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Volume 25 Issue 9 The Official Publication of A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota, Inc. September 2011

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Meeting of the MindsRomulus, Michigan.September 2-25, 2011

Road Noise Content

Chapter Contact List 3

State Coordinator 5

Asst State Coordinator 5

Committees & Reports 6-11

State Rally Info 12-15

NW District Grapevines 16-17

NE District Grapevines 18-20

SW District Grapevines 21-25

SE District Grapevines 25-26

New & Renew for July 2011 34-36, 40

Calendar of Events 38-39

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CHAPTER PRES I D EN T CONTAC TS

A.B.A.T.E. OF MINNESOTA CONTACTS

State CoordinatorMark “Mack” Backlund(763) [email protected] State CoordinatorKevin Todd (507) [email protected] TreasurerMichelle“Mitch” Backlund(763) [email protected] SecretaryJan Loft-Pilgrim (507) [email protected] District DirectorJean Afrooz (763) [email protected] District DirectorEdgar Burke (218) [email protected] District DirectorTony Corporan (507) [email protected] District DirectorJim Orn (320) [email protected] Ernst (952) [email protected]

A.B.A.T.E. U ChairKeith and Marilyn Colsch(612) [email protected] Gruhlke (320) [email protected] Bear ManagerBarb Ziegler (952) [email protected] ChairPaul Tjepkes (320) [email protected] ManagerKim Ostlund (507) [email protected] Schwalich (703) [email protected] DirectorTodd Riba (952) [email protected] DirectorCarissa [email protected] and RetentionMickey Lint (320) [email protected]

MRF LiaisonTodd Riba (952) [email protected] LiaisonFrank Ernst (612) [email protected] ManagerRhiannon Dubinsky (952) [email protected] Loft-Pilgrim (507) [email protected] Noise EditorDawn Riba (952) [email protected] Office AdministratorLiz Herzog (507) [email protected] Rally ChairRon [email protected] and MeansKristie Orn (320) [email protected] Hasslen (763) [email protected]

A Worthington Southwest Chapter Kevin Harberts (507) 483-2062B Hutchinson South Central Chapter Dale Steinborn (320) 398-5600C Bethel East Central Chapter Mark Braastad (763) 234-5642D Red Lake Falls Northwest Chapter Terry Lucken (218) 687-2620E Detroit Lakes Heart of the Lakes Chapter Justin Grotjohn (218) 849-2698G Twin Cities Metro Chapter Jay Pedersen (763) 443-7361H Marshall Buffalo Ridge Chapter Rick Dubbeldee (507) 247-5051I Mankato River Valley Chapter Steve Fry (507) 327-7084J Delano Lake Chapter Dawn Riba (952) 239-0928K Glenwood Glacial Ridge Chapter Dan Bursaw (320) 266-4945L Red Wing Mississippi Valley Chapter David Jenson Jr. (507) 208-0675M Duluth Northeast Chapter Lisa Gould (218) 940-7400N Rochester Lower Corner Chapter Henry Vrieze (507) 259-5790O St. Cloud Central Chapter Kenneth DeWitt (612) 708-8008P Wells Flatlanders Chapter Meghan Baumann (507) 993-2596Q Savage Tri-County Chapter Monte Thue (612) 309-0349S Owatonna Straight River Chapter Scott Behne (507) 210-8345U Roseau Borderland Chapter Lee Heaton (218) 389-4124V St. James Rolling Prairie Chapter Robb Fehrman (507) 381-2830X Madison Way West Chapter Mike Diekmann (320) 290-6213Y Bemidji North Star Chapter Mark Peterson (218) 444-3597Z Vendors/M.R.O.’s4 Big Lake Sand Dunes Chapter Kim Hubred (320) 654-05725 Forest Lake River Riders Chapter Dave Bolduc (763) 354-44506 Finlayson Jack Pine Riders Chapter Dave Dronen (320) 630-80037 Parkers Prairie Freedom First Riders Chapter Gary Goracke (320) 491-8546


THE MRF & HEARTLAND S.T.E.A.M.A.B.A.T.E. ORGANIZATIONS

Motorcycle Riders FoundationM.R.F.E-Mail: [email protected] Massachusetts Ave. NE Suite 510Washington, DC 20002 - 4980(202) 546-0983 • Fax: (202) 546-0986http://www.MRF.orgA.B.A.T.E. of Illinois311 E Main StGalesburg, IL 61401(309) 343-6588 • Fax (309) 343- 6387http://abate-il.orgA.B.A.T.E. of Iowa1240 Washington St.P.O. Box 70Eldora, IA 50627(641) 858-5001 • Fax (641) 858-5012http://abateiowa.org

MINNESOTA ORGANIZATIONSMotorcycle PAC of MinnesotaMark Senn (952) 949-22727160 Willow View CoveChanhassen, MN 55317Minnesota Motorcycle Club CoalitionRyan Westphal 651-503-3097PO Box 68069Minneapolis, MN [email protected] Motorcycle Safety Center - MMSCBeginning, experienced, andsidecar rider courses(800) 407-6677www.motorcyclesafety.orgSt. Croix Valley RidersPO Box 112St Paul Park, MN 55071www.scvr.orgMinnesota Motorcycle SafetyAdvisory CommitteeCharles [email protected] Dial A RideFrank Ernst (952) 474-9708contact@motorcycledialaride.orgwww.motorcycledialaride.orgMN Confederation of ClubsSpringer Greg612-282-7834

NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONSNational Coalition ofMotorcyclists N.C.O.M.21054 Sherman Way, 3rd floorCanoga Park, CA 91303(800) ON-A-BIKEhttp://www.aimncom.com

American MotorcyclistAssociation (AMA)13515 Yatmouth DrivePickerington OH 43147(614) 856-1900www.AMADirectlink.com

American Bikers for Awareness,Training, and Education (A.B.A.T.E.)of Minnesota is a not for profit, grassroots organization that is committedto educating motorcyclists and thegeneral public about motorcycling.A.B.A.T.E. members ride many dif-ferent types and brands of motorcy-cles. We are all people with acommon interest in a common activ-ity. The fact that we share an interestin motorcycling is more importantthan the type of motorcycle we ride.

There are chapters of A.B.A.T.E. lo-cated throughout Minnesota. Each ofthese chapters is represented on theA.B.A.T.E. Board of Directors (BOD).The BOD also includes theA.B.A.T.E. state officers. The BODmeets once each quarter to discussthe operation of the organization. Inaddition, each chapter holds amonthly meeting in their area of thestate. A.B.A.T.E. is a member drivenorganization. Members are encour-aged to participate in any of thesemeetings.

A.B.A.T.E. seeks to promote the pos-itive aspects of motorcycling andstrives to protect the rights of motor-cyclists by being involved in the local,

state and national political process.Safer motorcycling, reducing acci-dents and fatalities can be best ac-complished by education andtraining of both the motorcyclists andthe general public, not necessarilythrough additional legislation.

Our ability to enjoy many freedomswhile riding motorcycles in Min-nesota is the direct result of the workdone by motorcyclists in our state.These people have joined togetherto fight for our rights and freedoms.

The efforts of these people havemade Minnesota a leader in motor-cycle safety. We have one of thetoughest licensing standards in thenation, the best public awarenessprograms, and the most comprehen-sive rider education programs in thenation. These efforts have helped re-duce motorcycle accidents, injuries,and fatalities in spite of the growingnumber of licensed motorcyclists inMinnesota.

To continue these efforts we needyour support and participation. Showyour commitment to protecting andpreserving your rights as a motorcy-clist in Minnesota. Participate in the

meetings, rides, and the fundraisingactivities. You will be informedabout the motorcycle activities inthe state by receiving Road Noise,the A.B.A.T.E. monthly news publi-cation. A.B.A.T.E. is fun, educa-tional and a great way to meetpeople and make new friends withsimilar interests.

With your help, we can continue topromote the positive image of mo-torcyclists. If you want more infor-mation about A.B.A.T.E., pleaseattend any of our meetings, meetother members, and ask questions.

We are pleased that you have de-cided your rights are worth protect-ing, that the positive aspects ofmotorcycling are worth promoting,that education is important, and thatthe cost of an A.B.A.T.E. member-ship is a small price to pay to pre-serve and promote these principles.

Members are the most importantthing that A.B.A.T.E. has, so ThankYou for becoming a member andwe look forward to seeing you atour events.

A.B.A.T.E. of NebraskaP.O. Box 30332Lincoln, NE 68503(877) 912-9889www.abateofne.comA.B.A.T.E. of North Dakota1001 S 22nd StBismarck, ND 58504(800) 726-4094 • Fax (701) 224-0650abatend. comA.B.A.T.E. of South Dakota#243 2601 S. Minnesota Ave,STE 105Sioux Falls, SD 57105-4750http://www.abatesd.comA.B.A.T.E. ofWisconsin438 NWater St.Black River Falls, WI 54615(800) 386-4442 • Fax (715) 284-7545http://www.abatewis.org

Dear Fellow Motorcyclists:


ASSISTANTSTATE COORDINATORKEVIN TODD(507) 766-1411

[email protected]

Wow, Summer is zooming along at break-neck speed and weare quickly approaching the end of our riding season.

Before I forget, a Big Thanks to Jim and Kristi Orn and herbrother Larry for the very relaxing and country setting for ourJuly B.O.D. Always good to get out of a Motel and have a greatmeeting, which we did.

If you are at our State Rally reading this, Welcome! You are infor a treat as our folks have put together a Rally to be remem-bered, as they do every year. Great music, food and the bestesttimes to be found anywhere in the State. Check out the ven-dors, enjoy some music and just relax as we say Goodbye tosummer, the A.B.A.T.E. way. The people in Litchfield are al-ways happy to see the bikes come rolling through town onLabor Day weekend, so be sure and say Hi to them as you do.

It's not too early to be thinking of Bikerday next February as wewill be making plans for that as it gets closer. Next year a evenbigger crowd would make a tremendous impression, so geteveryone on the same track and make sure they are kept in-formed so they can be there.

I didn't make it out to the Black Hills this year but was kept in-formed and from what I have heard, all arrived safe (and a fewwet) and our friends from Iowa were in rare form. Ya know,Minnesota riders do leave a mark out there every year as weare the groups that over run Central City and the ones that arelistened to and looked up to on Thursday in Whitewood asSMRO's from around the country gather and share facts andnews about their State. We are all that and more because ofour dedicated members. Keep that in mind as we continue tosign up new members and spread the Gospel of A.B.A.T.E.

So, there you have it....

Ride Safe, Be Responsible, make a Difference....

See you on the Road,

Kevin

STATECOORDINATORMACK BACKLUND(763) 226-9195

[email protected]

We have all done it. You see a good looking person on thestreet, fit and trim, and you think “Man, they got it made.” Notgiving a thought to the hours they spend working out, the costof their health club membership, home fitness equipment, andhealthy diet. What looks great on the outside is actually the re-sult of lots of money and years of hard work. Recently I was ata gathering of motorcycling rights activists from around thecountry and during conversations I kept hearing “You Min-nesota guys got it good.” And they are right! No adult helmetlaw, no handlebar height law, no check points, blue dot taillights are legal, a motorcyclist equal access bill, ok to proceedwhen a red light does not change, a great motorcycle safetyprogram, vertical and handicap motorcycle license plates, andthe list goes on and on. These fellow activists explained howhard they have to work just so they can hope to ride freesomeday. I got the feeling they were inferring that Minnesotamotorcyclists do not have to work very hard now that we haveall these great things. So it was ironic when Kirk “Hardtail”Willard, Motorcycle Riders Foundation President, addressedthe crowd, he said something to the effect of “People don’t re-alize how much work it is to maintain the rights and freedomswe already have”.

And we have our work cut out for us if we want to “keep look-ing good.” It is no secret that news media takes a dim view ofmotorcycling, constantly portraying freedom loving bikers asless than intelligent. Now they have been joined by a chorus ofgovernment regulatory agencies and insurance companygroups all promoting the same message; mandatory helmetlegislation for all riders in all states. As if by magic helmets onheads will stop crashes from happening. But the media likesthe approach because it is quick and easy to explain, allowingthem to move on to more interesting things like turning urineinto drinking water (no kidding, a front page story). Also, realiz-ing the ineffectiveness of ranting in editorials, anti-motorcyclinggroups are learning our tactics and countering with their ownlegislative approaches and political action committees. Justtype in “motorcycle noise” in a Google search and you will geta small glimpse into the future of defending Minnesota motor-cycling. These are not anti noise, pro helmet, or even safetygroups. Make no mistake–these people are anti motorcyclingand will use any means at their disposal to see us off the road.And our task will keep getting more difficult as the percentageof riders with the attitude of “I wear a helmet all the time sowhat do I care about a mandatory law” increases. Remember seat belt legislation? That’s what happened; percentages kept rising untilthe mandatory law became easy to pass.

