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Motorcyclist Rights
Organizations On The Web
CA handlebar height modification http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/03-04/bill/asm/ab_2801-2850/ab_2844_bill_20040823_chaptered.html
updated August 25, 2004
Some links may be temporarily down, if anyone has updated links, please e-mail me.
- ALABAMA
Alabama Concerned Riders Association, P.O. Box 361282, Birmingham Al 35236; www.acra-online.com
Alabama Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs; www.alcoc.com - ALASKA
ABATE OF ALASKA, P.O. Box 92213 Anchorage AK 99509; 907-566-3332 www.abateofalaska.net
- ARIZONA
ABATE, 8900 N. Central Ave., Suite 303, Phoenix, AZ 85020-2848; 602-678-4012; www.abateofaz.org
MMA, P.O. Box 2090, Page, AZ 86040; 602-788-8873; www.MMA-az.org
Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs. 1855 W. Greenway Road, STE. 115, PMB 112, Phoenix, Arizona 85023; www.azcmc.com - ARKANSAS
ABATE, 18019 Amazon Lane, Little Rock, AR 72206; 501-888-5893; www.arkansasabate.org
- CALIFORNIA
ABATE, 158 South Fir St., Ventura, CA 93001; 805-641-2334; www.abate.org
MMA, 5847 Auburn Blvd., Suite 6, Sacramento, CA 95841; 916-473-6981 Fax 916-473-7082; www.mmaweb.org
Bikers of a Lesser Tolerance (BOLT) of California, www.usff.com/calbolt/
Monterey Bay Confederation of Clubs, 831-338-0826; www.mbcoc.com - COLORADO
ABATE, P.O. Box 3600, Syracuse, Denver, CO 80007; 303-659-6374; www.abateofcolo.org
Riders for Justice, P.O. Box 1986, Loveland, CO 80539; www.ridersforjustice.com
- CONNECTICUT
CMRA-Connecticut Motorcycle Riders Association, P.O. Box 56, New Britain, CT 06050; 860-588-6666; www.thecmra.com
- DELAWARE
ABATE Inc., P.O. Box 10923, Wilmington, DE 19850; 302-731-0455; abateofde.com
Delaware Confederation Of Clubs; delawarecoc.tripod.com - FLORIDA
ABATE of Florida Inc. , P.O. Box 2520, Deland, Fl 32721; 904-943-9610; www.abateflorida.com
South Florida Confederation of Clubs; www.sflcoc.com
North Florida Confederation Of Clubs; www.nflcoc.com
West Florida Confederation of Clubs; www.wflcoc.com
- GEORGIA
ABATE, P.O. Box 669, Pine Lake, GA 30072; 404-294-8900, fax 404-294-8980; www.abatega.org
- HAWAII
Street Bikers United of Hawaii, P.O. Box 6345 , Honolulu, HI 96807, 808-842-5530; www.streetbikersunited.org
- IDAHO
ABATE of Idaho, P.O. Box 2930, Pocatello, Idaho 83206-2930 www.abateofidaho.org - Idaho Coalition for Motorcycle Safety, P.O. Box 2732, Boise, ID 83701; 208-345-6231, fax 208-345-2003; www.cyclenuts.com/icms/icmshome.html
- ILLINOIS
ABATE, 311 E. Main Street, #418 Blondi Bldg., Galesburg, IL 61401 800-872-2283 (Illinois only), 309-343-6588; www.abate-il.org/
Illinois Motorcyclist's Rights Association, Inc. POB 133, Galesburg, IL, 61402-0133; Phone Fax 309-289-9792; www.ilmotorcyclists.org
Illinois Confederation of Clubs; www.ilcoc.com
- INDIANA
ABATE, P.O. Box 665, Bargersville, IN 46016; 317-422-8040, 800-23-ABATE (Indiana only), www.abateofindiana.org
- IOWA
ABATE of Iowa, P.O. Box 70, Eldora, IA 50627; 515-858-5001; www.abateiowa.org
- KANSAS
ABATE, 650 Elm St., Perry, KS 66073 785-597-5140, 800-657-5763; www.abateks.org
- KENTUCKY
Kentucky Motorcyclists Association, P.O. Box 17407, Louisville, KY 40217; 800-68-CYCLE; www.kmakba.com
- LOUISIANA
ABATE of Lousiana, P.O. Box 541, St. Amant, LA 70774; 800-393-5966; www.abateoflouisiana.org
