – Elton Stafford 912-727-4647 District 12 - Albany – Mark Barber 229-364-9193 District 13 - Thomasville – Russell Guffey 229-246-7954

District 14 – Waycross- Jim Herring 912-384-6048 Visit us on the web @ www.cmaser6.org District 15 - Brunswick – Bob Natzke 912-638-7015 or http://cmaser6.org/GA St. Marys – Dee Dickson 912-576-5955

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life.” John 3:16


District News

Hello from District 2! We held our fourth meeting at the new El Jinete Mexican Restaurant 345 W. Louise Street (Historic Hwy 441) Clarkesville, GA 30523 We are also looking into another venue for our meetings that might be willing to offer discounts to our members for food and drink along the lines that Confettis does for District 4 east (they offer a 15% discount for ABATE members ALL of the time!) Anthony brought the meeting to order at 2:12PM. Brother John was going to be an hour late, so we began with the Pledge of Alle-giance. David Norman was right in the middle of his big move to Dawsonville and couldn’t make the meeting so Anthony gave us a Treas-ury report, and we still are doing OK. He told the group that we are all paid up with the state office and that he issued a check for our $50.00 dues the day before at the BOD meeting in Austell. Also he reported on District 4 East’s DC Michael Collins being sworn in as the interim Activities Director for the State as well. He also stressed the importance of the use of A.B.A.T.E as an acronym to make people aware that it stands for “American Bikers Active Toward Education”. He then explained that the new event insurance additionally covers all officers at events up to three million dollars. He also told us of the proposed State Regional Directors, one for the North Districts, one for the Middle GA Districts, and one for the Southern Districts. This position will be for relieving DCs at meetings that they cannot attend, and also acting as a liaison between each district and the State Director. He then introduced Dustin Amerson, our new Assistant Sergeant At Arms to the group. He will be assuming David Wright’s duties when David is on the road working. Thanks for stepping up Dustin! Anthony then gave us a Legislative update including the Protest Ride to end Motorcycle Only Checkpoints in GA that we and Sam participated in. He then called attention to the April Newsletter that he had available at the meeting. He also announced that we would be offering ABATE products such as Yard Signs, Car and Bike Flags and Bumper Stickers (they being offered free to mem-bers and $1.00 to non-members). Anthony then showed us a flyer for the District 4 East Easter Extravaganza being held on Sunday April 24th at Confettis on Spalding Drive in Norcross GA and he urged us to support their event! Anthony told us then of his meeting with Chip, the new Motorcycle Programs Manager at North GA Technical College, David’s successor, and his idea to have our May swap meet at the college. There will be a bike show judged by D2 members as well as Dyno trials. We are also holding a Poker Run to benefit the state office, the cost being $10.00 or $15.00 with a passenger with prizes for Best, Worst and Second Best hands. More information coming soon to abatega2.org as well as abatega.org. He also reminded us of ABATE D2's Annual "Chicken Ride". When: Sat, May 28, 11am – 3pm Where: Ingles, 55 Helen Highway, Cleveland, GA Description: We'll meet at the Cleveland Ingles ready to pull out at 11:00 a.m. for a ride to the Union County Nursing Home in Blairsville to visit Alan "Chicken" Johnson. We will be eating a 'sandwich' lunch there. As many of you know, Alan was hit on his motorcycle and is a quadriplegic. He has called the Union County Nursing Home "HOME" for the past 28 years. Alan is still a biker at heart and a lifetime member of ABATE D2. We then took a 15 minute break at 2:40pm When we came back Anthony proposed an “Aid” fund for D2 to help pay some bills for D2 members injured on their bikes. He then spoke once again about how to approach businesses to sell ads for the newsletter and website. Brother John then said that he leaves his newsletter at local businesses, and waiting rooms when he’s done reading it and said that we all should try to do that, great idea! We then had our 50-50 drawing and Chris won again…$32 this time, two meetings in a row! Anthony then opened the floor for open forum questions and conversation. We thanked the El Jinete for the use of their private room for our meetings, discussed our having ABATE booths at the North GA. Wingman MC Swap meet on Saturday the 9th and at Desti-nation Helen and the HHI SPRING BLING on 04/16/11 10:00am at 389 Lumpkin County Parkway, Dahlonega, GA. Anthony and I would also like to thank Stephanie for riding all the way up to Gainesville to work her butt off in our membership booth all day long on Saturday the 9th ! Thanks Steph!

Brother John closed the meeting at 3:25 with a prayer.

Our May meeting is on Sunday the first.

See you then!

Bill Mattison

District 2 Secretary and Webmaster


District News District 4 East Meeting was held at 7:00pm April 6th 11 Members in attendance Membership reported we had 10 new members since the last meeting, but we had 14 expired that had not yet re-newed. Legislative reported the current status of HB 161 as well as how the 2 year session works for the Georgia House. Also discussed were the arrangements for the D4E Easter Extravaganza event. District 5 District 5 April 12-2011 Minutes D5 meeting held at the Outpost at Honey creek in Con-yers, Ga. DC James Hall called the meeting to order at 7:24PM Jimmy Led the Pledge Allegiance All stood, Paul led us in Prayer. David made the motion Jimmy 2nd for Sandee to read the Minutes Frank made the motion to accept Jimmy 2nd, Kelli presented Treasurer’s report 2nd Colleen. Colleen presented the membership Feb. we had 16 mem-bers now we have 30. James and Paul spoke about the Cherry Blossom Ride on Feb. 19th and the up coming rides to AMS on June 10th. Angel City starting on April 13th we have 2 more people to volunteer. James spoke about the State meeting on April 2nd He filled everyone in on the changes on the insurance and that abate is back on track with our bills. Kelli read the message from Dan that he sent out after the capitol ride. James introduced Steve Burwell with the Ride for Kids on June 5th at North Point Mall. James spoke about the Renaissance Ride on May 21st, June 4th Trash & Treasure in Lagrange Ga. Abate will get a free table. We had 12 members there and 12 guests signed up 2 new members on this night. We played 50/50 raised $60.00 Steve won and gave back to district 5. With a few closing comments Colleen made the motion to adjourn Kelli 2nd. Respectfully submitted, Sandee Clark D-5 District 6 We opened the meeting with the Pledge and a word of prayer. We had 35 in attendance, thanks for coming out! Frank went over the financial report, spelling out the ex-penditures & profit made off the Cherry Blossom Run. After his report, the group voted on sending a check for $3,500.00 to the State office. We had 219 bikes on the ride and we sold 91 out of 100 shirts that we ordered. Everyone seemed to love the design. Special thanks go out to Redeemed Biker Church & New Vision ministries for providing free coffee & doughnuts. Congratulations to

