Recent Entries

• MRF Legislative Champions

  by RevBigJohn Fri at 2:00 PM
  As part of the Bikers Inside the Beltway event, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) presents Legislative Champion awards during the visit to Capitol Hill. While we present the awards at Bikers Inside the Beltway in May, the award honors legislators for their work in previous years. This y...

• CALL TO ACTION! Definition Of A Motorcycle

  by RevBigJohn May 23
  Last week, Congressman Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin introduced a bill that directs the Secretary of Transportation to update the nearly 60-year-old federal definition of a motorcycle.  In recent years, a new type of vehicle has entered our roadways, commonly referred t...

• H. J. Res. 88 Passes On To President

  by RevBigJohn May 22
  May 22, 2025 - Washington, DC Today, the U.S. Senate passed by a vote of 51 to 44, H.J. Res 88, a resolution that would overrule the Environmental Protection Agency’s rule allowing California to effectively mandate the sa...

• Bikers Inside The Beltway 2025

  by RevBigJohn May 21
  May 21, 2025 - Washington, DC This week, bikers from across the nation descended on Capitol Hill. The 2025 Motorcycle Riders Foundation’s (MRF) Bikers Inside the Beltway was the largest in the 16-year history of the event...

• CALL TO ACTION! CARS Act In The Senate

  by RevBigJohn May 16
  CARS Act In The Senate(Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act) Earlier this year, Senator Mike Crapo of Idaho introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act (CARS Act). This bill is similar to legislation that Congressman Tim Walberg introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. The focus ...

• Pennsylvania Motorcycle Safety Program

  by RevBigJohn May 15
  https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dmv/driver-services/motorcyclists/pennsylvania-motorcycle-safety-program.html

• National Coalition of Motorcyclists 40th Anniversary

  by RevBigJohn May 14
  May 10, 2025 - Biloxi, MS Over this past weekend, the National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) held their 40th Annual Meeting in Biloxi, MS. The event was attended by members of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF), PRO Con...

• The Voice of Many Forming a Chorus of One

  by RevBigJohn May 12
  BIKERS INSIDE THE BELTWAYThe Voice of Many Forming a Chorus of One Responding to MRF Calls to Action, now, only days away, you still have time to let your voice join a chorus of voices from throughout the country at the upcoming Bikers Inside the Beltway. Membe...

• CALL TO ACTION! The Stop CARB Acts

  by RevBigJohn May 9
  (Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden) Recent actions in Washington D.C. have focused on rolling back regulations implemented by the State of California that would threaten the future of the internal combustion engi...

• Bikers Inside the Beltway – Your Motorcycle Rights

  by RevBigJohn May 5
  “Riding where you want, with whom you want, when you want, wearing what you want without government interference.” It is what we wanted 50 years ago when a handful of bikers started State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organizations (SMRO) throughout the country. Today, that commitment is ...

• Congressional Review Act: H.J. Res 87 and H.J. Res 88

  by RevBigJohn May 2
  This week, the House of Representatives passed two bills crafted to overturn regulations approved by the Biden Administration, allowing California to mandate more electric trucks and cars be sold in the state. The bills, H.J. Res 87 and H.J. Res 88, will help to protect the i...

• US House of Representatives: May Is Motorcycle Awareness Month

  by RevBigJohn May 2
  This week, the leadership of the House Motorcycle Caucus introduced H. Res 367, expressing support for the designation of May 2025 as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Rep. Tim Walberg (MI), the longtime chairman of the House Motorcycle Caucus was the lead sponsor for this bill. Across the...

• Bikers Inside the Beltway – Grassroots Activism At Its Best

  by RevBigJohn Apr 28
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) and your State Motorcycle Rights Organization (SMRO) are committed to protecting the future of motorcyclists’ rights, with Calls-to-Action, educational workshops and showing up where it counts. The quest for freedom can never rest ...

• UPDATE: Autonomous Vehicles

  by RevBigJohn Apr 26
  NHTSA Changing RulesFor Domestic Car Makers April 26, 2025 - Washington DC Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is updating rule...

• Call To Action: S. 1379 Getting The Senate Onboard REPAIR Act 2

  by RevBigJohn Apr 25
  Call To Action: S. 1379Getting The Senate OnboardREPAIR Act 2025 Earlier this month, two (2) members of the U.S. Senate introduced a new Right-to-Repair bill. This bill is similar to the House version, H.R. 1566 and has the sam...

