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May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS
A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS MAY 2021
THE MISSION OF A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS IS TO
PRESERVE THE UNIVERSAL RIGHT TO A SAFE,
UNRESTRICTED MOTORCYCLING ENVIRONMENT,
AND TO PROPOSE AND ADVOCATE ACTIONS THAT
CAN BE TAKEN BY ELECTED OFFICIALS TO
PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE NATURAL
RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, AND
ENSURE THROUGH PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT
THAT SUSTAINABLE USE, RECREATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES AND ENJOYMENT OF THESE
RESOURCES IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS
AND FUTURE GENERATIONS
A.B.A.T.E. of ILLINOIS, INC.
PO Box 526
Avon IL 61415-0526
www.abate-il.org
1-800-87-ABATE
What you will find in this issue……...… page
Legislative Report ……………………… 2
Officers/Committees …………………… 4-5
E-Board Reports ………………...……….. 6-7
Thank you list ……………………………. 7
Bike Raffle……………………………….. 8
Ask Our Lawyer ……………………......... 9-10
Freedom Rally Flyer …………………… 11
Supporting Businesses .………………… 12
Chapter Reports ………………………... 13-24
MRF …..…………...…………………… 23
Calendar of Meetings and Events ……… 25
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 2
The Mad Dash to the Finish
This has been one of the busiest and most insane legislative sea-sons in the history of the General Assembly. 6500+ bills were filed in a short time, then in an even shorter time they were man-dated to pass one house or the other. This resulted in a massive crunch in timeframes. Add to that the difficulties of adjusting to new committee and filing rules along with having to lobby virtu-ally via zoom or text, and well it has been one for the books.
Speaking of Lobbying Virtually – THANK YOU to everyone who came out for the first (and hopefully last) ABATE Virtual Legislative Day. We had dozens of volunteers from around the state and had good participation from the legislators that showed up via zoom. ABATE was able to have longer conversations with each of the legislators, and it allowed ABATE members to see / hear from legislators that they normally would not meet with. Representative Rita Mayfield really made an impression, along with Dan Caulkins and Tom Morrison who zoomed us from the House Floor. Several other Reps and Senators zoomed with us from their offices too. Then later on over 40 Representa-tives and Senators joined us for an in person reception at the State House Inn, including the Minority Leaders of the House (Jim Durkin) and Senate (Dan McConchie).
If you have been following our Facebook page, you have seen how our actions at Legislative Day directly impacted action on the floor of the Illinois House. On Legislative Day, Representa-tive Avery Bourne addressed the issue of the 500% increase in trailer plates in a speech on the house floor using data provided by ABATE. Representative Rita Mayfield approached her and told her she would help in the repeal of this fee after she had spoken passionately to ABATE about the issue earlier in the day. The next day Representative Tim Butler spoke about the bill to repeal these fees (HB636) , how it had more sponsors than it needed to pass, and how if Representatives had attended the ABATE Reception “last night” , they would know how bad the impact of these fees are. He was joined by Representative Marty Moylan (member of Northern IL ABATE) in agreement. After Marty made his remarks about the need to fix this for the people of Illinois, the house erupted in cheers. This is notable because there is no public access to the House, which means it was Rep-resentatives cheering this on. This is the power of ABATE and grass roots lobbying.
Speaking of HB636, while it is bottled up in committee – I hear that a compromise might be on the way. Stay tuned to the emails, and social media during the month of May to see what actions ABATE may need to take. We still have 3 legislative priorities & 2 ally bills alive right now and the bill numbers on two of the five will likely change. Here is where we are at so far. AT THIS MOMENT, all bills opposed by ABATE are dead. They could be resurrected by a shell bill, but we will alert you if this happens. For once we are on offense this season, it’s kind of nice.
ALLY Bills in play – These are bills where the sponsor made changes to language that could have negatively impacted ABATE members in exchange for our support of the bills. It was never their intention to do anything against ABATE, it was just unintended consequences of the original bill language. These sponsors are our friends.
HB96 – Vehicle tinting. Allows those with brain injury to have fully tinted windows. It has passed the House and awaits Assign-ment in the Senate.
SB58 – Vehicle Revenue. Fixes the double taxation of Vehicle Trade ins. It has passed the Senate and awaits Rules Committee in the House. (Note: Bill summary is incorrect, the language raising taxes on motorcycles has been removed)
ABATE BILLS / Priorities in Play
HB656 – Motorcycle Passengers Update. Bill requires that a passenger be able to touch a foot rest. ABATE was approached about a potential ban on Children on motorcycles because of numerous instances of people putting very small kids on gas tanks and riding at high speeds. After researching the issue, we found that the law already required a passenger to ride behind the driver, and that foot rests must be present. We simply sug-gested that a passenger should touch a foot rest instead of ban-ning kids. Everyone agreed to this compromise. There is nothing
in this bill that prevents foot rests from being extended to reach shorter passengers. The bill passed the House unanimously and awaits assignment in the Senate. Call your State Senator and ask them to Sponsor HB656.
SB150 (Sen Amendment 1) / SB1231 (Senate Amendment 1). This is the agreed language bill with Polaris Inc, that allows them to start selling a Large Off Highway Vehicle in Illinois but does not allow it access to trails protected by the Off highway Vehicle Trails fund in Illinois. These vehicles are significantly larger than an average side by side and will still have access to some trails and parks in Illinois, but will not be on the trail with smaller dirt bikes, ATVs, and average side by sides. We thank Polaris for working with ABATE to come to a compromise on this issue that ends in a win for both groups. Bill(s) is currently in Transportation Committee in the Senate.
TA PLATES – HB36 & HB636, plus numerous others – Re-peals or reduces the increase from $18 to $118 of TA class trail-er plates. There are nearly a dozen bills on this issue. HB36 & 636 have enough sponsors to pass on their own but can’t get out of committee. There may be a discharge petition to force them out of committee forthcoming. Stay tuned to ABATE Social Media and emails for the latest as we do expect some kind of action to happen here.
That’s all for now, don’t forget to watch “This Week in ABATE” on our Facebook and Youtube channels. - SKI
LEGISLATIVE REPORT
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 3
STATE COORDINATOR Ryan Hubbard 309-267-0606 [email protected] ASSISTANT STATE COORDINATOR Cathy Brush 779-207-5907 [email protected] OFFICE MANAGER Paula Ward Ph. 800-87-ABATE /309-343-6588 PO Box 526 Avon IL 61415-0526 [email protected] SECRETARY Teri Smith 217-621-9226 [email protected] TREASURER Paul Truax 217-741-2233 [email protected] LEGISLATIVE COORDINATOR Josh “Ski” Witkowski 217-816-2646 [email protected] SAFETY & EDUCATION COORDINATOR Mike Mahorney 217-504-3124 [email protected] [email protected] PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR Chris Hansen 630-618-7551 [email protected] BIKE RAFFLE COORDINATOR Howard Nation 217.341.6483 [email protected] ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR Mark Werries 217-638-4247 [email protected] NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR Carla Enburg 309-738-1896 [email protected] PRODUCTS COORDINATOR Sharilyn Kibler-Russell 217-480-5212 [email protected] NORTHWEST REGION COORDINATOR
Sandy Murrell 815-291-7956 [email protected]
NORTHEAST REGION Co-COORDINATORS
Rich Gruner 847-533-8349 [email protected]
KD “MadMaxx” Meier 331-452-0499 [email protected]
WEST CENTRAL REGION Co-COORDINATORS
Mellissa Brinkschroeder 319-372-2443
April Jones 309-525-8429 [email protected]
EAST CENTRAL REGION Co-COORDINATORS
Howdy Mills 217-260-6649 [email protected]
Steve “Squirrel” Norman 217-202-0699
SOUTHWEST REGION Co-COORDINATORS
Dennis “Skinny” Kinnikin 618-917-6243 [email protected]
Wayne Cornick 618-406-4271 [email protected]
SOUTHEAST REGION Co-COORDINATORS
Bob Isaacs 618-663-7011 [email protected]
BY-LAW REVIEW COMMITTEE Teri Smith—Chair ,
WC-Hunter John, Mike Thompson (Alt.) NW- Sandy Murrell,
Toepfer (Alt.) EC- Howdy Mills, Jeff Marsh (Alt.), SW-Dennis
Kinnikin, Legs Korts (Alt.) SE– Bob Isaacs, Bob Stout (Alt.) NE
- Pat Jones, Chris Hanson (Alt.)
PARLIAMENTARIAN Bob “Mouse” Ellinger
815-674-5944 [email protected]
ABATEPAC
John Harris Chairman
309– 678-8613 [email protected]
Neal Toepfer Secretary/Treasurer
815-297-5819 [email protected]
NORTHEAST REGION TRUSTEES:
Rich Gruner, 847-533-8349 [email protected]
Dan Harper, 773-330-3111 [email protected]
Chris Hansen, 630-618-7551 [email protected]
Patrick Jones 708-280-6053 [email protected]
NORTHWEST REGION TRUSTEES:
Neal Toepfer 815 297 5819 [email protected]
EAST CENTRAL REGION TRUSTEES:
Joel Wannenmacher 217-317-9384
WEST CENTRAL REGION TRUSTEES:
"Hunter" John Harris, 309 678 8613
Mike Thompson, 217 219 5550 [email protected]
SOUTHWEST REGION TRUSTEES:
Mike Fisher, 618 357 1399 [email protected]
Rich KinKade, 618 514 3422 [email protected]
SOUTHEAST REGION TRUSTEE:
Bob Isaacs, 618-751-7676 [email protected]
FEDPAC
Cindy Lannom, Treasurer 618– 967-5768
1716 Oak Street, Chester, IL 62233
Elizabeth Winters, Chairman 847-505-9017
“Hunter” John Harris, Trustee 309-678-8613
Mike Scovel, Trustee 815-557-8525
Bob Myers, Trustee 618-917-4919
Dennis Yeager, Trustee 815-238-6262
Jim “Legs” Korte, Trustee 618-973-9180
Ryan Hubbard, Trustee 309-267-0606
Patrick Jones 708-280-6053 [email protected]
Chris Hansen 630-618-7551 [email protected]
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 4
MRF REPRESENTATIVES
Dennis Yeager 815-238-6262 [email protected]
OFF ROAD ISSUES
Contact “Hunter” John Harris 309-678-8613
WEB SITE abate-il.org
LIAISON Cathy Brush, [email protected] -
send all correspondence thru Cathy and she will forward to
the Website Master, Ray Lytle
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Brothers and Sisters,
As we move into May and the riding
season, I want to provide you with some things to think about as
you interact with other riders and work to recruit additional
members into our movement. As you read this, think about how
you would answer the following two questions. How do you
describe ABATE to someone or to a group? What are the items
you highlight about our mission or our accomplishments?
ABATE is a motorcycle rights organization. We are a political
organization that gets involved in legislation to ensure we are
able to ride free while sharing the road with other vehicles. This
could be legislation dealing with transportation infrastructure,
motorcyclist profiling, or ensuring autonomous vehicles can rec-
ognize motorcycles. If you haven’t yet, go read Josh’s legislative
column for an update on the bills we are currently working on
during this legislative session.
We are also an educational organization. Providing instruction to
both motorcyclists and non-motorcyclists. We provide infor-
mation to enhance the non-motorcyclists’ awareness of what to
look for and how to interact with a rider when sharing the roads.
We educate motorcyclists on steps they can take to be safer rid-
ers, like taking a riding course, and things they can do to be seen
when they are out on a ride. In both of these messages, we need
to continue to encourage each to ride and drive responsibly and
show respect towards all other road users.
In short, ABATE works to ensure motorcyclists are free to ride
what they want, when they want, where they want, with whom-
ever they want, and safely return home to their families after
each ride.
