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Volume 29 Issue 6 The Official Publication of A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota, Inc. June 2015

American Bikers for Awareness, Training, and Education of Minnesota, Inc.Go to www.abatemn.org for the newest version in color!

2 May 2015 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota Inc.

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Chapter Contact List 3

State Coordinator 5

Asst State Coordinator 5

Committees & Reports 6 - 9

NE District Grapevines 10 - 13

SW District Grapevines 14 - 16

SE District Grapevines 17 - 19

NW District Grapevines 20 - 21

New & Renewals 26 - 27

Calendar of Events 28 - 29

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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) 226-9195 [email protected] State CoordinatorKevin Todd (507) [email protected] TreasurerMichelle“Mitch” Backlund (763) [email protected] SecretaryMichele Legried (507) [email protected] District DirectorJean Afrooz (612) [email protected] District DirectorMike Jeppesen (320) [email protected] District DirectorNita Baker (507) [email protected] District DirectorPaul Tjepkes (320) [email protected] Ernst (612) [email protected]

A.B.A.T.E. University ChairJane Doyle(763) [email protected] Gruhlke (320) [email protected] Buddy Bear ChairSharon Polman (218) [email protected] ChairPaul Tjepkes (320) [email protected] ManagerKim Ostlund (507) [email protected] DirectorTodd Riba (952) [email protected] DirectorOpenMembership and RetentionTom Buffington (507) [email protected] LiaisonTodd Riba (952) [email protected]

NCOM LiaisonFrank Ernst (612) [email protected] ManagerBenny Roemer (507) [email protected] ChairBecky Hasslen (612) [email protected] Loft-Pilgrim (507) 537-1806 [email protected] Noise EditorKimmer Robertson (763) [email protected] Office AdministratorLiz Herzog (507) [email protected] Rally ChairDerrell W. Jensen (763) [email protected] and MeansKristie Orn (320) [email protected] Hasslen (612) [email protected]

U Roseau Borderland Chapter Jason Fuller (218) 242-2705H Marshall Buffalo Ridge Chapter Kris Gruhot (507) 530-2555O St. Cloud Central Chapter Albert Peck (320) 293-6194C Bethel East Central Chapter Anthony Hovind (763) 350-9876P Wells Flatlanders Chapter Chuck Glend (507) 210-66667 Parkers Prairie Freedom First Riders Chapter Don Goldsmith (218) 943-1197K Glenwood Glacial Ridge Chapter Anthony “Moose” Larson (320) 290-5577E Detroit Lakes Heart of the Lakes Chapter Edgar Burke (218) 849-50216 Finlayson Jack Pine Riders Chapter Duane Tchida (320) 515-0232J Delano Lake Chapter Keith “Smoker” Efron (612) 703-5755N Rochester Lower Corner Chapter James “Bones” Randall (507) 923-7875G Twin Cities Metro Chapter Greg Kistler (651) 226-5416L Red Wing Mississippi Valley Chapter Steve Graves (507) 589-8055Y Bemidji North Star Chapter Dane Schroeder (701) 446-7234M Duluth Northeast Chapter Eric Larsen (218) 591-4614D Red Lake Falls Northwest Chapter Travis Embretson (218) 289-90975 Forest Lake River Riders Chapter David Zaun (612) 205-6075I Mankato River Valley Chapter Barb Anderson (218) 324-0666V St. James Rolling Prairie Chapter Cory Lorenz (507) 317-58954 Big Lake Sand Dunes Chapter “Rockin” Roger Sawyer (952) 353-3724B Hutchinson South Central Chapter Jim Guza (320) 699-0340A Worthington Southwest Chapter Kevin Harberts (507) 360-8962S Owatonna Straight River Chapter Jim “Pittsy” Pitts (507) 456-6260Q Savage Tri-County Chapter Kent Slavik (952) 448-55008 Grand Rapids Up North Chapter Jeff Serich (218) 256-3710X Madison Way West Chapter Tim Longman (320) 598-3460


THE MRF & HEARTLANDS.T.E.A.M. ORGANIZATIONS

Motorcycle Riders Foundation M.R.F.E-Mail: [email protected] G Street N.W. Suite 500Washington, DC 20005(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 (612) 839-10778360 Suffolk DriveChanhassen, MN 55317Minnesota Motorcycle Club CoalitionRyan Westphal 651-503-3097PO Box 68069Minneapolis, MN [email protected] Motorcycle Safety Center - MMSCBeginning, experienced, and sidecar rider courses(800) 407-6677www.motorcyclesafety.orgSt. Croix Valley RidersPO Box 112St Paul Park, MN 55071www.scvr.orgMinnesota Motorcycle Safety Advisory Task ForceCharles [email protected] Dial-A-RideJohn Nelson (320) 262-6607contact@motorcycledialaride.orgwww.motorcycledialaride.orgMN Confederation of ClubsBrandon(920) 899-6888

NATIONAL MOTORCYCLE RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONSNational Coalition of Motorcyclists 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 notfor profit, grass roots organizationthat is committed to educating mo-torcyclists and the general publicabout motorcycling. A.B.A.T.E.members ride many different typesand brands of motorcycles. We areall people with a common interestin a common activity. The fact thatwe share an interest in motorcy-cling is more important than thetype of motorcycle we ride.

There are chapters of A.B.A.T.E.located throughout Minnesota.Each of these chapters is repre-sented on the A.B.A.T.E. Board ofDirectors (B.O.D.). The B.O.D. alsoincludes the A.B.A.T.E. state offi-cers. The B.O.D. meets once eachquarter to discuss the operation ofthe organization. In addition, eachchapter holds a monthly meeting intheir area of the state. A.B.A.T.E. isa member driven organization.Members are encouraged to partic-ipate in any of these meetings.

A.B.A.T.E. seeks to promote thepositive aspects of motorcyclingand strives to protect the rights ofmotorcyclists by being involved in

the local, state and national politi-cal process. Safer motorcycling, re-ducing accidents and fatalities canbe best accomplished by educationand training of both the motorcy-clists and the general public, notnecessarily through additional leg-islation.

Our ability to enjoy many freedomswhile riding motorcycles in Min-nesota is the direct result of thework done by motorcyclists in ourstate. These people have joined to-gether to fight for our rights andfreedoms.

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 compre-hensive rider education programsin the nation. These efforts havehelped reduce motorcycle acci-dents, injuries, and fatalities inspite of the growing number of li-censed motorcyclists in Minnesota.

To continue these efforts we needyour support and participation.Show your commitment to protect-ing and preserving your rights as a

motorcyclist in Minnesota. Partic-ipate in the meetings, rides, andthe fundraising activities. You willbe informed about the motorcycleactivities in the state by receivingRoad Noise, the A.B.A.T.E.monthly news publication.A.B.A.T.E. is fun, educational anda great way to meet people andmake new friends with similarinterests.

With your help, we can continueto promote the positive image ofmotorcyclists. If you want moreinformation about A.B.A.T.E.,please attend any of our meetings,meet other members, and askquestions.

We are pleased that you have de-cided your rights are worth pro-tecting, that the positive aspectsof motorcycling are worth pro-moting, that education is impor-tant, and that the cost of anA.B.A.T.E. membership is a smallprice to pay to preserve and pro-mote these principles.

Members are the most importantthing that A.B.A.T.E. has, soThank You for becoming a mem-ber and we look forward to seeingyou at our 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 57105-4750 http://www.abatesd.comA.B.A.T.E. of Wisconsin438 N Water St.Black River Falls, WI 54615(800) 386-4442 • Fax (715) 284-7545http://www.abatewis.org

Dear Fellow Motorcyclists:

STATE COORDINATORMACK BACKLUND(763) [email protected]

I am writing this on the day I returned home from the 26thannual Heartland STEAM. Heartland STEAM is a sevenstate regional conference sponsored by the motorcycle rightsorganizations of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Illinois. The goals of STEAMare two-fold: Educate Midwest motorcyclists on protectingtheir lifestyle and raise money for the Motorcycle RidersFoundation (MRF), which protects our right to ride on a na-tional basis. This year's conference was hosted by A.B.A.T.E.of North Dakota in Bismarck and they did a fantastic job. Fri-day evening started with a panel discussion of 'unconven-tional vehicles' . These three wheelers are neither car normotorcycle and there is a great deal of interest in creating anew classification for them. Kirk 'Hardtail' Willard, Presi-dent of the MRF, then gave a rousing speech to the crowdfollowed by a roundup of legislative activities in the sevenSTEAM states. It was a great night to be among old friendsand meet many new friends too.Saturday morning was very special to me. A color guard ofVietnam Veterans presented the flag in a very emotional wayfollowed by one of the best versions of our National AnthemI have heard in a long while. Then our good friend SliderGilmore offered the crowd his newest seminar: 'The DiabeticRider' . As motorcyclists age, diabetes will creep into the livesof more bikers. Slider talked about the warning signs andwhat you can do to help yourself if this terrible disease be-gins to affect your body. Slider's mix of humor and informa-tion makes learning fun.After a quick break for lunch it was time for some shorterworkshops on a variety of topics. They run simultaneously,so I had to choose which to attend. My first class was 'Crisisand the Media' . This was presented by a former news re-porter who now owns a consulting business. We learned theright and wrong ways to handle a negative motorcyclingstory in the print and TV news. Also professional ways to get