Freedom is expensive and a lot of work. So you better stay in shape and spend your money on the things that will have you lookinggood for the motorcycling fights right around the corner.

Yours in freedom,

Mack


COMMITTEES AND REPORTS

MEMBERSHIP AND RETENTIONREPORTMICKEY LINT (320) [email protected]

Hello bikers!

Well, this a very busy time for all; getting ready for State Rally,tryin' to get as many miles in as possible before the four letterword starts to fall. Sorry. We had a good turn out at Algona.We signed up 808 new and renewal memberships. Very good!Thanks for all that help! We are starting to get numbers backup to respectability. I want to thank every chapter for the goodjob they do on keeping up with their memberships and gettingafter the renewals. Once again this makes my job much easier.So don't stop here, let's get out there and sign up some morenew members and renewals. The numbers that I was shootingfor are getting closer so SIGN UP, SIGN UP!!!!

Well, I hope everyone had a safe Sturgis rally and got somegreat riding in.

Be Safe out there!!

Mickey

STATE RALLY REPORTRON ERNST (320) [email protected]

Next meeting:

Friday October 14th, B.O.D. location, Crookston, 6:30 pm

Whether you're reading this at the Rally or afterwards, thankyou for attending. I hope you had, or are having a great time!Now is a good time to step forward and volunteer for next year.The best way to improve the Rally is to get more involved inthe planning.

Our next committee meeting will be held at the OctoberB.O.D., Friday evening, 6:30pm

Thanks again, - Ron

RALLY SPONSORSHIPSUB-COMMITTEE REPORTWENDY STEINBORN (320) [email protected]

I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to eachand every one of our Sponsors; not only the Sponsors fromthis year’s rally, but all the past Sponsors as well. This year wehave not only met our goals, but exceeded them. And we haveyou, the Sponsors, along with all our recruiting chapter mem-bers to thank for that. This only tells me that A.B.A.T.E. of Min-nesota has created some great relationships with ourSponsors, and we hope these relationships will continue to getbigger and better each and every year.

As of this writing, we have a total of 46 sponsors and out of the46 we had 14 chapters and one District Director. I’d like to sayThank You again to the 20 people who took time out of theirbusy schedules to recruit these Sponsors. Without you, thisprogram would not succeed. The traveling plaque will behanded out at the October B.O.D. to the chapter who sold themost Sponsorships. Did your chapter win it this year?

Our thanks to all the Sponsors of the 2011 A.B.A.T.E. StateRally!

Wendy Steinborn

EDUCATION REPORTPAUL TJEPKES (320) [email protected]

September: Labor Day, State Rally, kids back to school, coolerweather, the beginning of fall. With that thought in mind, let'stalk education. I mean Driver Education. Driver Educationclasses in Minnesota are required to have some time devotedto motorcycle awareness in their curriculum. Our SHARE THEROAD program meets and exceeds these requirements. Allyou have to do is introduce yourself to the drivers-ed instructor.After introductions, give him/her a brief overview of what theSHARE THE ROAD program is all about. Chances are you willbe asked to be a presenter for motorcycle awareness. Nowyou will be able to influence hundreds of young minds by mak-ing them aware of motorcycles. They will remember thatBIKER who talked to them about motorcycles. They will re-member what you said. They will watch for us when they be-come drivers.

SO, get out there--MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!

Ride Safe, Ride Free

PaulIts a lot easier to react than it is to think!


GAMBLING REPORTKIM OSTLUND (507) 334-7592 [email protected] WILSON AVENUE, FARIBAULT, MN 55021

Next meeting:

Saturday, September 4th, State Rally, Litchfield, 11:00 amFriday, October 14th, Best Value Inn, Crookston, 7:00 pm

I would like to take this opportunity, first off, to give a big thank you to Lorie Sindt for helping me once again this year with the vendors.Without her help I would not be able to do double duty at the rally. I also want to give a big thanks to the folks that helped sell the re-maining raffle tickets. It’s really great when I get extra volunteers so that I don’t have to sit at that table.

If you happen to be reading the September issue early online and realize that you still have State Rally Raffle tickets in your posses-sion sold or unsold, make sure that you bring them to the rally and turn them in only to me. I keep a log of all outstanding tickets andlike to update that log as I go during the weekend. All tickets need to be accounted for before I can do the drawing. And if you aren’tcoming to the rally make sure to contact someone from your chapter and send any outstanding tickets with them. Mention to them thatthey need to be turned in only to me. Not someone on my committee or any of the folks sitting at the table selling tickets. Next month Iwill report on the winners of the raffle. Since all expenses incurred on the raffle will not be known until later in September (20th), I willnot be able to report on whether we can do a payback or not until the October B.O.D. For the chapters that happen to have their meet-ings later in the month, you can contact me if you need that information for your meeting.

If there are any chapters out there that would like to order more buddy bears, we do have extras in stock. Please contact either myselfor Mack and we will make sure that you get the bears you need. Keep in mind that if you would like to pay for the bears using yourgambling funds, that you need to fill out a “Request To Use Gambling Funds” form, have it signed by your President and Treasurer, andmail that to me along with a current copy of the meeting minutes where that motion was approved. Also, when you are doing yourbuddy bear runs, please have the organizations that you are donating the bears fill out a receipt. These receipts need to be mailed tome for our files. If you don’t have a blank copy of the receipts, you can just use a regular sheet of paper. Make sure to include the fol-lowing information: Organization that is receiving the bears, how many bears, the chapter donating the bears, and a signature fromsomeone representing the organization that is receiving the bears. Remember, the buddy bears cannot be donated to any law en-forcement agency.

Hope everyone enjoyed the rally. Once again, I would love to see some more faces on this committee. Even if you don’t want to be acommittee member, you are more than welcome to attend the meetings. These meetings are open to all A.B.A.T.E. members.Granted, it is the committee that makes the decisions on what to raffle and how to donate the money. But it is the total population ofA.B.A.T.E. that gives input on such decisions and also approves all the expenditures of this committee. And most of the time that is thesame four or five people each month. New faces mean new and fresh ideas. So, if you want to see something changed, come to ameeting and voice your ideas.

PRODUCTS REPORTRHIANNON [email protected]

Hi there, folks! I hope I got to chat with most of you at the Rally.I am excited to see how you all liked the new shirts and sweatsI ordered. I hope a lot of you came and worked at the table. Iwould like to say thank you to those of you that do/did help me.I always appreciate an extra hand.

I am also pleased to say that my limping Blazer has had a littlelift via a new transmission just in time for the Rally, ugh andyeah. I would like to remind folks to keep up the maintenanceon their rides because it does make a difference. I have yet tobe stranded by my little truck and she has been very good atpulling that trailer of A.B.A.T.E. products around. Well, I don'thave much else to say right now so I think I will sit back andrest for a bit before I have to get ready for A.B.A.T.E. U.

Keep your nose to the wind and ride like there's no tomorrow.

Rhiannon " Double D "

P.S. A big congrats to my fellow Straight River members Katie and Jason " Scrappy" - it's about darn time you two tied that knot.

WAYS & MEANS REPORTKRISTIE ORN (320) [email protected]

Next meeting:

Sunday October 9th, McPete's Sports Bar & Lanes, Big Lake,10:30 am

There’s not really anything happening on my committee thismonth. The July B.O.D. was a blast; thanks Jim and the South-west District for hosting! Our next meeting will be on Sunday,October 9th, 10:30 am at McPete’s Sports Bar & Lanes in BigLake. Note the change in time and location from our usual meet-ing spot.

See everyone at the rally.


LEGISLATIVE REPORTTODD RIBA (952) [email protected]

Something is missing

So here I am getting ready for the big ride to Sturgis and I have to get a Road Noise article hammered out before I leave so I am look-ing to the ride ahead for inspiration. I can’t help but think as I pack that it sure is nice that I have freedom of choice in the two or threestates that I am going to ride in over the next week so I don’t need to pack a helmet. Speaking of freedom, Minnesota is one of beststates to ride in if you are a freedom loving biker, we have the red light law, the anti discrimination law, blue dot taillights are legal andso are ape hangers. South Dakota isn’t far behind, yes they hassle riders for high handlebars but they are ahead of us in one categoryand that is justice for fallen bikers. Several years ago Congressman Bill Janklow ran a stop sign in his Cadillac and tragically killed abiker from Minnesota by the name of Randy Scott. Janklow served 100 days in jail and there was outrage from all around the countryand you still see the patches today that say, “My life is worth more than 100 days, Randy Scott”. I have news for you, if that accidenthappened here in Minnesota Janklow wouldn’t have served one day much less 100 days and I think that is just wrong and we need tofix that.

I asked Lake Chapter to make a motion at the July A.B.A.T.E. of MN Board of Directors (B.O.D.) meeting in regards to our “EnhancedPenalties’ Bill”. The motion asked that the Chapter Reps bring a proposal back to the Chapters for a vote and then the Chapter Repsare to bring the voice of the Chapters back to the B.O.D. in October. There are three choices for the Chapters to choose from and theyare; 1) pursue an enhanced penalties bill with the full support of A.B.A.T.E. of MN by supporting Motorcycle PAC of MN, writing lettersto our elected officials about the bill, increasing our attendance at Bikerday, and meeting face to face with our elected officials. 2) Wedon’t like that plan and here is another one. 3) We don’t need this bill, the law is fine the way it is.

I am asking Chapters to vote for plan number one and here is why. These four methods are tried and true. I know motorcycle rights ac-tivists from all over the country that have combined these four methods with great success. I also know motorcycle rights groups fromaround the country that have got caught up in bickering, back stabbing, drama, conspiracy theories, rumors, and they have lost what-ever fight they were fighting because they held petty grudges for years and years. Our choice is simple, we all need to admit that weare not perfect and therefore we should not expect our leaders and Motorcycle Rights Organizations to be perfect and we should over-come the desire to be real life soap opera stars and we should move forward in a positive and unified front. If we can do that we will getthis bill passed and the only thing missing will be the negative nonsense that destroys freedom in the wind. So if you want justice forour fallen brothers and sisters let’s get positive and let’s get it done. If you want to hold grudges and get those conspiracy theories allwhipped up please leave me out because it won’t work and it is a complete waste of my time.

See you down the road and stand and be counted, if you don’t someone else will. Todd

PUBLICATIONS [email protected]

Next meetings:Saturday, September 17th, Baker Printing, Spicer, 1:00 pmSaturday, October 15th, Crookston, following the B.O.D.

FREE WIFI AT THE RALLY!!!

If you’re at the Rally reading this, Mediacom is providing free Internet access at the A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State Rally! Please stop byand thank them for this totally free service. Service will be provided in a 150-yard circle from the vendor area (about one city block!).This will enable free Internet access in the vender and commons area, possibly farther.

Got a Rally story? What is your favorite memory from the A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State Rally? Most of you have been to many (if notevery) Rally and could write a book of memories. Send in a story or two; let everyone know what makes it such a great Rally. Howabout a Fall Colors route to share? Summer is winding down and fall riding is here. With the leaves turning color, who could ask for agreater state to go on a scenic run? Thanks to all of you who have contributed material to Road Noise and the website, as well as toevery other aspect of our organization. You are what makes A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota great!

Facebook Page update: If you have a Facebook page, please search for A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota’s new group page, or go to:http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/groups/95135144250/ and join if you have not done so already.

Calling all Committee Chairs! We would like to feature YOUR Committee as 'Committee of the Month', so tell us a little about the Com-mittee; what is does, how it works, who the members are and a group photo.

Is anyone interested in designing a Road Noise cover? This can be anything from pictures to drawings to just sending in some ideas.

So keep those scooters runnin' and enjoy the ride. The 'Pub' Comm


REVISOR REPORTJAN LOFT-PILGRIM (507) [email protected]

An updated Manual page was distributed at the July Board of Directors meeting, with Dawn Riba now listed as the Editor of the RoadNoise. Each Chapter Representative received two copies, one for their own Manual and the other for the Chapter President's Manual.All other Manual holders received a copy of the updated page. At the Board meeting scheduled for Crookston in October there will bean updated page listing Tony Corporon as the appointed Southeast District Director. Other than that, it's quiet in the Revisory. Supportyour State Rally Labor Day weekend! See you there.