everyone that put their time & effort into making this ride the pride of District 6! Marc had a full slate of upcoming rides to talk about, we’ll try to have each monthly ride posted soon, keep an eye on your e-mail. On June 10th we’ll have a group ride to Atlanta Motor Speedway during their Friday Night Drags. We’ll leave The Grove at 7 PM and ride into the infield where we’ll have our own special parking area. A parade lap on the track and participation in the “Show & Shine” is also included. Then we’ll enjoy a night of racing, this could grow into something special, so come on out and support A.B.A.T.E.. Lisa spoke for a few minutes on HB 161 and the motor-cycle only stops. A new stack of letters to the governor were passed out for folks to sign. Stay tuned for legisla-tive updates from Linda & Dan at the State office. Our membership director was off somewhere riding his scooter, but he e-mailed some notes to update us. We signed up six new members and five renewals at the Cherry Blossom Run. Let’s make an effort to encourage our friends to renew their memberships, we need to keep the numbers up! Brian Linscheid won $85 in our 50-50 drawing, it pays to attend our meetings. That’s it in a nut-shell, special thanks to Chris Conklin and Colleen Marinello for their help during the meeting. Paul Kerr DC District District 9 A.B.A.T.E. District 9 Meeting at Players Time started at 7:30 - Ended 8:38 Members Present: 30 Visitors’ Present: 14 D9’s Meeting was open with Prayer by Ferrell, and the Pledge of Allegiance lead by “Sir Charles”. The treasury report was given by Kevin and Pat made a motion to accept February’s minutes as written. Ronald opens the floor by introducing Michael 'Gray Wolf' Phillips from Combat Veterans Mo-torcycle Association – he wanted to thank us for the sup-port shown at the First Annual CVMA Spring Bash on March 26 in Warm Springs, although the weather was stormy, enough money was raised to help 21 vets go on the Honor Flight – for those that don’t know this is for a Non-profit organization created solely to honor America’s Veterans for all their sacrifices. The money will be used to transport Vets to Washington DC to visit and reflect on their memorials. Ronald reported on the State Board of Directors meeting this month - the new board is in the black...Woo HOO! Great News, way to go to the New Board of Directors, Looks like we’re heading in the Right direction. Ronald showed us A.B.A.T.E. Tee shirts from the Board of Direc-tors meeting, we discussed D9 having tee-shirts made.


District News LEGISLATIVE- these are words from Linda Allen article You need to go read….she does a Great job! http://www.abatega.com/legislative_rally.htm March 23rd Over 500 of you on 375 motorcycles roared to life. D9 was proud that Boss Man of Sud3rd Conn3ction and 5 of his riders, along with Ronald Foxworth and Wayne Hubbard supported D9 by riding in this protest ride. To the Activities – (put those seat belts on….here we go) May 13 & 14, 2011, Rally on the River – Food, Music, Drinks…much more Come out and Support A.B.A.T.E. D9 District 9 will have a booth to meet and greet, come over and introduce yourself and let’s talk about Public Awareness of Motorcyclist and get educated on what A.B.A.T.E. Is doing for you. D9 invites you to set up a booth, tent or table for your group, or yourself to sell your motorcycle stuff. Saturday May 14th, D9 will be leading a motorcycle ride to the rally - Meet at the civic center at 11:00 Kickstands up at 12:00. CMA will be hosting Motorcycle games. RV camping and Tent Camping is free (you’ll need a gen-erator no outlets available). The gate fee is $20, if your interested in setting up as a vendor or individual table or you would like to help us out with a sponsorship Call Ronald Foxworth 706 681 1694 ** The name "Cusseta" comes from the Muskogean Ka-shihta, which means "a trading place Address and Directions: 962 River bend Park Road Cus-seta Ga 31805, from Cusseta , drive south on us 27 to the junction of us 27 and SR 53, turn right on SR 53 and continue west to the park. Pat Carpenter & Scott Ressmeyer shared the upcoming Scott’s Ride for Miracles that will benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at the Medical Center. (yep! Helping Our Community) Scott would like to invite all of you to follow him and the other 13 Miracles Riders on their blog (http://www.rideformiracles.com) as they make way across the lower 48 states in 21 days leaving from the Medical Cen-ter on May 6th at 12:00 p.m. Over the past two years, the miracle riders have been able to raise $150,000.00 in do-nations for CMN that stays right here in our community for our kids. This year on May 21st, We will have two parties going at the same time, one here in Columbus at Countrys on Main street, and one in York Harbor Maine. We will use SKYPE to broadcast back and forth so we can see and talk to ya’ll and you can do the same with us. Heaven Saints – Lamar Richardson & Billy Henderson thanked all who help with the Open Door event on March 12th. They also reminded us to save the dates On May 6th selling Boston Butts for $20, and on November 5th for the Open Door Blanket and Jacket Run. Buffalo Soldiers – April 23, 2011 Wounded Warrior & Save a child Poker Run. Starts at 9:00 at Occasions