your message out to the public. It was very interesting. Nextwas John Bowman's class 'We Are All Suspects' . The speakerpointed out the multitude of ways that the public is trackedand recorded as we go about our daily business. The toolsused include services like On Star and GPS, license platereaders, cell phone tracking and red light cameras. Many ofthe devices John described have a very useful purpose, butproblems arise over how long the information is kept andwho, exactly, has access to it. This was a hotly debated topicin the 2015 Minnesota legislature and you will be seeing it inthe news for a long time. John is a personal friend and I al-ways learn something new when we talk. I was also able tosit in on a showing of A.B.A.T.E. of Wisconsin's new Sharethe Road video. Those folks did a great job.We next heard from two great men with much knowledge offederal legislation. The first was US Senator John Hoeven. Heoffered a detailed overview of federal legislation, then said"Now I want to hear from you. Ask me anything you wantand I will answer" . Many times a public official will try tocontrol the discussion, but this showed me that Senator Ho-even is a standup guy. He is also the former North DakotaGovernor and a great friend of A.B.A.T.E. of North Dakota.Next up was Jeff Hennie, the MRF lobbyist in Washington,DC. Jeff is a virtual encyclopedia of motorcycling legislationon the federal level. He covered every piece of current legis-lation along with a history of how we got to this point andthe chances for success. Hennie is a pit bull in the halls ofCongress and I am glad he is on our side.With the work day over, it was time to relax. After a fabuloussupper, we were treated to one of the funniest comedians Ihave seen in a long while. They shouldn't make you laugh sohard after eating! We finished the evening with an auction ofvery nice items, which also contributed to the weekend'sfundraising totals.The event was a great success and A.B.A.T.E. of NorthDakota's hospitality was much appreciated. Don't miss the2016 Heartland STEAM to be hosted by A.B.A.T.E. of SouthDakota in Sioux Falls the first weekend of April.In closing I just want to say how proud I was of the 25A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota brothers and sisters who made thetrip in challenging weather. You folks are the best!Yours in freedom,Mack


ASSISTANTSTATE COORDINATORKEVIN TODD(507) [email protected]

Wow, what a spring and early summer we have been havinghere. Everything from 80 degree days to sleet and snow, andall in a week! Anyway, spring is here and it's time to get yourfriend ready for the riding season. Check it all; tires, lights,suspension, all those little screws and nuts. Remember, if youtake care of your bike, your bike will take care of you andnever leave you on the side of the road.Heartland STEAM is in the books for another year. Eventhough I decided not to attend, I know from past experiencesthat it was a learning and very informative meeting. It istruly amazing what we can learn if we all get together and

share ideas. After all, we are all working to improve ourrights as we drive our motorcycles. Our legislative session is over for another year here in Min-nesota as I write this. Did you do your part to further ourcause? Perhaps made a trip to the State Capitol, make somephone calls, talked to your legislators? As I have mentionednumerous times, There is strength in numbers. One persondoes not make a Army. A concerned group with the sameagenda WILL make a difference.So, off we ride into the summer and warm weather. Makesure we are spreading the gospel of A.B.A.T.E. Have a tri-foldready. Be informed and be pro-active. Since we cover the en-tire state, we should all be signing up new members every-where we go.Ok, I am done preaching, it's time to ride. Watch out for eachother and the 'Cagers'. Always leave yourself an 'out' and al-ways expect the unexpected and be surprised when it doesn'thappen.kt


COMMITTEES AND REPORTSPRODUCTS REPORTBENNY [email protected](507)923-1993

Hey all, I'm Benny your new Products guy. I would like to thank

you all for the warm welcome at A.B.A.T.E. U, and foryour patience with me during this transition. I hopeto see you all at our rally at the end of summer, and Ilook forward to fulfilling your Products needs to bestof my ability.Rhiannon did a wonderful job, and I have some bigshoes to fill, but I think I'm up to the task, and will bebringing some new flavor into an already awesomeorganization.I welcome you all to email me, text, me, or send me aletter letting me know what you think. Your ideas forproducts, things you think are a flop, things you thinkwould do well, even things we used to do, but don'tanymore. I welcome all feedback.Email: [email protected]: 516 Front St.Kenyon, MN 55946

STATE RALLY REPORTDERRELL W. JENSEN(763) [email protected]

I hope everyone is enjoying thegreat early riding weather, Please

remember to take along a sponsorship form whenyou are out riding; that's the best time to approachpeople for a sponsorship. Also, don't forget a mem-bership form. You never know when you will meetpeople interested in A.B.A.T.E.This year's rally is back to Labor Day weekend. Thelonger rally make it easier to plan with less crampingof the events. This year KQRS will be advertising therally on their radio station, on their website, and ontheir events page. Brian Zepp will be at the rally onSaturday, the 5th. The specific time will be in theevents section of the Road Noise in July and August.They will be giving away t-shirts, movie passes, tick-ets, etc. They will be doing cool stuff at the rally.Thunder Roads Magazine will also be at the rally andthey will be advertising the rally in their magazineand on their website for us. We will have a new event at the rally: the motorcyclesled pull competition.We need a lot more people to sign up for security,front gate, and first aid. If you have even CPR train-ing we will take you. Smoker, the rally committee and I work hard to makethis a great rally for all of you. Now we need yourhelp with sponsorships and to sign up for shifts.We're still looking for people to pull 1:00 pm to 7:00pm shifts for the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. I will give youa free promotional ticket into the rally to anybodywho signs up for those shifts in July. Remember to put the rally on any site you can. Face-book your friends and invite them. You don't need amotorcycle to come to our rally and have a great time.Anybody that wants posters can email me your ad-dress and I will mail them to you. So, please attendyour rally. Help sell this rally to friends on Facebook,etc. Have a great summer!Be safe, my friends,Derrell W JensenRally Chair

DIAL-A- RIDEWWW.MOTORCYCLEDIALARIDE.ORG

Friendly reminder that we need moreChapter participation in the Dial-A-Rideprogram. Please decide who in yourChapter would like to take on this re-sponsibility and contact Jodi via email [email protected] or call John at (320) 262-6607so we can update the phone system. Thank you to allthe Chapters that have returned your cards. Also, abig thank you to all that are out and about riding anddistributing our materials in your local bars.The season started off on a good note with one pickupcalled in to East Central Chapter. Please, if you see amotorcyclist that is to the point of being impaired,give Dial-A-Ride a call and save a life or take themhome yourself.If any Chapter would like a Dial-A-Ride representa-tive to attend your monthly meeting to discuss theprogram, please feel free to contact John at the num-ber listed above and one of us will come and answeryour questions.Be safe,Big John

GAMBLING REPORTKIM OSTLUND(507) [email protected]. BOX 382FARIBAULT, MN 55021

Next Meeting(s):June 17th, Home of Frank Ernst, Chanhassen, 6:00 pmJuly 17th, The Caboose, Tracy, 7:00 pm Well, we did have a successful A.B.A.T.E. U raffle. Wesold a total of 940 tickets for a total profit before taxesof $33,716.26. So, I am sure that there will be a pay backto the chapters; just don’t know how much as of yet.We have to pay the taxes first. Congratulations to thefollowing winners:1st Prize Ticket #551 Sold by myself to Brian Gillman,Dassel 2nd Prize Ticket #368 Sold by Randy of Freedom FirstRiders Chapter to Ted Meyer, Fergus Falls3rd Prize Ticket #536 Sold by Jody Longman of WayWest Chapter to Paul Tjepkes4th Prize Ticket #406 Sold by Randy of Freedom FirstRiders Chapter to Lori McKnight, Bertha5th Prize Ticket #571 Sold by Jim Orn to Randy Paul-son, KimballAlso, congratulations to Freedom First Riders for sell-ing the most tickets at 180. By the time this article ispublished, I will have been to their chapter andawarded them the plaque. Borderland came in 2ndwith a total of 136 tickets sold. Also at A.B.A.T.E. U, I know that the 2015 Buddy Bearswere distributed to the chapters. One of the agree-ments that your chapter has made in agreeing to acceptdelivery of Buddy Bears is that someone each month

will send to me, either via e-mail or snail mail, thecount of how many Bears they have in inventory. Itdoesn’t matter if the Bears are paid for with your gam-bling funds or not. I still need a count of how manyyou have on hand each month while you have bears instock. And it does upset me that with all the chaptersthat took delivery of bears , so I do know they havebears in inventory, that I have only received an inven-tory report from one chapter. That really is not accept-able. I can understand how the chapters can forget tostart doing that again since they have not had to forawhile. So the chapters need to come up with a plan tomake sure that this reporting is getting done by the 1stof every month. I need to report our numbers to our ac-countant each month.If you or your chapter did not receive any State Rallyraffle tickets at the last board meeting, please feel freeto contact me and I will make sure to get some out toyou. Hopefully, we can sell more than last year. Eventhough the rally is back to a three day event, the rafflewill still be held on Saturday evening before the finalband. The deadline for chapter credit on this raffle isAugust 22nd. Everything needs to be post marked bythat day. If your chapter is doing an event and wouldlike the motorcycles there for display, please contact meand we can make that happen. We also will make surethat you have plenty of tickets for sale.Well, for those of you that don’t know, the biopsy that Imentioned last month did test positive for cancer. I dohave a treatment plan in place. As of this writing, Ihave completed one chemo session out of six. So far sogood. I hope I continue to feel good. Please get out andsupport your fellow chapters and their events. We alsocould use more members at our committee meetingson a regular basis. We make some pretty major deci-sions that effect this organization as a whole. It wouldbe nice to have a little bit more input.