Jan Loft-Pilgrim

A.B.A.T.E. UNIVERSITY REPORTKEITH AND MARILYN [email protected]

Next meeting:Saturday, September 17th, Paddy Wagons, Coon Rapids, 11:00 am

Keith and I would like to welcome the members of the 2012 A.B.A.T.E. U Committee. The following people have joined as of the JulyB.O.D., Matt Collins, Stephanie Christensen, Jane Jenson, Jody Dehn and Steve Eddy. The next committee meeting will be at PaddyWagons in Coon Rapids at 11:00 am. If you are interested in being a part of the committee please contact Keith or Marilyn, or justshow up at the next meeting. So far, we are working on fundraising for the event and getting the hotel rooms booked. We are confidentwe will have a great band or two. We are also solidifying some new classes that will be very worth your time to attend.

At the next meeting we will brainstorm ideas about the lunch menu. We are still in need of donations for the silent and live auction. Weare in need of solid ideas for fundraising.

Until September, ride safe and keep the thinking caps on… we need your ideas!

Keith and Marilyn

MRF REPORTTODD RIBA (952) 239-0929 [email protected]

CORE VALUES OF THE MOTORCYCLE RIDERS FOUNDATIONINTEGRITY

The MRF Board of Directors and their representatives will conduct themselves in an open, honest, objective and ethical manner. Wewill keep our promises, do what we say we are going to do, face issues fully and respect confidentiality. We base our discussions andjudgements on fact, carefully considering as our guidelines our by-laws, mission statement and members' interests.

RESPECT

The MRF Board of Directors and their representatives will work with individuals and organizations, with total dignity and candor, towarda full understanding, while acknowledging the importance of individual self-esteem, always listening in a non-judgmental way anddemonstrating full courtesy at all times.

LEADERSHIP

The MRF Board of Directors and their representatives will foster an environment that values intellectual curiosity and the explorationand use of new knowledge. We will stimulate participation, challenge the status quo, encourage risk taking and respect diversity.

TEAMWORK

The MRF Board of Directors and their representatives will endeavor to create win/win situations and give individuals the opportunityand support to succeed. We will set reasonable, understandable and measurable expectations. It is our goal to never play favorites andto confront situations head-on. We will provide full and accurate reporting and representation of situations. We will maintain ongoingcommunications and avoid over commitment. We will provide honest and timely feedback and acknowledge contributions fully and ef-fectively.

EXCELLENCE

The MRF Board of Directors' and their representatives' goal is to continually enhance all of our processes. Excellence is our measureof acceptability. We will accept leadership roles and test each performance against all those that precede it and other endeavors in ourarea of concern, always striving for improvement.


If you can’t convince them, confuse them!- Harry S Truman

DIAL A RIDECHECKOUTWWW.MOTORCYCLEDIALARIDE.ORG

Next meeting:September 4th at the State Rally at 2:00 pm

So far it has been a great season for riding. I’ve sure been putting on a lot more miles than I did last year.

With this article, I would like to introduce myself to all who get the Road Noise. My name is Michael Taylor. I hold the position of theDial-A Ride secretary and I am also the Rolling Prairie Chapter Rep. I am responsible for taking the minutes of the meeting and gettingour issues posted in the Road Noise.

I want to take this opportunity to tell you all just what Dial-A-Ride is all about. You may have probably heard it before, but I am going tocover it again. Motorcycle Dial-A-Ride was established in 1990 as a 501C3 non-profit/charitable organization. Our goal is to reduce theincidents of motorcyclists riding while impaired. I will cover what we consider “impaired” in future articles as well as post them on ourwebsite, www.motorcycledialaride.org.

Our goal is accomplished in three ways:

1. We educate motorcyclists about the consequences of drinking and riding. We strive to promote responsible decision making. Ourmessage is: If you ride, don’t drink / If you drink, don’t ride. This is accomplished by using our informational handouts; get homesafe cards, bar napkins, BAC calculator, and ride straight information which can be found on our web site.

2. We encourage the use of intervention techniques. We promote motorcyclists helping motorcyclists and encourage individuals andbusiness owners to intervene if at all possible if they know a rider is in an impaired state and is planning on riding. Some sugges-tions for intervention are:

a. Eliminate the need to ride by keeping the motorcycle and rider at the present location.

b. Find a safe place to store the motorcycle and furnish alternate transportation for the rider.

c. Find a sober rider for the motorcycle and alternate transportation for the rider.

3. We have volunteers throughout the state that provide safe transportation for impaired riders, their passengers, and their motorcy-cles. Just call Motorcycle Dial A Ride @ 1-888-DIAL-RID(E) or 1-888-342-5743 to arrange for a volunteer to help transport therider, passenger, and motorcycle to a safe location.

Motorcycle Dial-A-Ride has an all-volunteer Board of Directors. Volunteers throughout the State of Minnesota provide pickup services.We are supported through charitable donations from individuals, businesses and other motorcycle related organizations. Much of ourprinted educational material is provided by the Minnesota Motorcycle Safety Center with dollars collected from endorsed motorcycleriders in Minnesota. A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota has been a longtime supporter through their contributions and volunteers.

As an individual or business, you can designate Motorcycle Dial-A-Ride as your charity of choice for your United Way contributions. Wedo not have an agency number, so you will need to inform United Way you would like you donation to go to: Motorcycle Dial-A-Ride,388 9th Ave. W., Mail Box D, St Paul Park, MN. 55071. Let your fellow workers know that they can also donate to us, or you can simplymake a donation to us as a concerned private citizen.

On a closing note, if you would like to sit in on one of our meeting, or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer, check out our meet-ing at the State Rally. If you don’t plan on coming to the rally, you can still come to the meeting. We will insure that you get free admis-sion to enter the grounds and join us at the meeting. We would enjoy you being there.

Thanks for your support and keep’em on two.

Michael “Cranky” Taylor

Dial-A-Ride Board Member Call: 1(888) Dial-Ride or 1(888) 342-5743

WRITE TO RIDEFRANK ERNST (952) [email protected]

Nothing to Report this Month!

STATE TREASURERMICHELLE ‘MITCH’ [email protected]



NCOM REPORTFRANK ERNST (612) [email protected]

In the past there has been discussion about the confiscation of club colors, now we are hearing of rulings on the issue.

LOS ANGELES, CA.—A federal judge has rejected an unprecedented bid by the U.S. government to seek control of a gang's nameand its identity—via its logo—through a court order in a case involving the notorious Mongols motorcycle club.

In an eight-page ruling filed Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Otis Wright said he must "regrettably" rule in favor of the Mongols becausethe gang itself was not named in a 2008 racketeering indictment and it maintained exclusive ownership of the trademarks.

Wright granted the biker gang's petition and vacated a preliminary order of forfeiture he signed last year. Prosecutors, for the first timeever, had sought to take control of the Mongol name and the insignia that shows a pony tailed Genghis Khan-like figure aboard a chop-per. If Wright had signed the prosecution's proposed order, the government would be the owner of the logo and the club's name.

"I guess it was their belief that somehow it would make a difference to the organization, causing it to cease to exist," said GeorgeSteele, an attorney who represented the Mongols Nation Motorcycle Club. "It's heartening to know the law does what it's supposed todo and protects you from those who try to seize your property and your liberty."

U.S. attorney's spokesman Thom Mrozek said his office will review the ruling and consider all options, including an appeal.

Prosecutors argued the logo should be forfeited because the Judge sides with biker gang over logo trademarks were acquired andmaintained by former Mongol president Ruben "Doc" Cavazos while the club was involved in criminal activity. Cavazos has pleadedguilty to racketeering conspiracy and is expected to be sentenced later this year.

Steele countered that a person cannot own a collective membership insignia, and Wright seemed to agree in his ruling. "There is noevidence that Cavazos or any other individual member of the organization holds or ever held an ownership interest in the trademarks inquestion," Wright wrote. The law "does not impose liability on the racketeering enterprise if it is not named as a 'person.'"

The effort was part of the indictment that accused gang members of murder, drug trafficking and torture. More than 100 people facedcharges in state and federal courts, and dozens have pleaded guilty to crimes ranging from drug possession to conspiracy.

Another judge issued an injunction in late 2008 barring Mongol members from wearing the logo. The move led to numerous seizuresacross the nation of Mongol-related gear. Wright last year entered a preliminary order of forfeiture, but he found in favor of the club inSeptember, ruling that none of the defendants had a forfeitable ownership interest in the logo, and vacated his order.

Prosecutors had more evidence to show Wright that Mongol members knew Cavazos was the sole owner of the logo, including a depo-sition in April where the former gang leader claimed the insignia was his property. "They were in my personal control to begin (with),"Cavazos said. "Mongol Nation is mine." The club's website displays the logo on its home page and promises to have an online storewith its black-and-white apparel soon.

Is this the end of this issue or will there be appeals and additional attempts by government to try to disassemble motorcycle clubs? Wewill keep you informed if things change.

On a lighter note we have heard much about the license plate reading devices being used by government. On my return trip from theNCOM convention in New Mexico I came around the toll highway outside of Denver. The tollbooths are now all closed and license platescanner reading your plate collects the toll and then they send you a bill. I think I was pretty lucky it must have missed my plate so Ididn’t get a bill, It appears I saved $2.80, everything helps when you are on social security. Plate readers may not always be as effec-tive as government agencies would like.

Enjoy the ride, be mindful of the freedom and do what you can to preserve both.

Fe

STATE OFFICE ADMINISTRATORLIZ HERZOG (800) [email protected]

Is it September already???? Bummer… It doesn't seem like summer has been here all that long.

I hope everyone is going to have a great time at our rally! I sure do!

All of the Algona membership cards are mailed now so if you didn't receive yours, please call me. If you have your receipt then I canget you entered.

Working Together To KEEP our FREEDOM! Liz


KLFD AM 1410Litchfield, MN

www.klfd1410.com

2011RALLY SPONSORS

AmericInn Farm-Rite Equipment, Inc.Litchfield, MN Dassel, MN(320) 693-1600 (320) 275-2737

TEK Mechanical Service, Inc.Hutchinson, MN (320) 587-2779

Apol’s Harley-DavidsonAlexandria/RaymondRaymond, MN(320) 967-4511

American Legion Post 104Litchfield, MN(320) 693-9074

Buffalo Ridge Chapter ofA.B.A.T.E. of MNMarshall, MN(507) 247-5051

Crow River Harley DavidsonDelano, MN(763) 972-6282

Freedom First Rider's Chapter ofA.B.A.T.E of MNParker's Prairie, MN(320) 760-0711

Its 5 O’Clock Somewhere Bar & theStraight River Chapter of A.B.A.T.E of MNOwatonna, MN(507 451-9449

Lake Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of MNDelano, MN

(952) 239-0929

Manning’s Golf CarsLitchfield, MN

(320) 693-7474

Minnesota Tubby’s Bar & GrillCobden, MN

(507) 794-5974

North Star Chapter of A.B.A.T.E. of MNBemidji, MN

(218) 444-3597

River Valley Chapter ofA.B.A.T.E. of MNMankato, MN

(507) 345-4828

Rolling Prairie Chapter ofA.B.A.T.E. of MNSt. James, MN(507) 381-2830

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DIAMOND

GOLD


2nd Street Customs, LLCLitchfield, MN(320) 693-0775

3 G’s AutoLitchfield, MN(320) 693-3024

American Income LifeSt. Paul, MN(605) 228-4234

Bonfire Bar & GrillLitchfield, MN(320) 693-9176

Borderland Chapterof A.B.A.T.E. of MNRoseau, MN(218) 389-4124

C & L DistributingSauk Rapids, MN(320) 248-2541

Davis MotorsLitchfield, MN(320) 693-3224

Delano RentalDelano, MN(763) 972-2199

Doug’s Auto RepairLitchfield, MN(320) 693-8821

French Lake Auto Parts, Inc.Annandale, MN(320) 286-2560

Fun Sports ofHutchinsonHutchinson, MN(320) 587-9505

Haug ImplementLitchfield, MN(320) 693-2438

Heart of the Lakes Chapterof A.B.A.T.E. of MNDetroit Lakes, MN(218) 849-2698

Jack Pine Riders Chapterof A.B.A.T.E. of MNFinlayson, MN(320) 630-8003

Kicker’s Bar & GrillLitchfield, MN(763) 228-9301

LaLa’s Bar & Grill, LLCSouth Haven, MN(320) 236-5151

Litchfield LiquorLitchfield, MN(320) 693-8563

Main Street CafeLitchfield, MN(320) 286-2560

Mediacomwww.mediacomecable.com(800) 332-0245

Metro Chapter ofA.B.A.T.E. of MNTwin Cities, MN(763) 443-7361

Monie’sMaple Plain, MN(763) 479-2717

Northeast Chapterof A.B.A.T.E. of MNDuluth, MN(218) 727-0563

The O’Hern FamilyBuffalo, MN(612) 709-8264

Jim & Kristie OrnKimball, MN(320) 250-4000

Schlauderaff ImplementLitchfield, MN(320) 693-7277

Snake Iron CustomsRockford, MN(763) 477-3336

Sons of Silence MCHutchinson Chapter

South Central Chapterof A.B.A.T.E. of MNHutchinson, MN(612) 669-7255

Swan’s CaféLitchfield, MN(320) 693-3279

Tri-County ChapterA.B.A.T.E. of MNSavage, MN(320) 510-0551

2011RALLY SPONSORSCHROME


RALLY SPONSOR RECRUITERSRECRUITER ..............................................................CHAPTERLEE HEATON ................................................................................BORDERLANDDAVE HERZOG...........................................................................BUFFALO RIDGEWENDY STEINBORN ..........................................BUFFALO RIDGE/ SOUTH CENTRALMIKE JEPPESEN.........................................................................FREEDOM FIRSTJUSTIN GROTJOHN .............................................................HEART OF THE LAKESDAVE DRONEN.......................................................................JACK PINE RIDERSMICHELLE BACKLAND................................................................................LAKEDAWN RIBA .............................................................................................LAKEJAY PEDERSON ......................................................................................METRO