Event Center 1807 Victory Drive, Columbus Ga first bike out at 10:00, more information call 706 464 7445 or 706 587 0806 or 706 536 6710. Rolling Thunder- THE SACVET OPERATION STAND DOWN will provide homeless veterans (including veter-ans in need) a broad range of necessities – please con-tact Linda with any donations 334- 297-2960,(shampoo, reading glasses, toiletries, etc) Saturday April 30th 2011 7:00am- 4pm, at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center 801 Front Ave Columbus Blue Knights- May 5th – Catfish / Chicken finger dinner to support Scott’s Miracles ride. Tickets $10.00 each, in-cludes catfish or chicken fingers, fries, coleslaw, hush-puppies. 5:30 - 8:00 pm Corner of Broadway and 11th Columbus ga. And the best for last……the door prizes….. TWO….. Big Thank YOU’S to Beverly and Cindy for taken charge of this part of our Meeting! Great JOB Thank you to- Players for the pool & bowling games, free buffets and drink gift cards, Scott Ressmeyer from Countrys for the $25 gift cards…wow some of us will be eating good!!!! KC Leathers and KC Computers go visit them at 3834 Hamilton rd Columbus Ga 31904 …(Ken & Carol) your awesome thank you for the Helmet, blue jean Vest, Ladies biker purse! We had some very Happy D9 Winners tonight! If you missed this month Meeting….Your Lost! Make it to next Months and come see what all the excitement is about! Players on 54th street, starts at 7:30, May 3rd (first Tuesday of every month) Respectfully submitted Sherry Hubbard


District News District 9-2 April Meeting Minutes April 18, 2011

The meeting began and 7:00 p.m. Derrick Lewis gave the invocation and Dan led us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

The meeting began with our legislative director, Dil-lon, reporting on the red light bill moving within the house, but stated we’ll have next year to move it forward. Washington State passed the no profiling bill and suspended the motorcycles rules when having a parade, etc. These are the kinds of things we’d like to get accomplished within our own state. Federal legislation regarding the NHSA – National Highway Safety Administration – has bills introduced to keep them from lobby-ing for the helmet bill. A bill has been introduced requiring a mandatory safety course in order to receive a M endorsement on your license. Dan is asking all Legislative Directors from all Districts to be at the Board of Director’s meeting at the Harley Davidson in Tifton on July 9th, to be updated about present and future bills for our state.

Michelle, our membership director, reported we have 80 members, which included 14 new members and 4 renewed. The new members signed up at Xtreme Rider’s Anniversary Party on April 9-10th.

Sue read the minutes from March and they were ap-proved as read.

Bridget, our treasurer, reported we have $1009 in our account and $223 of that will be sent to the state as a direct re-sponse to the 50/50 draw during the Xtreme Rider Anniversary Party.

Dan shared info regarding Thunder Roads and their latest issue with an intense focus on ABATE of Georgia. We do appreciate Jerry Mc (Thunder Roads) and Randy Snyder (Full Throttle) for their efforts and support of ABATE.

Old business included changing the date of our Swap Meet from May 14 to June 4th. The location is now downtown LaGrange and we’re excited to be part of Biker’s On Main that weekend. We need volunteers to set up. Tables are $25 and a 10 x 10 spot will go for $100. He urged all of us to reach out and find people who want to purchase tables and sell their wares. Derrick also stated he needs help with setting up Biker’s on Main starting Friday evening around 4:00 p.m. and continu-ing Saturday from 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. Please make ar-rangements to come to the event and take a little time out of your day to volunteer. Bands will be setting up and tearing down. They also need to secure T-Shirt sponsors. If you know of someone who would be interested, contact Derrick and let him know.

The Ronald McDonald Tab Run Ride, sponsored by Southside Riders of Griffin, will be going to Riverbend park at Cusseta in September. District 9 will handle the end of the ride this year.

Dan discussed our state Junior ABATE program and that it cost $10.00 to be member. There is an application to complete and we’d love to see more children signing up.

Visibility is the key and yellow yard signs are avail-able to place in your yard for $10 each. You may purchase bright yellow and orange t-shirts for only $15.00 . The pro-ceeds go to ABATE.

New business began with Dan sharing new positions filled within the state. Sue Duggan is the new Educational Di-rector. She will be working on educating the general public and

ABATE members on motorcycle safety. There are also 3 new Regional Directors who will work with their districts regarding public speaking, helping District Coordinators, and assisting the districts to be in compliance with ABATE of Georgia. David Norman has north Georgia, Ricky Jordan has central Georgia, and Jerry McDaniel has south Georgia. We had 1100 ABATE members statewide in January and now we’re up to 1640 mem-bers. We welcome these new positions as we continue to grow in numbers.

We have a new insurance company for ABATE of Georgia. We have deleted the $100 event fee, but continued the monthly $50 fee required from each district. Now the officers have coverage, should anything happen at meetings.

ABATE of Georgia has joined forces with Air Evac out of LaGrange. The benefit of $10 off a single or family membership is now offered to ABATE members.

May 14th is a day set aside for a statewide membership drive. We are to find a local event and man a membership drive that day. There is a DAD ride that day leaving the White-tail Pub and we need volunteers to man the tent and bring in new ABATE members. Let Dan know if you have some time to donate that day. We need your help!