Freedom, Responsibility, Safety, and Respect.
I appreciate what you have done and will do for ABATE of Illi-
nois and the motorcycling rights movement. I look forward to
seeing you at events and meetings throughout the year.
Ride Safe – Ride Smart – Ride Free – Ride Often,
J. Ryan Hubbard
A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois, State Coordinator
Hello All,
We have had some great events happening
already this year and I am excited to see what else will happen
the remainder of the year.
I was able to attend Heartland STEAM along with roughly 150
other people from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota,
North Dakota and Nebraska. It was a great networking time
with other states and learning about the various issues we all
face depending on the state, there are many things in common
that are being worked on. Learned about what the MRF is do-
ing legislative wise and what they have accomplished in the
last year. As we all know COVID has put a damper on being
able to get into our legislators and tell them about our issues.
With perseverance we will prevail. There were breakout ses-
sions on various topics covered, something for everyone in
attendance. It was a great opportunity to see how things work
so we can have a successful event next year.
I have started working on the details for S.T.E.E.L. and Heart-
land STEAM that will be in 2022. If there is anything you
would like to see at S.TE.E.L. please send me an email
[email protected]. I have received some surveys that were
handed out at S.T.E.E.L. with some great ideas and would love
to hear more about what you as members are looking for.
With Illinois hosting Heartland STEAM next year, I would like
all the chapters to create an event that the proceeds will be do-
nations to event. When your chapter sends the check to the
Happy May A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois
members!
It is Motorcycle Awareness Month and that means it is time to
get Motorcycle Awareness Month Proclamations from Mayors,
Supervisors, and Presidents. The proclamations are available on
the website at www.abate-il.org, so head there to download a
copy and get them signed. I would like to congratulate the
chapters of DuKane, Starved Rock, Peo-Taz, and Freeport for
already having collected proclamations and encourage the rest
of you to do so. Having our name and motorcycle awareness
out there is beyond important, especially with a month dedicat-
ed to it.
SOCIAL MEDIA! SOCIAL MEDIA! SOCIAL MEDIA! I have
talked for months about the importance of having our presence
in our local communities. Each city, town, and village in Illi-
nois needs to know who A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois is and what it is
we do. Motorcyclists need to know the same thing. If they do
not know who we are and what it is that we do, then what are
we accomplishing? We talk a lot about dwindling membership
and the lack of interest from communities. If we do nothing to
fix that by getting out there, it will not change. I have asked all
chapters to get on social media, and more specifically the plat-
forms of Facebook (page not group), Twitter, and Instagram.
This past month, Northern Illinois A.B.A.T.E. joined the chap-
ters that have done so. That makes a total of 8 out of 47 chap-
ters. That is not enough. We need all chapters and all hands on
deck with this. I am hoping that regional coordinators can help
me with this and get more chapters to create these accounts. I
am here to help you with this if needed, as I have offered since
day 1. Social media is part of the future and part of the progres-
sion of A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois. You can find A.B.A.T.E. of Illi-
nois on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. We need
ALL of the chapters there with us, so please get on this.
If anyone has missed it, ‘This Week in A.B.A.T.E.’ is now at
8pm. Episodes are the first Tuesday and then every Wednesday
the rest of the month on our Facebook Page live. Myself and
Ski do this to bring transparency to all chapters and keep them
updated on everything we’re doing and events around the state.
Please tune in every week. If you have flyers to get on the pro-
gram, I need them e-mailed to me 2 days before the episode or
they will not make it on. The first Tuesday episode will feature
a guest host with Ski. Thank you to Tiffany Cipoletti of the
AMA for joining us last month.
I thank you all and get those proclamations and get on social
media.
Ride Safe – Ride Free
Chris Hansen
DuKane A.B.A.T.E. President
A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois Public Relations Coordinator
630-618-7551
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 6
The June issue will be done in print, that deadline will be May 8.
main office, please have put in memo line Heartland STEAM
2022 so that the funds are put into that account.
Please let's work to grow the organization to help us fight for
the Freedoms we all enjoy.
Ride Safe!! Ride Smart!!
Thank you,
Cathy
Asst. State Coordinator
I'm gearing up for the Freedom Rally and the pre-party ahead. I will be set
up in Taylorville Friday night and Saturday and then will be set up in Springfield on Sunday. PRODUCT SPECIALS: MAY — WINDOW STICKERS 10% OFF JUNE — SHIRTS 10% OFF JULY — CAN COOZIES $2.00
AUGUST — 10% OFF TOTAL ORDER SEPTEMBER — PINS 10% OFF OCTOBER — STOCKING CAPS $10.00
ABATE OF ILLINOIS
STATE PRODUCTS COORDINATOR
Please see the proposed By-law amendments.
Article to be Amended: Article 5 – Chapters of the corporation Section 2. Formation D) Chapter Officers. Each Chapter shall have at least the fol-lowing officers: President, Treasurer, Secretary, Safety & Edu-cation and Legislative Director. No person shall be an officer of more than one chapter. Each Chapter Officer shall work with their Executive Board counterpart. Officers of the chapter must be a member of the chapter. The following positions are ex-empt from the holding two (2) or more offices: President and Secretary. All other officers may hold two (2) or more positions if needed. A person may hold only one of the following positions: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. They may hold more of the other positions if needed.
Article to be Amended: Article 3, Section 6 – Attendance; Paragraph B. All Board of Director Representatives must attend meetings of the Board. If attendance is not possible, that Representative must ensure that a replacement attends the meeting to ensure that the chapter is represented.
A) If a chapter misses two (2) consecutive meetings in a calendar year, all the members of the offending chapter will be notified of the absence by the most efficient means availa-ble, such as email, texting or calling, or by regular mail after the second absence. Chapters that continue to be absent will be listed in the State newsletter, without additional letters being sent to chapter members.
B) Chapters must attend at least one three meetings per calendar year. Chapters not attending at least one three meetings per calendar year will face a charter review. This proposed amendment is still in committee
CHAPTERS THAT HAVE
MISSED BOD MEETINGS
The following chapters do need to
be listed in the newsletter for not
attending any BOD meetings this
year.
Backroads
Freedom Riders
Old River
Windy City
STATE PARTY tickets are available now. Contact Pauli to get your tickets now.
Must be a member in good standing thru June 2021 to purchase an advance ticket
for $30. Gate price is $40 per person.
Gates open on Thursday,
June 24 and close at noon
on Sunday, June 27.
NO pets
NO one under the age of 18
NO fireworks
NO firearms
NO drag racing
Above ground firepits are
allowed. No fire rings.
Bring your own firewood.
Call 309-343-6588
for more information.
S a m p l e t i c k e t
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 7
Thank you!!! Thank you!! Thank You Freeport Chapter for your $100 donation to the Freedom Rally.
Thank You Scott Gerke for your $80 donation to the Memorial Fund in Memory of Leo Gerke.
Thank You Barb & Rich Amling, Mid-State chapter, for your $100 donation to the General Fund.
Thank You Piasa-Gateway Chapter for your dona-tions: AF SW Region $500, DA Office Fund $500, DA PR Projects $500 and General Fund $500.
Greetings fellow members,
If you are able to view the newslet-
ter online and would like to opt out of a paper copy that gets
mailed to you please contact Pauli to be removed from the mail-
ing list. You can call, text or email 309/343-6588,
[email protected]. This option could help save money.
The next printed issue will be the June issue.
Carla Enburg,
[email protected] 309.738.1896
The deadline is always the second Saturday of the month.
The next deadline is May 8, 2021
Pot holes, unsafe road conditions….
They can be reported at ROADHAZARD.org
or 1-800-257-4337 An ABATE Legal Services Program
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 8
Buy now!!
Sell now!!
Drawing held
September 5, 2021 at
the Springfield Mile.
Contact the ABATE of ILLINOIS
State Office at 309-343-6588
to get your tickets or
Contact Howard Nation 217-341-6483
$5.00 donation Need not be
present to win.
2nd
Prize
2021 ABATE STATE BIKE RAFFLE
HARLEY DAVIDSON SOFTAIL SLIM
$ 1500.00 CASH 3RD PRIZE
$400 4th Prize
$300 5th Prize
$200 6th Prize
$100 7th Prize
5 year ABATE membership 8th Prize
REGISTRATION LOCATIONS:
May 2, 2021 Springfield IL IDOT Parking Lot Awareness
May 12, 2021 Lewistown IL VFW ABATE Awareness
May 22 2021 Lewiston IL. VFW Motorcycle Awareness
May 23 2021 Macomb IL Downtown Motorcycle Awareness
May 28-31, 2021 Poopy’s Savana IL ABATE Awareness
Jun. 4-6, 2021 Leaf River IL. Leaf River Daze ABATE Awareness
Jun. 11-12 2021 Darlington Wi. Lafayette Co Fairgrounds Friday-Stock
Car Races Sat- 49th Annual Beowulf M/C Summer Party.
Jun. 19 2021 Marseilles IL.. Downtown Freedom Run
Jun. 24-27 2021 Lanark IL. Crooked Roof Bar Bike Night & Old Set-
tlers Days
Jul. 3-4- 2021 Stockton IL. Downtown Fireworks
Jul. 9-11 2021 Cedarville IL Cedar Inn, ABATE Awareness
Jul. 16-18, 2021 Plano IL. American Legion Bike & Car Show
Jul. 25 2021 Sycamore IL. Downtown Turn Back Time Car Show
Aug. 10-13 2021 Belvidere IL. Fairgrounds Boone’s County Fair
Aug 7, 2021 Forreston IL City Park Sauikraut Car & Bike Show
Aug. 14-15 2021 Mendota IL. Downtown Sweet Corn Festival
Aug. 18-22 2021 Fairbury IL. Fairgrounds Fairbury Fair
Aug. 27-28 2021 Tonica IL. Downtown Bike & Car Show
Sep. 3 2021 Springfield IL. Short Track (Fairgrounds) Motorcycle Rac-
es
Sep. 4-5 2021 Springfield IL. State Fairgrounds Springfield Miles
These dates are available to
have the bike on display:
May. 7-9 14-16
Jul. 30-1
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 9
Ask Our Lawyer by Rod Taylor - ABATE Legal Services
NO ONE STOPS TO ASK FOR DIRECTIONS ANY-
MORE -JUST ASK ED
When riding around the country I remember the simple joy of
stopping and asking for directions. That stop was part of the
journey. I looked forward to asking for help from someone who
wanted to give it. More likely than not I would be handed more
information than I ever thought I needed, but did. Asking for
the best way to get somewhere -what a perfect way to start a
conversation with a stranger. Friendly is the middle name of
people in this part of the country. More often than not, you get
so much more than you ask for. When you ask, time would
pass and pass. You would learn – important stuff. I miss that.
Nowadays with a GPS you have that person that you don’t
know with the pleasant voice telling you where to go. She nev-
er tells you about the best barbeque or about the shortcut that is
not on the map, or about the road commissioner that just put
that black sticky stuff with chat on the main drag to the place
where you wanted to go. And she doesn’t tell you about how
business has been or about the FLH that was ridden to Santa
Monica on Route 66, or the speed trap two miles down the road
waiting for yankees – you know, important stuff. And she nev-
er mentions the spot where Lincoln broke up with his law part-
ner just as you go over the Mackinaw River bridge - north of
Delavan. And there is never a thought about telling you about
where to get the best, cheap, good gas without ethanol, or the
best biscuits and gravy. Miss those days, so I am making a
point of doing something different – stopping and asking a real
person for directions and listening to everything else they want
to tell me, and as Ed Schetter, a friend of mine in Ohio says,
“Enjoying the freedom of the Ride'.” Who needs a GPS?