MARK PETERSON...........................................................................NORTH STARAMY LARSEN ..................................................................................NORTHEASTSTEVE FRY..................................................................................RIVER VALLEYROB FEHRMAN.........................................................................SOUTH CENTRALJIM GUZA ................................................................................SOUTH CENTRALDOUG LOURIS .........................................................................ROLLING PRAIRIEJIM ORN ROLLING.................................................................................PRAIRIEDAN SCHRADER .......................................................................SOUTH CENTRALDALE STEINBORN ..............................................SOUTH CENTRAL/BUFFALO RIDGELORI BOOMGAARDEN .................................................................STRAIGHT RIVERRONALD ERNST..............................................................................TRI-COUNTY

RALLY COMMITTEE VOLUNTEERSRALLY CHAIR ...............................................................................................RON ERNSTRALLY SECRETARY................................................................................JAN LOFT-PILGRIMRALLY TREASURER.........................................................................................KRISTI ORNSPONSORS .......................................................................................WENDY STEINBORNENTERTAINMENT....................................................................................DALE STEINBORNBIKE GAMES.............................................................................STRAIGHT RIVER CHAPTERBIKE RAFFLE .............................................................................................KIM OSTLUNDCHILI CONTEST / AWARDS .........................................................................BILL GRUHLKEDUST CONTROL ..........................................................................FREEDOM FIRST RIDERSELECTRICAL ....................................................................FRED PAWELK & REED CARLSONFIRST AID .........................................................................................CYNDE ALEXANDERFRONT GATE ........................................................................................MARILYN COLSCHMEMORIAL RUN ..........................................................................FREEDOM FIRST RIDERSMEMORIAL SERVICE....................................................................................CURT QUINERMUD OLYMPICS .............................................................................................TODD RIBAPRODUCTS .....................................................................................RHIANNON DUBINSKYPR/ PROGRAM / ANNOUNCER.......................................................................MIKE BERGERSECURITY ................................................................................................KEITH COLSCHVENDORS .................................................................................................KIM OSTLUND

A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE THAT DID SO MUCH WORK TO MAKETHE 2011 ABATE OF MINNESOTA STATE RALLY A SUCCESS!


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NORTH STARwww.northstarabate.org

No Report Recieved this Month.

Chapter GrapevinesNORTHWEST DISTRICT DIRECTOREDGAR BURKE(218) [email protected]

Howdy Folks,

By the time you are reading this you will be at the State Rally or on your way, anyway I hope to see ALL of you there. Please take time topull a shift and allow the other person to take a break.

I am glad to announce that memberships have been on the rise and meeting attendance as well.

Welcome aboard to all new members. I personally would like to THANK each and every member of A.B.A.T.E. THANK YOU for fightingfor my rights as well as yours and even for the people that don’t think it’s necessary. I believe it is a very important issue. I also believethat with the help of ALL our members we can WIN.

Get your vacation time put in for BIKERDAY 2012. This is the most important day of the year! This is where you get to talk face to facewith the politicians that work for you at the Capitol.

Keep the Tri-folds handy and keep talking with people on the streets about A.B.A.T.E. and what we believe in. We also need to sendsome support towards the PAC of Minnesota and the MRF. These folks are on our side and need all the help we can give them.

TAKE CARE and RIDE FREE

Edgar 218-849-5021

BORDERLAND www.borderlandabate.orgNext meeting:September 17, 2:30 pm, Sportsmans Lodge, Baudette.Upcoming events: A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State Rally, September, 2-5: LitchfieldMWMC (Max's Bash) Labor Day weekend, Roosevelt

Hello Borderland!

I know the upcoming events thing is a little nip-n-tuck, but if you get your Road Noise like I do, you will get a chance to read this in time toget on your bike and attend one of these two rallies. We have members promoting A.B.A.T.E. at "Max's Bash". So if you're not at the StateRally, get over there and support them. They do such awesome work for charities! As for you MWMC-A.B.A.T.E. members, Thanks.A.B.A.T.E. of MN is a leader on Motorcycle Rights! We need all of you.

I was just thinking about the early motorcycle rights in Minnesota... Bob Illingworth, the MMRA, and the repeal of the helmet law for safety,awareness, training and education. We think of the "Share the Road" program, hundreds and hundreds of presentations. There are nostats on "Lives Saved" But we know! It's great that Minnesota is at a 14 year low for motorcycle fatalities, but odds are that would go upnext year. Anyway, moving on to the Borderland Chapter, Member of the Month is our secretary Arno Burreson. Summer is winding downbut some of our best fall riding is yet to come!

On July 16, member and friend, Bruce Berg hit a deer while riding his motorcycle. We will miss seeing andhearing his 95' Road King, but we are Thankful to the Lord and his crash bar for saving his life.

We are all looking forward to our ride in meeting at Sportsman's Lodge. See ya there,

Twistin' da Wick, Tim

GREAT CAMPING...


HEART OF THE LAKESThis evening my thoughts are on the end of summer, beginning of fall. Not that I don’t enjoy summer but fall is my favorite time of year.The colors are so gorgeous the weather is more leather friendly and no mosquitoes. Biker Perfect!

Besides that State Rally is near. After that we still have many of those fall chapter parties to end another riding season. So get on yourscooter and blow some leaves around. Take in the colors as you make your way to them upcoming events.

Hope to have more information next month as we postponed last meeting!

Murph

NORTHWEST WWW.IRIDEMINE.ORGNext meeting:Sunday, September 11th, The Hobo House, Newfolden, after the parade (around 9:30)

Upcoming events:September 2nd-5th, 23rd Annual State Rally, Meeker Co. Fairgrounds in LitchfieldSeptember 10th, Scott Shimpa Benefit Ride, Duffers, Erskine, registration 8:00 amSeptember 11th, Newfolden, 8:30 am

It is really important to try and get as many bikes as we can to head the parade for this 9/11 Memorial Tribute.Scott Shimpa Benefit Ride Registration starts at 8am @ Duffers in Erskine

Hello Northwest,

It is crazy that it is already August but there is still a lot of great riding to do. Thanks to Lonnie and Melissa for sharing their grilling partywith everyone! Those of you that have not experienced the State Rally should head on down. It is a great time with great music, greatfood, and great people. Also try to make it to Newfolden on the 11th. Some suggested camping there on the 10th so it is not such an earlymorning. Hope to see everyone out and about!

Never trade the thrills of living for the security of existence. ~Unknown~

Greg and Tina

FREEDOM FIRST RIDERS WWW.FREEDOMFIRSTRIDERSABATEMN.ORGGrowing strong and having fun. Visit our website now.Next meetings:September 24th, 6:00 pm. at the Millers, 4497 Prairie Rd NE, Carlos (Red Barn), bring a dish to share...October 29th, Leaf Valley Mercantile, Garfield (Halloween Party)November 26th, Herby’s Bar Grill & Café, Carlos

*Continue to check out our FFR web site for upcoming info, events, rides, pictures and directions to the meetings.

Good day everyone! It is a great day today (8-10-11), 75 degrees is perfect riding weather for Santa. As I write this newsletter a lot of youare enjoying Sturgis. I sure wish I were with you. Be sure to share the pictures and the memories with us all. Let’s start with the FreedomFirst Riders Fricken Fifth Birthday Day Party held in Clitheral at the “On the Corner Bar”. I like you a lot Bev for taking such good care ofus Freedom First Riders. I hope we didn’t mess up your yard with all the camping. I want to thank all of you that helped make this FFR an-niversary such a huge success. I would mention names but my brain is full and I don’t want to over think right now, it may hurt. The daystarted with pictures at Main Street Brewery in Alexandria, then a very nice bike ride, fantastic food (pig roast), plenty of beverages, musicby Gray Matter, music also by Mike Miller, piano solo Stevie (Lone Wolf) Wonder lol, and the bike games. I especially liked the weeniecontest. Santa and Shirley won the balloon toss. There was a slowest bike contest but there wasn’t a category for us 3 wheelers. I guessthat may have required too much time, lol. The best part of the whole night was the visiting and dancing with my fellow FFR’s. My lovingwife Donna reminded me several times throughout the evening how badly I smelled from the hard day of riding and playing. She said Icouldn’t go near her unless I showered so at about 2 am it was off to the lake. Well, I won’t go into details but what a riot we had. It wasrefreshing and very entertaining to say the least. Thank God there weren't any serious injuries, a definite do over. Oh, I do want to apolo-gize to any women my smelly, sweaty biker body may have come into contact with. If I had to do it all over again, I probably wouldn'tchange a thing. I had a great time with all of you. I think we might have scared Kelly’s mom back to Texas, what a nice lady. Ok everyone;I need to get ready to go enjoy some free brats and beer at the Beetles Ball game with Donna and her co-workers. You Freedom FirstRiders are great and strong as ever, keep up the great work everyone. See you all in Litchfield. I can’t wait to make some more memorieswith you. Oh! Oh! Scotty has a girl friend; Scotty has a girl friend, too cute.

Remember every one dies but not everyone lives. Make some memories and share some memories.

Freedom First Riders, Ride safe, Ride free, Ride proud.

You deserve it. “Expect the Unexpected” & “Let Those Who Ride Decide” Santa


[email protected] meetings:September 8th, Ray's North Pole Bar,Raleigh Street, Duluth, 7:30 pm (Notedate change to avoid conflict with theLabor Day Holiday weekend)October 6th, Ray's North Pole Bar, Raleigh Street, Duluth, 7:30 pmNovember 3rd, Ray's North Pole Bar, Raleigh Street, Duluth, 7:30 pm

Upcoming events:September 10th, Road clean up, meet at the Sunset Bar at noon

As I am sending this in, I can't believe it's already August and bythe time we all read this it will be September. I'm praying to themotorcycle gods for a warm fall, this summer has flown by tooquickly.

This summer has been such a busy riding season that it was hardto attend every ride and event. But for those that I was luckyenough to go to, I had a blast. Thank you again to the Jack PineRiders Chapter and Wisconsin A.B.A.T.E. for a great time. We stillhave a few things left on our calendar; hope to see you all there!

Please don't forget our road clean up on September10th, withenough people to help out, the clean up part goes quickly and wealways make time for a little fun afterwards. We will meet at noon.

I want to mention that many of our local runs and events have suf-fered from poor turn out this year. Support your local Chapters,MC's, etc. The riding season is short and a lot of effort is put intothese events. Poor weather usually passes and many of theseevents had little to no rain, however the attendance was very low.Much time and money was wasted. Many of these events arefundraisers to support local charities and need your help to keepthem going.

Please look to the bike calendar or attend a meeting for eventsand runs. The summer may be over, but there is still a lot of greatriding ahead.

See you all soon.

Ride safe!