EDUCATION REPORTPAUL TJEPKES(320) [email protected]

Nothing new to report.

STATE TREASURERMICHELLE ‘MITCH’ [email protected]


REVISOR REPORTJAN LOFT-PILGRIM(507) [email protected] really is not much to report.Please keep Operation and Proce-dure Manuals up-to-date. New or

edited Manual pages are distributed at Board meet-ings; watch for page distribution at the July Boardmeeting.

NCOM REPORTFRANK ERNST(612) [email protected]



PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEBECKY HASSLEN (612) [email protected]

Next Meeting(s):June 7th, Becky and Dave’s home, Buffalo, 2:00 pmJuly 17th, The Caboose, Tracy, 7:30 pm WOO HOO - only missing one Chapter Grapevinethis month! Good job to all youGrapevine writers.Rally Sponsorships are rolling instarting to fill the pages. Keep upthe good work.This month we have a few newadvertisers. Remember the Chap-ter Challenge which is well wortha little time and effort. Committee

BUDDY BEAR REPORTSHARON POLMAN(218) [email protected] a beautiful day we are havingtoday. Just a little reminder for thosethat have Buddy Bears be sure to get

receipts signed and mailed to Kim Ostlund.Now that you have your bears you need to send in-ventory to her every month all she needs is an emailwith your chapter name and how many bears youstill have. I will do my best to remind you all eachmonth.We still have 12 bears not spoken for yet so any onethat wants them please email us [email protected]. They are ready to do theirjob, they just need a home.If any one finds themselves in Bemidji on June 28thwe will be at the 3rd annual "Show Us What You Got"bike show this year all of the bikes will be inside.Anyone wanting to come for the weekend contactDane Schroeder at 701-446-7234 for camping. The Ea-gles in Bemidji has room for about eight campers outbehind the building and Dane has primitive campingat his place. The bike show is a fundraiser for BuddyBears in our area.As luck would have it we were looking for a SpyderCan-Am this year. Just got the car paid off and wentfor an oil change and they found $4,000.00 worth ofrepairs that needed to be done. We traded it off for aHonda Accord. Consolation, it is a Honda with fourwheels, so hopefully next spring.Ride safe thinking of you allMa an Buddy

LEGISLATIVE REPORTTODD RIBA(952) [email protected]

How Much?That’s what we might be saying ifwe don’t take some action. I am

short on time and in between two motorcycle rightsevents so I will cut to the chase. There was a bill intro-duced that would require motorcyclists to carry$25,000.00 PIP (personal injury protection) and a$5,000.00 death benefit. This bill will go nowhere thisyear, however the sessions run in two year cycles so itwill be back next time the Minnesota Legislaturemeets.All you have to do is call, email, fax, or visit your mo-torcycle insurance agent and ask them how much thisinsurance will or could cost you. Don’t be scared,they work for you, you pay them money. Get some-thing in writing, tell them about the bill, and askquestions. You need to learn about this stuff and Ineed to have a copy of the quote or their comments.Do not let them give you the run around, if theywon’t give you the answers you need then drop ahint that you can go to the other guy down the streetand see if they can help.Don’t delay, act now or start saving some money. I al-ready contacted my agent and I know how much itwould cost my family to insure three bikes but I’mnot going to tell you how much, it is a surprise. Letme just say this, if this law passes I guess we can can-cel that Jamaica trip we've been talking about.Until next time, Stand And Be Counted.Todd


MRF REPORTTODD RIBA(952) [email protected]

MRF ReportI’m going to keep this short and sweet this monthwith just one thought: Meeting of the Minds!

The 31st Annual Meeting of the Minds will this yearbe held in Milwaukee, WI, and hosted by our friendsto the east, A.B.A.T.E. of Wisconsin. If you’ve been toMeeting of the Minds before, you know how muchgreat information is presented and how much funthere is to be had at the event. If you’ve not been be-fore, you need to go! Simply put, Meeting of theMinds is the single biggest, most important motorcy-cle rights conference in the United States!

The event starts on September 24th and runs throughSeptember 27th and will be at the Sheraton Milwau-kee Brookfield. Pre-registration for MRF members(and you are a member, right?) is $80.00; for non-members it’s $90.00, and it’s worth every penny.Where else can you learn directly from the best mindsin motorcycling freedom?

With the event being so close to Minnesota, some-thing tells me there’s going to be plenty of opportuni-ties for group rides to the event, so get registered andlet’s start planning a Minnesota invasion of Milwau-kee!

For more information on Meeting of the Minds, toregister for the event, or to make your hotel reserva-tions, go to www.mrf.org and click on “2015 Confer-ence Information.”

Ride free!Mike BergerMRF Asst. State Rep.

STATE OFFICEADMINISTRATORLIZ HERZOG(800) [email protected]

Did you know that if you are an A.B.A.T.E. memberyou can get a free extension to your membership bycompleting either the Basic Rider Course (BRC) orBRC2 course? Yep, that's right. With your successfulcompletion I will add on six months free to a singlemembership or three months free for a couple mem-bership. All you need to do is successfully completethe course, send me a copy of your current A.B.A.T.E.card and a copy of your course completion card (bothsides). I will then send you new cards with your newexpiration date. And, some Chapters will even reim-burse you for part or all of the course (contact yourChapter President for details)! What better way to staysafe on the roads than learning crucial skills to makeyou a better defensive rider. If you are interested justget on our website www.abatemn.org and click on the"Safety" tab. Then click on "Motorcycle Training inMinnesota".Working Together To KEEP our FREEDOM!

A.B.A.T.E. UNIVERSITYJANE DOYLE(763) [email protected]

Next Meeting(s):June 24th, Hasty Diner, Hasty, 5:00 pmUpcoming event(s):April 15th-17th, 2016, A.B.A.T.E. University, Holiday Inn, AlexandriaWe are starting our preliminary plans for next year'sevent. If you have any ideas for classes, please con-tact us. We want to have interesting, informativeclasses that appeal to YOU!Reservations CANNOT be made at this time. Expectreservation information to be available around thetime of the July Board Of Directors meeting. Beforereservations can be opened, I need to make sure wehave all the rooms reserved for our Executive Board,committee members, guest speakers, hospitalityrooms, etc.- Jane

MEMBERSHIP & RETENTIONTOM BUFFINGTON(507) [email protected]

WAYS & MEANSREPORTKRISTIE ORN(320) [email protected]

Next Meeting(s):July 12, Ugly Bar, Montrose, 1:00pm


Chapter GrapevinesNORTHEAST DISTRICT DIRECTORJEAN AFROOZ (612) [email protected]

Saturday May 2nd East Central Chapter had a membership table at the Dirty Rotten Biker Fest held in EastBethel at the SRO. The weather was awesome so the attendance was over 700 people. While I helped out for justa few hours, we signed up several new members and talked with many about A.B.A.T.E. Good job East Cen-tral!!! By the time this issue goes out, East Central will be having their Summer Thunder party June 13th, also

held at SRO this year. It's a new location for them and I think the attendance will go up. PLEASE mark your calendar and plan on at-tending! Metro Chapter had their Wash Out Saturday May 9th and we all enjoyed the great weather and talked to a lot of peopleabout watching out for motorcycles and all the great things A.B.A.T.E. does. Putz, thank you for organizing everything and thank youto the members that came and helped out! I am posting some pictures.The other big news in the Northeast District is the 1st Northeast District Campout on June 27th!! We will meet up at various points sowe can all ride in together to the Denham Run Bar & Grill. This is a way for the district to meet and have some fun together. Thecamping is free. The bonfire is free. And kickin' back enjoying the comrade is priceless! Please contact me with any questions at 612-599-2808. Let's have a big turn out from all the chapters in the Northeast District so we can welcome the Up North chapter to our dis-trict. Metro and East Central can meet at the VFW in Ham Lake on Hwy. 65 at 10:00 am then head over to Forest Lake VFW to meetup with the River Riders by 11:00 am. From there we go to Rock Creek at the Cricket on 35W to meet the Jack Pine Rider's and SandDunes chapter. Central chapter could ride over to Rock Creek also and be ready to leave by 12:00 pm. Northeast Chapter and UpNorth Chapter meet us at Denham by 2:00 pm. Let's get fired up about this guys!! I will need a count from each chapter on how manyplan on attending by June12th or so. The owner of the bar would like to have enough help for that weekend. Connie and Lenny, own-ers of the Denham Run Bar & Grill, have been awesome to work with.Ride safe and as Porkey Pig says,Th-th-th-th-th-th-that's All Folks!! (fade in the Looney Tunes soundtrack)Jean (Red Hot Mama) Afrooz

CENTRALNext Meeting(s):June 7th, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids, 12:00 pmJuly 12th, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids, 12:00 pm**No August meeting**Upcoming Event(s): June 6th, “Ride for Heroes”, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids,12:00 pmRiding season is upon us, so take care and be safe out therefolks! Remember to make sure to attend our chapter fundraiseron Saturday June 6th. I know it will be a fabulous time and agreat ride! We are doing a few new stops this year so it will be adifferent route as well. We will also have plenty of fun items tobid on for the silent auction, so youcould go home with some great stuffto boot! Hope you all had a greatMemorial Day holiday and are en-joying the summer season so far.Take care and hope to see you at ameeting soon!Chestica

