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Message from the Prez.

As rally time rapidly approaches, we at ABATE 26 are starting to get excited about this years event, we are looking to seeing lot’s of old friends and make some new ones too! Lot’s of fun, food, entertainment and vendors.

 Hope you have a great year riding, keep safe, ride free and we’ll see you at the rally

In May!   Cal

WHY DO PEOPLE LOVE MOTORCYCLES?

Is it the thrill of the ride?  Is it the freedom you feel on the open road?

Is it the wind blowing in your face?  Is it the excitement you feel as your

driving down the road on a powerful machine?  It is probably a little bit of

all those things.  Even though a few bikers (very few) have given the public

a bad image of bikers, the majority of the bikers on the road today

are just normal people who enjoy riding a motorcycle.

Are motorcycles dangerous?  Only as dangerous as the person operating

it.  You would never hand a high power rifle to a child and send them out

deer hunting, without training them first.  That would be an accident ‘waiting to happen’.  It’s the same way with operating a motorcycle.

That’s where ABATE comes in.  ABATE stands for

Arkansas Bikers Aiming Towards Education.  A few of the goals of ABATE of Arkansas are to initiate, endorse and sponsor education programs, rider safety courses, public awareness and to create and promote a positive public image of motorcyclist.  A large part of the ABATE focus is to promote and organize

activities to help others, such as blood runs, toy drives, general donations

and other fund raising activities.

Look for more details of all these events in the near future.

As you can see, ABATE 26 does a lot more than just riding motorcycles around the state.  Be sure to stop by and see them at the county  fair this year.

By James Emerson