PLAYING MOTORCYCLE ROULETTE - THE MOST
IMPORTANT ARTICLE YOU WILL READ REGARD-
ING YOUR MOTORCYCLE/AUTOMOBILE INSUR-
ANCE POLICIES.
Like playing Russian Roulette? How about for $100 bucks a
year? Worth it? Absolutely not. But that’s what you’re doing if
you don’t buy adequate uninsured/underinsured motorist cover-
age for all of your motor vehicles, but especially for your mo-
torcycle. Studies by the Insurance Research Council indicate
that up to 14 percent of drivers do not carry any sort of cover-
age. And I bet they make up the worst drivers. That is one in
eight. And some say that figure is going higher. Even more
have inadequate coverage - 25k is not insurance. That is just
enough to piss a guy off if you are lying in the hospital with a
100k hospital bill and still more bills to go. Then how do you
pay your medical bills, mortgage/rent payments and living ex-
penses? What about pain, suffering, temporary and permanent
impairment? The answer is having adequate uninsured/
underinsured motorist coverages that you buy. Without it, you
may be out of luck - financially.
If you don’t have significant uninsured motorist/underinsured
motorist coverages (UM/UIM coverage), you are unprotected
against the driver with no insurance or inadequate insurance. If
you carry the legal minimum coverage, you may be in compli-
ance with the law, but you are woefully underinsured if you are
seriously injured. In other words the roulette game is on for
you.
Let’s say you get injured in a crash that is the other guy’s fault.
You have medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering of
$200,000.00. The other guy has minimal coverage of $25,000.
His insurance company pays you the $25,000.00 as that is all he
has, leaving you with $175,000.00 of uncompensated damages.
If you do as I say, you can claim money for your additional
losses from your own insurance company under your UM/UIM
coverage. But you can only make a claim for your losses to the
extent that your UM/UIM coverage exceeds the coverage of the
other guy. Of course, the higher your uninsured/uninsured lim-
its, the better your protection. So just do it. Be easy on me
when you call and tell me you are in the hospital and that the
adverse has no insurance, and that you did not follow my “I told
you so” advice. I will keep my thoughts to myself.
MOTORCYCLISTS ARE SCREWED AGAIN?
TOWING PROTECTION IN INDIANA, ILLINOIS AND
OHIO
Q. I recently met with an official at the Illinois Commerce
Commission to talk about the legality of towing cars from an
apartment complex. I am a tenant and was looking to find out
under what circumstances the owner’s association can tow
someone’s car. While talking to the official I asked about mo-
torcycles being towed. She told me that the I.C.C. does not reg-
ulate motorcycles being towed like they do with cars. Does this
mean that my motorcycle can be towed away much easier than
a car then be charged higher rates because they aren't regulated.
After speaking with an officer from the Illinois Commerce
Commission, he advised me that motorcycles are, in fact, ex-
empt from regulation from the ICC. This is due to the fact that
special equipment is needed to tow a motorcycle so towing
companies are allowed to charge as they see fit. (Which leads
me to believe it is more difficult to tow a motorcycle) The ex-
emptions are found under 625 ILCS 5/18, which states that “this
Chapter shall not apply to the relocation of motorcycles. Such
relocation shall be governed by the provisions of Section 4-203
of this Code.” Section 4-203 does not impose any cost re-
strictions on towing motorcycles.
A. Ron, it looks like we motorcyclists were left off the list
of protected species in Illinois where the legislature saw fit to
protect autos from gouging rates. The protecting statute limits
the tow bill for cars but does not apply to motorcycles. It seems
the same pirates gouging cars would want to gouge us as well.
Now the tow companies in Illinois can do it with a vengeance
by saying that the legislature allows them to charge what they
want. Ohio also has legislation on maximum tow charges, but
does not exclude motorcycles. Indiana has not enacted any pro-
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 10
tections against gouging tow bill rates (maybe the towing com-
panies are kinder and gentler there). Also, some local cities and
towns may have ordinances that regulate tow fees. Keep me
posted – we may need a law.
Since we have had many questions about towing laws here is the
towing law in Indiana and Ohio is remarkably the same in that
they skip motorcycles. In Indian it shall be unlawful to charge
any fee associated in any way with the towing and storage of a
vehicle under this chapter, except as follows: For the towing of a
vehicle, the maximum fee shall be one hundred and fifty dollars
($150.00); For the storage of a towed vehicle, the maximum fee
for each twenty-four-hour period of storage shall be thirty dol-
lars ($30.00); provided, however, that a storage fee may not
begin to accrue until twenty-four (24) hours have passed since
the vehicle arrived at the vehicle storage facility with a limit of
($2000); A tow business is permitted to require proof of insur-
ance for the vehicle if the owner wishes to drive the vehicle
from the storage facility. A tow business is prohibited from
denying release of the vehicle based on proof of insurance but
may charge a set out fee not to exceed twenty-five dollars
($25.00) for removing the vehicle from the storage facility. ....
(T)he fee limitation does not apply to a towed vehicle having a
gross vehicle weight of thirteen thousand (13,000) lbs. or great-
er. If it is determined that a vehicle is towed in violation of this
chapter, towing and storage fees which have been paid may be
recovered by the vehicle's owner. Liability for damage to a
towed vehicle is not limited by the provisions of this chapter.
When the vehicle's owner is present and desires to remove the
vehicle from a parking lot before it is towed, the vehicle shall
not be towed nor a fee charged; however, if a tow truck is at-
tached to the offending vehicle and at least two (2) tires have
been lifted off the ground at the time the vehicle's owner arrives,
the vehicle shall not be towed but shall be released to the owner
upon cash payment of a reasonable fee, not to exceed one half of
the regular towing fee in lieu of towing the vehicle. PLEASE
NOTE THE PRECEDING!
STONEY LONESOME MOTORCYCLE CLUB - HOW TO
LIVE ANOTHER 60
(A PREVIOUSLY ASKED QUESTION FROM ROY GAR-
RETT OF DIRT AND WORTH REPEATING)
Q. Rod, Stoney Lonesome Motorcycle Club has been around
since the 50’s. We own around 300 acres in Brown County that
we operate as a private club for off-road motorcycle events,
many of which are sponsored by the AMA. The AMA events
usually involve minors. Having dodged a few lawyers/lawsuits
involving minors in the past, what do we need to do to make
sure that we are not cleaned out by a lawsuit that could exceed
our insurance limits? And can you help us? Roy Garrett -
ABATE/Dirt Off- Road Director.
A. We will do our best to prepare waivers that will help protect
your organization against lawsuits. In today’s litigation world,
courts are routinely recognizing the validity of waivers and are
enforcing them so long as they are clearly written and are fair.
A few years back, Imre Sauter of the AMA sent a letter referring
to a lawsuit filed by an 18 year-old alleging negligence against a
ski operation. Sadly, that 18 year-old was severely injured. Alt-
hough he was 17 at the time of signing the waiver and 18 at the
time of the injury, the court held that the waiver was clear, fair
and that he had reaffirmed that waiver by subsequent use of the
ski facility. I cite this case as an example of how the courts will
work with us and enforce waivers, if they are done properly.
My greatest fear is an injured minor who was accompanied by
an adult that arguably did not have the authority to sign the
waiver for the minor. I also recommend that the Club form an
independent company to lease your facility for all the AMA
events involving minors. That company would have complete
control and responsibility for the activities on race days and
would include requirements to inspect for safety.
Stoney Lonesome’s responsibility should be limited to the leas-
ing of the facility and the complete delegation of the AMA event
activities to this new leasing entity. That company should ob-
tain the signatures of the custodial parents of the minors in-
volved in the AMA event. This should be done on site at regis-
tration, or in advance if possible. In a pinch, a waiver could be
sent to the custodial parent by email (cell phone and the like)
with a text consent and acknowledgment. This is not perfect but
beats nothing and I believe the courts would uphold such a
waiver.
And don’t forget my “YOU ARE A TRESPASSER IF YOU
AND ANY MINOR WITH YOU DIDN’T SIGN A VALID
WAIVER” sign, that should be posted prominently on the prop-
erty at the registration point and other high traffic areas. I know
that does not look very neighborly, but you and yours want to be
around for another 60 and those signs will help me help you
with that.
LAID OFF WHEN TIMES ARE TOUGH
Q. My employer is letting me go. I have been there several
years and feel that I have done a great job. This has taken me by
surprise and I do not feel he has given me a fair chance. He has
offered me severance pay for a few months and basically says
take it or leave it. Can the company do this to me?
- ABATE member.
A. If you do not have an employment contract or union pro-
tection, you are basically screwed. Ohio and Indiana are right to
work states, meaning that if your employer comes in one day
and does not like the color of your shoes, he can fire you. The
law will protect you from the various types of discrimination
that are prohibited i.e. race, sex, age, religion etc., and I under-
stand that you have no complaints in those areas. Accordingly,
your employer's offer to give you severance pay for a few
months may be a gift horse. Take the money and run. Do not
forget to look into your rights regarding your health insurance.
Ride Safe.
Rod Taylor
ABATE Legal Services www.abatelegal.com All questions from ABATE members are answered confidentially unless other-
wise authorized and only after the matter is concluded, except when authoriza-
tion for publication anonymously or otherwise is given for pending matters.
Remember, injured ABATE members pay only 28 ½% of total recovery motor-
cycle crash cases, and expenses as approved by the client. Elsewhere, you may
pay 33 ⅓%, 40% or even 50% of your recovery. In those cases, ABATE mem-
bers are not charged for recovery of damage to their motorcycle, and have access
to a 24-hour toll-free telephone number. Call us at 1-(800)-25-RIDER. Ques-
tions? Submit them to: [email protected]. © 2021.
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CENTRAL EAST REGION
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217-824-8411
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**The Friendly Tap- 14 N Center Plano IL 630-552-3696
**Nick’s Tap & Grill 1301 Prophetstown Rd Rock Falls IL
815-626-1470
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815-288-5165
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GP Cyclesport Inc- 1209 N Bridge St. Yorkville IL 630-553-8225
Plano American Legion Post 510 E Dearborn St Plano IL
630-552-8313
Hometown Lanes & Sports Bar 209 W Main St Plano IL
630-552-4177
Big O’s on the Hollow 1931 IL-75 E Freeport IL 815-616-8543
Logan’s Bar & Grill 1805 S West Ave Freeport IL 815-232-4592
NORTHEAST REGION
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GREETINGS FROM YOUR NW REGION COORDI-
NATOR SANDY MURRELL
The weather is getting better and better. I have seen
many bikes out riding here in the north. Farmers are
getting out in the fields too so watch for farm equipment and
mud on the roads.
I have the 2021 posters for selling bike tickets, so if you are hav-
ing an event but not the bikes, get ahold of me and I can get the
posters to you.
As your chapter plans their events/rides, please email me a copy
of your flier to [email protected]. I share this with all the chap-
ters in our region as well as in my state paper write up.
State Party is happening June 23-27. Chapters can pick tickets
up from Pauli.
SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE SAVE THE DATE
The next NW Region event is the NW Region Convergence
Run. It is set for Saturday, July 31. Each chapter sets their own
ride up, ending at the VFW in Dixon, IL by 5:00. Money made
from this event goes to FED PAC.
Chapters Meetings:
Freeport Chapter- May 16 @ Riviera Park, 4513 Cranes
Grove Rd, Freeport, IL. Meeting starts @ 12:30 pm sharp.
Blackhawk Chapter- May 9@ Kavanaugh’s Hilltop, 1228
30th St, Rock Island, IL Meeting starts @ 1:30 pm.