UP NORTHNext meeting(s):June 7th, Bernie's Bar, Keewatin, 5:00 pmJuly 12th, Calumet Saloon, Calumet, 4:00 pmAugust 9th, Cedar Creek Grill, Grand Rapids, 4:00 pmHello all:It's time to ride. We had a great time at A.B.A.T.E. U andwalked away with some good information and some newfriends. I would like to congratulate our Up North Chapter Secretary,Jayde Serich, and one of our Sergeant at Arms, Tina Hill, ongetting their motorcycle endorsements. I look forward to ridingwith both of them. Let's all be careful out there. There will be a bike night every Wednesday night that will ro-tate between the Airway Bar and Thirsty Moose in Hibbing.On June 20th the Iron Range MC will host their Spring Fling.On July 11th the Locker Room in Coleraine will have their Can-cer Ride. We are also having our summertime party, to benamed later, on August 22nd. It will be two days of fun withbands both days and biker games on Saturday, including a mo-torcycle pull. This party will be held at the White Oakes Histor-ical Society in Deer River. There will be plenty room forcampers and tents. YOU ARE INVITED! If you know of anyvendors who will like to be there to help us kick off this event,have them contact me at 218-398-7640. Your Up North Chapter Vice President,Chris ParksPeace, Love and Chemicals


[email protected] Meeting(s): June 3rd, Chalet Lounge, Hermantown, 7:00 pmJuly 1st, Chalet Lounge, Hermantown, 7:00 pmAugust 5th, Chalet Lounge, Hermantown, 7:00 pmSeptember 2nd, Chalet Lounge, Hermantown, 7:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):June 13th, Thunderbird Knife Falls Chapter RunJune 20th, Iron Range MC Spring Fling, HibbingJune 21st, Fred and Luci's Anniversary Bash, River Inn, ScanlonJune 27th-28th, Northeast District Campout, Denham Run, DenhamJune 27th, 6B Bad Rally, CayugaJuly 10th-12th, Upper Kettle River Shakedown, FinlaysonJuly 18th, Thunderbird MC Summer PartyJuly 18th, Northwoods Riders MC Chicken JamJuly 25th, Iron Range MC Run for Autism, HibbingHello Chapter members,A lot has happened since last month’s Road Noise. We had ourspring road clean-up, which only took about an hour to com-plete due to the amount of people that took the time to lend ahand. Surprise; the weather couldn't have been nicer! The fol-lowing day a group of about 50 like-minded people made theirpresence known at Dorrie's Motorcycle Awareness event. An-other nice day and two of our three local TV stations airedsome nice segments on the news later that day and the next.The following Saturday about 30 bikes and even more peopleshowed up for the Billboard Party/Run. This is a very success-ful annual event put on by our chapter and WisconsinA.B.A.T.E. region 6B to raise money for Motorcycle Awarenessbillboards which are put up in our local area. All four of themare up now. They look great and you can't miss them! Thankyou to all the people who know how important it is to help inmaking sure these events continue to take place. We can neverdo too much to educate the public to keep their eyes open forall bikes on the road. Let's keep it up by supporting all the otherevents this season!We are also trying something new to support our State Rallythis year. Our chapter has purchased eight tickets for the Rallywhich will be given away to eight lucky winners. If you wouldlike to be included in the drawing, it's really simple. Just emailthe chapter with your name, address and phone number to letus know. You will then be entered. We will put all the entries to-gether and randomly select the eight lucky winners at our JulyChapter meeting. You need not be present to win. Eligible par-ticipants must be current Northeast chapter members, 21 yearsof age or older, and there will be one winner per household. Ifyou have any questions email us or give me a call. Good luck toeveryone! Speaking of trying something new, your chapter officers heldan impromptu meeting and have decided to have some fun atthe July meeting. We will recite the Pledge, discuss any pressingmatters, draw the winners and then, weatherpermitting, take off on a ride! All members,friends, guests and vehicles are welcome. Here's to a great summer and rememberto ride safe!Lars-PresP.S. Don't forget to "like" our Facebookpage!

METROwww.metromn.comNext Meeting(s):June 9th, Kraus Hartig VFW, Spring Lake Park, 7:00 pmJuly 14th, Kraus Hartig VFW, Spring Lake Park, 7:00 pmAugust 11th, Kraus Hartig VFW, Spring Lake Park, 7:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):June 4th, Spring Lake Park paradeJune 6th, Themadone’s Summer partyJune 15th, Casa Rio taco fundraiserMy People,Welcome to summer and all the fun that comes with it.The Spring Lake Park parade is June 4th. This is a super goodtime and I hope you can make it out to represent the Chapter insomething that gives us really good exposure. The kids and theparents really enjoy seeing us every year.Our friends, the Themadone’s, are having their Summer Partyat the club house June 6th. Many of you have been going foryears and know what a good time this is. Come out for theparty, food, and goodtimes.June 15th we are hav-ing our taco fundraiserat Casa Rio in Anoka. Ilove seeing all thebikes parked out frontwhile we are insidehaving tacos and fun.See you soonWheels

Metro Chapter Wash Out


JACK PINE RIDERSwww.jackpineriders.org

Next meeting(s):June 21st, Cricket Bar, Rock Creek, 11:00 amJuly 20th, Half Way Home Bar, Banning Junction, 11:00 amAugust 16th, Horseshoe Lake Inn, near McGregor, 11:00 am

Upcoming Event(s):June 13th, East Central Chapter Fundraiser, SRO, Oak Grove,1:00 pm - 7:00 pmJune 20th, Doc’s Bar Annual Bike Run, leaves at 11:00 amJune 27th - 28th, Northeast District Campout, Denham Run,DenhamJuly 10th - 12th, Jack Pine Riders 10th Annual “Upper KettleRiver Shakedown”August 15th, Steve Dehaag RideSeptember 3rd - 6th, A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State Rally, Litch-field

We are almost ready for our 10th Annual “Upper Kettle RiverShakedown". It's our biggest and our only chapter fundraiser ofthe year. Food, vendors, tattoos, bike games, human games,live auction, burn out pit, bonfires nightly, and more. There willbe recorded music with Rena Starr Thursday and Friday. Therewill be live music with FreighTwang and Bad Jack Friday night.Quamba, The FishTone Rockers and The Inglorious Hellcatswill play on Saturday. Come early if you don’t mind helpingwith the event set up. Any and all funds raised go towards pro-tecting the rights and freedoms of motorcyclists. This is not abrand specific or motorcycle only event. Stop by for a fewhours or stay for the weekend. Admission is $20.00 advance or$25.00 at the gate. Day passes are available. Tent camping isfree, RV’s are $35.00 extra (no hookups). Will call is also avail-able. We are looking for donations for the auction, as well assponsors for this year’s event.

To donate, sponsor or purchase advance tickets call Duane at320-515-0232.

The Steve Derhaag Ride, in honor of our late Sgt. at Arms, willbe on August 15th. Join us for a leisurely ride to HorseshoeLake Inn, near McGregor, with a few stops in between for re-freshments. Camping is available along with food and music.Meet at the Cricket Bar in Rock Creek at 10:00 am or BanningJunction at 11:00 am. The chapter meeting will be held at TheHorseshoe Lake Inn the following day, August 16th at 11:00 am.

Congratulations to the 2015 A.B.A.T.E. U motorcycle raffle win-ners. Sorry to report no Jack Pine Riders won a bike this year.

For updated chapter events and information, log on to ourwebsite: www.jackpineriders.org. We are now on Facebook too.

Regards,Grapevine jesus

SAND DUNESNext Meeting(s):June 6th, KJ’s Refuge in Orrock, 2:00 pmJuly 4th, Stephen’s House, 2:00 pmAugust 1st, KJ’s Refuge in Orrock, 2:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):July 18th, B.O.D. meeting, Tracy, 9:00 amRecently I read an alarming article from the Minnesota Depart-ment of Public Safety (DPS). We all were probably excitedwhen spring arrived so quickly this year. But I can’t stressenough to be aware of your surroundings on the road and staysafe!Since motorcyclists got back on the roads this spring, therehave been 11 rider deaths. The 11 fatalities so far is the highesttotal at this point in the riding season on record dating to 1994,the DPS said. There were 10 at this time in 2003. It’s up to ridersAND motorists to keep our roads safe. Remember these safety tips:• Watch for motorcycles, and always look twice before enteringa roadway or changing lanes.• Give riders room and check blind spots.• Pay attention and drive at safe speeds.• Wear the protective gear.• Don’t drink and ride.Every driver plays a role in preventing crashes, regardless ofthe vehicle they operate. Be alert, check your blind spots fre-quently and fully stop at stop signs to be certain there are novehicles that are difficult to see due to visual obstructions. Allare simple ways to keep everyone safe.Our July 4th meeting will be a BBQ at my house. If you wouldlike to join us, please call meat 612-702-7744 to RSVP andget directions. “Four wheelsmay get you there, but twowheels will make the journeymemorable.”Rozie, VP


