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• Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Releases "simple

  by RevBigJohn August 24, 2023
  Earlier today, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a document highlighting what it sees as “simple steps” to reduce motorcyclist deaths. First and foremost, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is very concerned about the safety of bikers. 2021 saw 6,000 motorcyc...
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• The Fight Continues

  by RevBigJohn August 24, 2023
  For over a decade the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has been pushing the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on key priorities for motorcyclists. We’ve focused on the issues of autonomous vehicles, crash avoidance, and d...

• Louisiana Town Hall Meeting

  by RevBigJohn August 22, 2023
  On July 29, the Louisiana Confederation of Clubs and Independent Riders (COC&I) held a Biker Town Hall in lieu of its normal meeting in Alexandria.  The guest speaker was Clay Higgins (R) U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. Jac...

• MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023

  by RevBigJohn August 13, 2023
  Listening, Making a Difference, and Moving Forward to Protect the Future of Motorcycling and Motorcyclists’ Rights! The Meeting of the Minds conference is where it all began and it’s where motorcyc...

• Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame

  by RevBigJohn August 9, 2023
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like to congratulate board member Russell Radke as he is inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame today. The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and H...
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• Motorcycle Riders Foundation meets with NHTSA

  by RevBigJohn August 7, 2023
  At the end of July, key Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) board members held a meeting with half a dozen officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding autonomous vehicles. It was a frustrating meeting. At the outset, NHTSA officials promised a safety report, lik...

• Will the Feds Ever Act on Autonomous Vehicles?

  by RevBigJohn August 2, 2023
  In 2017 and 2018, the House and Senate both attempted to pass legislation regarding the development and testing of autonomous vehicles (AVS). Those efforts failed to produce legislation, leaving the Department of Transportation and manufacturers to develop their own guidelines. For 6 years Congress...

• MRF 2023 HOF Inductee Announcement

  by RevBigJohn July 31, 2023
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation announces the 2023 Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame Inductees. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is pleased to release the names of the 2023 class of Inductees to the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame (MRF HOF). These will be presented at t...

• Listening, Making a Difference, and Moving Forward

  by RevBigJohn July 28, 2023
  Listening, Making a Difference, and Moving Forward to Protect the Future of Motorcycling and Motorcyclists’ Rights! The Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s annual Meeting of the Minds conference will re...

• Congressional Committees Focused on MRF Priorities

  by RevBigJohn July 21, 2023
  In the last 10 days, two committees in the House of Representatives have turned their attention to separate issues facing bikers. On July 12th, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a markup on H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicl...

• How Cool Is This?

  by RevBigJohn July 17, 2023
  Congresswoman Susie Lee of Nevada was one of the 2022 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Legislators of the Year. Check out the video her office put together! Keep your eyes peeled for MRF Board Members giving her the MRF Legislator of the Year vest and hanging with bikers on the steps of the ...

• Motorcycle Riders Foundation – Meeting of the Minds

  by RevBigJohn July 14, 2023
  MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023 LISTENING, MAKING A DIFFERENCE, & MOVING FORWARD TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF MOTORCYCLING & MOTORCYCLISTS’ RIGHTS The Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s annual Meeting of the Mi...

• U.S. Senators Join the Fight

  by RevBigJohn July 14, 2023
    In late June, nine Senate Republicans, led by Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, introduced the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act (S. 2090). The bill would limit the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing Cle...

• You gotta fight for your right to repair - SUPPORT H.R. 906!

  by RevBigJohn July 10, 2023
  Do you enjoy working on your motorcycle? Do you want to guarantee access to the parts, tools and service information needed to modify, service and maintain your bike? If you answered yes to these questions, it’s time to contact your member of the House of Represen...

• Call for John “Farmer” Eggers Award Nominations

  by RevBigJohn July 7, 2023
  Acting on a suggestion made in 1993, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Board of Directors created the John “Farmer” Eggers Award.  This award, the MRF’s most prized recognition, is given in the memory of the late motorcyclists’ rights activist John &l...