Lousiana Motorcycle Rights Association, 888-245-9631; www.lmra.net
- MAINE
United Bikers of Maine, P.O. Box 2629, Augusta, ME 04338; 888-229-9UBM; www.ubm-usa.org
- MARYLAND
ABATE of Maryland, P.O. Box 1733, Annapolis, MD 21404; 800-843-0252, 410-263-9185; www.abate-of-maryland.org
- MASSACHUSETTS
MMA, P.O. Box 378 Brimfield, MA 01010-0378; 800-432-1MMA; www.MMA-of-MA.com
- MICHIGAN
ABATE, P.O. Box 70, New Baltimore, MI 48047; 810-949-7146; www.abateofmichigan.org
Michigan Confederation of Clubs; www.mcoc.us - MINNESOTA
ABATE of Minnesota, State Office P.O. Box 6, Marshall, MN 56258; 800-224-6570; www.abatemn.org
Minnesota Motorcycle Riders Association, P.O. Box18067, Minneapolis, MN 55418; 800-541-1704; mmra1@aol.com
- MISSISSIPPI
ABATE, P.O. Box 7692, Jackson, MS 39284; 601-587-0695; www.msabate.com
- MISSOURI
Freedom of Road Riders, RR #5, Box 215D, Chillicothe, MO 64601, 800-309-RIDE, 573-474-0983, fax 573-474-7326; www.forr.net
MMA, HC72 Box 398, Souder MO. 65773; www.mmaofmissouri.org
ABATE for Missouri, Inc. www.abateformissouri.com - MONTANA
ABATE, P.O. Box 351, Helena, MT 59624, 406-434-2473; GoldenTriangle@worldnet.att.net
HoundsTooth ABATE, 303 E. Choteau Ave., Shelby, MT 59474; www.roaddogs.org/Abate.html
- NEBRASKA
ABATE of Nebraska, P.O. Box 30332, Lincoln, NE 68503, 402-489-0651, 877-912-9889; www.abateofne.com
- NEVADA
ABATE of Northern Nevada. PO Box 1566, Elko, NV 89803; 775 744-4570
ABATE of So. Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89101; 702-870-6121;
Bikers of a Lesser Tolerance (BOLT) of Nevada. www.boltofnevada.com - NEW HAMPSHIRE
NHMRO, 72A Old Derry Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; (603) 627-3528; www.nhmro.org
- NEW JERSEY
Concerned Motorcyclists of New Jersey, P.O. Box 458 Glen Gardner, NJ 08826; 908-638-5929; www.cmnj.org
New Jersey Motorcyclist Alliance; www.njma.info
ABATE NJ, 719 Main St., Metuchen, NJ 08840, 732-549-1990; members.aol.com/njabate
- NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Motorcycle Rights Organization. P.O. Box 918. Peralta, NM 87042. Phone: (505) 792-3207 Fax: (505) 890-547 www.nmmro.org - ABATE, Tres Rios Chapter P.O. Box 23, Tularose, NM 88352 505-585-9789; abateofnm.org
- NEW YORK
ABATE, Inc. 1341 Little Falls Rd. Corfu, NY 14036; 716-762-8461 www.abateny.org
- NORTH CAROLINA
ABATE of North Carolina. P.O. Box 3220, Wingate, NC 28174 704-283-4137. www.abatenc.com
CBA/ABATE of North Carolina. P.O. Box 2215, Monroe, NC 28111-2215, 704-283-0465; www.cba-abatenc.org
BOLT of North Carolina; www.usff.com/ncbolt
North Carolina Confederation of Clubs, 866-377-5660; www.carolinamcevents.com/articles/nccmc.html - NORTH DAKOTA
ABATE, 1001 S 22nd, St. Bismarck, ND 58504, 701-223-5609, 800-726-4094 in-state only-fax 701-224-0650; abate-nd.tripod.com
- OHIO
ABATE, Inc., P.O. Box 44189, Columbus, OH 43204; 800-252-4537 www.abate.com
ABATE/Concerned Motorcyclists Riders of Ohio, P.O. Box 5309, Willowick, OH 44095; 800-25-ABATE, 440-298-3352; www.abatecmro.org
Ohio Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs; www.classicpartshotline.com/Welcome-NorthernSouthernOhioCoC.html - OKLAHOMA
ABATE, P.O. Box 44513 Tinker AFB, OK 73145; 405-672-1008, 405-936-RIDE; www.abateok.com
Oklahoma Confederation of Clubs; www.tulok.com/ok-coc - OREGON
ABATE, P.O. Box 4504, Portland, OR 97208; 503-285-4329; www.abateoforegon.org
