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  • Motorcycle Rider Foundation Endorses

    Motorcycle Rider Foundation Endorses Independent Motorcycle Aftermarket Movement The face of the motorcycle industry has been changing for some time now. To that end the fair play between traditional aftermark...
  • Motorcycle Riders Foundation Meeting of the Minds Conference

    Motorcycle Riders Foundation Meeting of the Minds Conference -- Moving Forward to Protect the Future of Motorcycling and Motorcyclists’ Rights! The Meeting of the Minds conference is where it all began and it’s wher...
  • Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Releases "simple

    Earlier today, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) released a document highlighting what it sees as “simple steps” to reduce motorcyclist deaths. First and foremost, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is very concerned about the safety of bikers. 2021 saw 6,000 motorcyc...
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  • The Fight Continues

    For over a decade the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has been pushing the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on key priorities for motorcyclists. We’ve focused on the issues of autonomous vehicles, crash avoidance, and d...
  • Louisiana Town Hall Meeting

    On July 29, the Louisiana Confederation of Clubs and Independent Riders (COC&I) held a Biker Town Hall in lieu of its normal meeting in Alexandria.  The guest speaker was Clay Higgins (R) U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. Jac...
  • MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023

    Listening, Making a Difference, and Moving Forward to Protect the Future of Motorcycling and Motorcyclists’ Rights! The Meeting of the Minds conference is where it all began and it’s where motorcyc...
  • Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame

    The Motorcycle Riders Foundation would like to congratulate board member Russell Radke as he is inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame today. The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and H...
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  • Motorcycle Riders Foundation meets with NHTSA

    At the end of July, key Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) board members held a meeting with half a dozen officials at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regarding autonomous vehicles. It was a frustrating meeting. At the outset, NHTSA officials promised a safety report, lik...
  • Will the Feds Ever Act on Autonomous Vehicles?

    In 2017 and 2018, the House and Senate both attempted to pass legislation regarding the development and testing of autonomous vehicles (AVS). Those efforts failed to produce legislation, leaving the Department of Transportation and manufacturers to develop their own guidelines. For 6 years Congress...
  • MRF 2023 HOF Inductee Announcement

    The Motorcycle Riders Foundation announces the 2023 Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame Inductees. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is pleased to release the names of the 2023 class of Inductees to the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Freedom Fighters Hall of Fame (MRF HOF). These will be presented at t...
  • Listening, Making a Difference, and Moving Forward

    Listening, Making a Difference, and Moving Forward to Protect the Future of Motorcycling and Motorcyclists’ Rights! The Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s annual Meeting of the Minds conference will re...
  • Congressional Committees Focused on MRF Priorities

    In the last 10 days, two committees in the House of Representatives have turned their attention to separate issues facing bikers. On July 12th, the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a markup on H.R. 1435, the Preserving Choice in Vehicl...
  • How Cool Is This?

    Congresswoman Susie Lee of Nevada was one of the 2022 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Legislators of the Year. Check out the video her office put together! Keep your eyes peeled for MRF Board Members giving her the MRF Legislator of the Year vest and hanging with bikers on the steps of the ...
  • Motorcycle Riders Foundation – Meeting of the Minds

    MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023 LISTENING, MAKING A DIFFERENCE, & MOVING FORWARD TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF MOTORCYCLING & MOTORCYCLISTS’ RIGHTS The Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s annual Meeting of the Mi...
  • U.S. Senators Join the Fight

      In late June, nine Senate Republicans, led by Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, introduced the Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act (S. 2090). The bill would limit the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing Cle...
  • You gotta fight for your right to repair - SUPPORT H.R. 906!

    Do you enjoy working on your motorcycle? Do you want to guarantee access to the parts, tools and service information needed to modify, service and maintain your bike? If you answered yes to these questions, it’s time to contact your member of the House of Represen...
  • Call for John “Farmer” Eggers Award Nominations

    Acting on a suggestion made in 1993, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Board of Directors created the John “Farmer” Eggers Award.  This award, the MRF’s most prized recognition, is given in the memory of the late motorcyclists’ rights activist John &l...
  • 2022 Motorcycle Riders Foundation Legislative Champions

    Representative Susie Lee of Nevada and Representative Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin were recently honored as the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) 2022 Legislators of the Year. With bikers from around the country gathering in Washington, D.C. for Bikers Inside the Beltwa...
  • CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY!

    CELEBRATING INDEPENDENCE DAY! THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATION -- KEEPING FREEDOM ALIVE “We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes, And Our Sacred Honor.” July 4, 1776, was not a ho...
  • COMMON GOALS & MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

    COMMON GOALS & MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING --  MOTORCYCLISTS’ RIGHTS ACTIVISTS MEET  Phoenix, Arizona – Eleven motorcyclists’ rights activists representing the National Coalition of Motorcyclists, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, and four motorcyc...
  • THE MRF LISTENS & MAKES A DIFFERENCE.

    MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023 THE MRF LISTENS & MAKES A DIFFERENCE. CORRECTION:  The previous phone number for the Meeting of the Mi...
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  • Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame Freedom Fighter

    Motorcycle Riders Foundation board member Russell Radke is set to be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame this August. ...
  • MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023

    MEETING OF THE MINDS 2023 THE MRF LISTENS & MAKES A DIFFERENCE. The Motorcycle Riders Foundation listens. Culminating 18 months of plannin...
  • “It’s very dangerous for motorcycles to be around Teslas”

    Over the weekend a Washington Post story on Tesla’s Autopilot system made national news. The story included this quote from former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) senior safety adviser, Missy Cummings, “It’s very dangerous for mo...
  • California Focusing on Motorcycle Emissions

    On Wednesday, June 7th the California Air Resources Board (CARB) will be conducting a public workshop to discuss proposed changes to the On-Road Motorcycle (ONMC) emissions standard and test procedures.As the background in the public notice states, “CARB has not proposed new standards for ONMC...
  • Let Those Who Ride Decide – State #33

    On June 1st, Nebraska governor Jim Pillen signed into law a motorcycle helmet modification bill, which allows riders to choose if they wear a helmet. Congratulations to the motorcyclists in Nebraska, ABATE of Nebraska and all the groups in Nebraska who for years fought ...
  • California Unification Rally Draws 3,000 to State Capitol

    On May 21,2023, over 3,000 motorcyclists gathered at the California State Capitol in Sacramento to talk biker’s rights, and to send a message to the state legislature that a change in how California deals with issues important to riders is needed. Speakers from th...
  • Baker’s Dozen Fight for Biker

    On Tuesday, 13 members of the House of Representatives sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary of Pete Buttigieg seeking the formation of the Motorcyclist Advisory Council (MAC). As you may remember, the MAC was first established by Congress in 2015 an...
  • Bikers, Bikers Everywhere!

    This week bikers from across the nation descended on Capitol Hill. The 2023 Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s (MRF) Bikers Inside the Beltway was the largest event in the 14-year history of the event! Motorcyclists from 34 states made the trip to Washington, D.C. to ...
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  • Life-long Freedom Fighter - Still Ray Fitzgerald

    Sadly, the motorcycling community has lost another life-long motorcycling freedom fighter. STILL RAY FITZGERALD died peacefully in hospice care in Prescott, Arizona on May 2nd.   Still Ray was an ABATE of Arizona lifetime member since...
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