Kishwaukee Valley Chapter-May 9 @ VFW in Loves Park,
IL. Meeting starts @ 12:30 pm
Starved Rock Chapter- May 1 Welcome Summer Party @
Paramont, 2411 Vincent Ave., LaSalle, IL. Meetings starts
@ 5 PM, Dinner buffet @ 6:00 pm. Cost is $20.00 per per-
son.
Big River Chapter-May 2 @ King Pins Saloon, 18675-13th
St, Fulton IL. Meeting starts @ 12:30 pm
Thunder Rock Chapter- May 9 @ 11:15 a.m.@ Messies in
Oregon, IL. Meeting starts @ 11:15 am.
EVENTS ( that I have been informed of )
Kishwaukee Valley Safety and Awareness Parade, May 8.
Line up starts at 10:00 a.m. @ the Carlson Artic Ice Arena in
Rockford, IL.
Vets Memorial Ride, May 22. Starts at VFW in Roscoe, IL.
Sign up starts at 11.
Freeport Chapter- Memorial Run, May 8, 2021. Sign up is
11:00 a.m. to noon @ Logan’s Bar & Grill, 1805 S West
Ave., Freeport, IL. And ends at Big O’s on the Hollow,
Freeport, Il.
Blackhawk Chapter-Bears for Buddies Ride, May 16, 2021.
Sign up 11:00 a.m. @ Rock Island Count Courthouse, 210 15th
St, Rock Island, IL.
Run for the Wings, May 28, 2021. Meet @ McGrath QC Harley
Davidson parking lot in Davenport, IA @ 5:00 p.m. Ride to JR’s
in Wheatland, IL
Father’s Day Fun Run, June 20, 2021. Sign up 10-11 @ Ducky’s
Lagoon, 135157 8th Avenue West, Hwy 92, Andalusia, IL.
Hoping to see you all soon. Stay safe and healthy!!!
Peace!
Sandy Murrell
NW Region Coordinator
Freeport Chapter Member, MRF Member
[email protected] — 815-291-7956
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May is Safety Awareness Month so
start watching for us.
Our activities for the month of May:
2- Freedom Ride in Springfield
8- KVA Safety Parade all is welcome.Starts at Carlsons Ice
Arena on Perryville and goes to Kegels
15- We are joining Kegels for a Back the Blue ride which KVA
will start in Durand,Ill and ride to Kegels
16- KVA meeting 12;30 at VFW in Loves Park
22- Memorial Ride,flyers will be out at a later date.
Everyone enjoy the weather and be safe
HELLO FREEPORT CHAPTER!!!
Our weather is getting better and better. I
have seen many bikers out on the rode enjoying themselves.
Farmers are getting out into the fields so be careful and watch
for them and ride safe
Freeport Chapter had their 35th Chapter Anniversary party on
March 20 at Scott Gerke’s home. There was around 30 some
people that attended the party and enjoyed lots of good food
that everyone brought. Congratulations to Chris Zimmerman
for being awarded as 2020 Member of the Year!!!!
We had our drawing for the Spring Cash Raffle at our March
chapter meeting. Congratulations to the following: 1st place
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 14
was Cathy Brush winning $100.00, 2nd place was Dennis
Yeager winning $75.00, 3rd place was Katie Schneiderman win-
ning $50.00 and 4th place was Jutta Carroll winning $25.00.
Starting in May through September our chapter meetings will be
held at Riviera Park, 4513 Cranes Grove Rd, Freeport, IL .
Meeting starts at 12:30 sharp.
Officers meeting have a new location. We will be meeting the
Wednesday before the chapter meeting at Big O’s, 1931 IL 75
East, Freeport, IL. Meetings start at 6:00 p.m. Officer meetings
are open to anyone. Big O’s has good food so come on out, or-
der supper and stay for the meeting.
Rides are being set up for the season Spring Memorial Ride-
May 8, 2021. Starts @ Logan’s Bar & Grill, Freeport, Il. Sign
up is from 11:00 to 12:00. Cost is $10.00 per person.
Bark at the Moon Run is set for Saturday, July 24. More info to
follow on times and where to meet.
Bill Eaton Memorial Run is Saturday, July 17. Sign up is at the
Pearl City Fire Department in Pearl City, IL and starts @ 11:00
to 12:30. Cost is $15.00 per person. This ride benefits Troup 27
Boy Scout. August 14 is the Chapter Fun Day/Bike games
( location to be determined).
We are doing breakfast runs again. Starting in May, meet at the
Freeport Visitors Center, Rt 20 East of Freeport-kick stands up
at 9:00 am. Will decide where to go.
Burger runs are being set up too. May 22 is a burger run to Boo-
ties in Pecatonica, IL. Meet there by 6:00 pm, June 12 is a burg-
er run to the Junction House out on 81 north of Monroe, WI.
Meet there by 6:00 pm. On July 17 is the Pearl City Boy Scout
run. Our chapter doesn’t sponsor it but we support it. Sign up is
at the Pearl City Fire Department in Pearl City, IL and starts at
11:00 to 12:00. Cost is $15.00 per person.
Manniac book are still available. See Diane Paulsen if you want
a book. The drawing is done at the October meeting. Book cost
is $15.00.
If you plan on going to State Party, June 24-27, the chapter will
be having tickets to
sell at the chapter
meeting in May and
June.
The chapter is selling
the State Bike Tick-
ets. See Dennis
Yeager for tickets.
Peace!
Sandy Murrell
Freeport Chapter
Treasurer
MRF Member
Chris Zimmerman,
2020 Member of the
Year
Just what we have been waiting for all year – RIDING SEASON! By
now most everyone has their bike out of storage and on the road again. Just make sure your bike is safety ready – check tire tread, proper air pressure in tires, fluid levels, cables in working order, working lights, etc. Always watch for other drivers, grav-el, grass, and pot holes on roadways, think smart, ride smart, and be safe.
2021 Summer Books – are available NOW. Get your book for $10 by contacting Sally on 815-786-8171 or Linda on 630-552-3828. If you already bought a book, many thanks. Have you made plans for the summer to ride to leather shops, places of interest in northern Illinois, shop for a new bike at dealers, so-cialize at bars and grills, or get a great meal at some “hidden” grills in the area? Let’s team up with others and ride to all 60 stops in the book!! For your $10 donation you go to places that you normally would not visit but you will want to visit again, dinner on October 2, drawings, games, and raffles on October 2. Eligibility for the cash prizes (we have
Axe Throwing – What a blast we had on Saturday, March 20, at Ball and Bear Axe Throwing in Montgomery! No, no one got hurt but we are now experienced axe throwers so LOOK OUT! Kevin “Pickles” Smith won all the contests so you don’t want to mess with him!
Spring Train Run – What can I say about the Train Run on April 10? If you haven’t participated on our Train Run, you re-ally need to participate in our fall one. This year we boarded at the Aurora Station, stopped at ZuBar in Brookfield, The Garage in Berwyn, and Phil’s in Brookfield. Kevin and his committee worked hard planning an exciting day for us including the train ride, prizes, card games, new faces, give-aways, and having a
great time. Sharyl and Sam had shirts and coozies available with a new logo for this train run. 65 anxious participants boarded the train in Aurora to begin their adventure. Stops included Zubar in Brookfield, The Garage in Berwyn, and Phil’s Bar & Grill in Brookfield. Each place offered wonderful hospitality, food, and a good time. Zubar is always the perfect hosts seating inside/outside and playing Jenga, video games, big screen TV, and all around fun; The Garage offered a car garage theme with music and relaxing atmosphere; Phil’s had their famous taco bar and big screen TVs. Kevin and his committee offered 50/50 chances, door prizes, poker hands, and a great time.
UPCOMING EVENTS (subject to change): Beef Raffle Fundraiser – Get your tickets NOW to win a ¼ steer – 4 chances to win. $5 per ticket or five tickets for $20. Drawing will be November 13, 2021, during the Open Roads ABATE Train Fun Run. Proceeds to support STEAM in April, 2022.
Bike Raffle – Our chapter will have ABATE of Illinois bike raffle tickets for sale to anyone who would like to help out by selling bike raffle tickets. If you would like tickets either to buy or sell, please call Sally on 815-791-3435. You could win a 2020 Harley Davidson Softail Slim; 2019 Honda Rancher 420, money prizes up to $1500, 5 year ABATE membership.
Group Rides – Watch for details on several rides being planned which include visiting stops in our 2021 Summer Book (save the dates – June 5, June 27, August 1, August 21, and Septem-ber 18), theme rides such as an ice cream ride, mini golf ride, haunted ride, and dinner rides.
Summer Book Ride – May 15, meet at Plano Legion with KSU 8 am, ride to Route 66 Restaurant in Dwight for breakfast, ride to Wedron, Ottawa, Utica, Marseilles, Seneca, Morris, and Braidwood and get 9 stamps.
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Freedom and Awareness Rally – Sun-day, May 2 and Open Roads members are planning to be in Springfield and ride on to the State Capitol to support ABATE of Illinois, Inc. and promote community awareness. We will also stamp your Open Roads Summer Books from 9 am until noon – this is a BONUS STOP. Arrive mid-morning at the IDOT Building in Springfield to check out vendors, motor-cycle gear, and network with your fellow bikers. Make sure you line up before 1 pm to join other motorcyclists for a mem-orable event as you converge as one at our state capitol in the largest bike pa-rade. Come out and support this event as you and several hundred motorcyclists make an impact in our capitol and share our brotherhood with others.
Motorcycle Awareness Month – Open Roads will be visible all summer but es-pecially during the month of May. Procla-mations, local media promotions, wind-shield washing, and PSA on social media will help get the word out. During Motor-cycle Awareness Month, our members will be distributing motorcycle safety posters and public service announcements at a Windshield Washing event at Ca-sey’s in Sandwich. Proclamations have been taken several towns, villages, and townships. All should be approved by their respective boards and returned to me to submit to local media. All municipali-ties were very kind and receptive working together for Motorcycle Awareness.
Middle East Conflicts Traveling Wall Escort – Members from Open Roads will be assisting the motorcycle escort of the Middle East Conflicts Traveling Wall coming to Oswego on May 21. The veter-ans on the committee are hoping for a thousand bikes to promote this event. Meet up time is at 9:30 am, KSU 10 am at the Mississippi Rapids Stop Eastbound in East Moline. Bikers will escort this Wall to Oswego Town Hall. A staging area for local bikers to meet and ride out as a group will be at the Shell Station in Ottawa at Route 71 and I-80 with KSU 7 am. All bikers are welcome to participate in this escort.
Memorial Day Ride to Middle East Conflicts Wall in Marseilles – May 31, meet at Sheridan Elevator and have breakfast from 9 am to 11 am, KSU at 11 am to ride to the Wall in Marseilles. Spe-cial speaker at noon with a ride being planned after the ceremony. $15 donation per bike for Wreaths Across America.
Let’s get out and support our meetings and events not just our local chapter but other chapters as well. You might be sur-prised what opportunities you may find. Think of new ideas and events for our chapter to try. Your idea might be the key to new happenings.
Check out our Facebook or Twitter page at Open Roads ABATE for events and latest updates. Come to a meeting, event, or call Cliff (630) 546-7519 or Patti (815) 498-6025 if you have questions or sug-gestions.
Submitted by Linda Oleson, Publicity
Pictures: Open Roads members traveled to Dixon on March 13 to participate with the Northwest Region ABATE Chili Shootout. Pictured are Cliff, Linda, and Eric Oleson, and Sam Mataya.
Open Roads members had a lot of fun at Axe Throwing on March 20. Pictured are experienced axe throwers: Sally Kolb, Diana Rebechini, Bill Kolb, Kevin and Patti Smith, Beth Fannin, John Niles, Sally and Fred Chaffer, Sam Mataya, Karla and Ralph Torres, Linda and Cliff Oleson, and Brent Martin.