BikePAC of Oregon, Inc. PO Box 5612, Salem, Oregon, 97304-5612; 1-503-588-3042; www.bikepac.com - PENNSYLVANIA
ABATE, P.O. Box 15266, Harrisburg, PA 17105; 717-234-3777 FAX: 717-234-8076; www.abatepa.org
Pennsylvania Coalition Of Motorcyclists Inc. 601 Ryanard Rd, Wallingford, PA. 19086; 610-872-6969
Eastern Pennsylvania Confederation of Clubs; www.cocepa.com - RHODE ISLAND
R.I. Motorcycle Association, P.O. Box 726, Pawtucket, RI 02860, 401-722-1122; rimotorcycle.tripod.com - SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina ABATE, 843-345-5926 www.abatesc.com
- SOUTH DAKOTA
ABATE, P.O. Box 742, Sturgis, SD 57785; 605-347-4009, 605-343-8474; www.abatesd.com
- TENNESSEE
CMT/ABATE,INC. P.O. Box 18 Gordonsville, TN 38563; 615-683-6608, fax 615-683-68616; www.cmtabate.com
Tennessee Confederation of Clubs, www.tenncoc.com - TEXAS
The Texas ABATE Confederation Inc. #Six Rogers Circle, Krum, TX 76249; 940-482-3564; bikersoutpost.com/abate.htm
Texas Motorcycle Rights Assoc. II. P.O. Box 142508, Austin, TX 78714, 877-459-6777, 512-459-6777; www.tmra2.org
Texas Confederation of Clubs; www.members.tripod.com/~coctx/index.shtml - UTAH
ABATE, P.O. Box 213, Roy, UT 84067; 801-627-1117; www.abateofutah.org
- VERMONT
United Motorcyclists of Vermont, 45 State Street #102, Montpelier, Vermont 05602; 802-754-2599; www.geocities.com/umv2001
- VIRGINIA
ABATE, PO Box 2857, Manassas, VA 20108-0895; 703-321-0714; www.abateofva.org
V.C.O.M. Virginia Coalition of Motorcyclists, P.O. Box 5424, Richmond VA. 23220-0424; 800-437-9434, fax 804-353-3962; www.vcomonline.org
- WASHINGTON
ABATE, P.O. Box 8369, Tacoma, WA 98418; 425-643-9675; www.abate-wa.org
WRRA, Washington Road Riders Association. P.O. Box 2247, Port Orchard, WA 98366. Fax: 360-697-7129; www.roadriders.org
- WASHINGTON DC
ABATE, P.O. Box 1808, Washington, DC 20013; 202-546-0983
- WEST VIRGINIA
ABATE of West Virginia Inc. PO Box 81, Wellsburg, WV 26070; 304-548-6044 www.wvabate.org
- WISCONSIN
ABATE, 438 N. Water Street, Black River Falls, WI 54615; 715-284-7415, 800-386-4442; www.abatewis.org
- WYOMING
ABATE, P.O. Box 430, Mills, WY 82644, 307-266-6522; www.abateofwyoming.org
Wyoming Association of Concerned Motorcyclists, Box 2616, Mills, WY 82644; 307-235-1324
Wyoming Coalition of Bikers. P.O. Box 2653, Mills, WY, 82644; 307-687-0459
- NATIONAL MRO's
American Motorcyclist Association, 13515 Yarmouth Dr. Pickerington, Ohio 43147; 614-856-1900, Fax 614-856-1920; www.ama-cycle.org
Motorcycle Riders Foundation, 202-546-0983; www.mrf.org
National Coalition of Motorcyclists 21054 Sherman Way, Third Floor, Canoga Park, CA 91303; 800-525-5355; www.aimncom.com
National Motorists Association 402 W. 2nd St. Waunakee, WI 53597 608-849-6000, Fax: 608-849-8697; www.motorists.org
Helmet Law Defense League; www.usff.com/hldlhome.html
Bikers Rights Online; www.bikersrights.com
Confederaion of Clubs Midwest (Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia). C/O Law Offices of Ralph Buss, 111 E. Washington Street, Washington Square, Suite 1, Painesville, Ohio 44077-0705, 800-582-5577; www.cocmidwest.com
- INTERNATIONAL MRO's
CANADA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
BCCOM British Columbia Coalition of Motorcyclists, UNIT No. 37-13320 116th Ave, Surrey, B.C. V3R-0R8 Phone : 604-580-0111 Toll Free 1-877-580-0111; www.bccom-bc.com