EAST CENTRALwww.eastcentralabate.orgNext Meeting(s):June 7th, Ham Lake VFW, 11:00 am July 5th, Ham Lake VFW, 11:00 amUpcoming Event(s):June 13th – 17th, Chapter fundraiser, SRO, Oak Grove, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pmJuly 31st – August 2nd, Party in the PinesHello East Central!The chapter fundraiser will be on June 13th at SRO in OakGrove. Sled Pull, Vendors and Games. The flyer is on the web-site and camping is available.Speaking of fundraisers; a few years ago someone asked “if Ibuy a ticket what do I get”. This person missed the whole pointof the meaning fundraiser. What do you get with the purchaseof an A.B.A.T.E. fundraiser ticket? 1, you get to ride as you de-cide with or without a helmet. 2, knowing you cannot be dis-criminated by what you wear or that you ride a motorcycle. 3,Ape hangers are legal. 4, We have a red light malfunction law.And these are just a few of the things your support ofA.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota fundraisers “Get” for you, whetheryou can attend or not. Plus you get to hang out with a greatbunch of like-minded riders. Yes it is nice to get something foryour support, but the main reason is to raise funds to supportthe organization. A.B.A.T.E. needs your support. Without it wecould not exist and these freedoms would not be. Party in the Pines will be held July 31st- August 2nd this year.All A.B.A.T.E. members receive $5.00 off. You do need to showyour card and it must be current. For more info go to www.lin-daslodge.com and down load the flyer to help distribute atbusinesses. Just a reminder; if you are not getting emails of chapter min-utes and events please email the chapter so we can get you onthe list.If you have any ideas, questions or concerns regarding theChapter, A.B.A.T.E. or the Website, Email us. Please send pics [email protected] this is your chapter and without you and your sup-port we would not be able to enjoy the riding freedoms wehave here in Minnesota.Keep looking at the Stateand Chapter Websites forupdates of what is hap-pening. Keep the Chrome side upRedTony HovindPresident763-350-9876

East Central Membership Drive at theDirty Rotten Biker Fest

RIVER [email protected] Meeting(s):June 14th, Forest Lake American Legion, 10:30 amNo July meetingAugust 9th, Forest Lake American Legion, 10:30 amUpcoming Event(s):June 5th – 7th, Brat Stand Buddy Bear Fundraiser, RiverdaleCub Foods, 11:00 am -7:00 pmJune 13th, East Central’s Summer Fundraiser, SRO, Oak Grove,1:00 pm -7:00 pmJuly 10th-12th, Jack Pine Rider’s Upper Kettle ShakedownAugust 15th, Ride for Dad’sHello Everyone,Events are getting underway. We had our washout in May. Itwas a little cloudy and cool, but a good turnout of people and alot of information passed out. There was a change in date, we are having our brat stand onJune 5th-7th, sorry for any confusion. Our meeting will be onJune 14th at the Legion in Forest Lake. Due to all the activitiesgoing on in July, we’ve cancelled our July meeting. Members, if you are not receiving monthly emails from us, wedon’t have your email address. If you would like to receiveemails about our meetings and other events/activities, emailour secretary at [email protected] to support your neighboring chapters this summer.There are some great rides and events going on, so get outthere and get some riding in.Rubber side down,Dave Zaun, President


SOUTHWEST DISTRICT DIRECTORPAUL TJEPKES(320) [email protected]. July B.O.D. will be hosted by the South West District in Tracy on the July 17th and 18th. Meetingswill be held at the Caboose in Tracy which is located on Highway 14 west. Camping is available at the SwiftLake campground in Tracy.Ride Safe Ride FreePaul

BUFFALO RIDGENext Meeting(s):June 6th, This Ol’ Place, Garvin, 1:00 pmJune 27th (July meeting), Kris Gruhot’s lake home, 2055 North Shore Dr., Lake BentonUpcoming Event(s):July 18th, A.B.A.T.E. B.O.D. meeting, Tracy August 22nd, Bike Show and Rodeo, MarshallGreetings, Freedom Fighters!A few from our chapter attended A.B.A.T.E. University, and weall participated in the “formal night” festivities. What a greattime! This year’s speakers were great. Sometimes I don’t thinkwe realize the potential impact of profiling in “outstate Min-nesota”. It really makes you take notice. Our chapter is forming a “membership committee” that willfocus on how to blanket a large segment of our region in searchof new memberships. I feel that without a current “hot buttontopic” such as a helmet law, most motorcyclists I have spokento have slipped into complacency. Our “Bike Show and Rodeo” will be held Saturday, August22nd. There is a lot going on in Marshall that weekend, such asSmokefest and Sounds of Summer. If you are looking for aweekend get-away, come visit us in Marshall! I hope that many will attend the July 18th, A.B.A.T.E. B.O.D.meeting, as our chapter is hosting the meeting in Tracy. Camp-ing will be available on the east end of town. In lieu of a hospi-tality room Friday night, our chapter has voted to cover the costof the per-person room charge at the Caboose.Our slate of officers will see a change in the treasurer’s position,as Betty Baldwin is moving out west in the next month. Thank-fully, long time member and freedom fighter, Renata Norgardhas agreed to fill the position of Treasurer and Dial-A-Ride forthe rest of the year! Renata’s late husband,Dave, was a founding member of ourchapter, and instrumental in developingprocedures and policies at the statelevel. That is it for this month! Until we meetagain – Kris Gruhot

WAY WESTWWW.WAYWESTMN.WEBS.COMNext Meeting(s):June 5th, VFW, Madison, 7:00 pm July 3rd, VFW, Madison, 7:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):June 27th, Punky’s Memorial Run 2015, Cutloose Bar, Porter,Registration is 10:30 am -11:30 am. Ride leaves at 11:30 am.“Proceeds will go to Jordyn’s Joy Bags for Kids and SanfordChildren’s Castle Sioux Falls.” $20.00 donation will includemeal/drink ticket. All vehicles are welcome. If you have anyquestions you can call Ryan at 507-828-3033 or Charlie at 605-695-6240.Howdy, Wow! Living on a major highway is great! I get to watch all thecycles go by. Some are alone and others are in groups. Rollin’,rollin’, rollin’….Keep those cycles going! :)It has been a good month for Way West. We had two newmembers sign up (Ryan and Tawny Olson) and two memberssigned up that have been gone a while (Nichole Blum andMike Diekmann). Welcome and welcome back.A.B.A.T.E. University was great, as usual. It’s awesome seeingold friends and learning new things. It didn’t hurt that one ofour members won the Victory! LOL Congratulations Paul. Happy trails, Cherry Mary

New Members Ryan and Tawny Olson

Skimmer’s Funeral


ROLLING PRAIRIEwww.rollingprairieabate.orgNext Meeting(s):June 13th, Eagles Club, St. James, 2:00 pmJuly 12th, Voss Park Campground, Butterfield, 3:00 pmAugust 2nd, Buckshot’s, Butterfield, 3:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):July 2nd - 4th, A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa Freedom Rally, Algona, IAJuly 18th, A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota’s B.O.D. meeting, Tracy, 9:00 amSeptember 4th - 6th, A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota’s State Rally,Meeker County Fairgrounds, LitchfieldSeptember 12th, Rolling Prairie’s Fallen Friends Memorial Run,Buckshot’s Bar, Butterfield, lunch and sign up starting 11:00 am,run leaves 1:00 pmMy people:It’s riding season!! Get out and see our great State or CountryAND attend a Chapter meeting!! At A.B.A.T.E. U we learnedthat Rolling Prairie Chapter is the #2 fundraiser and contributorto the State. Give yourself a pat on the back!! We also learnedthat there are Chapters that contribute $0.00 to the State. Tothem I say “Get off yer Dead Ass!” Yesterday was RollingPrairie Chapter’s Wash-Out at the Highway 60 rest-stop. Itstarted out a little slow in the sense that no one seemed to needa windshield wash. Everyone appreciated coffee, juice, dough-nuts, and fruit though. Some even offered a tip or payment, andeveryone was thankful for a treat and commented that they’dlook twice for us!!After our June 13th meeting we will ride and deliver someBuddy Bears. This time of year we will ride after our meeting,somewhere.Klarice Rinne’s membership challenge is ongoing until May31st. At last count I was still in the lead; will the $100.00 prize bemine??? We walked our “Adopt-A-Highway” section of Hwy.60 at Noble RV on May 4th. Participation was a bit slim, but itgot done and the Chapter bought Pizza afterward.Our Fallen Friends Memorial Run is slated for September 12thstarting and ending at Buckshot’s Bar in Butterfield. DecadenceInc. will be playing after the run, auction, and supper. More de-tails to follow.Trashy is getting details for an Advanced Rider Course in lateJune, stay tuned.We are looking to find a billboard or something similar in ourarea to put up a Motorcycle Awareness sign/billboard. Our silodeal isn’t going to work out, so come to a meeting with yourideas.There is a Southern Minnesota Veterans Appreciation Eventcoming to the Watonwan County Fairgrounds August 20th-23rd. On August 22nd the Chapter will be riding our fall runroute one last time and then going to the event to support ourveterans and troops. What ashow of support it would beif 100 + bikes pulled up toparticipate in their event!!Live Free / Ride FreeRobb “Q-Ball” FehrmanVice President

LAKEwww.abatelakechapter.comNext Meeting(s):June 6th, Delano Lanes, Delano, 3:00 pmJuly 11th, Smoker’s, Breezy Point, 3:00 pmNo August meetingAugust 29th (September Meeting), Chops, Hanover, 3:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):June 13th, Spring Run, leaves Jaquie B’s, Montrose, 12:00 pmMay was sure a busy month! We washed windshields, pickedup the highway and held some motorcycle training. Then therewas Heartland STEAM and Bikers in the Beltway. Sure wasfun! June is going to seem really lame in comparison! But nowthere should be even more time for riding!! Some of that ridingwill be our Spring Run on June 13th. Sign up starts at 11:00 amand the run will leave Jacque B’s at noon.We made donations of our Buddy Bears to local fire depart-ments and when I get some pictures I will share those withyou.Keeping it short and sweet this month! See you on the run June13th!Later,Mitch’n

GLACIAL RIDGEwww.glacialridgeabate.orgNo report received.