We’re not sure when the next Motorcycle Only Safety stops will take place, but we think the next checkpoint could be North of LaGrange at the weigh station on Interstate 85 South. Keep an eye out for a large yellow sign stating the checkpoints will take place and let Dan know if you see one. The Georgia State Patrol has to disclose information regarding the results of these checkpoints and we do request the information, which is available to the general public. Also, if you do get stopped, shut up and stand up. Tom McGrath, an attorney from South Carolina, suggested you be polite, keep your mouth shut, and let his office know if you do get stopped. Stand up for your rights! There is something you can do. On page 20 of our last newsletter, there is a letter regarding checkpoints. Sign this letter and send it to the Governor. We need the state of Georgia to hear your voice and opinions. Future Rides Include: April 23 – Great South HOG ride to the Great Wall (located in Newnan for a short time) May 6 – International Female Ride Day – Women make sure you ride this day! May 13-14 – Rally on the River in Cusseta, Georgia May 21-22 – Renaissance Festival Motorcycle Days – show your motorcycle endorsement on your license and get $4 off a ticket. May 21 – Untamed Cycles Ride for Beth Walker, a photogra-pher who has taken many photos of motorcyclists – Registra-tion at 10:00a.m. and KSU at 11:00 a.m. June 4 – Biker’s On Main – ABATE 9-2 Swap Meet June 10 – District 6 – Grove Bar and Grill to Atlanta Motor Speedway - $10 donation

Glenda won our 50/50 for a second month in a row! Go Glenda! She also took home a hat from our door prizes. Dillon won a hat as well. Kenny Vowell won a $5.00 gift cer-tificate donated by Hog Heaven. There were 29 members in attendance and 5 guests. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.


District News District 15 District 15 had a dice run on March 26. Fun was had by all, it was a great day and a great ride. the district made some money towards the Memorial Day Gator Swamp Pig Pickin and Mem-bership drive. The Pig Pickin is scheduled for May 28, Saturday at Ted And Dot's Motorcycle shop in Glynn county Georgia. Doors open at 11 am with food, fun, bike games and some rockin music. Contact Vicky (DC) at 912-269-8391 for ques-tions and information. District meetings are back to every month on the first sunday at 3:00 pm, at Spanky's mall side location. We continue to have great participation in our meetings, and therefore we resumed a monthly schedule. We'd like to thank everyone for their sup-port and great work on the legislative issues and the Protest for the Motorcycle only safety check points.

Motorcycle Safety Foundation

(http://online2.msf-usa.org)


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Blue Moon Cycle, Inc 752 W. Peachtree St Norcross GA 30071-1866 (770) 447-6945 www.bluemooncycle.com

B & M Metals Nathan Gillis 525 Piedmont Hwy PO BOX 107 Cedartown, GA 30125 678-246-0001

Bonz Sports Grill 2123 Fairburn Rd Douglasville GA 30135-1037 (770) 577-6991 www.bonzsportsgrill.com

Born Losers M/C 1810 Rogers Lake Rd Lithonia GA 30058-5206

British and American Bikes 4264F Winters Chapel Rd Atlanta GA 30360

(770) 451-8868

British In the City 986 Memorial Dr SE Ste B Atlanta GA 30316-1443 (404) 202-4634 www.britishinthecity.com

Chaplain Fred Ministries 206B Lisa Ln Saint Marys GA 31558-4521 (912) 673-7314 [email protected]

Chattahoochee H-D 7373 Fortson Road Columbus GA 31909-2738 (706) 324-4294 www.chattahoocheehd.com

Cheetah V8 Trikes 108 Industrial Way Charlestown, IN 47111-1247 812-256-9199 www.cheetahtrikes.com

Cherokee Choppers 110 Queens Way Woodstock GA 30189-5304 (678) 445-3272 www.cherokee-choppers.com

Cigar Pub 1936 Veterans Memorial Hwy Ste 201 Austell GA 30168-3622 (770) 944-7151

Classic Cycles & Leather P O Box 5768 Augusta GA 30916-5768 (706) 798-3961

Clothing to Fit People 5415 Austell Powder Springs Rd Austell GA 30106-3105 (770) 941-1142

Conrad Motorcycles 2498 Eatonton Rd Madison GA 30650-5060 (706) 342-4471

Country Boy Trailers, Inc 1550 Atlanta Hwy Cumming GA 30040-6409 (770) 887-8508 www.countryboy-trailers.com

Country Cycle 2225 Laurel Dr Columbus GA 31907-2631 (706) 561-3354

Crossroad Choppers

New location

Tifton GA 31794

(229) 387-6563

Custom Concepts 1241 Greiner Cir Hephzibah GA 30815-5074 (706) 554-9216 Custom Cycle

5811 US Highway 78 W Oxford AL 36203-6122 (256) 831-8237 www.customcycle.org

Custom Cycles of Dahlonega 7089 Highway 19 N Dahlonega GA 30533-1930 (706) 867-9691 www.ccdahlonega.com Cycle City Powersports 66 Millard Farmer Ind Blvd Newnan GA 30263-1077 (770) 253-2201 www.cyclecityps.com

Cycle Specialty 104 Kenwood Road Fayetteville GA 30214-3446 (770) 461-3541 www.cyclespecialty.com

Cycle STOP 6530 Buford Hwy NE Doraville GA 30340-1742 (770) 242-7737

Cycle World of Athens 3675 Atlanta Hwy Athens GA 30606-3150 (770) 548-3300 www.cycleworldathens.com

David D. Settle South Creek Inc. Milledgeville Thunder Rally South Creek Mud Boggin Skyline Auto Accessories PO Box 1535 Milledgeville, GA 31059 478-453-7057 H 478-804-2999C

D.D.I Tattoo & Body Piercing 6740 Shannon Pkwy Ste 8 Union City GA 30291-2058 (770) 306-8188 www.dditattoo.com