ALBERTA
ACOM The Alberta Coalition of Motorcyclists, #37 - 13320 116th Ave, Surrey, B.C, V3R-0R8 604-580-0111 1-877-580-0111; www.bccom-bc.com/acom
ONTARIO
ABATE Ontario, 92 Snowdon Cres. London, Ontario, N6E1G4 519-649-1498; www.abateontario.com
Bikers Rights Organization Ontario Inc., 84 St Andrew St., Aylmer, Ontario, N52N3, 519-773-2165, www.bro.on.ca
Ontario Confederation of Clubs, 15 Karen Drive, Lindsay, Ontario, K9V 5V3; www.occ4u.org - EUROPE
Federation of European Motorcyclists, Rue des Champs 62, Brussels,1040 Belgium. Info: Phone 011 32 2 736 9047 or fax 011 32 2 736; 9401 mag-uk.org/fema/index.html
UK Motorcycle Action Group MAG UK-P.O. Box 750, Rugby CV21 3ZR Tel 0870 - 444 8 448 www.mag-uk.org
British Motorcyclists Federation BMF-14 - 16 Briton Street, Leicester, LE3 0AA, Tel: 0116 254 8818, Fax 0116 254 3030 www.bmf.co.uk
- AUSTRALIA
Motorcycle Riders Association of Australia. 22 Ross Street. South Melbourne. VIC 3205. Phone: 03 9699 1811; mraa.org.au
Motorcycle Riders Association of the Australian Capital Territory, GPO Box 1768 Canberra City 2601 sunsite.anu.edu.au/community/mraact
- PHILIPPINES
The Motorcycle Advocates of the Philippines (MAP) www.motorcyclephilippines.com/MAP/
- OTHER RESOURCES
Libertarian Party 2600 Virginia Avenue, N.W., Suite 100 Washington, DC 20037 202-333-0008 PHONE-202-333-0072 FAX-hq@lp.org - www.lp.org
| I believe this is the most complete and accurate listing of MRO's on the web. If you have updated info, or want to have your organisation listed, please E-MAIL ME. This information is presented as a public service. I encourage everyone to get involved with their local motorcyclist rights organization. It is not enough, however, to just pay your dues while your MRO drifts further and further from the mark. Does your MRO endorse candidates who want to restrict your right to self defense? Who want to keep expanding the war on drugs? Who never saw a spending bill they didn't like? Many MROs endorse candidates who continue year after year to pick your pockets and steal your liberties, simply because they answered their candidate questionnaires in a certain way. Some don't even bother to send their questionnaires to third party candidates at all! Most (but not all) MROs are only interested in a very narrow field, issues that have "motorcycle" in the title. There are many other issues to be considered when supporting a politician. The Helmet Law is a puny issue. It is important only as it is a symptom of a greater danger to your liberties posed by the state. When your MRO endorses a candidate it is still your duty to judge that candidate on all the issues that are important to you, not just the helmet law. In closing, I encourage everyone to get involved in your local MRO. It is also important look at the 3rd party and independent candidates in any race, especially the Libertarian Party candidates. Just my humble opinion. Kit Maira |
"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
~Thomas Jefferson
Read s l o w l y. I HAVE loud pipes and I’d like to keep ‘em. I'd like to think that I use them responsibly, and sparingly. I don’t cuss in front of my Gramma and I don’t gun my engine on a quiet city street. Rude and disrespectful behavior gets a boney fingered slap, either from my gramma, or nanny government. Stupidity is always awarded with grief.