The annual Spring Train Run was April 10 and a good time was had by all. Open Roads ABATE members and friends getting ready to board the train at the Aurora Train Sta-tion.
Open Roads ABATE Chapter had two members represented at STEAM (7 states get to-gether, discuss events, ex-change ideas and learn from each other). Patti and Kevin Smith repre-sented Open Roads with State Legislator Coordinator Josh “Ski” Witkowski, Dan Kleckner from Starved Rock, Shane Bice
from Starved Rock, Liz Guffey-Lawson from Kishwaukee Valley, Assistant State Director Cathy Brush, Roy Lawson from Kishwaukee Valley, and State Coordina-tor Ryan Hubbard.
Starved Rock Chapter would like to welcome new members Leo
Reasor from Troy Grove, Ron Inman from Mendota, Lisa Stoeger from Toluca, Matt Becker from Peru, and David Doyle from LaSalle.
What Starved Rock Chapter has been up to:
We had our monthly meeting Sunday April 11th at the Kangley Inn. There were 42 members and 3 guests present. The mem-bership drawing was won by Lisa S. who donated $40.00 to the
chapter. Thanks Lisa! Door prizes were awarded to members Jerry Sexton and randy Butt. Guest winning a door prize was Rose. Membership Officer April S. awarded Brad Barker the quarterly membership renewal prize! The Kangley Inn is owned by Starved Rock ABATE members Gary and Sally Boyd. Thanks for hosting the meeting!
Upcoming Starved Rock Chapter Events:
*****Saturday May 1st....Welcome Summer Party to kick off May as Motorcycle Awareness Month”........at The Para-
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Spring Newsletter
May Dates to Remember:
MAY 1-2 AWARENESS RALLY SPRINGFIELD PLEASE
SEE FLYER ON FACEBOOK PAGE
MAY 8 BREAKFAST RUN WEATHER PERMITTING,
WATCH FACEBOOK PAGE FOR UPDATES
MAY 12 OFFICERS MEETING BOB’S HOUSE
MAY 16 CHAPTER MEETING MESSIES WITH A RUN
AFTER THE MEETING
MAY 29 HAVE A FUN AND SAFE MEMORIAL DAY
WEEKEND
AS ALWAYS PLEASE REALIZE THAT THE DATES ARE
TENATIVE TO THE WEATHER AND KEEP AN EYE ON
THE FACEBOOK PAGE FOR ANY UPDATES.
Pertinent information for above dates:
Saturday November 2 Meeting at The Rack in Rochelle at 4:30
followed by bowling at T-bird Lanes.
Sunday November 3 monthly meeting at Theo’s, accepting
nominations for officers, must have RSVP for Christmas Party.
December 7 Christmas Party, Legacy Lanes in Stillman Valley
meting at 5 eating at 6. RSVP to Bob 815-978-9210 or Terry by
November 3. If you RSVP you are attending and do not show
up you are still responsible for payment. Cost is $10.00 a per-
son. Menu will include: Fried Chicken, au gratin potatoes,
baked beans, salads and desserts. Must RSVP at the November
3 meeting.
Some upcoming events to keep in mind
January 17-18 State Seminar
February 22 Thunder Rock Anniversary
Call 309-343-6588 for more information.
mount Club 2411 St Vincent’s Ave LaSalle, Ill. There will be a brief meeting during the cocktail hour. The Paramount is owned by Starved Rock Chapter member Harold Witek. There will be a buffet with fried chicken and beef as well as salads and veggies, etc. You are welcome to bring an appetizer or dessert to share. The cost is $20.00 per person. You must pay in advance. Contact Linda Brandt at 815-910-5557 to get your reservations! Cocktail hour from 5-6. The meal will begin at 6pm. There will be a DJ. *****This is the rescheduled Christmas Party****
Sunday May 2nd Blessing of the Bikes at Stone head leather in Utica.There will be two ceremonies at Noon and 1:30 PM Stonehead is owned by members Darsi and Keith Arwood. They can help you with all of your leather needs! They also have other biker accessories! Just ask them and they will try to help you find or get whatever it is you may be looking for! Starved Rock Chapter will have a membership booth and State Bike Raf-fle tickets for sale!
Meeting Sunday June 6th at Softails in Ladd at noon. The kitchen will be open. Softails is owned by Starved Rock ABATE member and supporter Noreen Griffin.
Sunday June 13th Sunday Fun Day Run. It starts at Blue Col-lar Bikes in Spring Valley. Signup begins at 9am. First Bike out at 10:30. Any new member who signs up at the run will ride the run for free! Many prizes and some good food at the end of the run. The run ends at Paramount Club In LaSalle with a limited fried chicken buffet. The Paramount is owned by Starved Rock Chapter member Harold Witek.
Saturday June 19th Membership Booth and State Bike Raf-fle Tickets at Marseilles Freedom Run.
Meeting Sunday July 11th at Smitty’s Tap in Leonore. The
meeting will begin at noon. the kitchen will be open.
Saturday July 31st the NW Region Convergence Run
Meeting Sunday August 8th at or South Shore Boat Club in Peru. The meeting will begin at noon.
Saturday and Sunday August 14th & 15th Membership Booth and Bike Raffle Tickets at the Mendota Sweetcorn Festival.
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday August 27-29 at Tonica Days Bike & Car Shows. Membership Booth and State Bike Raffle Tickets.
Meeting Sunday September 12h at Softails in Ladd at noon. There will be a limited fried chicken buffet for a set price. Sof-tails is owned by Starved Rock ABATE member and supporter Noreen Grffin.
Meeting Sunday October 17th CortiLeno’s (The Old Golf & Pub) at noon 131 E Walnut St. in Oglesby.
Meeting Sunday November 14th at Stone Jug BBQ in Peru. The meeting will begin at noon. Stone Jug is owned by Starved Rock ABATE member Matt Becker.
Meeting Sunday December 12th at Jamie’s Outpost in Utica. The meeting will begin at noon. Jamie’s is owned by Starved Rock ABATE members Tracy and Jamie Mix.
You can renew your membership online at https://www.abateilupdate.com/product-category/dues/
You may follow Starved Rock ABATE on Facebook!
Nora Kleckner-Starved Rock Chapter Newsletter Officer
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It is April and the weather has already been treating us well for this time of
year. It can only get better from here.
Our annual book run has begun and the books are out! There are 49 Regular stops, 4 Bonus stops and we have 6 Sponsor stops to choose from this year! Books are $10 and it includes your ticket to our "End of the Run" Party on Nov. 6th at Stone City VFW in Joliet! Visit our new and improved website at www.willcoabate.org for more information on where you can get a book.
A big thank you to this year's sponsors: Axe Factor Throwing, Freedom Automotive, John Wright State Farm, Kalbo's Perfor-
mance Cycles, Rich's Yamaha and The Cliffs Insane Terrain.
Hope we see you out and about this year. Thank you for your support.
I am very sorry to inform everyone that that we have lost one of our charter members, past president and long time legislative representative Brian Wendholt. We have learned that Brian passed away (peacefully) at 2:25 am Saturday March 6, 2021. Please keep his family in your thoughts.
Everyone stay safe, on the road and in life.
Pink
NE Region Coordinator Report I have been reading back issues of the GWRRA magazine and have come across a topic that is of importance to many of us. Medications and riding. We’ve all heard that we shouldn’t take medications that affect our ability to ride. However, many indi-viduals take medications on a regular schedule be it daily or on an as needed basis. Generally speaking, we get up, eat breakfast get on the motorcycle and ride. Then we eat lunch and return home. Maybe you are off to an ABATE meeting or going out with a ride buddy and forgot to take your medications. Do you go back home and arrive late? Are you going to be able to ride home safely if you don’t retrieve them?
Weekend trips and rides to rallies are usually three hundred miles from home the first night. You break down unexpectedly. Weather can cause significant delays in getting home as planned
too. What about those nightly medications? Do you have allergies that will cause you distress or death (anaphylaxis). Do you carry an emergency Epipen on the motorcycle?
The point here is you should be carrying a dose or two in your tank bag or saddle bag. Keep your medications separate from those of your significant other. Use a small tablet con-tainer. You may also wish to carry a couple antacids and analgesics. That food at lunch does not always sit well. Keep them dry in a zip lock bag. Rotate the meds every season to keep them fresh and unbroken.
Medications that require refrigeration pose other problems. Avoid carrying large quantities of medicine. If stopped and searched by police or border patrol you do not want the ap-pearance of being a drug runner. Stay well friends!
Rich Gruner, NE Region Co-coordinator
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Our March Chapter meeting was led by
VP Mike Ryan at Doyle’s Pub in Rich-
mond. Condolences were extended to Jim Jenkins whose moth-
er passed away recently.
The meeting minutes from February were accepted as written.
Chapter membership is up 3 from last month. The Treasurer’s
report showed three checks cleared the bank. Kevin made a
presentation at Posse (a group of club leaders in the Chicago
area) where he discussed legislation affecting motorcyclist
rights and several membership applications were handed out.
A legislative report was given by Sam highlighting HB 36, HB
656, autonomous vehicles and the no cut or colors policy at
Psycho Silo. Our presence at the State Senator Dan McConchie
fundraiser was discussed. State Representative Chris Bos intro-
duced Dan. We had a good conversation with Chris who signed
on as a sponsor to HB 2617. Mike reminded everyone that
when wearing ABATE gear, we are ambassadors and should
strive to leave a positive impression. Chapter President Rich
will be heading to Springfield for Legislative Day.
A volunteer sheet was completed for the Get Your Groove on
event. No safety and ed report was given.
A motion was approved to spend $300 to get a new chapter
web page designed. Monthly maintenance costs are unknown
but will be looked into.
Our next chapter meetings will be on April 24th and May 22nd
at Doyle’s pub, 11 AM.
Hello Everyone, Riding is in the
air and we are so looking forward
to fun times ahead. Aren’t you? May is Motorcycle Awareness
Month and proclamations were sent to a wide circle of local
villages where South Suburban members reside. The effort
should be a perpetual endeavor by being prepared with your
membership pamphlet and distributing it everywhere you are
able to share and every month making a new commitment to
widen the circle of contacts. You can get familiar with your
local officials, events, associations, etc. and be a spokesperson
for safe riding in your community. Engage in conversations that
highlight the importance of respect and responsible road usage
by all manner of vehicles. Impromptu or planned riding (ride to
meetings, social gatherings, etc.) with your friends and fellow
chapter members are excellent ways to get out and educate.
Can I count on you to join me for breakfast on a Sunday morn-
ing at Kingsberry Waffle House, 5420 West 159th Street, Oak
Forest, IL? Afterwards we can decide direction and destination
for that wind in hair fun time! ABATE is about being support-
ive to the riding community and to educate riders and public.
We can have fun, enjoy a great breakfast (every other Sunday?),
and share the benefits of ABATE at any given destination.
These get togethers are ideal for those new riders to join sea-
soned riders – bring your “BIT” (biker in training) and expose
them to words of wisdom from other points-of-riding experi-
ences. Are you with me on this quest?
