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• MRF Roadshow Stops: Kansas Lobby Day

  by RevBigJohn Jan 31
  Yesterday was Biker Lobby Day in Topeka, Kansas. The event was hosted by ABATE of Kansas, with participation from the Kansas Confederation of Clubs and the MRF! They addressed profiling, autonomous vehicles (AV), preserving choice in vehicles (ICE) and fuel supply. The MRF was well represent...

• MRF Roadshow Stops: ABATE of Pennsylvania

  by RevBigJohn Jan 30
  Bikers in the Keystone State have held their Leadership & Legislative Seminar for 38 years. It is an event with a long and successful history. This year, their panel discussion was moderated by ABATE of PA Legislative officer Ken Edwards. On the panel were Tom Jones (98th District Rep), Dall...

• MRF Roadshow Stops: ABATE of New York

  by RevBigJohn Jan 25
  The MRF Roadshow also stopped in New York for the 50th Anniversary of ABATE in the Empire State. The ABATE of New York State Seminar was held in Albany and included a presentation on the value of working together from the MRF's Traci Beaurivage. Traci is pictured above with Jim Barr of Natio...

• “Take The High Road” with PA Rt. 6 Motorcycle Loops!

  by RevBigJohn Jan 24
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• 40th Annual Meeting of the Minds

  by RevBigJohn Jan 23
  September 26 - 29, 2024 The 40th Annual Meeting of the Minds will be in St. Louis Missouri at the Renaissance St. Louis - Airport Hotel. Pre-Register now to save on your registration costs! This event will be held September 26 ...

• MRF Roadshow Stops: ABATE of Illinois

  by RevBigJohn Jan 22
  The MRF Roadshow pulled into Springfield Illinois this past weekend. The ABATE of Illinois Seminar was held during a cold snap, with high temperatures barely reaching 10° by midday. Despite the frigid temperatures, the event was well attended. The pictures above show presentations by Rod Taylor ...

• Scheduled CARB Hearing On Zero-Emission Motorcycles Has Been

  by RevBigJohn Jan 19
  MRF FLASH ALERT Scheduled CARB Hearing OnZero-Emmission MotorcyclesHas Been Postponed In a move late this afternoon (Friday), the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced a postponement of the pl...

• CARB Hearing On Zero-Emissions Motorcycle Requirement

  by RevBigJohn Jan 19
  Next week, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will hold a public hearing on a plan requiring an increasing percentage of California on-road motorcycle sales to be comprised of zero-emission motorcycles (ZEM). The plan begins with model year 2028 to have half of all new on-road motorcycles sol...

• 15th Annual Michael "BOZ" Kerr Bikers Inside the Beltway

  by RevBigJohn Jan 17
  15th Annual Michael "BOZ" KerrBikers Inside the BeltwayMay 20 & 21, 2024 The 15th Annual Michael “Boz” Kerr Bikers Inside the Beltway is the ONLY National Motorcycle Lobby Day held in our nation’s capital. Mot...

• MRF Roadshow Stops: ABATE of Michigan

  by RevBigJohn Jan 16
  The MRF Roadshow is already in full swing as MRF Vice President Jay Jackson was present along with Michigan Representative Tim Walberg for ABATE of Michigan's Officer Training. Representative Walberg is Co-Chair of the House Motorcycle Caucus in Washington D.C., as well as the initial Sponsor of the...

• California's Attack on the Internal Combustion Engine

  by RevBigJohn Jan 12
  California's Attack on theInternal Combustion Engine This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a hearing on proposed emission standards from the State of California. The plan submitted by California would end...

• Feds Hold Hearing on California Plan

  by RevBigJohn Jan 8
  On Wednesday, January 10th the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a hearing on California's plan to eliminate the sale of cars and trucks powered by internal combustion engines by 2035. The Clean Air Act allows California to seek a waiver of the preemption which prohibits sta...

• Ohio Pushes Back on California Plans

  by RevBigJohn Jan 5
  Just before the end of 2023, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed H.B. 201 into law. The focus of the bill is to; “Prohibit a state agency, county, or township from restricting the sale or use of a motor vehicle based on the energy source used to power the motor vehicle; to prohibit a state agency...

• Happy New Year!

  by RevBigJohn Jan 1
  It is 2024. Time marches forward and so must we. We had a good 2023! If you missed the review of what we did in 2023, you can check out our most recent Facebook post using the button below. Now we must keep moving forward! At Meeting of the Minds (MOTM) in Harrisburg, PA this past September ...