• 2022 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Legislative Champions

  by RevBigJohn July 6, 2023
  Representative Susie Lee of Nevada and Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin were recently honored as the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) 2022 Legislators of the Year. With bikers from around the country gathering in Washington, D.C. for Bikers Inside the Beltwa...

• CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY!

  by RevBigJohn July 4, 2023
  CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY! THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION -- KEEPING FREEDOM ALIVE “We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes, And Our Sacred Honor.” July 4, 1776, was not a ho...

• COMMON GOALS & MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

  by RevBigJohn June 21, 2023
  COMMON GOALS & MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING --  MOTORCYCLISTS’ RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MEET  Phoenix, Arizona – Eleven motorcyclists’ rights activists representing the National Coalition of Motorcyclists, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, and four motorcyc...

• THE MRF LISTENS & MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

  by RevBigJohn June 19, 2023
  MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023 THE MRF LISTENS & MAKES A DIFFERENCE. CORRECTION:  The previous phone number for the Meeting of the Mi...
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• Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame Freedom Fighter

  by RevBigJohn June 17, 2023
  Motorcycle Riders Foundation board member Russell Radke is set to be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame this August. ...

• MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023

  by RevBigJohn June 15, 2023
  MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023 THE MRF LISTENS & MAKES A DIFFERENCE. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation listens. Culminating 18 months of plannin...

• “It’s very dangerous for motorcycles to be around Teslas”

  by RevBigJohn June 12, 2023
  Over the weekend a Washington Post story on Tesla’s Autopilot system made national news. The story included this quote from former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) senior safety adviser, Missy Cummings, “It’s very dangerous for mo...

• California Focusing on Motorcycle Emissions

  by RevBigJohn June 6, 2023
  On Wednesday, June 7th the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be conducting a public workshop to discuss proposed changes to the On-Road Motorcycle (ONMC) emissions standard and test procedures.As the background in the public notice states, “CARB has not proposed new standards for ONMC...

• Let Those Who Ride Decide – State #33

  by RevBigJohn June 3, 2023
  On June 1st, Nebraska governor Jim Pillen signed into law a motorcycle helmet modification bill, which allows riders to choose if they wear a helmet. Congratulations to the motorcyclists in Nebraska, ABATE of Nebraska and all the groups in Nebraska who for years fought ...

• California Unification Rally Draws 3,000 to State Capitol

  by RevBigJohn June 2, 2023
  On May 21,2023, over 3,000 motorcyclists gathered at the California State Capitol in Sacramento to talk biker’s rights, and to send a message to the state legislature that a change in how California deals with issues important to riders is needed. Speakers from th...

• Baker’s Dozen Fight for Biker

  by RevBigJohn May 25, 2023
  On Tuesday, 13 members of the House of Representatives sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary of Pete Buttigieg seeking the formation of the Motorcyclist Advisory Council (MAC). As you may remember, the MAC was first established by Congress in 2015 an...

• Bikers, Bikers Everywhere!

  by RevBigJohn May 20, 2023
  This week bikers from across the nation descended on Capitol Hill. The 2023 Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s (MRF) Bikers Inside the Beltway was the largest event in the 14-year history of the event! Motorcyclists from 34 states made the trip to Washington, D.C. to ...
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• Life-long Freedom Fighter - Still Ray Fitzgerald

  by RevBigJohn May 12, 2023
  Sadly, the motorcycling community has lost another life-long motorcycling freedom fighter. STILL RAY FITZGERALD died peacefully in hospice care in Prescott, Arizona on May 2nd.   Still Ray was an ABATE of Arizona lifetime member since...
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• End of the Road... Show

  by RevBigJohn April 21, 2023
  Heartland STEAM in Bismarck this weekend marks the unofficial conclusion of the 2023 MRF “Road  Show”. Beginning in January MRF board members have traveled to 23 states to speak and present at SMRO events. We are honored to be invited to so many ev...

• H.R. 1435 the “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act

  by RevBigJohn April 18, 2023
  Across the country a battle is underway between those that want to end the availability of combustion engines, and those fighting to protect their survival. While states like California and Massachusetts are setting timelines for purchase bans on internal combustion engines, other states like New Ha...