Deb's Pub & Grub 2130 Norwood Ave Savannah GA 31406-4254 (912) 354-4941

Decatur Motor Sports 6099 COVINGTON HWY DECATUR GA 30035-3802 404-534-2049

Deep South Custom M/C 2189 Eldora Rd Ellabell GA 31308-5002

Deep Step Cycles 8948 Alabama Hwy NW Rome GA 30165 (706) 235-7347

Dinkie's Cycle Supply

381 Pike Blvd Ste E14

Lawrenceville GA 30045-

8711

(678) 376-5656

Do-Dah’s Sports Bar & Grill 1430 Green Rd Chatsworth, GA 30705 706-517-1745

Dominant Breed MC 333 B Jasmine Circle Fort Gordon GA 30905-4977 757-597-4668

Earl Small's Harley-Davidson 993 S Cobb Dr SE Marietta GA 30060-3301 (770) 919-0000 www.earlsmallshd.com Easy Living Yamaha & Polaris 3120 Martha Berry Hwy NE Rome GA 30165-7709 (706) 234-8502 www.easylivingyamaha.com

Elektryk Inkk Tattoos 3236 Hwy 278 NE Covington, GA 30014 www.elektrykinkk.com

Extreme Powersports Inc 2990 N Lake Pkwy Columbus GA 31909-2518 (706) 324-0132 www.extremepowersportsonline.com

Farmer Small Motor Service 2586 Almand Rd NW Conyers GA 30012-2108 (770) 483-8393

Fast Cycles 1375 Patton Rd Griffin GA 30224-7388 (678) 688-7201 Fat Cats 2523 Veterans Memorial HWY Austell, GA 30168-3541 770-745-9944 or 678-945-5255 www.fatcatsaustell.com FLESHWORK STUDIONS WAYNE WATKINS 700 LONGWOOD DR SUITE 6 RICHMOND HILLS, GA 31324-6457 912-459-1125

Franklin E. Parker, P.C.

Deming, Parker, Hoffman, Green, Campbell & Daly, L.L.C.

4851 Jimmy Carter Boulevard

Norcross, Georgia 30093 (770) 564-2600 x4402 - Phone

(678) 924-4403 - Facsimile

www.deminglaw.com Frazier's Harley-Davidson 4699 Friendship Rd Buford GA 30519-1832 (770) 945-6011 www.fraziersharleydavidson.com

Freedom Gear Inc 3295 Hamby Rd Alpharetta GA 30004-2804 (770) 343-8547

Freewheeling 6408 Fairburn Rd Douglasville GA 30134-1967 (770) 920-1033 www.freewheeln.com

FSMC/Breeze 400 Bryant Rd SW Rome GA 30161-3828

Please patronize our ABATE of Georgia, Inc. Supporters. We are still in the process of updating our supporter list so please help us with any additions or deletions or corrections. Thanks! Call 770-881-7438 or 866-867-5063—FAX 770-881-7465. Thank You!

Supporters


(706) 290-0822

Georgia Cycle Depot 666 Puckett Dr Mableton GA 30126-3312 (770) 948-4688 www.georgiacycledepot.com

Georgia's Finest Drywall 170 Flamingo Dr Monticello GA 31064-8902 (706) 468-5051

Georgia's Full Throttle Maga-zine PO Box 30 Powder Springs GA 30127-0030 (404) 451-4542 www.gafullthrottle.com

Georgia Motorcycle Rentals LLC 3150 Highway 34 East Newnan, GA 30265 770-251-RIDE (7433) www.gamotorcyclerentals.com

Golden Isles Harley-Davidson Shop 153 Venture Dr Brunswick GA 31525-9795 (912) 280-0448 www.savannahhd.com

Goldrush Showbar 2608 Metropolitan Pkwy SW Atlanta GA 30315-7912 (404) 766-2532

Granite Mountain H-D 900 Dogwood Dr SE Conyers GA 30012-5452 (770) 785-3999

Griffin Powersports, Inc. 3336 N. Expressway Griffin GA 30223 770-227-1633 770-227-9127 FAX

Harley-Davidson of Atlanta 501 Thornton Road Lithia Springs GA 30122-1517 (770) 944-1340 www.hdatlanta.com

Harley-Davidson of Clayton County 1384 Southlake Pkwy Morrow GA 30260-2338 (770) 960-6000 www.h-dofclaytonco.com

Hartman Cycles 7677 Cumming Hwy Canton GA 30114-9367 (770) 479-8254

Hawg Halters, Inc. (HHI) 389 Lumpkin County Pkwy Dahlonega GA 30533-6696 (877) 442-5837 www.hawghalters.com

Hawg House Cycles 202 White Park Dr Dallas GA 30132-5016 (770) 505-8808

Hawg Wild Cycle Supply 922 La Fayette Rd Rossville GA 30741-2049

(706) 861-0313

Hog Heaven Motorcycles 3441 Hamilton Rd Columbus GA 31904-7702 (706) 321-1755 www.hogheavenmotorcycles.com

Hog Wild Motorcycles 1501 E Oglethorpe Blvd Albany GA 31705-2846 (229) 446-0078 www.hogwildmotorcycles.com

Hog Wild of Temple 1052 E Highway 78 Temple GA 30179-4356 (770) 562-0040 www.hogwildwildoftemple.com

Honda Of Savannah 1512 Abercorn St Savannah GA 31419-1902 (912) 927-7070

Honda Yamaha Kawasaki of Albany 3006 Kensington Ct Albany GA 31721-1579 (229) 432-2025 www.hondafunmachines.com

Hope M/C Ministry Inc 2835 GA Highway 112 E Ashburn GA 31714-3709

Imagine Motorcycles 5614 Georgia Hwy 138, Suite C Oxford, GA 30054 678-342-0344 [email protected]

Indian Creek Cycles 40081 Highway 441S Commerce, GA 30529 706-336-5815 www.indiancreekcycles.net

Ink Expressions 5807 Ringgold Rd East Ridge TN 37412-3515 (423) 894-7794

J. Michael Cranford Attorney at Law 913 Washington Avenue Macon, GA 31201 478-746-0704 www.maconlaw.com

Jere's Cycle Craft 1976 Martin Mill Rd Moreland GA 30259-2534 (770) 253-3686 www.jerescyclecraft.com

