Moto GP Weekend begins August 27! Click here for a complete calendar of events throughout the Indy area.

CALL TO ACTION: NHTSA Requests Mandatory Roadside Stops WASHINGTON, DC (July 23, 2010) A mandatory roadside motorcycle stop may be coming to a town near you, reports the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF). Recently, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has asked for applications from law enforcement outfits to apply for a new pot of taxpayer money designated for pulling motorcyclists off the road to lecture them about safety. More

Ride with the Governor Friday, August 13 Join Governor Mitch Daniels and ABATE of Indiana for the Governor's 6th Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride benefiting the Indiana National Guard Relief Fund on Friday, August 13. More

We have a winner... Congratulations to Brett Deckard from Bloomfield, Indiana, winner of the 2010 Boogie Bike Raffle! Brett is the proud new owner of a 2010 Harley-Davidson RoadKing from Wabash Valley Harley-Davidson.

Boogie photos available online If you couldn't make it to this years event, our friends at theHarley.com have posted daily photos of the daily activities... Enjoy!

Urge Support for H.R. 5580 On July 14, 2010, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) and its sister organization, the All-Terrain Vehicle Association (ATVA), sent a letter to Representative Devin Nunes (R-CA) in support of H.R. 5580, the National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010. More

Lawmakers Want NHTSA to Focus on Crash Prevention PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) has introduced a resolution urging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to concentrate on motorcycle crash prevention and rider education instead of lobbying state lawmakers to enact mandatory helmet laws, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports. More

EPA Updating Noise Emissions Standards WASHINGTON, DC -- The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has learned that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the regulation that governs all motorcycle noise emissions. The EPA has sent a letter to various private companies located in the USA, that import or build motorcycle exhausts intended for use in the USA, asking the companies to disclose sensitive financial and business plan information, as well as trade secrets. More

ABATE Welcomes a New Addition to the Family June 23, 2010 -- We have some exciting news here at ABATE ...We've got D.I.R.T.!!! What’s that? D.I.R.T. is the acronym for Discover Indiana Riding Trails. D.I.R.T. was founded 15 years ago by some passionate off road riders. We would list some of the founder’s names here, but we're afraid we would leave someone off and you probably wouldn’t know them anyhow. Just know the people who started D.I.R.T. really had to get their shoulder behind it and pushed for a very long time to see results. More

Win a $2,000 Scholarship! The 2010 Tim Fromme Memorial Scholarship has begun. Click here for details

Youth Motorcycle Ban and NHTSA Administrator Strickland April 30, 2010 -- Thursday in Washington, the United States House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection held a hearing on the Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act. This bill, which has yet to receive a number, aims to tighten up some of the problems with the initial consumer product safety act (CPSIA) such as the all-out ban of youth motorcycles and ATVs. More

Congressional hearing may impact ban on selling off-highway vehicles for kids PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 28, 2010) -- A U.S. House hearing scheduled for Thursday, April 29, will address the Consumer Product Safety Enhancement Act (CPSEA) of 2010. The CPSEA would modify earlier legislation that effectively banned the sale of youth-model dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles due to onerous lead-content standards. More

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