Secretary ~ Eric Eads

Greetings,

   Hope your holidays were good! It appears our extended riding season has come to an end. On an optimistic note, Spring is only 2 months away.

   It’s hard to report on anything on the State or Federal level regarding motorcycle rights as the dust has not yet settled from the elections but I am sure we will know more in a couple months which direction things are going. I do know that 2600 bills were introduced in the 2023-2024 session. That’s 3.6 bills per day in that time frame. A total of 174 bills were signed into law in 2024. They are pretty long winded and and contain lots of details. I have not, nor do I have, the time to analyze each bill to see how it will effect my life. I do know that if one party had not walked out of the State Capitol, we would have more than 174 laws passed this year. The point is, lots of laws are passed everyday on the State and Federal level. Most of which we have no idea how they will effect our daily life.

   On an unrelated note, I had two seats that I needed repaired. I didn’t realize it would be so difficult to find a motorcycle seat repair business. After a long search I found a place in Indiana. I will report the results in a month or 2. If everything comes out satisfactory, I will give their contact information.

    I will report on the Seminar next month. 

    I would encourage all members to have a membership application on them, and sign up at least one new, or expired member this year.

   Awareness donations this month are Larry Church, and John Soucek.

   Ride Defensively.