BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2024

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  Posted by RevBigJohn May 9 - Filed in Motorcycle News - 272 views
  

  HOLDING ONTO THE COMMON GROUND THAT UNITES US

  Bikers Inside the Beltway: an event deemed necessary to bring us together to hold onto the common ground that the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, partner SMROs and motorcycle clubs fought hard to gain. In 2009, when bikers conceived the idea of Bikers Inside the Beltway, the mission was and remains – united, we will send a clear message to Congress that motorcycling is worth protecting.

  How is this for common ground that is under attack?

  • Autonomous vehicles tragically not built well enough to recognize motorcycles are killing motorcyclists with enough regularity for it to be more than just a “design flaw.” 
  • Ethanol 15 – E15 fuel -- now available year-round in eight midwestern states with little or no warnings at the pump that it will damage motorcycle engines, among others. 
  • The Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and their bosses at the Department of Transportation continually ignore requests from Congress to address the concerns of motorcyclists. The MRF is making sure that Congress addresses this request!
  • Without the Right to Repair, the threat to the livelihood of thousands of aftermarket motorcycle businesses increases to the point of putting them out of business – forever! 
  • The end of the internal combustion engine will be the death knell of motorcycling.

  All the above items are on the 2024 legislative priority list of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation. Bikers Inside the Beltway is where Congress hears our collective voice.

  In 2023, motorcyclists attending Bikers Inside the Beltway visited all 535 congressional offices. That same orchestrated visit will be part of Bikers Inside the Beltway 2024. It is not too late to make plans to attend Bikers inside the Beltway – May 20 & 21, 2024. Event registration is free. However, we request that you register early to help us plan the event. 

  To ensure that the mission of getting our message to Congress continues to be successful, make your hotel reservations and please consider the following as you make plans to attend Bikers Inside the Beltway:

  ü  Make your appointments locally or in Washington.

  ü  Familiar with the briefing points. (Available at the pre-event briefing).

  ü  Confirm your appointment locally or in Washington.

  ü  Make notes on your meetings with members of Congress.

  ü  Share your meeting notes with the MRF.

  The MRF Board of Directors will meet on May 20th, before the trip to Capitol Hill. They will host a Q&A briefing scheduled for 7:00 p.m. that evening at the Embassy Suites, 1900 Diagonal Road, Alexandria, Virginia. Rooms are available through the hotel direct line 703-684-5900 and use reference code MRF. 

  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s Bikers Inside the Beltway is more than holding common ground — it is about protecting the future of motorcycling and the common ground that unites us!

  Thank you for your commitment.

   

  Yours in Freedom,
  
  Fredric Harrell
  MRF Director of Conferences & Events

   

  SCHEDULE
  

  Monday, May 20th
  MRF Board Meeting @ Embassy Suites - start 8am
  Lobbying Prep. Session @ Embassy Suites 6-8 pm
  
  Tuesday, May 21st
  Lobby Day @ Congressional Offices (KSU: TBD)
  Post Debrief Session @ Embassy Suites 6-8pm

  HOTEL

  EMBASSY SUITES
  1900 Diagonal Rd
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  703-684-5900

  Reservation Code: MRF
  $260 Base Rate
  Rooms Are Limited!

  MAKE YOUR CONGRESSONAL APPOINTMENTS NOW!

  REGISTER FOR BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAY 2024

  Event Registration  

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