Lisa

CENTRALNext meetings:September 11th, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids, 2:00 pmOctober 8th, Justin and Jessica’s house in Foley, 4:00 pm

After the October meeting we will be celebrating the 3rd annualWing Fest in Foley. The address is: 11000 115th Ave N.E. or call(320) 387-3534 for directions. Bring a side dish to share at WingFest and a beverage of your choice. So once again it’s our StateRally time and I know a number of people will be reading this atthe Rally and for some it may be the first copy of the Road Noiseyou have ever read. We all ride different types of bikes and weall ride for different reasons. The most common reason I hearfrom people is the sense of freedom. I thought I would sharesome the reasons I ride a bike and maybe you can relate tosome or all of them. The first is freedom. I think about this as Iam straddling a seat on a machine less that three feet widerolling down the road on two wheels at 60 mph with no seat beltor any metal, glass or airbags around me. It has to be the closestthing to just sitting on a jet engine and flying at a very low altitudeover hills and valleys. Second would be the wind in my face,bugs and all. Have you ever noticed all the aroma’s you take inas you ride? There are so many smells that take me back to myyouth the instant I smell them. There is the smell of dirt in thespring when the farmers are planting. There is the smell of freshcut grass or hay, cow manure, fresh tar on a new road or a 1968Plymouth with 440 or maybe a 1970 Chevelle with a 357 thattakes me back to the muscle car era. The third is riding roads Ihave never been on before and seeing new landscapes or farms,bridges, lakes, rivers or maybe some redneck’s place with somuch junk piled around it you could take a picture and sell it asart. I bought a boat two years ago. I have not put it in the wateryet. Every weekend when the weather is nice, rather than puttingthe boat in the water, I jump on the Harley and ride. I guess I did-n’t know just how much I like to ride when I bought that boat. Ilike to ride with friends in a group of bikers too. It’s not too oftenyou call up all your boat owner friends and go riding around on alake or river with a pack of boaters.

Well, one thing is for sure, everyone at the Rally enjoys motorcy-cles and as members of A.B.A.T.E. we are all fighting to keep thefreedom we now enjoy on the open road for whatever reason weride. Ride safe and enjoy the Rally.

From Zimtown, The [email protected]

If you’re on Face Book check out our web page at ABATE MNCentral Chapter

NORTHEAST DISTRICT DIRECTORJEAN AFROOZ (763) [email protected] about to head out to Sturgis so I am writing this a little early! You are probably reading this at State Rally. We will be having a North-east District meeting the last Sunday in September. I will send out reminder emails to everyone and hope we have a nice day for a fallride to The Cricket in Rock Creek. The meeting starts at 2:00 pm. Everyone is welcome, but the Chapter Representatives are encour-aged to make it or send a replacement to bring back information to your chapter. A lot of great ideas have been shared at these meetingsand everyone benefits. I know this is short but it's late and I am getting up early to head out in the morning.

As always, if I can be of assistance to anyone in the district please don't hesitate to call or email me! I would be more than happy to helpwith anything I can. See ya' on the road! Hmmmm..... I guess,

Th-th-th-th-th-th-that's All Folks! (fade in the Looney Tunes soundtrack.) Jean (Red Hot Mama) Afrooz


SAND DUNESNext meetings:September 11th, KJ's Refuge in Orrock, 1:00 pmOctober 2nd, KJ's Refuge in Orrock, 1:00 pmNovember 6th, KJ's Refuge in Orrock, 1:00 pmDecember 4th, KJ's Refuge in Orrock, 1:00 pm

Upcoming events:September 24th, Cheetoz Fun Run, leaving Stoney’s at 1:00 pm

Hey Sand Duners and friends,

Wow, what happened to the summer? Hard to believe that as we are reading this we are already either at or past our State Rally andsummer is just a bunch of fond memories. It is time to really start watching for the kids at school and the critters jumping out of theditches. Not that we ever quit doing that as motorcyclists. So as we enjoy the fall runs, enjoying our season change here in Minnesota,please ride safe.

Our State Coordinator, Mack Backlund and the MN MRF State Representative, Todd Riba, both talked at length at the July B.O.D. aboutthe importance of a strong showing at the State Capitol on Bikerday. We have a good amount of time to plan for that trip as it usually is inFebruary. So try to make it this year and if you are unable to, stop and send an email, letter, or make a phone call before Bikerday askingyour representatives to support your fellow motorcyclists when they come to visit.

Well on the lighter side, here are some pics, old and new. Congrats to Sand Dunes member Jodi for being named bartender of the Monthin RX magazine. Jodi works for Sand Dunes member Cheetoz, who owns Stoney's in Rockville and he is having his first ever Cheetoz'Fun Run on September 24th leaving Stoney's at 1:00 pm. A couple of stops, some pulled pork sandwiches by Leon at the end and aband. All for a free will donation to cover the food.

There is also a pic of an unidentified Sand Dunes officer demonstrating the "Low Ball Race" at our rodeo, one of the new events thateveryone seems to like.

Chapter Representative Matt at a past state rally, Stylin' on a now extinct ride.

And last but not least, the Prez, first lady, Dusty Bottoms and Kurt at Freedom First's bike show during the A.B.A.T.E. U. weekend.

Glad to see past members Ross and Roxanne Anderson are doing OK after their bike accident nineweeks ago. They have been a long time healing and Ross now has to have some surgery. Bestwishes for a quick recovery to you folks.

Keeping in mind those menand women that are servingour country, be safe and re-turn soon.

All the best, Ride free andride often,

George

JACK PINE RIDERS www.jackpineriders.orgNext meetings:Sunday, September 18th, Cricket Liquors in Rock Creek, 2:00 pmSunday, October 16th, Gas light Bar, Sandstone, 2:00 pm (Please bring a donation for the food shelf)

Upcoming events:September 24th, Jack Pine Riders host “Oktoberfest” in Sandstone.

Hi Everyone,

In Unc’s excitement to get his bike headed towards Sturgis, he forgot to submit his grapevine so y’all get my prettyboring one.

I hope those of you who made Sturgis this year had a great, safe and adventurous trip.

Hope to see you all at the Oktoberfest.

For more Chapter/Event information, log on to our website www.jackpineriders.org

Later for now, Rochelle


RIVER RIDERS WWW.RIVERRIDERS.ORGNext meetings:September 11th, location to be determined...October 9th, location to be determined...

Upcoming Event: September 10th, Ride In Bike Show, Linwood

Not much info for this month. I do hope everyone had a safe and great time in Sturgis and for most of you the 2011 State Rally will also bebehind us. I hope you got a chance to get out there and have a good time and support our cause.

I would like to send out a big “Congratulations” to Brad Hansen who was voted in by the chapter as our new Vice President at July's meet-ing. We are excited to work with him and I promise you Brad, there WILL be work to be done! In addition, Steve "Chopper" Bolduc wasvoted in to head the Sergeant at Arms position. He did a fantastic job at our May fundraiser. People from the Jack Pine Riders and TheGuardians of the Children had nothing but fantastic things to say about him. He made the River Riders proud! Thank you Chopper andcongratulations!

The River Riders will be hosting a Ride in Bike Show at the Linwood Family Fun Days in Linwood on September 10th from 1:00 pm to4:00 pm. There is a $5.00 entry fee to place your bike in the show. Otherwise just come out and have some fun. There is also a car showthat gets bigger every year and tons of fun things for the whole family!

Dave (Papa Bear) Bolduc, President

EAST CENTRAL WWW.EASTCENTRALABATE.ORGNext meetings:October 2nd, Hunter’s Inn, Cedar, 11:00 amNovember 6th, Hunter's Inn, Cedar, 11:00 am

Hello East Central!

Thank you to everyone who attended the Chapter Campout and those of you who made it to the State Rally. I know all at both events hada great time.

It's hard to believe the riding season is almost over. This has been a very hot/wet season. Hopefully you where able to get in some milesbetween the raindrops.

The other day a coworker said he saw a motorcyclist wearing full leathers riding down the highway (at first he thought it was me) notwearing a helmet. He asked me what good is that leather if you don't protect your head. I told him it's about the freedom to choose. Icould see by the look in his eyes he didn't understand. I broke the ice by telling him that leathers help save your tat's if you fall. Helaughed; I then responded with “your more likely to fall down the steps in your house” and asked him how would he like if the governmentmade a law that you had to wear a helmet every time you walked up or down stairs. I could see he was thinking about that one. I left himwith one last statement. “It's called freedom of choice and that is what makes America great.”

Keep the Chrome Side Up, Mark "Red" Braastad, President (763) 234-5642

METRO WWW.METROMN.COMNext meetings:September 13th, Sandy and Bill's, 7:00 pmOctober 11th, Jay's, 7:00 pm

Upcoming events:September 2nd - 5th, A.B.A.T.E. of MN State Rally, Meeker County Fair Grounds in LitchfieldSeptember 11th, National Day of Service and Remembrance

If you're reading this; then it's September and the days of summer are fading behind us.

What did you do to make your summer worthwhile? Me? I brought Buddy Bears to children with my fellow A.B.A.T.E. members and somegreat people from the COC. I watched my momma buy a sweet little number and relearn the joys of riding a motorcycle. I ogled bikesthat were sparkling out in the sun; bit my lip for the ones sitting out in the rain, the whole time daydreaming about just one of them beingmine. I let motorcyclists merge in front of me because I know how not to crowd them and told myself I was setting a good example forother drivers. I looked twice not only when pulling out of a drive, but also when making a turn, merging on the highway, and changinglanes. I felt sheer joy in participating in this great thing called LIFE with this great organization called A.B.A.T.E. I couldn't ask for a betterbunch of people to spend time with.

FRIENDS VS. BIKER FRIENDS FRIENDS: Never ask for food. BIKER FRIENDS: Are the reason you have no food. FRIENDS: Will say"hello". BIKER FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss. FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave. BIKER FRIENDS: Willspend hours there, talking, laughing and just being together. FRIENDS: Borrow your stuff for a few days then give it back. BIKERFRIENDS: Keep your stuff so long they forget it's yours. FRIENDS: Are for a while. BIKER FRIENDS: Are for life.

Until next time, ~Megs


SOUTHWEST DISTRICT DIRECTORJIM ORN (320) [email protected]

Next Southwest District Meeting September 24th, 2:00 pm at the Triple R Grill & Bar in Kimball

I want to give another big thank you for all the help at the July B.O.D. Thanks Larry for letting us invade your farm. And thank you to myfour biggest helpers of the weekend, Dale & Wendy Steinborn, Mike Edgett and last, but not least, Kristie. She’s the one that keeps megoing in the right direction and makes sure I am where I need to be. And believe it or not she cleans up my spelling and grammar onthese grapevines that I write. Thanks also Ron for bringing out the lunch wagon, it was very tasty. I know there were a lot more peoplethat helped out, and I am grateful for each and every one of you.

Here it is September; I could have sworn I just got my bike out about two weeks ago. As usual it has been a full summer. We even tooktime out and got our oldest son married off, that mean’s he can’t move back home, right?

Now that the State Rally is here (or just over for some of you reading this) fall is just around the corner and you know what fall bringsout… that’s right, chili feeds and Chapter fundraisers.

I hope everyone is saving a day of vacation from work to attend Bikerday at the Capitol, I know I am. We always need to stay vigilant andkeep our guard up for whatever they might try and throw at us next year.

Ride safe, till next time, Jim

BUFFALO RIDGENext meetings:September 10th, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar, Lynd, 1:00 pmOctober 1st, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar at 1:00 pm

Sturgis Rally riders have some of the best traveling weather we have had in years. The jet stream appears to bekeeping the rain to the east of us and cool fair weather is the result. Hope you all had a great time at the rally.

By the time you read this there is one supper gathering remaining at Wabasso, September 13th, we are planning on getting there earlyaround 5:00 pm and hope to see you there.

Hats off to Buffalo Ridge fundraiser helpers we made enough money to be able to get Buffalo Ridge A.B.A.T.E. into Silver status as aState Rally Sponsor. Ron has promised warmer weather this year for the rally at Litchfield, Labor Day Weekend. We have our tickets,hope you’ve got yours, we’ll see you there!

Got our first ripe tomato out of the garden last night, what a treat. There are two things money can’t buy, true love and homegrowntomatoes.

That's all I have for this issue. Finish out your riding season safe and sane; leave the partying for the end of the trail.