John's V-Twin Cycles, Inc 77 W Fairmont Ave Savannah GA 31406-3450 (912) 925-4668

Jugheads

100 Peachtree Pkwy

Byron GA 31008-4016

(478) 956-4777

www.jugheadcycles.com

Ken's Motorcycle Tires 252 Arnold Mill Rd Woodstock GA 30188-4197

(770) 592-8526 www.kensmotorcycletires.net

Killer Creek Harley-

Davidson

11480 Alpharetta Hwy

Roswell GA 30076-3801

(770) 777-1000

www.killercreekharley.com

Kirk's Cycle Shop 929 N Glenwood Ave Dalton GA 30721-2618 (706) 226-4090 www.kirkcycle.com Lo Life 2563 HWY 29 S Colbert, Ga 30628 706.795.5693

Lone Eagle Motor Co & Rac-ing Team 1610 Sigman Rd NW Ste A Conyers GA 30012 (770) 760-9101 www.lone-eagle.net

Matrix Cycle Supply 149 Old Kinser Rd SE Cleveland TN 37323-8195 (423) 476-9084

Metro Atlanta Cycles 631 Thornton Rd Lithia Springs GA 30122-1566 www.metrocycles.com

Middle Georgia Insurance Agency Inc 541 Broad St Hawkinsville GA 31036-1540 (478) 783-1901

Mikes Sickle Shop 2961 Big Springs Rd. Ashland Al .36251-5945 256.354.5253

Mike's Custom Cycle 13430 GA Highway 16 Sparta GA 31087-2361

Millers Powder Coating 4251 Wayside Ct SW Ste B Lilburn GA 30047-2950 (770) 931-1505 www.millerpowdercoating.com

Motions 333 Cobb Pkwy N Marietta GA 30062-3507 (770) 425-4000 www.motionslive.com

Motocycos 389 Lumpkin County Pkwy Ste 300 Dahlonega, GA 30533-7629 (706) 864-0455

Motorcycle Accident Injury Attorney Charles W Watwood, Jr. 425 East Crossville Road Roswell, GA 30075 866-LAW-BIKE www.lawbike.com

Motorheads 1150 Commerce Dr

Madison, GA 30650-4948 706-485-9339

MotorHeads Bar & Grill, Inc 650 Macon Street McDonough GA 30253-3512 (770) 898-0008 www.motorheadsbarandgrill.com

MOTOSports 755 Industrial Blvd McDonough GA 30253-6614 770-603-3370 FAX 770-603-1984 www.motosports.com Mountain Creek Harley-Davidson 1001 Market St Ste 37 Dalton GA 30720-5097 (706) 370-7433 www.mountaincreekharley.com

New Boy Grill & Bar

309 S Tift Avenue

Tifton, GA 31794-4827

229-382-9125 North Main Video 560 N Main St Cedartown GA 30125-2302 (770) 748-9740

Old Dude Vintage Parts & Service 4251 Wayside Ct NW Lilburn GA 30047-2950 (770) 921-3825 www.olddude.com

Outdoor Power Sports 755 Industrial Blvd. McDonough GA 30253 770-951-7404 770-957-7659 Fax www.outdoorpowersports.com

Outlaws M/C 4050 Campbellton Rd SW Atlanta GA 30331-5828

Panhead City 355 Willow Rd NE Rome GA 30161-2057 (706) 234-5073 www.panheadcity.com Performance Cycle Inc 1008 N Glenwood Ave Dalton GA 30721-2619 (706) 226-5269

Phantom Cycle Inc 2451 Ben Hatcher Rd Waynesboro GA 30830-2929 (706) 437-1492 www.phantomcycle.com Pike County Cycles 1375 Patton Rd Griffin GA 30224-7388 (404) 379-8030

Pops American MC Darren LLyoyd 85 Foote McClellon Rd B Coberte,Ga 30629

(706) 613-5866

Potatocreek V-Twin Service

38 Glencliff Rd

Thomaston GA 30286-2669

(706) 647-9377

Printers Alley 205 W Crawford St Dalton GA 30720-4204

Professional V-Twin 2880 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Buford, GA 30518 770-945-8850 www.provtwin.com

R P Cycle 7204 Washington St SW Covington GA 30014-3401 (770) 786-0014

Ralph's Five Pines

2301 Gordon Hwy

Augusta GA 30909-9792

(706) 738-3273

Rebel Customs 560 State Road 20 Spur SE Cartersville GA 30121 (770) 386-4965

Red Barn Saloon 1223 280 Bypass Phenix City AL 36867

Renegade Cycles 2606 Tremont Rd Savannah GA 31405 (912) 234-7472

Ridable Customs 970 Settawig Rd Brasstown, NC 28902-8745 (828) 837-7333 www.rideablecustoms.com

Rooster's Barnyard ETC 5805 Buford Hwy NE Doraville GA 30340-2432

Savannah Harley-Davidson #6 Gateway Blvd W Savannah GA 31419-9752 (912) 925-0005 www.savannahhd.com

Savannah H-D on Riverstreet 503 E River St Savannah GA 31401-1223 (912) 231-8000 www.savannahhd.com

Red Leg Saloon Rt 1 Box 304 A Bloomingdale GA 31302 (912) 748-7825 Scooter Super Store 8460 Hwy 74

Senoia Rd

Fairburn, GA 30213-2870

SKS Motorcycle, Inc 450 Beaver Ruin Rd NW Lilburn GA 30047-3414 (770) 717-1767 www.sksmotorcycles.com

Slammer’z Cycle Haven, LLC 1202 Bankhead Hwy Carrollton, GA 30116-8558

Supporters


770-834-6999

Snipes, Snipes, &

Snipes, L.L.P.