Lake Chapter

Highway Cleanup


SOUTH CENTRALSouth Central Chapter A.B.A.T.E. (Facebook Site) Check UsOutNext Meeting(s):July 8th, Bonfire Bar & Grill south of Litchfield, 7:00 pmAugust 5th, Bonfire Bar & Grill south of Litchfield, 7:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):June 6th, Mies Outland Black Dirt Run, Watkins, Ride leaves at 1:00 pm June 13th, Brotherhood’s Veterans Benefit Ride, BelgradeRegistration 11:00 am, ride leaves at 12:00 pmThis year’s donations go to Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk CentreJune 28th, Bike Night in Central Park. Litchfield, 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Free Event. Band Neely will play at 5:00 pmFree BBQ meal to the first 250 peopleJuly 2nd – 5th, A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa Freedom Rally, Algona, IASee website for more details: http://www.abateiowafreedom-rally.com/September 3rd - 6th: A.B.A.T.E. State Rally, Litchfield. See web-site for more details: https://www.abatemn.org/events/2015-abate-minnesota-state-rallyMay was a busy month for our chapter. Bike Show, FFCCBreakfast & Ride, ditch clean-up, Memorial Ride just to name afew events. We’ve been seeing a few more faces around at theevents and at our chapter meetings. This is great to see. Be sureto join us. June and July will hopefully bring some great daysfor riding. Get out and enjoy the few months of riding weatherthat we get each year.We’ve included a few photos from our 2015 Bike Show thatwas held on May 9th in Hutchinson. Thanks to everyone whohelped plan the event (special thanks to Scott Rustin & Dan“Animal” Schraeder) and everyone who came out to the event.Congratulations to our winners! As always, check our Facebook page forupdates and events. We also would love tohear from you. Do you have any ideas toshare? Thoughts for the chapter? We wantto hear from you. And if you do not “doFacebook” please be sure to contact an officer. Keep the shiny side up!Jim Guza

SOUTHWESTNext Meeting(s):June 5th, Rushmore Community Center, Rushmore, 7:30 pmJuly 11th, *Working Meeting* prior to working in the concessionstand at Rushmore Car and Motorcycle showAugust 12th, *Working Meeting* prior to burger night A.B.A.T.E. University was a great learning event for us new-bie’s, and a good experience for the previous attendees. Reggie,Todd, Dave and Becky are now certified to legally guide otherdrivers during a bike run. It was very informative and eyeopening. Most of all created a renewed awareness for safety.And isn't that what we are all about?Our stretch of highway has been cleaned up for the spring.Garbage, garbage, garbage. Pretty evident that not everyoneloves the earth. What a shame. Wanting to thank and recognizeJerritt, Kevin, Pat, Connie, Reggie, Todd, Dave and Becky. Agood group to work and laugh with, on such a gorgeous day. We will be discussing orders for clothing with our logo on it atthe next meeting. Try to attend and look at the book. Choices ofstyles, fabrics, colors etc. are huge.Burger nights are going to be starting on Wednesday June 3rd atPDs @ 5:30 pm. We will be serving up some great food, so markyour calendars, for June 17th, as well.Have a great riding season, and be safeKeep our Military and their families in your prayersBAM

South Central Bike Show


STRAIGHT RIVERNext Meeting(s):June 13th, Reggies Brewhouse, Owatonna, 1:00 pmJuly 11th, Bottoms Up Bar, Waseca, 1:00 pmAugust 8th, Reggies Brewhouse, Owatonna, 1:00 pmHey Straight Jackets, Wow we survived a busy month. Our Spring Fundraising iscomplete; I would like to thank everyone for all the hard workat both fundraisers. As of the time of writing this I don’t havethe numbers for either fundraiser. We survived both Dam DaysParade and the Memorial Day parade with the help of thechapter. We also had a great turn out for the Blessing of theBikes, thanks to everyone who worked the table & thank youFlatlanders for helping man the table & recruiting members.Thank You.Reminder Spanky & Snoopy’s wedding is June 20th. As a chap-ter we opted out of the Heritage Days Parade to attend thewedding. See you there.Jan O is working on completing the Buddy Bear run details thiswill be announced at the June Meeting.The time to start planning our Fall Bash is now we have a dateof November 14th. Right now the band for the event will beSpooky Poodle. This is also our 25th year as a chapter, pleaseplan on helping us celebrate. We need volunteers to start col-lecting donations for a silent auction. The event will start with aBeer Bash Silent auction more details as we get things put to-gether. This will be held at Reggies Brewhouse in Owatonna. Remember Rally is coming up quick please pre-order your tick-ets before August to get the pre-order special of $30.00 perticket. Reminder we have our membership drive going for new mem-bers or old members who are on the expired member List. Youmust turn in the info to Kathy Derksen with your name on it tocount. Winner will be announced at the August Meeting.Remember to ride safe, with most of our events slowing downwe need to concentrate on making drivers aware we are outthere, Riders to watch for hazards. Consider taking an ad-vanced rider course. This has been a bad year for accidents,let’s make it better & ride safely. Ride Safe,Pittsy

SOUTHEAST DISTRICT DIRECTORNITA BAKER (507) [email protected] want to thank each and every one of you that have given me support during this transition period. I havebeen overwhelmed and humbled. This last weekend I attended River Valley’s May Awareness Parade. Theyhad a great turn out. I have been doing my best to attend as many meetings as I am able. I attended Flatlandersmeeting the previous weekend. What a great group! I plan on attending Tri-County’s meeting this Thursday.As I am writing this I am planning on going to the S.T.E.A.M. convention in Bismarck, North Dakota this nextweekend. I am really looking forward to bringing information to all the chapters from the other states that will

be attending. This will be the third S.T.E.A.M. convention I have attended. Weather wise it seems like spring has finally sprung. Don’tforget to have your tri-folds on hand when you are out and about on your scoots this summer. We really need to get working on mem-berships. Our membership numbers are down. We work very hard for every motorcyclist here in Minnesota. Let’s see how many newand renewal memberships we can get each month. We have to ask ourselves, “What am I doing now to impact A.B.A.T.E. today.” Wedo have a membership poster to use at any of your A.B.A.T.E. functions. If you want to use it I will do all I can to get it to you. If youhave any questions or comments, please call me. I am always available. I plan on doing all I can to make a difference in this position. Iam very serious when I tell the chapters I want to know what works and what doesn’t work. Please stay safe out there. We all knowthe cagers don’t watch for us, so we have to watch for them. I look forward to attending more meetings now that I have my feet firmlyplanted on the ground I’m hitting the ground running. I’m really looking forward to working with all the chapters in my district.Again, if you have a problem or issue, please feel free to call me anytime.Together we ride free.Sunshine, aka Nita Baker, South East District Director

TRI-COUNTYNext Meeting(s):June 4th, Memorial Park, Shakopee, 6:00 pm Fundraiser meet-ing, 6:30 pm potluck, Chapter meeting at 7:00 pmJuly 2nd, Cy’s Bar, Chaska 6:30 pm Fundraiser meeting Chapter meeting 7:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):July 11th, Tri-County 25th Anniversary PartyKent & Marlene's backyard, 521 West 1st Street, Chaska3:00 pm till whenever - Potluck and B.Y.O.B.Bring a tent and spend the night.Bonfire, food, friends and FUNIf you know of any past Tri-County members let them knowabout the party. Other A.B.A.T.E. chapters are also invited.Hope to see you all.RIDE SAFE

MISSISSIPPI VALLEYMississippi Valley A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota group page now onFacebook, we invite you to join us!www.facebook.com/missvalley.abateNext Meeting(s):June 21st, Bierstube, Red Wing 11:30 amWe held our Motorcycle awareness window wash in Lake Cityon May 9th, and was a great turn out had a blast talking withmotorist and washing windows. We will be doing our ditchclean up. I wanna add that we have been getting the A.B.A.T.E.name out there and getting new members and old members tojoin and I wanna say welcome to new and returning members.That’s all for now also just wanna say safe travels if you’re outand about in the beautiful weather.


