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Opened my Big Mouth!!!

Discussion in 'Pull up a chair and sit for a spell' started by Crankshaft, Apr 4, 2011.

  1. Crankshaft

    Crankshaft New Member

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    Friday I called the DC for ABATE GA D-9 to discuss a few things coming up...
    Primarily to get them to set up a membership drive at our Andersonville Heritage Run, June 4...The conversation got into my considering to be DC fer a new chapter of D-9...
    At the BOD meeting saturday they got the "ball rolling" to get 9-3 started ...
    :banghead:Dumbass!!! ~ Like I ain`t already got two hands FULL!!!:banghead:

    Just curious, HOW many ABATE members here???
    I beena member since around 1975 when I first heard of it, I signed at Bikeweek Daytona...
    EasyRiders magizine editor kicked it off...
    I pulled up a search ~ History of ABATE ~ and got a refresher on the movement...
    We ALL need to be active in an MRO of our choice...
    Our Rights are being stripped from us Motorcyclists everyday!!!
    Wish us luck,
    Crank
    Crankshaft, Apr 4, 2011
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    Way to bring the railroad! :D
    shovelRob, Apr 4, 2011
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    cowboy Moderator Staff Member

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    I tried it once back in the late 70's , they got so demanding (worst then my first wife in divorce court ) so I left & never looked back on them both , I just rejoined the ama throu a link here some where , & do it all with email
    cowboy, Apr 4, 2011
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    Crank,
    I think that is great.
    I am involved with the US Defenders program in my state through the Confederation Of Clubs. The COC is putting together a ride to go to the state capital on April 14th. Last Friday evening at our local HOG meeting we had to 2 members from different 1% clubs come and ask for HOG members to participate in the ride to the capital. When was the last time you saw that happen.
    We are going to have a police escort and they have arranged for a parking area at the capital building.
    I am giving a talk at our local ministry meeting next week about getting involved, here’s my question to you, Do you have any idea how many people were pulled into the Safety Check points and what the results were in your state?
    HarleysLR, Apr 4, 2011
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    I'm a member here in NY. Back in the 70's it was a different organization. different name. I think it was A Brotherhood Against Totatarian Enforcement
    Fatboy128, Apr 4, 2011
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    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Isn't that what ABATE stands for?
    FLHTbiker, Apr 4, 2011
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    Fatboy128 Well-Known Member

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    Nope: American Bikers Aimed Towards Education is the current name!
    ABATE of New York
    Fatboy128, Apr 4, 2011
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    History of ABATE
    Going Back in Time Before We Were a Twinkle in Lou Kemzey's Eye
    Back in June of 1971, a new and exciting motorcycle publication was introduced - EASYRIDERS - a motorcycle magazine for the entertainment of adult bikers. This came into existence by the hard work of Lou Kimzey, the Editor, along with the owner of Paisano Publications.
    About the same time that EASYRIDERS got underway, an organization by the name of NCCSI (National Custom Cycle Safety Institute) got going...
    In Issue No. 3, October 1971, EASYRIDERS started a non-profit organization just for bikers.
    It was called NCCA (National Custom Cycle Association). At the time, dues were $3 for a one-year membership
    It wasn’t long until Lou changed NCCA to ABATE (A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments). Lou came
    about the Eagle logo in an old civil war publication...

    Excerpt from abateny.org History of ABATE
    Fatboy128, Apr 4, 2011
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    Been a member for 5 years in Indiana - ABATE in our state also has a contract to teach motorcycle safety classes and test for the endorsment and works very closely with the BMV and the INDOT to maintain high standards of training required by our state - we also are very active in state goverment and have watchdogs in place to prevent stupid laws aimed at motorcycle riders.
    Also give a lot of time and manhours to promote our organization - such as working at the INDY speedway during the MOTO GP races as track recovery personnel and at the coat/helmet check in areas.
    Since our governor is also a rider and leads one of the biggest runs every year for charity we are (I think) very well known in the state which helps us to get what we want.
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    Our Governor is a med. Dr, so guess what, yep we get the shaft everytime. I support our state motorcycle rights through our HOG chapter. I got kind of turned off to ABATE here when I would see them drinking and riding and I don't mean one beer either but drunk. They have a pretty wild weekend camp-out rally here called the Fossil Rally, one big long weekend drunk. Wife and many other women riders here refuse to go, don't blame em as women get pretty well degraded at their rally. I'm sure they do some good and I'm sure there are good people involved in it but were not into the hard drinking and riding scene.
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    Sounds like the original ABATE crowd.
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    Harleys LR question,
    Do you have any idea how many people were pulled into the Safety Check points and what the results were in your state?
    unQUOTE
    I dunno how many folks were detained
    or got citations, I need to update the soapbox thread on it though, I got a couple new e mails asking that IF you were written a citation to contact us and a lawyer that has some goings on with cases...
    At the Capitol protest run we were told several motorcyclists had been through the checkpoints...
    The one in Savannah had quite a few law vehicles with helecopter and a van taking pictures of us...

    If you were cited by the Georgia State patrol at either of the two motorcycle only checkpoints last month PLEASE EMAIL SECRETARY@ABATEGA.ORG ASAP! we are gathering all available information on this matter.Thanks,
    Ned Williams


    check out soap box fer checkpoints update,
    Crank
    Crankshaft, Apr 5, 2011
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    The flavor of this conversation speaks volumes about the kind of good people here.
    shovelRob, Apr 6, 2011
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