Yours in Freedom,

Rick DD

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GLACIAL RIDGE www.glacialridgeabate.orgNext meeting:Saturday, September 10th, 6:00 pm at Rooney's in Sedan *Note date changeSaturday, October 1st, 6:00 pm at Rooney's in SedanSaturday, November 5th, 6:00 pm at Rooney's in Sedan

Upcoming Events:Old Fashioned Saint Nicholas Party~ Saturday, December 3rd, 4:00 pm at Rooney's in Sedan

Hello All~

Another month has gone by and I really can't believe how fast this summer has gone! By the time ya'll read this, State Rally will havecome and gone.

This year certainly has been a memorable one with all the hot, steamy days and sultry nights... the third hottest summer on record Iheard. Minnesota has seen some bad flooding and storms this year as well, but I know our spirit has not been broken like the trees. Ihave seen neighbors coming together to clean up damage from Mother Nature's wrath.

What I haven't seen though, is A.B.A.T.E. members coming together as they have in the past. I know that Moose and I have had a hardyear this past year and we have not been able to participate in events and attend meetings like we have wanted to, but I have not seenmembers (who have been able) supporting other Chapter’s or State functions. This is disheartening to me because the camaraderie andsupport is what makes this organization so great. This is only one woman's opinion, take it for what you like.

The last thing I wanted to say is congratulations to Derek and Brittany V. on the arrival of their daughter,London Harley VanLuik. She is a wonderful gift!

Live by the Spoon~ Die by the Spoon~

Spoon

SOUTHWEST~*Support our Troops*~

Next meeting:Friday, September 9th at the Rushmore Senior Center, Rushmore, MN 7:30 pm

There seemed to be a mix-up with our grapevine article for August. I had it submitted on time. However, it didn't get into the correct handsfor whatever reason to be published. I would like to apologize to my chapter for the mix-up.

Burger nights brought the local community together in support of A.B.A.T.E. every other Wednesday at PD's in Rushmore this summer.We held our last one for this summer on August 31st. Southwest Chapter held our first ever street dance on July 9th in Rushmore, MN.Live music provided by Road Trip out of Sioux Falls, SD. Southwest Chapter President Kevin Harberts and I would like to send out aHUGE THANK YOU to EVERYONE that stepped up in such a big way and helped pull off this huge event!!! Also THANK YOU to SWDDJim Orn and his wife Kristie for attending!!! The local community appreciated the event and Kevin and I have received a lot of great com-ments about the performance of the band. Overall a great time was had by all!!! We'll see what happens for next year and possibly mak-ing it an annual event!?!?

I hope everyone that went to Sturgis had a great time! Don't forget about our own A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State Rally in September atMeeker County fair grounds in Litchfield, MN. While you are out and about on the area rides and at different events supporting otherchapters, sell tickets for the bike raffle being held at the State Rally. We need to get our gambling fund built up again, so we are able tocontinue to provide Buddy Bears.

CONGRATULATIONS to Southwest Chapter for being 4th in selling raffle tickets for the A.B.A.T.E.U. Raffle in 2011!!!! We may be one ofthe smaller chapters, but this just goes to show that we should NOT be underestimated!!! What is that saying, little but loud?!?

Whatever it is, it's better in the wind. ~Author Unknown

Until next time ~ Traci

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LAKEWWW.ABATELAKECHAPTER.ORGNext meetings:September 3rd, under the Chapter Rally Tent in Litchfield, 3:00 pmOctober 1, 4pm Chapter Meeting – Doc Holiday, DelanoOctober 29, 4pm Chapter Meeting – American Legion, DelanoDecember 3, 4pm Chapter Meeting – American Legion, Buffalo

Upcoming events:September 3rd, Meet and Greet under the Chapter Rally Tent in Litchfield, 2:00 pmSeptember 4th, Lake Chapter Social Hour,5:00 pm to 6:00 pm*under the Chapter Rally Tent in LitchfieldOctober 1st, Highway pick up, St. Boni, 12:00 pmOctober 8th, Fall Colors Run, leaves Delano at noonOctober 9th, Bowling for Kids, McPete’s in Big Lake, noon to 2:00 pmFebruary 4th, 2012, Grounded Hogs fundraiser at the American Legion, Buffalo

I want to thank Doc Holiday’s for the meeting space; it does work nice for us. We had a good turn out and it is always great to see somany friends; old and new! The chapter purchased some patches from the PAC and passed around sign up sheets for upcoming events.Congratulations were given to Becky and Dave on their wedding last month. We wish you the best in the many years to come.

The chapter will be bowling for kids again this year on October 9th. This event benefits the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Minnesotaand is always a great time. There will be prizes, lots of laughs, and maybe some bowling too! If you would like to participate, contact Mitchat 763-263-1532 or [email protected]. If you don’t want to participate, please sponsor someone who is. Nominations are now beingaccepted for the Steven J Kreitlow Award. These should be submitted to Dawn by October 1st. That’s all I have for now as it is time topack for Sturgis! I sure love summer time, since it just doesn't get any better than this.

If you have questions or comments you can contact the current Chapter President, Dawn Riba, at (952) 239-0928. See you under theChapter Rally Tent.

Until next time; Fare thee well, Mitch’n2011 CAMP FRIENDSHIP BIKE SHOW.

CONGRATS TO FRED FOR GETTING THE MOST VOTES,OF COURSE BARNEY HELPED!


SOUTH CENTRAL WWW.SCABATE.COMNext meetings:September 3rd, 6:00 pm at the Meeker County Fair Grounds under the South Central tent. *** Note the place and time for the Septembermeeting has been changed since we are all together for the Rally, we will be holding it there!!!!! ***

October 1st, 11:00 am at Bonfire Bar & Grill, south of Litchfield on Highway 22. Ride after the meeting.November 5th and December 3rd, 11:00 am at Bonfire Bar & Grill, south of Litchfield on Highway 22.All meetings are the First Saturday of the month at 11:00 am

Upcoming Events:September 2nd-5th A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State Rally at LitchfieldNovember 19th, South Central Toys for Kids Fundraiser, 7:00 pm at the Bonfire Bar & Grill

Yes, August was another busy month. With so many things going on at the same time our chapter was split up thismonth trying to make most of the events, but we were still well represented at all of them. Thank you to all the chap-ter members that helped out at the last minute and participated in the Halls of Magic show at the Meeker CountyFair. Thanks to all the members who helped with road guarding for the Shane Piehl Fundraiser Run. Thank you to all the members thattook part in the Twine Ball Days parade in Darwin, setting up a membership booth in the park and selling rally raffle tickets. Also a bigthank you goes to Joe and Patti Westphall for hosting the party and letting everyone camp at your house again. What a perfect way toend the Twine Ball event. A special Thank you goes to Jim Pease for planning and organizing everything for the Bike Run to the St. CloudVA. If you attended some or all of these events thank you for representing our chapter and for all your help, without you, we would not beable to do any of these things.

Don’t forget we changed our September meeting; it will be at the Rally on Saturday under the South Central tent at 6:00 pm. If you are at-tending the rally please consider working a few shifts to help out, they need help at front gate, security, raffle ticket sales, products, etc.Our chapter is growing but we are still second in the State. So remember when your out and about carry extra tri-folds with you to pro-mote A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota. There are just too many things to list. So all I can suggest is take a look at the calendar of events and geton your bike, grab a friend and ride.

Check out our website listed above for Chapter minutes and to find out what we are doing as a Chapter or look us up on Facebook. Tofind out what else we will be doing plan on attending the next meeting and bring a friend or two along.

Till next month, Ride Safe and Ride Free!

Wendy “The First Lady”

ROLLING PRAIRIENext meetings:September 4th, 2:00 pm at State Rally CampsiteOctober 8th, 1:00 pm Village Inn, LaSalleOctober 29th, 5:00 pm, Todd Pankow's shop, potluck & Halloween party to follow

Upcoming Events:September 2nd - 5th, State Rally, Meeker Co. fairgrounds in LitchfieldSeptember 9th set up for Fallen Friends Memorial Run at Buckshot's in Butterfield after 6:00 pmSeptember 10th, Fallen Friends Memorial Run, Buckshot's Bar in Butterfield, registration 12:00 pm run at 1:00 pm

Hello Rolling Prairie Members,

Since I didn't screw up June's Grapevine, Kelly let me write another one. Well the results are in for the three contests to win FREE StateRally passes. Jill Jose won 1 Free State Rally pass for selling the most State Rally raffle tickets with 35 books, way to go Jill!!! Runners upwere Paul Dog, Kari Karschnik, Mike Taylor, and "Me". Jill Jose also won 2 more free State Rally passes for recruiting or renewing themost members. The winners for the three remaining free State Rally passes were: Doug Byro, Nancy Ahern, and Kelly Lorenz. Then Bob"Tubby" Herman & Laurie Alt, owners of Minnesota Tubby's in Cobden, MN, kindly donated their sponsorship State Rally passes to bedrawn also, those winners are: Cory Lorenz, Doug Louris, Cody Fedder, Leroy Risk, Karen McLellan, and Connie Krause. If you aren'tnamed above, hit up Jill because if my math is correct, she has 2 extra passes, ha-ha! It's getting time for our Fallen Friends MemorialRun on September 10th at Buckshot's Bar in Butterfield. We have a great day planned starting at 12:00 pm with registration & lunch,which is included in the $10 fee for the run. We will leave at 1:00 pm for a 130-mile fun run. There will be prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rdplace scores. When we arrive back at Buckshot's, Cowboy will have an awesome BBQ dinner ready, for a reasonable price. There will bea live auction and then Dark Horse Band will play the rest of the night. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to the Watonwan Countychapter of Beyond The Yellow Ribbon, which is an organization providing services to deployed troops, families and the soldier themselvesafter their deployment. OH, I almost forgot!! You as Rolling Prairie Chapter members are doing an awesome job!! Keep recruiting and re-newing expired members. As of August 1st our Chapter had 375 members!! Yeah that's not a typo, 375!! Keep it up and let's enjoy life atthe top for a while!!

LIVE FREE, RIDE FREE!! Robb Fehrman, President [email protected]


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RIVER VALLEYNext meetings:September 11th, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1:00 pmOctober 9th, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1:00 pm

Greetings,

As you read this, it is hard to believe that we are already into September. For those of you that made it to the State Rally, I hope you had agreat time, family commitments kept me home, but there is always next year. Is it just me, but did the riding season seem to be shorterthis year? It seems the older you get, the shorter the season gets. As you plan your fall runs, let’s see as a chapter we can get a group to-gether to support Rolling Prairie Fallen Friends Memorial Run on September 10th. They do a lot to support our Chapter's functions, letssupport thiers. As it gets closer to fall, remember to watch out for the deer as they move around. I just found out that a friend of mine, ScotBraun, was riding his bike and had a deer run into the side of the bike sending him and his rider into the ditch. The bike ended up withmost of the injuries and they ended up with bumps and bruises. They were lucky! It just goes to show how carefully you ride there is al-ways the unexpected. I have rattled enough.

As always, together we ride free. Steve

SOUTHEAST DISTRICT DIRECTORTONY CORPORAN (507) [email protected]


MISSISSIPPI VALLEYNext meeting:Sunday, September 18th, Crossroads Bar & Grill in Randolph, 9:30 am

As I'm writing this many Chapter members are at the Sturgis Motorcy-cle Rally and we hope that all of them have a great time and returnhome safely. Our Buddy Bear run was postponed in July due to the ex-treme temperatures on our meeting date so we'll try again after our Au-gust meeting and hope to be more successful. Weather permitting we'llalso have done a ditch cleanup in August.

Ride safe,

Jill Kielblock, Chapter Secretary/Treasurer

WAY WEST WWW.WAYWESTMN.WEBS.COMNext meetings:September 9, 2011, VFW, Appleton, MN 7:30 pmOctober, 7, 2011, VFW, Madison, MN 7:30 pm

I hope everyone enjoyed Sturgis! Since I can't make another until my husband retires, I think of everyone who does make it every year!We made some changes at our last meeting. We are now alternating meetings between the Appleton and Madison VFW's. We backed upthis month's meeting one week. Because not everybody's gonna make it to the Rally and the meeting is at the Appleton VFW. So pleasenote the change. We had a pretty good turn out for August's meeting. Let's try to keep that up. For the past couple of years we have had aFall Fun Run and we'd like to have one again - this year on September 24th. Depending upon whether or not Butch can get off work. Wemay need a new Road Captain. We will also need a chase truck and trailer. Please let me know if you can help out and can make the run.We always have a different route, good stops and a great time. Be sure to check the calendar in this issue and support runs and eventsfor all the chapters you can get to. There are some great runs and events yet to come. The riding season is fast coming to an end, soeveryone who can - get out & ride!