May summer babies plan on attending our meeting session on
Thursday, May 20 for a birthday raffle for a chance at winning
free one year renewal! Happy birthday to Michaelene Ansted,
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Hello A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois. May is here and we have a LOT going on. It is Motorcy-cle Awareness Month and your DuKane Chapter is out getting proclamations. So far, we have received procla-
mations from Geneva, Elburn, Maple Park, Batavia, Elgin, and oth-ers. We are very pleased to have Motorcycle Awareness to promi-nent in DeKalb, DuPage, and Kane County. Join us on May 8th as DuKane A.B.A.T.E. has a huge day planned of events in both DuPage and Kane County. In Kane County, we are teaming up with the Kane County Sheriff’s Department and the Elburn Police Department as we gather at Route 47&38 for Motor-cycle Awareness Day to let motorists’ know to PUT DOWN THE CELL PHONES AND START SEEING MOTORCYCLES from 11-2. If they do not, they get to receive a nice reminder of this from one of our hard working police officers or sheriffs. You can then join us afterwards at Knucklheads Tavern in Elburn for lunch. Knuckleheads is a HUGE supporter of DuKane A.B.A.T.E., so we’re happy to support them back. Then in DuPage County, we will be part of the Motorcycle Awareness Event at Heritage Harley-Davidson in Lisle. There will be a motorcycle blessing done by the CMA (Christian Motorcyclist Association), a one hour ride escorted by the DuPage County Sheriff’s Department to let motorists’ know we are back on the roads, and then an after party back at Heritage where we will be working on getting new members and will receive a Motorcycle Awareness Month Proclamation from DuPage Coun-ty, presented to us by Trustee Greg Hart and Chairman Dan Cronin. It’s going to be a great day of Motorcycle Awareness covering 2 of our 3 great counties. Did you pay attention to the elections on April 6th? The voter turn-out was horrendous, but luckily for our chapter we had a lot of good luck with local candidates that are great for motorcyclists. Candi-dates like Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns and Elburn President Jeff Walter were re-elected, and Maple Park President Suzanne Fahnestock and Sugar Grove President Jennifer Konen were elect-ed. These are all great for DuKane A.B.A.T.E.! And congratulations to DuKane A.B.A.T.E. Legislative Coordinator Randy Ramey who was re-elected Wayne Township Supervisor. Elections are so im-portant for our organization. Not just on a state level, but on a local level as well. Do not forget this!! Speaking of Randy Ramey, he and I attended A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois Legislative Day on April 14th and participated in virtual meetings with State Legislators about motorcyclists’ rights in Illinois. It was a very interesting event as this was the first time we were not allowed in the capital building to lobby. I am very happy to say, though, that we did not let the COVID-19 nonsense stop us from doing the work we need to do for motorcyclists/off-roaders/ATV riders in Illinois. Our rights and freedoms don’t take a break and neither can we. En-courage all riders to join DuKane A.B.A.T.E.! The last thing I will touch on is something I am very excited about. We had our first meeting regarding an off-road motorcycle/ATV park in Kane County. Myself and “Hunter” John Harris met with Kane County Madam Chair Corinne Pierog and Kane County Forest Preserve Chairman Chris Kious on this issue. We discussed grants that are available to make this happen and where we could put this type of park. We also talked about the money and revenue it could bring to the county and the businesses in said area. It went extreme-ly well and positive and we are looking in the Burlington area. I will keep you all updated as we go. Keep tuning in each week to ‘This Week in A.B.A.T.E.’ with my-self and Ski as we cover everything A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois. Episodes are live on the A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois Facebook Page (YouTube re-play after that) and now start at 8pm, so tune in! Ride Safe – Ride Free Chris Hansen DuKane A.B.A.T.E. President 630-618-7551
Kenneth Ciolino, Kevin Collins, Curtis Gallardo, Michael
Gentile, William Kelly, Fred Larsen, James Mistro, Dennis
Moore, Gerry Ritter, Mike Ross, Robert Schubbe, Erica
Sidenstick, Eli Triantafilis, Stephen Vivado, Linda
Wheeler, Emeral White Sr., and Bill Woelfel. Please let me
know of name correction or preference (Kenneth or Ken?).
Join us at 7:30pm on the third Thursday of the month at
American Legion Glenn Maker Post #1160, 10739 South
Ridgeland Avenue, Chicago Ridge, Illinois. Do plan on
staying after meeting for some social time with your fellow
members/riders.
Raffle booklet sales are going like hot cakes! Thanks to
fabulous efforts by John Umgelder, Tom Sutton, Frank
Labudzik – selling BATCHES! Thank you to members that
have purchased one ticket or several tickets. Woohoo way
to go team!
REMEMBER, ”A.B.A.T.E. focus: freedom, safety, respon-
sibility, and respect. We are pro-personal choice and indi-
vidual responsibility.”
Daisy Pérez, A.B.A.T.E. South Suburban President
May 2021 A.B.A.T.E. OF ILLINOIS, INC. NEWS 19
President Report: Hello fellow motorcyclist
and supporters of said activity. Normally
this article would be written for the current ABATE Member
with information on today’s activities and future ABATE plans.
This special ”Summer Edition” is geared for those of you who
ARE NOT a current member, but always wanted to be one. ;-)
All humor aside, If you ride, you should be a member with a
voice. My favorite saying is, “Always support the ones who
support you.“ Well, ABATE supports EVERYONE who rides a
motorcycle or ATV. Yes, even off road vehicles. Which some
of you didn’t know.
So many different cultures, yet we all have the same interests of
getting out and enjoying the days activities on 2,3 or 4 wheels
with as little government interference as possible.
Note: Less than 0.5% of Illinois riders are an ABATE member.
Those few, Fight for You and I.
Where do I start? I believe the vast majority of us don’t one
day say, “I’m going to be a motorcyclist.” Personally I think
most of us owned a bicycle, and what did we do? We built
ramps to jump over stuff and rode to our neighbors house to
play. Those ventures increasingly grew to more speed, more
power and you guessed it, MORE FUN! Although we take dif-
ferent paths what we end up riding as adults, but a good portion
started out on bicycles and progressed to a mini bike or small
dirt bike where we honed our skills even more. Later in life we
decide, are we more of a dirt bike, 4 wheeler, sport bike or
cruiser type of rider. It’s all based on our individual prefer-
ences.
Although we take different paths, we still have that common
goal of freedom to chose WHAT we ride, and HOW we want to
ride. There is where ABATE comes in. We protect and serve
everyone that participates in these riding activities. ABATE
takes several additional steps to educate our Local, State and
Federal Governments on riders goals and safety concerns with
as little government as we can with, you the rider as our main
concern, but with rider choices.
ABATE like any other organization which has evolved over the
years to fit the times. In some cases, not as much as we would
should, or desire to. Today’s ABATE has the same fundamental
basics as when we started, but with a somewhat different ap-
proach or attitude. Back when we first started. (Not our current
ABATE, but when it originated) ABATE stood for (A Brother-
hood Against Totalitarian Enactments). In other words I feel it
was more of an US against THEM attitude. Today’s ABATE (A
Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education) is much more than that.
We can get more with sugar than we can with vinegar attitude.
We have made great strides in today’s world by being a
friend and having a great working relationship with our
fellow lawmaking Legislators’ We formed bonds of trust
and are working to make things better for your safety, well
being and protecting ourselves from big brother government
restrictions. Back in the day we wanted the freedom to
choose not to wear a helmet. We won that fight long ago,
but we want to point out, it is YOUR CHOICE what gear
you wear and how you ride thanks to ABATE.
The great news is, ABATE gets it done with riders in mind.
We still want you to have that choice about your gear, but it
reaches further than that. Today it is about getting into the
classrooms at drivers education classes and teaching
new drivers the potential dangers we riders face every time we
ride. We are also battling against Rider Profiling, We want you
to be able to ride where you want without being hassled by law
enforcement or governmental institutions just because you ride
a bike or wear a vest. We are making great strides in reference
to Autonomous Vehicles or AV’s. In the beginning, the farthest
thing from car developers mind was motorcyclists.
Our organization has gone above and beyond to bring this issue
to the forefront of research & development. We are out there in
large numbers and our safety is at risk. At the very least, you
need to include us in your research data to create awareness that
AV’s need to include ALL forms of transportation, especially
motorcyclists with smaller footprints, but the most vulnerable.
It doesn’t stop there. We legislate safe fuels for your bikes. E-
15 fuel is a big no, no for your ride and even illegal. We prefer
special pump labeling and pro blender pumps to keep your
bike’s engine safe. I could write 4 pages of info, but the best
way to learn more is to be an active member of ABATE and
have a voice.
We have bound forward with new electronic means of reaching
out to our members via Social Media, Weekly and Monthly
informational videos and even ZOOM when we’re forced to do
so, lol. We have created easy methods of electronic sign up us-
ing QR codes along with additional year incentives membership
for younger riders of all walks of life.
WHAT ARE WE MISSING? (You) The next generation of
Freedom Fighters. We are looking for all riders along with
younger riders with fresh ideas for our ABATE future. We want
the 18-35 age group to become active volunteers and eventual
leaders of ABATE. Find your local ABATE Chapter, sit in on a
meeting or two and join our fight for your riding
rights. More members means a stronger voice. Together
we stand, ABATE Strong!
Dwayne “Rudedog” Rudolph
Well we sure can't complain about the nice
weather showing up. I am pretty sure eve-
ryone has their rides ready to go and enjoying the sunshine. We
got the swap meet in Peoria coming up and Legislative Day in
Springfield. I know it's always something a lot of us look for-
ward to. We really appreciate all the hard work the State Board
puts into this for us to enjoy.
4/17 Trivia Night at Slups in Blandinsville. Sign up at 6 p.m.
$5.00 per person
5/15 Yahtzee Ride. Starts at The Bar in LaHarpe. kick
stands up at noon
6/19 Randy Carter Trap Shoot. More info to follow. Every-
one is invited and also their is a kids division.
Hope you all find a Blessing of the Bikes event to go to and
may we all be Blessed with a great year.
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The April meeting was held at El-liott’s Corner Junction in Pontiac
on Monday April 5th at 6:45pm with 12 members attending. After calling us to order, Chris led us in the Pledge of Alle-giance.
The March meeting notes from the last meeting were read, and were accepted.
Darlene gave The Treasurer's Report, and it was accepted.
Chris gave the Legislative Report. ABATE is currently watch-ing almost 40 bills that have a potential impact on motorcyclists and ATV riders. For a complete rundown you can read the Leg-islative Report in the State Newsletter. Issues include motorcy-cle trailer plate fees, the use of large UTV’s (like the Roxor) in ATV parks originally designated for quad runners and dirt bikes, and profiling motorcyclists. Legislative Day will be on Wednesday April 14th at the State House Inn in Springfield. More information will be posted in the online state newsletter.
Chris gave the Activities Report. Mark and Chuck will set up our Spring Run. The ABATE Of Illinois swap meet is in Peoria this year on Sunday April 11th from 8am to 3:30 pm. There was some expressed interest in resuming the Friday dinner nights that we were doing before the pandemic.
Mark gave the Safety And Education Report. School districts in Illinois are not allowing access to schools to anyone other than students and staff, so there will be no Motorcycle Awareness Presentations for now. The IDOT Cycle Rider Safety Training Program classes are booked solid. Bernard plans to attend the next meeting.
Darlene gave the Membership Report. Two past members of the chapter were at the seminar and rejoined the chapter.
There was no Products Report.
There was no Public Relations Report.
There was no Old Business.
Under New Business, we may need a backup for Legislative Officer while Chuck is out. A motion was made and approved to renew the P.O. Box for one year. Our November meeting originally scheduled for the Pontiac VFW will be held at El-liott’s Corner Junction. In a continuing effort to save money the ABATE Newspaper will be printed and mailed out 4 times per year. It is still available on the ABATE Of Illinois web site. You can also click on the “CHAPTERS” link and find the link to the Heartland Chapter web site. There, you can click on the “Events Schedule” link to find the complete listing of all Heart-land Chapter events, including chapter meeting dates, times, and locations. The chapter received a certificate for perfect at-tendance at the BOD meetings for 2020.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:22 pm The chapter thanks El-liott’s Corner Junction in Pontiac for hosting our meeting.