• MRF : 2025

  by RevBigJohn Apr 18
    The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) exists to take the message of freedom and motorcycling to Washington D.C. reminding those we have selected to run our government, that they still work for the people. Every year, we contact our legislators making them aware of ou...

• Heartland STEAM

  by RevBigJohn Apr 11
  Last weekend, ABATE of Iowa hosted the 35th Annual Heartland STEAM event in Bettendorf, IA. Riders from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin gathered to share information about how the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) and state motorcyclist rights ...

• H.R. 1566 - The REPAIR Act

  by RevBigJohn Apr 4
  H.R. 1566 - The REPAIR ActRight To Equitable And ProfessionalAuto Industry Repair Should you have the choice of where to bring your motorcycle for repairs or to do the work yourself? Should you have access to the parts, tools a...

• Road Show Update

  by RevBigJohn Mar 28
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) “Road Show” continues to march on. In the last few weeks, MRF board members have been meeting bikers across the country to share what we are up to in Washington, D.C. and learn what you care about back home. MRF President Kirk “H...

• Mark Buckner March 30, 1954 - March 15, 2025

  by RevBigJohn Mar 27
  The Motorcycle Riders Foundation and in fact, the entire motorcycling community worldwide, have lost a leader, a mentor and a friend. Mark Buckner ended a long and hard battle with cancer on March 15, 2025. This is perhaps the only battle he ever lost.Mark served in countless capacities in the motor...

• Reining In California

  by RevBigJohn Mar 21
  In recent years, California has implemented policies that require rapid growth in market share for electric vehicles and threaten the survival of the internal combustion engine.  These plans and others threatening older and classic cars have begun to face increased pushbacks in Washington, D.C....

• Support H.R. 2165

  by RevBigJohn Mar 19
  Support H.R. 2165 - The Choice In Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) ActOf 2025 Congress is currently on a one-week recess, but before they left town, Rep. Tim Walberg of Michigan introduced the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act of 2025. This bill is similar to legislation Mr. Walberg introd...

• NHTSA Administrator Selection

  by RevBigJohn Mar 14
  In February, President Trump nominated Jonathan Morrison as the next National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) administrator. He previously served as the chief counsel at NHTSA during the first Trump administration. His resume includes time at Apple and with the California New C...

• Prepping For May

  by RevBigJohn Mar 7
  While our main D.C. lobbying day, Bikers Inside the Beltway, is still a couple of months away, over the last few weeks we’ve had some motorcyclist advocates from across the country make the trip to Capitol Hill. Last week, ABATE of Iowa had a group of riders in town to meet with the six member...

• It's Almost Spring Advocates Soon Flocking To DC

  by RevBigJohn Mar 1
  There are two clear signs that springtime is coming to Washington, D.C. The first is busloads of school kids making the trip to our nation’s capital to learn about how the government works and visit museums and monuments. The second sign is long lines of people trying to enter the U.S. Capitol...

• Dunn Reintroducing REPAIR Act

  by RevBigJohn Feb 26
  Tuesday, Congressman Neal Dunn of Florida announced the introduction of the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair Act or the “REPAIR Act,” a bill that would ensure vehicle owners have access to important repair and diagnostic data. Congressman Dunn introduced a previou...

• 2025 MRF Roadshow Aims To Surpass 2024

  by RevBigJohn Feb 21
  A little over a month into the new year, the 2025 Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) Road Show is off to a fantastic start! As part of our mission to meet bikers across the county, MRF Board Members have been engaged in various events from coast to coast. MRF Board Members h...

• Congressional Motorcycle Caucus

  by RevBigJohn Feb 14
  This week, the Motorcycle Riders Foundation participated in a reception for the Congressional Motorcycle Caucus. The event played host to several lawmakers, including the Co-Chairs of the House Motorcycle Caucus: Rep. Tim Walberg (Michigan), Rep. Troy Balderson (Ohio) and Rep. Derrick Van Or...

• Slowing The EV Train

  by RevBigJohn Jan 31
  Duffy Memo To Help Protect Internal Combustion Engine Just hours after being confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Secretary Sean Duffy issued a memo phrased to protect the internal combustion engine. The memo directs the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NH...

• Duffy Confirmed By Senate

  by RevBigJohn Jan 29
  January 29, 2025 - Washington DC Sean Duffy was confirmed on Tuesday as U.S. Secretary of Transportation by a bipartisan 77-22 vote in the Senate. Before resigning his seat in 2019, Representative Duffy was elected five (5) tim...