Ride safe and be sure to watch out for those cages – ‘cause you know they don’t always watch out for us!

Weyrlady


FLATLANDERSWWW.FLATLANDERSABATEOFMN.ORGNext meetings:September 17th, Arrowhead Park, Freeborn, 1:00 pm *Badweather location is TB3's Bar and Grill in FreebornOctober 8th, Albert Lea Moose Lodge, 1:00 pmNovember 12th, Wells VFW, 1:00 pm

Upcoming events:October 15th, Board of Directors Meeting, Crookston.

Hellooooo Flatlanders!

Wow September already? Where did the summer go! I hopeeveryone is having a great riding season, and made it to theState Rally, and got home safe. With summer winding down soare the events for the Flatlanders, so look in your Road Noiseand find a chapter that has events going on and help supportthem.

One event that our chapter had in August was the Write to Rideparty at Meghan and Ben’s house. Thanks guys for hosting thatparty. This was to help people to learn how to form your letter, toknow whom and how to send the letter. At the time of this writingthis event has not happened yet, so I hope lots of people showedup and got their letters off. Now, remember to send the repliesyou receive to Frank Ernst, Trustee of A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota. Ilook forward to collecting the patches and rockers from Frank atthe B.O.D. in October.

Well it’s a beautiful early August evening and sitting behind a key-board on such a night should be a sin for a biker to do. So I willend my writing and get some wind in my face!

Your State Rep, Jeremy MausethSTRAIGHT RIVER

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TRI-COUNTYNext meeting:September 6th, Frank & Vicki Ernst home, 840 Cree Dr, Chan-hassen 952-474-9708, 7:00 pm

Upcoming events:Labor Day weekend, State Rally.September 24th Tri-County Fundraiser

The August meeting was held at Ron and Sue Ernst’s in Glencoe.11-12 people attended. Thanks to them for allowing the meetingto be held at their home! I was not able to attend, as my grand-kids are here from MI, and it’s all about them! So, this posting willbe short and sweet!

Discussion included the September 24th Tri-County Fundraiser.The ride will start at Cys Bar in Chaska. Please, all of you Tri-County members should try to attend! This money all goes backinto the chapter and it sure is a lot more fun when a lot of peopleare riding together! I also received a letter from the State, men-tioning that the Adopt A Highway can resume as normal! So ourhighway pick up will be scheduled in October sometime! I can'tbelieve I just said October, but there was no reschedule of this inour August meeting, so it will have to be sometime in October!Before the snow flies! (Wished I wouldn't have said that either)!Let’s see if we can increase our membership somewhat. Bring atri-fold to a friend’s house, purchase the first one for a biker friendfor his birthday or Christmas. Buy a membership for your bikerkids, etc. See what we can do!

Be Safe and Smart Out there.... ger

LOWER CORNERNext meeting:Sunday, September 11th, Stupid Loon Roadside Saloon, Racine, 2:00 pm

Hello Lower Corners!

I hope everyone who went to Sturgis had a great time and no problems of any kind and made it home safe. At our August meeting weonly had officers show but that is normal for August so no real business was discussed. In September, we do need you to show up andparticipate because we have many issues facing A.B.A.T.E. this next year and the decisions we make now will show which directionA.B.A.T.E. will be going. As for me because of a change in my employment, we are looking for a new Chapter Rep. This is sad for me be-cause I truly enjoy the travel and meeting with all of the other Reps. Our September meeting will still be at the Stupid Loon Roadside Sa-loon but because of scheduling conflicts it will be on Sunday at 2:00 pm again. I hope everybody can make it! And as always ride free,ride safe

Christopher Callier

BIKER JOKE OF THE MONTH:Three Bikers, a Honda rider, a BMW rider, and a custom chopper rider were all sitting in a sauna. Suddenly, there was a continuingbeeping sound. The Honda rider pressed his forearm and the beeping stopped. The others looked at him questioningly...."That was mypager" he said, "I have a microchip under the skin of my arm." A few minutes later, a phone rang. The BMW rider lifted his palm to hisear. When he finished, he explained, "That was my mobile phone. I have a microchip in my hand!. “The chopper rider felt decidedly lowtech. Not to be outdone, he decided he had to do something just as impressive! He stepped out of the sauna, and went to the bath-room. He returned with a piece of toilet paper hanging from his butt. The others raised their eyebrows and stared at him. The chopperrider declared, “Well, will you look at that. I'm getting a fax."

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CAN I WEAR A HELMET AND BE A MEMBER OFA.B.A.T.E.?YES, A.B.A.T.E. STRIVES TO ENSURE ALL MOTORCYCLISTS RESERVE THERIGHT TO CHOOSE TO WEAR A HELMET OR NOT. A.B.A.T.E.'S STANCE ISNOT ANTI-HLEMET, BUT ANTI-HELMET LAW.

DO I NEED TO RIDE A HARLEY TO BE A MEMBER?NO, A.B.A.T.E. IS AN ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF ALL MOTORCYCLISTS, AND REGARDLESS OF WHATOR WHERE THEY RIDE.

DO I NEED TO OWN A MOTORCYCLE?NO, A.B.A.T.E. CONSISTS OF ALL ADVOCATES OF MOTORCYCLISTS AND MOTORCYCLING. THE RIGHTS OFWHICH MAY BE SUPPORTED BY ANYONE WHO CARES, AND ARE WELCOME TO DO SO.

IS A.B.A.T.E. A MOTORCYCLE CLUB?NO, A.B.A.T.E. OF MINNESOTA IS A MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS ORGANIZATION (MRO). A.B.A.T.E. SEEKSTO PROMOTE THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF MOTORCYCLING AND STRIVES TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF MOTOR-CYCLISTS BY BEING INVOLVED IN THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL POLITICAL PROCESS. SAFER MOTORCY-CLING, REDUCING ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES CAN BE BEST ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATION AND TRAININGOF BOTH THE MOTORCYCLISTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, NOT NECESSARILY THROUGH ADDITIONAL LEG-ISLATION.

OBAMA SIGNS LEAD LAW-EXEMPTION BILL FOR KIDS' OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLESAUGUST 12, 2011

In a victory for families who enjoy responsible motorized recreation, President Barack Obama has signed into law a bill to allow the saleof kids' off-highway vehicles (OHVs) to continue, the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) reports.

On Aug. 12, Obama signed into law H.R. 2715, introduced by Reps. Mary Bono Mack (R-Calif.) and G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.). Themeasure exempts kids' OHVs from the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008, known as the lead law.

The CPSIA, which went into effect on Feb. 10, 2009, banned the making, importing, distributing or selling of any product intended forchildren 12 and under, including kids' dirtbikes and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), that contained more than a specified amount of lead inany accessible part that might be ingested.

H.R. 2715 cleared the House by a 421-2 vote on Aug. 1 just before lawmakers went into their summer recess, and earned Senate ap-proval by unanimous consent the same day.

The new law is a victory that is the result of nearly three years of intensive efforts by the AMA and its partner organization, the All-TerrainVehicle Association (ATVA), their members and millions of advocates of responsible OHV recreation.

"Federal legislators deserve a lot of thanks for their tireless efforts, especially U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), U.S. Sen. AmyKlobuchar (D-Minn.) and all the other lawmakers who supported an exemption," said AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman. "Hundredsof thousands of parents, kids and motorcycling club members responded to AMA calls for action to contact their elected officials andtheir efforts, along with all those volunteers who circulated petitions and took other actions, brought this issue to the attention of Con-gress and turned the tide in our favor.

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<!1,)2!( Since much of the data is obviously flawed and most of the conclusions are therefore speculative at best, theonly true solutions to motorcycle safety are proactive measures which prevent a collision from occurring at all rather thanreactive steps that may offer some level of injury mitigation only after a crash has already taken place. Rider educationthat prepares the motorcyclist to interact with other roadway users by learning and practicing the skills necessary forhazard avoidance and developing a strategy to deal with real world traffic is the primary component of a comprehensivemotorcycle safety plan. Additionally, educating all motor vehicle operators to be alert and free of impairment as theyshare the road with others is critical in deterring crashes caused by inattention.

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+,-. Comparison of studies is complicated due to varying criteria, wherein one report references riders, it is unclearif that includes passengers or specifically operators. Other papers may refer to the numbers of persons, crashes or vehiclesintermittently.This can be quite confusing as the numbers are usually very close and are frequently compared in error.

+,-. A Minnesota motorcyclist survived a crash only to be struck by a car while standing on the road attempting toflag down a motorist for assistance.This was subsequently counted as a motorcycle fatality.

+,-. A Pennsylvania taxi driver, with multiple suspensions, was responsible for about two percent of the state’s totalmotorcycle fatalities when he caused a crash with three motorcycles and killed five helmeted riders in a single incident.

+,-. Motorcycle fatalities dropped by 10% in 2009 and preliminary reports indicate that 2010 numbers will be furtherreduced by at least 2%.The Motorcycle Industry Council advises that sales of replacement tires were up by 6.1% in 2010,suggesting an increase in motorcycle usage. A decrease in fatalities despite an increase in exposure would suggest thatmotorcycle safety and awareness programs, specifically rider education courses, have been successful.

+,-. The National Transportation Safety Board has investigated over 120,000 airplane incidents, over 60,000 surface trans-portation incidents, and just 6 individual motorcycle incidents in their entire 44 year history — Apparently enoughinvestigation to warrant adding mandatory helmet laws for motorcyclists on their “top ten most wanted list”.

+,-. According to preliminary data from the Governors Highway Safety Association, states that have a mandatory adulthelmet law had six fewer fatalities in 2010 than in 2009, while free choice states saw a reduction of 74. The state with thesingle largest decline in fatalities (Texas -60) is a choice state and a state which requires helmets on all riders tied forthe greatest increase (New York +24).

+,-. FARS continues to include “mopeds” in motorcycle crash statistics despite the fact that most states do notrequire registration of these vehicles.This practice skews the most respected method of measuring the effectiveness ofmotorcycle safety programs, which is the ratio of accidents, injuries and fatalities per 10,000 registrations.

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September 1 Motorcycle PAC of Minnesota BBQ, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pmSeptember 2-5 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota’s State Rally, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield

MWMC (Max’s Bash), RooseveltSeptember 3 Lake Chapter meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 3:00 pm

South Central Chapter meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 6:00 pmSeptember 4 Gambling Committee meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 11:00 am

Rolling Prairie Chapter meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, noonMinnesota Motorcycle Dial-A-Ride Committee meeting, Meeker County Fairgrounds, Litchfield, 2:00 pm

September 6 Tri-County Chapter meeting, Frank and Vicki Ernst’s home, Chanhassen, 7:00 pmSeptember 8 Northeast Chapter meeting, Ray’s North Pole Bar, Duluth, 7:30 pmSeptember 9 Southwest Chapter meeting, Rushmore Senior Center, Rushmore, 7:30 pm

WayWest Chapter meeting,VFW,Appleton, 7:30 pmSeptember 9-10 St. Croix Valley Riders 21st Annual Chili Feed. More info: www.scvr.orgSeptember 10 Scott Shimpa Benefit Ride, Duffers, Erskine, registration 8:00 am

10th Annual Lakeland Hospice Motorcycle Ride, Lakeland Hospice parking lot, Fergus Falls,registration 10:00 am, ride leaves at noon. More info: www.hospice-ride.comBuffalo Ridge Chapter meeting, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar, Lynd, 1:00 pmRolling Prairie Chapter’s Fallen Friends Memorial Run, Buckshot’s Bar, Butterfield, registration noon,ride leaves at 1:00 pmRiver Riders Chapter’s Ride In Bike Show, Linwood Family Fun Days, Linwood, 1:00 pm-4:00 pmGlacial Ridge Chapter meeting, Rooney’s, Sedan, 6:00 pm

September 10-11 North Star Chapter’s Bike Rally and camp out, Dane and Penny Schroeder’s property, Bemidji.More info: Dane (701) 446-7234, Penny (218)-368-5604

September 11 Northwest Chapter meeting,The Hobo House, Newfolden, 9:30 amRiver Valley Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1:00 pmSand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ’s Refuge, Orrock, 1:00 pmCentral Chapter meeting, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids, 2:00 pmLower Corner Chapter meeting, Stupid Loon Roadside Saloon, Racine, 2:00 pmRiver Riders Chapter meeting, location and time TBD

September 13 Metro Chapter meeting, Sandy and Bill’s home, 7:00 pmSeptember 17 A.B.A.T.E. U Committee meeting, PaddyWagons, Coon Rapids, 11:00 am