The next meeting will be held on Monday May 3rd @6:30pm at The Backstretch, Pontiac, Il
Joe Hodge
Hello fellow members. Daylight
savings time is finally over and that
means Spring is finally here, which means more daylight hours,
which for many will mean more time for (as my husband says)
wanderings.
We are in the process of developing a new, easier to use website
that should be up and running soon. Right now, the best places
to keep up with what is going on are Facebook, Instagram, and
Twitter. Meetings and activities/events are also being posted on
the WCIA Community Calendar. Also, if you are not on the
state e-mail list, please sign up as a lot of legislative infor-
mation is shared through email.
Thanks to Donna and Bill ‘Howdy’ Mills for their work to or-
ganize the bowling outing in Hoopeston. Attendance was small
but those of us who went had a fun afternoon. After bowling a
few games, of which Donna seemed to be the winner, we had a
nice dinner together. During dinner Donna and I discussed the
plans for our Scavenger Hunt/Cook-out activity coming up in
August.
Motorcycle Awareness Month is fast approaching. We still
need volunteers to help in getting Proclamations from cities and
villages in Champaign and Vermilion Counties. If you can help,
contact me at [email protected]
SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT!! WANTED!
New ideas for the 2021 Toyz Run theme and artwork.
Artwork will be used on Posters, Flyers, and the Annual Com-
memorative T-shirt. Winning submission will receive a free one
(1) year membership to Eastern Illinois ABATE!!
Send your submission to Greg Peters at:
Deadline for submissions is May 8th.
The winning artwork will be selected at the Monthly Chap-
ter meeting on May 16th.
Just a reminder that our Monthly Chapter Meetings are held
at Shooters Bar and Grill at 215 S. Tanner in Rantoul.
There is usually an activity update beginning at 12:30 pm
with the regular monthly meeting beginning at 1 pm. We
strive to be done by 2 pm. If anyone would like to take a
short ride after the meeting, let others know. Impromptu
rides are always fun. Upcoming meetings will be held on
5/16, 6/13 and 7/11.
Upcoming events:
Please feel free to invite friends!! Help us spread the word!!
April 17: Spring Fever Run, the first official run of the sea-
son. Meet at Lil Bufords in Tolono. Sign up is from 10am-
noon. $10/person and $5/marble hand.
May 2: Freedom Rally to Springfield. Meet at the Urbana Gar-
dens in Urbana. We will leave at 9:15. Feel free to come early
and have breakfast before departure.
May 22: Roll the Bones Memorial Run. Meet at J & J’s in Ca-
margo. Sign up is 9am -11am, leaving at 11 am. $10/person and
$5/marble hand.
For more information on what is happening with Eastern check
us out of Facebook, twitter, and Instagram.
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Hello members, neighbors, and other
friends!
I hope that you have been getting some saddle time this
spring. Like most of us, I could use a little more but have been
happy to get the “in the wind” time when I did.
I have used High School Drivers Education class Motorcycle
Awareness Presentations to get some riding in. I have been in 2
Altamont classes as well as St. Elmo and Cowden-Herrick al-
lowing me to share the information about sharing the road and
looking out for motorcycles with 62 students.
I also rode to get the Mayoral Proclamations to several towns in
Shelby County. Hawkeye and Rick were also running around
trying to make Shelby County a safer place to ride. Thank you
for your work guys!
I don’t know of much going on with Old River except for their
election of officers. The officers and reps for 2021 are:
President: Larry (Hawkeye) Lieb 774-5883
Vice Pres: Ed Storm 774-1035
Secretary: Lisa Best 774-7809
Treasurer: Kim Wiley 820-5900
Membership: Sheila Cutler: 246-5551
Off-road Rep: Wild Kyle Wilcox
Legislative Rep: Darrell Best 774-7809
Safety-n-Education Rep: Darrell Best 774-7809
Products: Rick Wiley
Activities: Rick Wiley, Kevin Cutler, & Ed Storm
BOD Reps: Rick Wiley, Ed Storm, & Darrell Best
I also know that our regular monthly meetings are still held at
11 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month at the Sit-n-
Sip. So our next meeting is May 8th.
That is all that I have. Let your officers and reps know what is
on your mind. Don’t hesitate to let me know what should go
into next month’s paper.
Brother Darrell
Hello Liberty! Welcome to Spring!
Riding season is here, so please be
careful out there, be watchful for farm equipment, they take up
a lot of space on our roads, and always assume that they can not
see you.
Happenings- As you are reading this, our Anniversary Party to
celebrate 34 years of Biker's Rights is in the rear view mirror. I
hope you stopped by to participate, for the party is our main
fundraiser for the year. Thank You! to all the members and of-
ficers who put in all the hard work that makes it possible to
hold our event. And a special thanks must be made to Pam
Smith for going above and beyond in her tireless solicitation in
securing donations for the party from our local businesses.
A big Thanks! to all who showed up for our Bags Tournament
held at the Roadhouse, thanks to them for hosting us. The
weather was good, and the little wind did nothing to dampen
the mood. Congrats to Keeb and Pam for their 1st and 2nd
place showing.
Upcoming events- On the 14th is ABATE Legislative Day held
in Springfield. This is a chance to meet your representatives.
During the day, starting at 8 am, there will be Zoom meetings
throughout the day, and at 5 pm will be the famous reception. A
good turnout is hoped for, since ABATE is the only one doing
this. Do to restrictions in place in Springfield, masks and social
distancing will be required.
Poker Run- Join ABATE at the Moose in Mattoon for a poker
run with KSU at 9 am on April 24th.
Freedom Fest in conjunction with the Freedom Rally will be
held starting Friday afternoon on the 30th of April. The Fest
portion of the weekend will be held in Taylorville at the fair-
grounds. Then on Sunday a mass ride to Springfield, where we
will all meet at the IDOT parking lot to gather before the ride to
the Capitol.
Social Media Do you Facebook? Keep up with the latest events
and happenings and watch This Week in ABATE on the first
Tuesday of the month and then every Wednesday, at 8pm
brought to you by Josh "Ski" Witkowsky and Chris "2.0" Han-
sen.
Legislative-Our trailer plate bill HB 36 is sitting in committee,
unlikely to move during this session. A recent meeting with
State Representatives did not help to dislodge it. So for now we
are stuck with paying the higher fees.
Tips for Riding....
1. Slow down a little. That S curve is sharper that you think!
2. Just because your bike can go 100 mph between two stop-
lights doesn't mean you should do it.
3. Maintenance is that un-fun thing you do to keep from walk-
ing home!
4. When in doubt, always take a jacket. When not in doubt, still
take the jacket.
5. It always seems farther back home than it was to your desti-
nation. Don't ride so far that it stops being fun!
6. Ride safe! No one wants to attend your funeral and talk about
how much you loved bikes. They want to go riding with you
and talk about what a great time you had.
7. Stop for gas even if you don't need it. You may wish you had
later.
8. Chrome wont get you laid, unless you're already good look-
ing.
9. WAVE!!!! Even if the rider is on a scooter or a different
brand. They just might be saving for their "Dream" motorcycle.
10. Don't ride beyond your skill level trying to keep up with the
rider in front of you.
11. Keep your passenger feeling safe. They're riding with you
because they trust you. Don't scare them & ruin motorcycling
for them.
12. Buy quality rain gear. Being wet when it's warm is tolerable.
Being wet when it's cold is miserable.
13. Riding 500 miles a day on the interstate is do-able. Riding
500 miles a day in the mountains is impossible. Allow yourself
time to "see the sights".
14. The larger the group, the longer it takes to get there.
15. The "ride" is about the Journey, not the destination.
16. Remember to have fun.
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May just around the corner and things are just filling up the schedule. One
thing you need to schedule is the Freedom Rally in Springfield. We hope there will be a large turnout for this to show there are a lot of motorcyclists that care about Liberty.
Just a few notes here from being at this year’s Heartland STEAM that was hosted by ABATE of Wisconsin. ABATE of Iowa was successful in addressing the Ethanol Bill in their state and how they went about by working in a coalition with several other groups to gut the Bill a piece at a time. In North Dakota they were having to deal with road trains or large trucks. In Wis-consin they were getting their Motorcycle Advisory Council back in place, addressing AV tracking issues and putting in place their own strategic plan.
Our Shake Ur Bones Run Books are ready and available at the meetings or by calling Q-Ball at 618-520-1759 (he is available weekends or call myself at 618-973-9180.
At our April meeting we ended the Winter Iron Butt contest and begin the Summer Iron Butt. As this is composed just hours
before the April meeting, we will have the winners next month with those miles.
We will be discussing holding a fall event fund raiser of some type and, want we may be doing for our 35th Anniversary Cele-bration. Maybe somebody can find some way back photos to display at this event. We do have some 35-year members that we would like to see at this event.
Hey!! It is never too late to get your ABC Card it is just another excuse to get out and ride while helping raise funds for a safe unrestricted motorcycling environment and explore places you may not get to on a regular basis. This ends at our December 11th meeting.
Our Next meeting will be at the Owls club in Alton at 7:PM May 8th.
Help spread the word,
Legs
Hello Backroads and All ABATE members,
Hello Everybody! Reading Facebook and postings from other chapters, the Riding Season has begun! Hope you are out there on yours, are at least got the windows down! Hope you have all done your T-clock on your bike, especially paying attention to the tire pressure!
Our May meeting will be held on Sat 08th of May at The Salty Dawg in Chester, Illinois at 11:00 am.
Had our monthly meeting Saturday April 10. Had 5 people attend; our treasury is getting low, need some fundraisers. Talked and discussed the region report. SW Region wanting to have a Marble Run next year. Not sure at this point, will decide by next meeting. At this point we are having problems justify-ing donating $100.00 to the Region. Talked about the Mouse Races. Our man to check dates at the VFW in Sparta was ab-sent, need to find out about special permits, Dan to check with Sparta to find out. Larry to keep in touch with the Mouse Man and get hold of Dave on dates.! May’s meeting is down at Chester at the Salty Dawg at 11:00 am.
I also hope that everyone is signing on the state website for the State Paper! No longer sent out in Print. If you guys know of any runs or parties that are happening
(especially for Veterans), bring flier or info to our meetings so I can get in our newsletters to spread out the info. Either scan or send me copies or just call me, I don’t hear about a lot of runs in Sparta until too late!
Still could use more e-mail addresses for any member’s not
receiving current e-mails from me, please send me your address
to: [email protected] .
May Birthdays are:
Steve Joiner…..4/23, Kirsten Baker…..4/30,
If your Birthday doesn’t appear in here, it’s because it is not on
the state list because it was not on your application. Please get
it to me so we can list it.
Upcoming Events & Dates:
April 10 Monthly Chapter
April 14 Legislation Day in Springfield at the Capital
April 18 Swap Meet at Waterloo Fairgrounds. Need workers.
May 10 Monthly Chapter Meeting The Salty Dawg in Ches
ter, Il at 11:00 am
Ride Free….Ride Safe…..Ride the Backroads!
Look forward to seeing you at the May meeting!
Old Phart
REGION COORDINATOR REPORT SW
Hello everyone riding season is here! Its been along
winter and now spring is upon us and the thunder of
motorcycles can be heard on Illinois roads. I want
everybody to be safe out there, its time to check out
your motorcycle you want everything in working order to ride
safely. Each week Josh (Ski) has been posting video,s informing
you of various motorcycling issues, you can catch them on the
Southwest region Facebook page and they are also on Abates
Facebook page and You Tube also. Are you ready for the Free-
dom Rally? The date is May 2 this our chance to show our
elected officials how important our motorcycle rights are to us.