I know none of you reading this have loud pipes. (humor) We all know it’s the “Welfare Riders” that are causing all the problems. You know who they are, the show-offs who enjoy the benefits of riding, lanesplitting, etc. without ever doing any work to preserve the privilege. They get their picture in the magazine riding a clean low mileage bike while you and me storm the state capitol in January in the rain getting parking tickets while they stay home. (what? you weren't there either?) They don’t write letters, they don’t get involved in elections and they don’t have a clue. Well, that’s OUR fault. Yours and mine, for not being ‘loud’ enough about it to the newbies who are about to ruin it for all of us.
"If a Nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be... if we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed." ~Thomas Jefferson
It’s time we police ourselves before the police decide to do it for us. The MRF & AMA held a National Summit on Motorcycle Noise in 2003, and agreed that excessive motorcycle noise is a serious issue in some communities and that it may become an issue in many more. Both believe the potential exists for it to affect motorcyclists' rights nationwide. Me, since I can't go around enforcing my own program of shame and humility, I’d like to see a “Responsible Revving” campaign of some sort take hold in
Can anyone out there make up a ‘courtesy ticket’ book? Just like a real citation to let people know what’s at stake. I want Radio Shack to donate a decibel meter for this mention, and I’m gonna sit outside Biker hangouts with my meter, writing “courtesy tickets” all day long for the irresponsible wrath of stoopidity these welfare riders are expecting ABATE to smooth over without any reciprocation in kind. (the famous "reach around") “Why wait for your first ticket to join ABATE? Join TODAY!” We’ve been here for 20 years, where the hell have you been? With a slick little membership form on the back. I’m tired of sitting back and doing nothing. We need ACTIVE members. We need money and they aren’t contributing. Let’s stir it up! They aren’t helping us anyway, so we have absolutely nothing to lose. Don’t get smug just yet, you need to look in the mirror yourself and see if you’re still wearing a helmet. If so, question your own hours of involvement and adjust accordingly. If you aren't seeing change, it's probably because you've given up. We can all do much much more to help make positive changes for the Rider's Rights Movement. My big question is, WHEN? After it's too late?
“When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves” ~George Pataki
To substantiate what I’ve been preaching to the “really cool” members of “Club Peacock”, this is what I found on the net in only ten minutes of searching:
www.bikernation.us. (thanks for the tip, Mike!)
Rabbit Hash, KY. Motorcyclists from
Government is an unnecessary evil. Human beings, when accustomed to taking responsibility for their own behavior, can cooperate on a basis of mutual trust and helpfulness. ~Fred Woodworth
Paul Snyder from Local 22 Joins the Tag Team
This comes right back to the bottom-line issue of "Personal Responsibility". I know many people who have "modified" exhausts or drag pipes who never get tickets. Why? Because they are NOT showing off, they are NOT goosing it around town, they are NOT purposely drawing extra attention to themselves (and yeah, they stay out of
The folks who get the tickets are those who cry out "Hey Look At Meeeeee!" .... and spoil the ride for the rest of us. Sure, there are always going to be checkpoints and inspections where the letter of the law cannot be side-stepped ... but when we cannot discipline ourselves and our fellows, Big Brudda will be very happy to step in and do it for/to us. It's another revenue maker, it makes it look like the lawmakers are doing something quasi-useful, and it helps to keep the citizens appeased.
As I've said before, I enjoy the sound of a sweet-runnin' strong motor .... but I don't enjoy the siren or the red-and-blinkies behind me.
helmet law http://www.usff.com/hlstatutes/50statehls.html
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