Secretary ~ Eric Eads

Greetings      

 I would like to thank everyone who showed up at the at the Freedom Rally in Lansing on June 1st. We had a better turn out than we have had in the past few years. Almost all the parking areas we reserved were full around the Capitol. I haven’t seen that in a while. We had several candidates attend as well that were running for governor, SOS, head of education, and congress.    I am writing this the day before I am riding to the Field Meet so I will keep it short and sweet.    After the AMA, MSF, and the Motorcycle Industry Council met with the DOT, requesting the President released a statement recognizing May as Motorcycle Awareness Month, President Biden and The White House released a letter to make the proclamation.    Be aware of the fuel you put in your bike. From June till September the EPA has upped the amount of ethanol mixture to 15%. There are no motorcycles on the road today approved for that mixture. It can void your warranty and cause potential engine issues.    Harley Davidson came out with another model of electric bike known as the Del Mar. The price is around 15k, and its a smaller version of some of the other E bikes in the Live Wire Brand with about a 100 mi range.    There will be an ABATE calendar available around Oct.10th of this year. If you want your region event pictures, or any ABATE related pictures in the calendar, get your photos to me by August 15th. You can send them to abatemichsecretary@frontier.com. I am gonna guess the price will be around 15.00 each.    If you are unhappy with the board or its policies, now is your chance to make a difference and run for the board, or submit new by-laws, or change existing by-laws. Why sit on the sidelines and complain, when you can make a difference! Submit your intentions to run for the board, or any by-law proposals or changes  to me by Oct 1st in writing. If you have any questions you can call me.    As a reminder with the up coming elections, if there is a candidate your region supports, contact Wayne Rogalski and he may be able to make a contribution to that candidate. His information is in the Rider under the MMRPAC. The MMRPAC is always looking for donations so if you want to make a donation, make the check out to MMRPAC. These donations must be made by an individual. Due to election regulations, ABATE cannot donate to Political funds. Any questions call me.    Awareness donations are this month are Brad Deering and Paul Hamlin, Life Members are Tristin Kayner, and Paige Hrintskill. Legislative donations came from the Royal Oak Eagle Riders. Ride aware and safe!

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