We do that by gathering on the Capitol steps in Springfield.
Each chapter should makes plans to ride to the Freedom Rally,
and don't forget to bring your friends they are welcome too.
Has your chapter planned any oncoming events? Shoal
Creek has a Ride Book with many destinations
to ride too, Piasa also has there Shake ur Bones books ready
for sale both books have great stops with food and beverages
to refresh yourself. Speaking of ride books the Southwest
Region has discussed bringing back the Marble Run by now
your chapter rep should have brought that up at a chapter
meeting, so its time to think about a Region Marble Run for
2022. And don't forget about the State party in June lets all
plan on going! This will be a great time for abate members
to see all their old friends and remember the state party is a
fund raiser for Abate Freedoms not free it takes money to
protect our freedoms.
Aloha
Dennis (Skinny) Kinnikin
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MRF REPORT
April 16th, 2021 MRF Report to ABATE of Illinois MRF upcoming events for 2021 12th, Annual Bikers Inside the Beltway May 18th, 2021 Pre-register at www.mrf.org by April 27th, 2021 37th, Annual Meeting of the Minds Atlanta Georgia, Septem-ber 23-26, 2021 more info to come on www.mrf.org www.mrf.org all motorcyclists need to be members of the Mo-torcycle Riders Foundation. Help fight the Motorcycle Profil-ing. We don't need another Waco TX.? The way things are going this could happen again at anytime, anywhere, to anyone, to any group or club! The more members we have the more Washington D.C. will pay attention to us biker! The MRF has a strong team of Men and Woman across the U.S.A. fighting the fight! Sign up today at www.mrf.org!! As of April 16th, 2021 the State of Illinois MRF membership is, 407 total in the state with 74 lapsed members. Thanks to my MRF Illinois State Assis-tant Representative Elizabeth Winters for making this QR Code. This will take you straight to the MRF website and the sign up pager. A high percentage of our cell phones can read this QR Code. Some need to download a free app. That is easy to find and do. Even I could do it with help! With todays tectonically world this is the way things are going. You can still sign up the old way too! (see the membership application on next page) ************************************************ This is a hot topic that falls under profiling issue. This is also the Psycho Silo Saloon owner’s call and not the Government administrative doing this. So if you go there, watch what you have on because you can be turned away from the place. I be-lieve that your tattoo’s that can be seen will also get you turned away? This takes me back to the 1970’s (“yes I’m old.”) where a t-shirts with a motorcycle name on it got you turned away, or a black leather jacket. Anyhow be on your toes, you might be surprised what is and isn’t Club Apparel, and Support gear, or represents a motorcycle club? You may and will be surprised big time!!
On the right is the sign that is on both sides of the east gate along highway IL-40 and US-34
Working the MRF informa-tional table at the A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois Swap Meet in Peoria, IL. 4/11/2021. Talking to Bob-by Carroll and many others about the MRF. This MRF 7-Line Member-ship Drawing has been working for me. I do one a chapter meeting, if I get
enough people to fill two sheets I’ll do two. I’ll take renewals and or renewing membership too. This I believe is something that all A.B.A.T.E. chapters could do too. Yes it’s only for an individual yearly membership, but you can update or change your membership status at a later date. Oh of course you would have to change the paperwork to read for A.B.A.T.E. of Illi-nois.
Dennis Yeager, "Cleaver" 14459 W. West Grove Rd. Forreston, IL. 61030 815-238-6262 [email protected]
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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
May
1
So Illinois 27
E-Board Meeting, 1:30
at the Northfield Inn
2
FREEDOM RALLY
Big River Peo-Taz
S alt Creek
Shoal Creek
Starved Rock
Thunder Rock
3
Heartland
4
Freedom Riders
5 6
Heart of Illinois
Kaskaskia Valley
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8
Old River
Piasa-Gateway
Stateline Riders
Ten Mile Creek
Lamoine Valley
Newsletter Deadline
9 Blackhawk Central
Eastern Freebird
Freedom by Choice
Freedom Valley
Kishwaukee Valley
Liberty
Ten Mile Creek
Windy City
10
11
Mid State
12 13
St. Clair
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Black Diamond
Freeport
Prairieland
Spoon River
Twin Rivers
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Northern
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Southern DuPage
Jasper
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Great River
Will County
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Memorial Day
JUNE 1
Freedom Riders
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Heart of Illinois
Kaskaskia Valley
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9 Big River Peo-Taz
S alt Creek
Shoal Creek
Starved Rock
Thunder Rock
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Mid State
12 13
St. Clair
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Old River
Piasa-Gateway
Stateline Riders
Ten Mile Creek
Lamoine Valley
Newsletter Deadline
2021 STATE EVENT DATES
May 1 EB meeting* 1:30 pm
May 2 Freedom Rally
June 19 EB/BOD at Route 66
June 24-27 State Party
Aug 21 EB/BOD meeting at
Route 66, nominations
Sep 18 EB meeting*
Oct 16 EB/BOD meeting at
Route 66, nominations
Oct 24 Swap Meet
Nov 20 EB meeting*
Dec 11 EB/BOD meeting at
Route 66, elections, Christmas
Party
EB Meeting time 10:30 AM
BOD Meeting time 1:00 PM
* Northfield Inn & Suites
All dates, times, locations are
subject to change.
Please check your local chapter website and/or Facebook page for meeting times and locations.
Deadline for the June 2021 newsletter is May 8.
chapter events
A.B.A.T.E. of ILLINOIS STATE PARTY—JUNE 24-27 Menard County Fairgrounds
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BACKROADS 301 E MOUND ST SPARTA 62286 03/ 1990 DAVE 618-317-7049 SW 22
BIG RIVER 1126 12TH AVE FULTON 61252 06/ 2007 STEVE 815-441-1625 NW
BLACK DIAMOND PO BOX 46 CARLINVILLE 62626-0046 09/ 1994 DANNY 217-710-9338 SW
BLACKHAWK PO BOX 332 EAST MOLINE 61244-0332 07/ 1987 GARY 309-781-3582 NW
CENTRAL IL PO BOX 1084 GALESBURG 61402-1084 06/ 1985 BOB 309-550-4470 WC
CHICAGO PO BOX 410594 CHICAGO 60641-0307 01/ 1986 PAT 708-280-6053 NE
CRAWFORD CNTY 4437 N 1500TH ST FLAT ROCK 62427 01/ 1987 ROY 618-804-9168 SE
DUKANE PO BOX 188 W CHICAGO 60186-0188 01/ 1987 CHRIS 630-618-7551 NE 19
EASTERN ILLINOIS PO BOX 6132 CHAMPAIGN 61826-6132 12/ 1986 CHUCK 217-898-7414 EC 20
EMBARRAS VALLEY PO BOX 412 TUSCOLA 61953 02/ 2000 SHARILYN 217-480-5212 EC
FREEBIRD CHAPTER PO BOX 278 MANITO 61546-0278 11/ 1993 JIM 309-840-1616 WC
FREEDOM BY CHOICE PO BOX 96 BOODY 62514-0096 06/ 1999 KIM 217-358-0526 EC
FREEDOM RIDERS 1241 S COLLEGE SALEM 62881 01/ 1987 CLIFFORD 618-548-5695 SE
FREEDOM VALLEY PO BOX 6563 PEORIA 61601 10/ 2001 BRUCE 309-678-0554 WC
FREEPORT PO BOX 205 FREEPORT 61032-0205 03/ 1986 ROGER 815-990-7315 NW 14
HEART OF ILLINOIS 1511 W LOCUST ST BLOOMINGTON 61701 06/ 1986 CHRIS 309-824-1577 EC
HEARTLAND PO BOX 202 PONTIAC 61764-0202 02/ 1987 MARK 815-822-3157 EC 20
ILLINI 194 S RILEST BUSHNELL 61422 04/ 2019 BOB 309-252-1888 WC
KASKASKIA VALLEY 215 E NOLEMAN CENTRAILIA 62801 04/ 2006 TROY 618-292-3005 SW
KISHWAUKEE VALLEY PO BOX 2783 LOVES PARK 61132 08/ 1989 LIZ 815-721-7728 NW 13
LAMOINE VALLEY PO BOX 512 DALLAS CITY 62330-0507 06/ 1988 JOE 319-759-2459 WC 19
LIBERTY PO BOX 1502 MATTOON 61938 02/ 1987 DENNIS 217-259-7544 EC 21
LINCOLN LAND PO BOX 5774 SPRINGFIELD 62705-5774 10/ 1986 RUDEDOG 217-662-9275 WC 19
MID-STATE PO BOX 531 TAYLORVILLE 62568-0531 03/ 1993 TONY 217-891-1779 EC
NORTHERN ILLINOIS PO BOX 496 LAKE VILLA 60046-0496 10/ 1986 RICH 847-533-8349 NE 17
OLD RIVER PO BOX 182 SHELBYVILLE 62565-0182 02/ 1987 LARRY 217-774-5883 EC 21
OPEN ROADS PO BOX 428 SANDWICH 60548-0428 01/ 1992 CLIFF 630-552-3828 NW 14
PATHFINDERS PO BOX 92 MT STERLING 62353 02/ 2008 BILL 217-257-6818 WC
PEO-TAZ PO BOX 5936 PEORIA 61601-5936 10/ 1986 MARK 309-357-1255 WC
PIASA-GATEWAY PO BOX 363 E ALTON 62024-0363 10/ 1986 JIM 618-973-9180 SW 22
PRAIRIELAND 1901 N Railroad Ave DECATUR 62521 04/ 1987 JOHN 217-413-0359 EC
RICHLAND COUNTY PO BOX 121 OLNEY 62450-0121 04/ 2012 TIM 618-354-8360 SE
SALT CREEK 309 21st ST LINCOLN 62656 01/ 1993 JERRY 217-605-0153 EC
SHAWNEE HILLS 339 Bassett RD ELIZABETHTOWN 62931 04/ 1993 STEVE 573-587-2375 SE
SHOAL CREEK 976 N 400 ST VANDALIA 62471 04/ 1987 CHRISTY 618-292-5505 SW
SOUTH SUBURBAN PO BOX 246 TINLEY PARK 60477-0142 10/ 1986 DAISY 708-516-6591 NE 19
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 13458 Lawrence RD W FRANKFORT 62263 11/ 1987 BOB 618-663-7011 SE
SPOON RIVER RIDERS PO BOX 222 WYOMING 61491 04/ 2012 CHAD 309-238-1333 WC
ST CLAIR COUNTY PO BOX 235 FREEBURG 62243-0235 05/ 1991 ED 618-570-8432 SW
STARVED ROCK 2386 500 N RD TONICA 61369 10/ 1997 DON 815-488-1538 NW 15
STATE LINE RIDERS 205 N Aarel AVE MILFORD 60953 12/ 2002 JOSH 815-471-3070 EC
TEN MILE CREEK 403 W Benjamin KENNEY 61749 04/ 2017 TRACY 217-871-8494 EC
THUNDER ROCK 6131 N Knoll RD MONROE CENTER 61052 02/ 2000 BOB 815-978-9210 NW 17
TRI-COUNTY PO BOX 1513 JACKSONVILLE 62651-1513 08/ 2004 BOB 217-370-9766 WC
TWIN RIVERS 516 3RD AVE DIXON 61021 04/ 1987 GARY 815-440-7385 NW
UNION JACK 163 Kathleen RD DuQUOIN 62832 11/ 1994 BRUCE 618-528-5513 SE
WILL COUNTY PO BOX 2488 JOLIET 60434 04/ 2003 TIM 480-628-6160 NE 17
WINDY CITY 8720 S Essex CHICAGO 60617 04/ 2011 MARSHA 778-877-5751 NE
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