FLATLANDERSNext Meeting(s):June 6th, Leland Bar & Grill, Leland, Iowa, 4:00 pm*****July- Skip*****Upcoming Event(s):June 6th, Ride for Hero’s in Sauk RapidsJune 6th, Cruise for a Cure (cancer), check in 9:00 am, departure 11:00 am, Lyle American Legion, LyleJune 13th, Geneva Cancer Run, check in 10:00 am, departure11:00 am, Geneva Bar & Grill, GenevaJune 15th, Ride your Motorcycle to Work DayJune 20th, 10th Annual Patriot Ride, 9:00 am - 8:00 pm, Key Air Facility, @ Anoka airport, BlaineJuly 11th, Into the Light Ride for Suicide Prevention, Harley Davidson, RochesterJuly 11th, B.A.S.S. Run 2015 Bikers against Soldier Suicide, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm, Forest Lake VFW, Forest LakeJuly 18th, B.O.D., TracyYou can find these rides and many more at “cyclefish.com”Hello All Members:A lot is going on and the riding season has just begun. As youcan see by the list of events above there are tons of great rideswith great causes happening across the state, check them outand give them your support if you’re able too. Also note abovewe are skipping our July meeting, there will be a campout inplace of the meeting.The Road Noise Publication Committee has issued a ChapterChallenge to increase and generate revenue. The challenge isthis: May 1st thru December 31st, the chapter with the highestrevenue for advertisements will receive two full page ads forany chapter event/fundraiser in the Road Noise. This meanswe need to get out to businesses and talk with them aboutA.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota and why we need their support. Ifyou have a business that wants to advertise in the Road Noisecontact the Publication Committee. There is also a need forBusiness of the Month and Member of the Month so let’s getthese into the Road Noise.The Bi-law has been changed for nomination; nominationswill now be ONLY in January and February, so keep this inmind when election time comes around again.The State Rally has been renamed “Summer Rally” and is backto Labor Day weekend in Litchfield. There is a goal to have anattendance of 2000+ this year, make plans to attend now.There are a few Bills to keep your eyes on stating with H.F.2242 Bill for medical insurance stating that we would need tocarry a Death Benefit of $25,000.00 or $5,000.00 minimum, thisis for MOTORCYCLIST ONLY. Todd Riba would like peopleto get a quote from their insurance agent on the cost of thiscoverage and submit it to him and your senators.The Anti-profiling bill is at a standstill and needs to bewatched. The Enhanced penalties (SF986) bill has changedfrom “distracted driving to reckless driving” and has beenplaced on the MN Public Safety Omni Bus Bill. Help us bycontacting your senator and get them on board.A few other quick things, Nita Baker Southeast District Direc-tor attended our April meeting, she gave us a brief overviewof her activities with A.B.A.T.E. and to inform us that she plansto attend chapter meetings as often as possible. Welcome Nita.Mitch Backlund had thewinning bid at A.B.A.T.E.U for our centerpiece.Congratulations Mitch,enjoy. Ride Smart Ride SafeDawn Patton

A.B.A.T.E. U CenterpieceMitch Backlund is the proud owner


LOWER CORNERNext meeting(s):June 14th, Hidden Meadows Campground, Pine Island, 11:00 amJuly 12th, Hidden Meadows Campground, Pine Island, 11:00 amUpcoming Event(s):June 12th, Stewie Cruisers Bike Show, Strikers Corner, Stewartville, 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm (loud pipe contest 8:30 pm)New for the riding months! Our meetings will be at the Hid-den Meadows RV Park & Campground south of Pine Islandand west of Hwy 52. Take exit 68 and follow the signs. Enterthe campground and continue to the office. Look for the rechall/banquet hall near the office. Thanks go out to owners andA.B.A.T.E. members, Kris and Jeff, for being such generoushosts.This should piss off everyone. Some democrats and republi-cans alike are calling for individual states to be allowed to tolltravel on interstate highways. The President has proposedeliminating a longstanding ban on tolling existing interstates.Current law prohibits states from tolling any roads built sincethe inception of the Federal Interstate Highway System in1956.Visit www.TollFreeinterstates.com and say HELL NO to this bs.The dictionary defines an automobile as a 4-wheeled vehicle. Itdefines a motorcycle as a 2-wheeled vehicle. Simple enough.Although there is a growing popularity of 3-wheeled vehiclesthat have more car-like features, entering the market and beingclassified as motorcycles. U.S. Senate bill, S685, would create anew class of vehicle, the "autocycle." No kidding. I thought thatterm was used at the turn of the last century. The 3-wheelerswould be required to meet both motorcycle and passenger ve-hicle safety standards relating to seating systems, belted occu-pant protection, child restraints, roof crush resistance, andflammability protections. The Polaris Slingshot, Toyota I-Road,and vehicles built by Elio Motors are candidates for the newautocycle category. We do not want accident statistics fromthese vehicles being added to motorcycle accident statistics.Lane-splitting has been an accepted practice for years in Cali-fornia to relieve traffic congestion. Other states, Oregon, Texas,Tennessee, and Washington, are considering the benefits oflane-splitting. Each state's bills differ on specifics, but generallyif traffic has stopped or slowed to 10, 20, 25, or 35 miles perhour, a motorcycle can pass between lanes at a speed no morethan 10 mph over the speed of thecar traffic. There is little research onaccidents occurring during lane-splitting, but it is noted that a rideris at a higher risk of being rearended in slow or stopped traffic.Remember to always have an es-cape route. See you at the campground, June14th, Flag Day.Hidden Meadows RV Park6450 120th St NWPine Island, MN 55963

RIVER VALLEYNext Meeting(s):June 14th, Eagles Club, Mankato, 12:00 pmJuly 12th, Eagles Club, Mankato, 12:00 pmAugust 9th, Eagles Club, Mankato, 12:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):July 2nd - 4th, A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa Freedom Rally, Algona, IASeptember 4th - 6th, A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota State Rally, LitchfieldOur 26th annual Motorcycle Awareness Parade was a great suc-cess this year. The last count was 215 bikes plus some thatjoined us in North Mankato. Sometimes we don't see friendsand bikers all year long but folks show up to support Motorcy-cle Awareness month and get the message out that BIKES AREON THE ROAD. Weather was amazing and the fun run wasalso a success. Thank you to all members that worked hard forus! And thank you, Todd and his employees at Midtown forhosting our last stop with a great buffet of tacos and salads. Thebar was "decorated" for us and tables set nicely. We appreciateyour support!!I also want to thank Frank Mocerino for taking the many,many pictures of our parade. Frank supports bikers and wantshis pictures with our message sent to as many folks as he canreach. Please check out his Facebook page to see the photos hedid for us. www.facebook.com/arwbehindthethunder - thereis a slide show as well. Frank would like to photograph any ofthe many A.B.A.T.E. events over the summer for us and otherchapters. If you are interested, please contact me at 218-324-0666 and I will get the information to him right away.A reminder of our rides after our meetings - second Sunday ofeach month. Dan will "surprise" us with our destination - Ihope everyone will participate! Two, three, or four wheels -everyone is welcome! Senator Kathy Sheran, Representative Jack Considine, Repre-sentative Tony Cornish, and Representative Clark Johnsonjoined us at our April meeting for our chapter "Bikerday" - aspecial thank you to them for taking the time for us. Todd Ribaand Frank Ernst also joined us. Spoke to the chapter about theEnhanced Penalty Bill which is currently being held up in theSenate. Start Seeing Motorcycles License Plate and about theProfiling Bill.Ditch cleanup was scheduled for May 16th with get togetherafter at Jerry and Claire's home. I'm sure I will have some sto-ries for ya next month on that one! Mark your calendars for upcoming events and meeting sched-ules. Keep up to date with A.B.A.T.E. info and activities. Invitefriends to join us too!Together we ride free! Until next time – have fun – be safe!Barb


FREEDOM FIRST RIDERSwww.freedomfirstridersabatemn.orgNext Meeting(s):June 27th, Leaf Valley Mercantile (tentative), 6:00 pmGreetings Freedom First Riders!Well, as far as I could tell, A.B.A.T.E. U and our Bike Showwere a success! I unfortunately missed the post-bike showmeeting and the meeting at A.B.A.T.E. U so I am not sure ifthe figures were in for our show as far as numbers, but fromwhat I saw we had a pretty decent crowd. Thanks again tothose of you that stepped up and helped the chapter with theshow. All of your hard work really paid off. I hope next year,however, we can get some more of our members bikes in theshow because I did hear from some people that they hadwished to see a few more bikes. Remember, it's about thecause, not the applause. I personally never expect to win atrophy but I put my bike in the show every year so that I canshow off my ride and help support our chapter. Again, a bigthank you to those of you that put your bikes in the showand thank you to everyone that helped to make this showsuccessful.So far, we don't have any Sunday Funday rides scheduled,but stay tuned on our Facebook page and Road Noise as Iwill try to put them in the Road Noise when they becomeavailable. If you are interested in heading up a ride, bring itup at a meeting or on Facebook and I am sure we can get itrolling from there.This is where I am going to leave it for now, not much goingon currently for the chapter(that I am aware of). Hope tosee you all on the road!Ride on!"Expect the Unexpected"Patrick