723 Broadway

Columbus, GA 31902 706-324-5406

Southern Customs 2901 Hunter Circle Dalton, GA 30721 (706) 277-7393 Spirit Cycles 916 Washington St Jefferson GA 30549-1011 (706) 367-5050 ww.spiritcyclesinc.com Street Chrome USA 4704 Marha Berry HWY Rome GA 30165 (706) 232-6262 www.streetchromeusa.nettone Stone Mountain Harley-Davidson 2060 Ross Rd SW Lilburn GA 30047-8420 (770) 979-7999 stonemountainhd.com SunShine's Learn To Ride 770) 413-1774 www.sunshineslearntoride.net SuperBike Specialties 309 Main St Garden City GA 31408-2206 (912) 964-4001 www.superbikespecialties.com Suzuki of Dalton 205 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Dalton GA 30721-3004 (706) 278-1620 www.teamsyd.com Suzuki of Dublin 2226 Veterans Blvd Dublin GA 31021-2910 (478) 275-9999 www.dublinsuzuki.com Tavern at Medlock 3230 Medlock Bridge Rd Norcross, GA 30092 (770) 242-2757

Ted & Dot's Custom

Parts

4217 US Highway 82 Brunswick GA 31523-

7731

(912) 264-3842

The Bargain Barn PO Box 826

Lineville, AL 36266-0826 256-396-5222 www.bargainbarnal.com

The Leatherman Inc.

2 Mashburn St, Suite

102

Hawkinsville, GA

31036

478-783-2871

404-272-0261 The Roundhouse Res-taurant 100 Covered Bridge Rd Euharlee GA 30145-2811

The Grove Bar and

Grill

4681 Bill Gardner

Pkwy

Locust Grove GA

30248-2437

678-432-1945

The Vortex Bar & Grill 438 Moreland Ave NE Atlanta GA 30307-1423 (404) 688-1828 www.thevortexbarandgrill.com

The Zoo Tavern 900 Indian Trail Rd Ste 1 Lilburn GA 30047-6869 (770) 925-2214

Thunder Creek Harley-Davidson 7720 Lee Hwy Chattanooga TN 37421-1028 (423) 892-4888 www.thundercreekharley.com

Thunder Roads Maga-

zine

Jerry McDaniel PO Box 507

Unadilla, GA 31091 478-714-2573

www.thunderroadsga.co

m

Tifton Harley Davidson 49 Casseta Rd Tifton GA 31793-8313 (229) 387-8855

Tom Osborn

2291 Lions Club Rd

Madison GA 30650-

4727

404-379-8030

Twisted Spokes 3565 Suggs Rd Gainesville, GA 30507-8042

USA Wholesale Cycles 5955 Fairmount Hwy SE Calhoun GA 30701-4077

(706) 629-5090

US Rider News Georgia Editor David "Yank" Callaway Home - 706-783-3615 Mobile - 706-248-9991 2337 New Hope Church Rd. Comer, Ga. 30629

WildFire PO Box 2275 Chatsworth GA 30705-9275 706-695-2769

Wind Walkers M/C PO Box 1002 Experiment GA 30212-1002

Wingmen M/C PO Box 1532 Opelika AL 36803-1532

Wingmen M/C 1024 Augusta Ave Savannah GA 31415-2110

XTREME RIDER 60 LIL STURGIS ST WARM SPRINGS, GA 31830 706-655-2463 DAN FORREST

Yahweh Cycle & ATV Repairs John Thorpe -404-713-0683 Jared Thorpe- 404-433-9876

Useful Websites

The Georgia General Assembly www.legis.state.ga.us Find your legislators names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, view bills introduced in the legislature, passed by the legislature, etc. The State Of Georgia Website www.ganet.org Find any government info you need, such as any Departments, Secretary of State’s Office, etc. Legislator Lookup www.congress.org or www.ama-cycle.org/legisltn/index.asp This is the AMA website. Click on the tab for AMA State Watch, then enter Georgia. You can then enter your address or zip code and it will tell you who all of your legislators are. The Georgia Motorcycle Safety Program (GMSP) http://www.dds.ga.gov/Training/motor/index.aspx Find all of the info on Safety Course Schedules. Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) www.mrf.org The MRF is our voice in Washington DC on federal legislation for street motorcycle riders. American Motorcycle Association (AMA) www.ama-cycle.org

The AMA is our voice in Washington DC on federal legislation for both street and off-road motorcycle riders.

National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) www.aimncom.com

Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA) www.cmausa.org & http://cmaser6.org/GA/default.aspx

Helmet Law Defense League www.usff.com/hldlhome.html

Motorcycle Mentoring Program for Soldiers https://crc.army.mil/mmp

Master Strategy Group, Motorcycle RidingTechniques Discussion site http://msgroup.org

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution www.accessatlanta.com/partners/ajc

Insurance Institute For Highway Safety www.highwaysafety.org

Governor’s Office of Highway Safety www.gahighwaysafety.org The mission of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety in Georgia is to educate the public on traffic safety and to facilitate the imple-mentation of programs that reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities on Georgia Roadways

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Have you ever wondered where the money comes from to fund particular groups, etc. Find that info here:

www.activistcash.com

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Personal Ads and Classifieds Free to ABATE Members and Supporters for 4 months or until sold. (as space allows) also on www.abatega.org

1 HARLEY REAR WHEEL 16 INCH. 1 HARLEY FRONT WHEEL 21

INCH. THESE ARE NEW NEVER BEEN MOUNTED. 1 1995 BULLA

FLAT TRACKER 1200+CC. 1 SET SADDLE BAGS, NEVER MOUNTED. 1

HARLEY OIL TANK. 1 USED SEAT. PHONE, # 478-396-6355

FOR SALE: 2006 H-D Road King FLHRI, Red—Black 2 tone with orange

pin stripe, 16,000 miles—all services done by Clayton/Granite H-D, Brand

new tires– No money down, refinance to take up payments $11,400. Owned by

veteran who may no longer ride due to health. Call 706-819-0597.