• MRF Year End

  by RevBigJohn December 29, 2023
  As we close out 2023, here is a snapshot of where we are at year's-end, and where our focus will be in 2024. Autonomous Vehicles (AV) – Over the summer, MRF Leadership met with officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to discuss our concerns about the deplo...

• Federal Government Finalizes 2021 Crash Data

  by RevBigJohn December 22, 2023
  This month the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its annual report, Traffic Safety Facts 2021: A Compilation of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Data. The 225-page report contains information on crash types, causes and participants involved. Remember that while we are nearin...

• Six Advocates Step Up

  by RevBigJohn December 15, 2023
  Six long-time motorcyclist rights advocates and Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) members were recently selected as members of the ”Community of Practice” groups, updating federal motorcycle safety guidelines. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like to thank these six bikers for vol...

• Major Tesla Recall Announced

  by RevBigJohn December 14, 2023
  Wednesday morning, Tesla announced a recall of more than two million vehicles over concerns its “Autopilot” system can be misused by drivers. This announcement comes as part of a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into crashes by Tesla ve...

• The MRF in the Sunshine State

  by RevBigJohn December 13, 2023
  The 2024 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Roadshow got off to an early start this month as President Kirk “Hardtail” Willard met with ABATE of Florida. Hardtail shared the MRF legislative agenda including our work on Right to Repair, Autonomous Vehicles and Preservation of the Internal Combu...

• House of Representatives Votes to Defend Internal Combustion En

  by RevBigJohn December 6, 2023
  House of Representatives Votes to Defend Internal Combustion Engines Wednesday, the U.S. House Of Representatives passed H.R. 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act of 2023 (CARS Act). The CARS Act is...
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• H.R. 4468 To Get Full House Vote Next Week

  by RevBigJohn December 1, 2023
  Call To Action! H.R. 4468 To Get Full House Vote Next Week This week, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) officially joined a growing number of organizations supporting H.R. 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act o...

• Pushing Back Against Mandates

  by RevBigJohn November 29, 2023
  After years of hyper and hurried mandates regarding Electric Vehicles (EV), Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), Self-Driving or Driverless Vehicles and their suggested benefits toward the environment and the future of the planet, some moderation is happening. To begin, the State of Connecticut has with...

• Call To Action!

  by RevBigJohn November 17, 2023
  Tell Lawmakers to Stop the Environmental Protection Agency’s Attack on Internal Combustion Engines Bills in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House are taking direct aim at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) attack ...
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• Safety Group Pushes for Antilock Braking on New Motorcycles

  by RevBigJohn November 14, 2023
  Safety Group Pushes for Antilock Braking System in All New Motorcycles Monday, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS-HLDI) announced they filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to open the rulemaking process and requ...
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• Two More Bills Aimed at Protecting the Internal Combustion Engi

  by RevBigJohn November 13, 2023
  At the end of October, Senators John Kennedy (R-LA), Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, S. 3094. This bill has a House companion bill, introduced by Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Andrew Clyde (R-GA), H.R. 4468. These bills...

• Veterans Day

  by RevBigJohn November 10, 2023
  We at the Motorcycle Riders Foundation wish all Veterans a Happy Veterans Day. Thank you for your service in defense of our freedoms and liberties. We, as motorcyclists, are fortunate that so many of our fellow riders are Veterans. You not only make our country but our motorcycling community stronge...

• States Care About Right-to-Repair Too

  by RevBigJohn November 9, 2023
  Tuesday, voters in Maine passed Question 4, allowing local repair shops and mechanics access to the same data as dealerships. This ballot measure sought to establish an automotive Right-to-Repair.  The Maine ballot asked, “Do you want to require vehicle manufacturers to st...

• Building Relationships

  by RevBigJohn November 7, 2023
  At the end of October, after weeks of delays and infighting, the U.S. House of Representatives elected Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana as the 56th Speaker of the House. To many, Speaker Johnson was an unknown member of the House, having been in office since only 2017. Nevertheless, Mr. John...

• Repair Act Takes a Step Forward

  by RevBigJohn November 3, 2023
  Thursday, the House Subcommittee on Innovation, Data and Commerce passed H.R. 906, the Repair Act. As a reminder, H.R. 906 mandates that consumers and independent maintenance shops have access to the parts, tools and information needed to work on vehicles. Fundamentally, this act helps preserve mot...

• Another Shot Across the Internal Combustion Engine Bow

  by RevBigJohn October 31, 2023
  In April 2023, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) voted to ban the sale of medium and heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles in the state starting in 2036. As the MRF shared last year, the implications of this move by CARB are enormous. With California being the largest market for vehicles in the...