Flatlanders Chapter meeting,Arrowhead Park, Freeborn, 1:00 pmPublications Committee meeting, Baker Printing, Spicer, 1:00 pmBorderland Chapter meeting, Sportsman’s Lodge, Baudette, 2:30 pm

September 18 Mississippi Valley Chapter meeting, Crossroads Bar & Grill, Randolph, 9:30 amSeptember Fest Motorcycle Show,Assumption Church, Morris, 11:00 am-3:00 pm.Jack Pine Riders Chapter meeting, Cricket Liquors, Rock Creek, 2:00 pm

September 22-25 BRR Scenic Ride, NCN Adult Campground, Black River Falls,WI. More info: www.blackriverrumble.comMRF’s 27th Annual Meeting of the Minds, Sheraton Detroit Metro Airport, Romulus, MI. More info: www.mfr.org

September 24 Tri-County Chapter’s Fund Raising Ride, Cy’s, Chaska, registration 10:30 am, ride leaves at noonSouthwest District meeting,Triple R, Kimball, 2:00 pmFreedom First Riders Chapter meeting,The Miller’s home, Carlos, 6:00 pmJack Pine Riders Octoberfest, Sandstone

September 25 Northeast District meeting, Cricket Liquors, Rock Creek, 2:00 pm

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October 1 South Central Chapter meeting, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 11:00 amBuffalo Ridge Chapter meeting, Lyndwood Tex Mex Bar, Lynd, 1:00 pmLake Chapter meeting, Tommy Sue’s, St. Bonifacious, 4:00 pmGlacial Ridge Chapter meeting, Rooney’s, Sedan, 6:00 pm

October 2 East Central Chapter meeting, Hunter’s Inn, Cedar, 11:00 amSand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ’s Refuge, Orrock, 1:00 pm

October 6 Northeast Chapter meeting, Ray’s North Pole Bar, Duluth, 7:30 pmOctober 7 Way West Chapter meeting, VFW, Madison, 7:30 pmOctober 8 Lake Chapter’s Fall Colors Run, American Legion, Delano, sign-in 10:30 am, run leaves at noon

Flatlanders Chapter meeting, Moose Lodge, Albert Lea, 1:00 pmRolling Prairie Chapter meeting, Village Inn, LaSalle, 1:00 pmCentral Chapter meeting, Justin and Jessica Loidoit’s home, Foley, 4:00 pm

October 9 Ways and Means Committee meeting, McPete’s Sports Bar and Lanes, Big Lake, 10:30 amBowling for Kid’s Sake, McPete’s Sports Bar and Lanes, Big Lake, noonRiver Valley Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Mankato, 1;00 pmRiver Riders Chapter meeting, location and time TBD

October 11 Metro Chapter meeting, Jay’s home, 7:00 pmOctober 14 Rally Committee meeting, America’s Best Value Inn, Crookston, 6:30 pm

Gambling Committee meeting, America’s Best Value Inn, Crookston, 7:00 pmOctober 15 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota’s Board of Directors meeting America’s Best Value Inn, Crookston, 9:00 am

Publications Committee meeting, America’s Best Value Inn, Crookston, following the B.O.D.October 16 Jack Pine Riders Chapter meeting, Gas Light Bar, Sandstone, 2:00 pmOctober 29 Lake Chapter meeting, American Legion, Delano, 4:00 pm

Rolling Prairie Chapter meeting, Todd Pankow’s shop, St. James, 5:00 pm, followed by a Halloween Party and potluckFreedom First Riders Chapter meeting, Leaf Valley, Mercantile, Garfield

November 3 Northeast Chapter meeting, Ray’s North Pole Bar, Duluth, 7:30 pmNovember 5 South Central Chapter meeting, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 11;00 am

Glacial Ridge Chapter meeting, Rooney’s, Sedan, 6:00 pmNovember 6 East Central Chapter meeting, Hunter’s Inn, Cedar, 11:00 am

Sand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ’s Refuge, Orrock, 1:00 pmNovember 12 Flatlanders Chapter meeting, VFW, Wells, 1:00 pmNovember 19 South Central Chapter’s Toys for Kids Fundraiser, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 7:00 pmNovember 26 Freedom First Riders Chapter meeting, Herby’s Bar Grill & Café, Carlos

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Minnesota Tubby's in Cobden, MN was opened in the fall of 2010 by Bob

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a full menu with good burgers and steaks. Tubby and Laurie have been

extremely generous to A.B.A.T.E. of MN;

they donated $500 to Dial A Ride and

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BUSINESS OF THE MONTH


VIKINGS RIDE FOR LIFEI’D LIKE TO THANK ALL THEA.B.A.T.E. VOLUNTEERS WHOHELPED ON THE VIKINGS RIDE FORLIFE TO BENEFIT THE CHILDREN’SFUND.

EVERYONE’S HELP WASGREATLY APPRECIATED!

JON STUTELBERGMETRO CHAPTER A.B.A.T.E.

ROAD GAURDS FOR VIKINGS RIDE FOR LIFE.NOT PICTURED: CAROL AND JOHN OLSON.

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OBAMA SIGNS LEAD LAW-EXEMPTION BILL FOR KIDS' OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLESAUGUST 12, 2011

"I'm sure that those letters, emails and telephone calls to Congress had a major impact in convincing lawmakers to exempt OHVs fromthe lead law," Dingman said. "I'm also convinced that the AMA Family Capitol Hill Climb held on May 26 played a major role, since it puta human face on the issue by showing lawmakers the kids and families who are suffering because of the CPSIA.

"I want to thank Racer X magazine, Doublin Gap Motocross Park, Mason Dixon Riding Association 6 and 7, Tomahawk MX Park, theMiddle Atlantic Motocross Association, Budds Creek Motocross Park, High Point Raceway, and advocates such as the Yentzer familyand Moto-Patriot Nancy Sabater, who brought youngsters to Washington, D.C., for the AMA Family Capitol Hill Climb to lobby their law-makers," he said.

Dingman also thanked other organizations and individuals that worked diligently on the effort, including the Motorcycle Industry Counciland Specialty Vehicle Institute of America, which represent the motorcycle and ATV industries; the motorcycle enthusiast and trademedia; Sean Hilbert, president of Cobra Motorcycles, which makes kids' dirtbikes; the Coombs family and Tim Cotter of MX Sports,which has conducted the famed AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship featuring thousands of promising young riders for thepast 30 years, and Kirk "Hardtail" Willard, president of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation.

"I want to extend a very special thanks to Malcolm Smith, a member of the Motorcycle Hall of Fame, who brought a lot of attention to theunfairness of the lead law when he hosted a media event at Malcolm Smith Motorsports and sold some youth OHVs as a symbolic ges-ture to protest the law," Dingman said.

The AMA has been at the forefront of the fight to exclude child-sized motorcycles and ATVs from the CPSIA since early 2009. The asso-ciation has participated in news events to focus media attention on the issue, lobbied on Capitol Hill, and organized campaigns to en-courage riders and parents to contact their federal lawmakers and key decision-makers to exempt kids' OHVs from the CPSIA.

As a result, every single member of Congress, as well as members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has receivedpowerful statements from members of the AMA and ATVA.

The AMA magnified these efforts through its "Kids Just Want to Ride" campaign. To read more of what the AMA has done in its efforts toexempt kids' OHVs from the CPSIA, go to http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Rights/KeepKidMotorcyclesAndATVsLega....

Aimed at children's toys, the CPSIA ensnared kids' dirtbikes and ATVs because trace levels of lead can be found in parts such as batter-ies and brake calipers. Other children's products were also affected by the CPSIA, such as books, clothes and microscopes.

The CPSC, which is responsible for implementing the CPSIA, delayed enforcement of certain parts of the law until the end of this year,granting a reprieve for child-sized dirtbikes and ATVs. That gave those concerned about the law time to change it before the reprieveended.


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6/11 For Sale: 99 Dyna Wide Glide, Diamond Ice & Sinister, 88Engine, 23,500 miles, windshield. Lots of extras: two helmets, rainsuit, bag, cover, travel bag, tool bag. Price $8,750.00. Carver, MN(952) 448-2633

6/11 For Sale: 1984 Honda Goldwing, gray in color, $2,500.00.Call Jerry at (515) 538-0954 for more info

6/11 For Sale: 2007 Trekker Cargo Trailer, 18.5 cu ft, 150 lbs, 40"wide, excellent condition. Includes chrome spare wheel, interior light,12 v power supply, carpet on floor and sidewalls, new tires and bear-ings. Progressive suspension. Made in Quebec. Save on shipping.$2700 OBO Call Jackie (218) 368-8070

7/11 For Sale: 2000 Cycle-Kamp pop up motorcycle camper.$1,000 OBO Lyle (952) 297-4710

7/11 For Sale: 5 place motorcycle trailer. Great for the long trips,storing bikes and many other things. Smooth pulling like you don'teven know it is there. Bikes are not included but there to show howto fit them in. If interested call 612-791-0437. Asking price is $3200or B/O.

7/11 For Sale: 1998 883 Sportster, red, 2,200 miles, excellent con-dition. $3,500 OBO. Call Dave (763) 614-7956

8/11 For Sale: 1976 Honda 360, Excellent Condition. 5,000 miles.Runs Great - $1,000 or Best Offer Call Russell (763) 631-2652

8/11 For Sale: 2003 Harley-Davidson FLSTS-I Heritage SoftailSpringer 100th Anniversary in silver and black. Comes with remain-ing extended service contract to 2013. Comes with detachable wind-shield, detachable passenger backrest, passenger pillion. She has12 inch Apes with stainless steel cables, Chrome controls, nostalgicmirrors, nostalgic grips with heated grips, chrome highway bar, nos-talgic highway pegs, nostalgic floorboards, nostalgic passengerpegs, tires are good, has25,600 miles, this bike is one ofthe favorites when it comes toSpringers!!! $14999.00 call 320-808-7477.no dealers, no spammers

8/11 For Sale: 1977 HD Sportster XCLH. Red, fast, nice condi-tion, collector plates. (320) 233-7525 Les

8/11 For Sale: 1984 Camaro Berlinetta. Black, new engine, T-tops,hatchback, very nice, collector plates.(320) 233-7525 Les

8/11 For Sale: 2006 FOUR-WINDS FUN MOVER MOTOR HOMEWITH under 17,000 MILES! This Toy Hauler RV Model 33C is per-fect for taking your toys with you. It is capable of hauling two motor-cycles or two ATVs in the 8x10-foot garage. Loading is easy with thealuminum lift gate. Has been stored inside when not in use. IT IN-CLUDES: 5.5KW Onan Generator, 16-foot Awning, Combination mi-crowave & convection oven, 20" flat screen TV with DVD player,Power Bathroom Vent, Back-Up Camera, lots of Basement Storagewith aluminum bus-style exterior storage doors, 8x10-foot cargo areawith storage cabinets on both sides and clothes hanger rod runningthe full length of cabinets, second roof Air Conditioning for thegarage/cargo area, built-in ladder and access door to roof of RV, alu-minum diamond plate floor with unique and flexible tie-down systemfor keeping your toys in place during transit. Queen Size Cab-OverBed, Dinette changes into a Bed, Sofa/Sleeper and two Roll-OutSofas that convert to beds or benches in the storage area. Full sizescreen for the garage door opening. Originally listed @ $105,910,current NADA Average Retail value of $69,360. Asking $63,000 but will consider all reasonable offers. Delivery possible. More pictures available upon request. E-mail: [email protected] Steve @ 218-721-4071 (H) or 218-343-4606(C)


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9/11 For Sale: 2003 Heritage Softail Classic, Black, 10,000 milesmoustache engine guard, gold key package, security system,chrome switch covers and grips, screaming eagle stage 1, high in-tensity head lamps, chrome passenger foot rests. $11,000Call Tom (612) 910-8624

9/11 For Sale: 2003 Suzuki 800 Lehman Trike, Solo seat w/ back-rest, Large custom rack, 8030 miles, $10,000.Call Lee (612) 237-8641

8/11 For Sale: ABATE GALS DOWNSIZING! 100’s of items! An-tiques, collectibles, etc. Chaska. Call Gloria (952) 448-1645

8/11 For Sale: 2009 Harley Davidson 1200XL Nightster, only 1100miles, custom HD paint job, Vance & Hines exhaust, like new and inexcellent condition. Has been completely serviced and is a greatbike. Priced to sell at $8,800 OBO. St. James, MN. If interested, orwould like to see, call Doug at (507) 327-4796


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