FOR SALE 1993 FLSTF HARLEY-DAVIDSON "FAT-BOY" IMMCU-

LATE. BLACK AND CHROME. 22,890 MILES. ASKING: $7,500.00 NEGOTIABLE. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 706-867-9691 0R 706-525-9945

1990 Ford Bronco Truck Black. Original miles 66,759. Great Condition runs

good. Air, heat works good. $6,000, Call 706-652-3335

2005 Harley Davidson 883 Sportster. Excellent condition, 2100 miles. Selling

only because I upgraded to a larger bike. Brand new tires and several up-

grades, larger fuel tank, crash bars, passenger backrest, etc. 2005 HARLEY

DAVIDSON 883 SPORTSTER $5,500 OBO INCLUDES: EXTRA SEAT,

FUEL TANK & SWEEP-BACK HANDLE-BARS.IMMACULATELY

MAINTAINED BY SHARP MTN. CYCLES IN JASPER, GA. EMAIL

TODD @: [email protected] PUT “883 SPORTSTER FOR SALE” IN SUB-

JECT LINE Location: Woodstock, GA

FOR SALE: Two New Dunlop Tires D404. One front and one rear 130/90-16

Blackwalls. Never been mounted. $90.00 for the pair. Contact Bob Anderson

678-877-6201.

2000 Logic 15ft. boat 50 horse Johnson all safety equipment seats 5 live well

and cooler center console with sun top on it excel. condition asking price

$3,800 or best offer or would trade for 20ft. enclosed trailer of equal value l

912-242-9723 for more info.I

1969 BMW R60US. Original and unrestored. Granada Red. 21,000 miles.

Great condition. Runs like new. Have owned this bike for over 25 years.

$10,000 call Frank@678-432-7321.

1979 FXE, Entire bike recently rebuilt. $8,500, Call 770 923-3077 and leave

message for more information

FOR SALE: 2004 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic, Excellent condition, low

miles, 40K, New tires & brakes, very much extra chrome, Trophy Winner!

Just had 40K miles complete Harley Service. Must sell. Medical Reasons.

$14,595 obo 770-306-2003.

2006 Suzuki Boulevard C90T. 1475 CC/ 15,000 mi. over $2000 in accessories

added including 4" handlebar risers, light bar, visors on all lights; KURYA-

KYN grips, brake pedal & front & rear shifters; SUZUKI luggage rack &

passenger floorboards, COBRA Fatty Freeway bars, Cobra Speedster Ex-

haust Slash Down pipes; CHROME battery cover, frame covers, & swing

arm cover. $9000 OBO Call 229-891-8756 or Email [email protected]

with questions or for more pictures.

1933 Ford Victoria Classic, Excellent Condition $34,000 404 401-1927 Leave

Message, 350 Chevy Engine 350 Turbo Transmission Holly 4 Barrell New

Comp Cam New Gauges and Exhaust

FOR SALE: Motocross Boots ALPINE STARS NEW, Never Used. Color

White, Size EURO 45.5 size US 11, Mode6l Tech 4.$160.00 Alpine Star

Leather Jacket New Never Used size XL, Color Blue. New retail $398.00

Selling @$300 HJC Carbon Fiber Full Face NEW never used. Multi Colored

Red/White. Size Large. New Retail $375. Selling $275 ARAI Motorcycle Hel-

met, NEW Never Used. Silver in a Size Large. Retail $435.00 selling @$300

Many more items not listed. Will send photos upon request. Jim Eenhuis

[email protected] 770.787.4891

(1) PAIR 1979 FX/FL BARE "SHOVEL" HEADS. LONG REACH PLUGS.

O-RING INTAKE. EXCELLENT CONDITION.BEAD-BLASTED.

$400.00. :706-867-9691, Rocky Lane

FOR SALE 2001 Indian Spirit Must see to appreciate - excellent condition.

Kept indoors. 1442 S&S Motor with 10,000 miles Custom pin stripping, new

grips, Vance & Hines pipes, leather saddlebags, lots of chrome extras, wind-

shield & cruise control Reduced Price $10,000.00 or OBO Call 478.804.2999

or 478.453.7057 for info.

1995 Dyna Convertible FXD $6500.00 Excellent condition

Call Dinkie at 770 923-3077 leave message

'98 DODGE RAM pickup, 1500. New engine, new AC, great for a teenager or

a work truck. Asking $3600 obo. Call Neal at 404-408-2840

2006 KEYSTONE RAPTOR 36 Ft Toy Hauler (3612DS). only $41,000. 5th

Wheel with Two Slide-outs, on-board fuel Station, 5k Onan Generator, 2 A/C

units, 10x12 garage, awning, Triple axle, both gas/electirc refrigera-

tor and 12 gal water heater, above garage sleeping Loft for

kids plus MANY extras! For more information call Neal @

404.408.2840. No tow truck? Lets make a deal on a Dura-

Max Diesel 2500HD

THESE SPONSORS ARE PART OF OUR 10%er CLUB.

They give at least 10% discounts to ABATE members. Thank you for all you do.

Fat Cats Bar & Gril 2525 Veterans Memorial HWY

Austell, GA 30168

770.745.9944

WWW.FATCATSAUSTELL.COM

10% off Food

Untamed Cycles

2001 W. Lukken Industrial Dr.

LaGrange, GA 30240

706-845-7101

repairs, & riding accessories.

Sports Zone

3359 Hwy 411

Chatsworth, GA 30705

706-695-2211

Hours:

Monday – Wednesday 11am-11pm

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