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ABATE of Florida Inc SOUTHWEST CHAPTER
5
We brought out some bike games but could only get a few people to play after
some friendly coaxing. I hope the games start picking up at Victory Lane Café,
anyone with input please let me know what you think.
If you did
not see the slow races you sure missed some good stuff. I had the
opportunity of riding Bob Litterello’s bike in the slow races.
I could not reach the
ground so Vic let me use his bike and I was unbeatable as I proved this fact by
beating a guy on a trike not only once but twice. It was all in good fun and hope
you all had a great time.
Keep your eye open for the upcoming March Madness Bike Show at Victory
Lane Café on the 18th
of
March, be there or be square. Eight classes plus two
special trophies, check out the flier in the newsletter for more details.
There are problems coming out all over.
I recently heard Collier County is
cracking down as of the 1st of February on vertical plates. We need to address
this issue now as I fear Lee County may not be very far behind. With absolutely
no guidance from motorcycle riders the non riders get to make the rules and this
is what happens. More news on the horizon, Myrtle Beach has put city
ordinances in place to deter bikers from attending two very large annual events
held there. Read more about this in the legislative report. Get on board if you
want to make a difference we need all the help we can get. Here are a few other
things on the agenda that need to be followed closely; the SB968 stiffer penalties
bill. This bill has been added to other bills over the years but to no avail, we must
get something done on this matter we are being slaughtered out there and all our
representatives can do is raise the fine on the vertical license plates to in excess
of one thousand dollars. When someone turns left in front of us or rear ends us at
a traffic light the offender gets anywhere from an eighty to a one hundred dollar
fine, so the way I see it our representatives need schooling and where better to
receive their needed education than from the people of ABATE. Those guys must
feel as though the life of a biker is worth less than the improper display of a tag,
now that’s ridiculous. I do not care who you are you must agree that the current
level of fines and penalties pertaining to motorcyclists is not only unfair but
downright ludicrous.
The February state meeting was held in Pensacola, about six hundred and
twenty five miles from here. I had the pleasure of riding up with our Sergeant at
Arms, Victor Piorkowski, and Pat Jablonski. We had a great trip but it was long
and WET. The last one hundred miles took us over four hours because of the
rain and even though I hate riding with a windshield I promised the guys that from
now on any road trip over three hundred miles I will put the windshield on, it
definitely helps in the rain. Victor and Pat delegated the meeting for the chapter.
Billy Jo of Victory Lane Café has asked our chapter to help put together a poker
run for Danielle. Her house could be seen on the news a couple weeks ago,
it
burned to the ground leaving her and her two young children homeless. Thank
God the family escaped without injury. The event is to take place on March 1st
2009, at Victory Lane Café along with a barbeque, silent auction and games etc.
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