BORDERLANDNext Meeting(s):June 14th, The Rainbow, Strandquist, 2:00 pmJuly 12th, Cyrus Resort, Baudette, 2:00 pmHello Borderland!Well, the year is scootin' along and like they say,"The older youget the faster time flies". Hope your having a good riding sea-son and just a reminder to all; keep some A.B.A.T.E. tri-folds inthe saddle bags! When you see people riding a motorcycle thatare worth five, ten, twenty, or thirty thousand dollars, wouldn'tyou think they would spend $20.00 to an organization thatfights very hard for every motorcycle rights issue in Minnesotaand on a federal level as well? We thank all who attended andrenewed their membership at our Membership Drive, and wewelcome all new members! Congrats to Lee H. winner of theone year free membership. Everyone had a great time and weraised some money for the Motorcycle PAC of MN, and thechapter-A.B.A.T.E.June 14th is flag day.... Raise the U.S.A. flag high, pray for hersovereignty, and a return to the Rule of Law that our Constitu-tion clearly defines. Last but not least, thanks to State Represen-tative, Dan Fabian for contacting chapter members on themotorcycle profiling bill in the Minnesota House. If you wantto know more about this, come to your next chapter meetingand read your Road Noise.Ride safe!Twistin' da wick, Tim

NORTHWESTDISTRICT DIRECTORMIKE JEPPESEN(320) [email protected]

I grew up on a farm in south central Minnesota. I bought my first motorcycle when I was nine, bought with pocket gopher money,they were worth 25 cents back then so I did have to trap quite a few. Most all the farm kids my age had motorcycles' from 90 Bridge-stone's to 50 Honda's and 125 Yamaha's, I even had a buddy with a old Cushman. On Saturday’s after everyone was done withchores someone would get on the phone and ring one long ring and them that heard it picked up to see where to meet to go riding(remember party lines). That was our form of communication and it worked well. Today we have different forms of communicationfrom emails to texting and yes even Facebook. My point to all this is that back then if we didn't embrace that technology we wouldjust plain miss out. Today I hear members complain about not knowing. For instance nobody told us of a change in the meeting dateor how come nobody told us their was a ride. No matter how much we hate the knew forms of communication it is ultimately our re-sponsibility to use it for that's the world we live in or you will just plain miss out.Remember I can't change the direction of the wind but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.See you on the roadFarmer Jeppe

NORTHWESTwww.abatenorthwestmn.orgNext Meeting(s): June 7th, Don and Tracy's near Oklee, 2:00 pm sharpJuly 12th, Huot Park, 10:00 am We are doing a fun run, campout, and membership drive atHuot Park on July 11th. Details to come. All are welcome. Notmuch else new at this time. Ride safe!Greg


HEART OF THE LAKESNext Meeting(s):June 14th, Monte and Jodi's, 1324 6th Avenue East, Alexandria, 5:00 pm (This is their Anniversary so let's help them celebrate!)July 26th, Brian and Deb's, 515 E. Main, Lot 1, Frazee, 5:00 pmAugust 16th, Brian and Deb's 515 E. Main, Lot 1, Frazee, 5:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):June 13th, Basic Rider Course 2June 13th, Chapter Road Guard Training and CerificationClass, 9:00 amJuly 26th, 1st annual Turkey Daze Bike Show, Frazee, 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Howdy Folks,The chapter is sponsoring a Basic Rider Course 2 (BRC2) SafetyClass. This is FREE for any Heart of the Lakes Chapter mem-ber! We have room for 11 in the class.We will be having a Chapter Road Guard training and certifica-tion class. The cost of this is $30.00. We will do the Road Guardclass starting at 9:00 am. After the class we will have a bite toeat and then have the BRC2. Brian is bringing his grill so wewill be cooking brats and stuff. We have room for 24 at theRoad Guard class. Please take this opportunity and take advan-tage of these classes.We are having our 1st annual Turkey Daze Bike Show inFrazee. This event is also FREE to enter. We have six classes, sixtrophies; Stock, Vintage, Rat, Trike, Custom, and PeoplesChoice. The show runs from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Come out andsee some nice rides from the local area!We had a Wash-Out on May 30th from 12:00 - 3:00 pm. It's al-ways fun talking to folks as you wash their windows. Everyyear we make more people aware of us and what we do.Prepare for another great Rally come Labor Day! This is anAwesome time to spread fellowship and have a good time. Volunteer's are needed. Take some time to help out so everyonecan enjoy the weekend.TAKE CARE and RIDE FREEEdgar

NORTH STARwww.northstarabate.orgNext Meeting(s):May 17th, Potluck at Allen and Amanda Foster's 3:00 pmUpcoming Event(s):June 7th, "Ride for the Troops"June 14th, "Ride Home"June 28th; Allen Foster's "Bike Show and Swap Meet"August 16th; Virginia Overton's "Ride for the Mind"While sitting here contemplating this issue of the Road Noise,one thing came to mind and that is just how far North Star hascome in the past three years! We went from treading water tohaving a group of 15+ people who have given their time tomake us who we have become in just three short years. But Ialso need to mention all the volunteers who always come andwork our events that help us be a positive presence in the Be-midji community and surrounding communities. 2015 is al-ready shaping up to be yet another great year for North Starand all involved. Thank you to everyone for helping our chap-ter become who we are today, words cannot express what all ofyou mean to this group.Allen Foster's Bike Show and Swap Meet still has openings forvendors of any type if interested call Allen at 218-209-1238.Also, all A.B.A.T.E. chapters are invited to attend, there is a dis-count at registration with a valid A.B.A.T.E. membership card. North Star Chapter also wants to give a shoutout to all the A.B.A.T.E. Mom's, we hope allof you had a wonderful day!! Respectfully,MnHalfpintNorth Star Treasurer

A.B.A.T.E. University Bike Winners!

Victory Vegas 8 Ball Paul Tjepkes, alongwith the person that sold him the winning

ticket Jody Longman

Lori McKnight picking up her new Indian motorcycle


LETTER TO THE EDITORWhat is a Young Activist? A Young Activist is a person between the age of 18 and 30 who has expressed an interest in, and devotedsome time to, their chosen passion. For purposes of this publication, motorcycle rights. Why do I ask what a Young Activist is? Be-cause the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Awareness and Education (MRFAE) is looking for a few. Why are we looking? So we canaward one or more Young Activist Scholarships (YAS) for this year’s Meeting of the Minds.

In addition to the age requirement mentioned above the successful candidate for this Scholarship also needs to be nominated by aState Motorcycle Rights Organization. The young person must be a member of that organization and have a valid motorcycle en-dorsement.

The nominee must also submit minimum three hundred (300)-word essay on why biker's rights are important to them. A well writ-ten essay from the heart is like a picture or blueprint of who the candidate is; coming directly from the candidate, this gives the com-mittee members a better perspective of the individual.

After all the work what does the winning nominee(s) receive? • One-year membership to the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, effective the first full day of the Meeting of the Minds during the year of award.

• Round-trip airfare to the MRF's Meeting of the Minds conference. • Hotel accommodations at the Meeting of the Minds conference. Accommodations will include the hotel room only. Telephone, food, movie rentals, etc. will be the sole responsibility of winning candidates.

• Meeting of the Minds conference registration and banquet fees waived. • Special recognition at the MRF's Meeting of the Minds conference. Said recognition will include a plaque, presentation of one-year membership, and other items or activities as approved by the MRFA&E Board of Directors.

What is the time frame? All applications must be submitted along with a Young Activist Scholarship Fund Nomination Form nolater than July 15. You can find the form at www.mrfae.org or www.mrf.org.

Submitted by Carol Downs, Treasurer, MRFAE


BIKES OF THE MONTHOWNERS:VIRGIL & MICHELE LEGRIEDFLATLANDER CHAPTER MEMBERS

VIRGIL'S 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSON ROAD KINGWAS PURCHASED BY HIS WIFE MICHELE FOR HIS2013 BIRTHDAY PRESENT AND WAS COMPLETELYREDONE WITH161,000 ON FRAME.

MICHELE'S BIKE IS A 2003 HARLEY DAVIDSONHERITAGE 100TH ANNIVERSARY, "MY BABY".THIS BIKE WAS PURCHASED BY HER HUSBANDVIRGIL FOR HER MOTHER’S DAY PRESENT IN2007. IT HAD 1,512 MILES AT THAT TIME ANDNOW IS OVER 35,000.

BUSINESS OF THE MONTH


A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota 2015 State Motorcycle Rally

Sponsorship Program

A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota (American Bikers for Awareness, Training, and Education), a not for profit motorcycle rights organization (501(c)4), is seeking sponsors for our 2015 State Rally, to be held September 4-7 at the Meeker County Fairgrounds in Litchfield, MN.

As part of our Sponsorship program we are offering generous recognition, advertising, vendor space, and passes for the participation of you, your employees and customers in our event.

There are five levels of Sponsorship:

Diamond Sponsorship

The Diamond sponsorship is just $3,000 It includes:

Your business will have signage on either side or above the stage area in the bar and band hub location

Your company name and logo published in the Road

(circulation 4,000+) Waiver of vendor fees to set up at the Rally A full page ad in our Rally program and your company

name and logo included on the cover Your company name and logo listed on our website 20 free weekend passes to the Rally to use or

distribute as you please

Gold Sponsorship

The Gold Level Sponsorship is $1,000 It includes:

Medium signage in the bar and band hub location Your Company name and logo published in the Road

Noise magazine Waiver of vendor fees to set up at the Rally Your company name and a half page ad in our Rally

program Your company name listed on our website 10 free weekend passes to the Rally to use or


Silver Sponsorship

The Silver Sponsorship is $500 It includes:

Signage in the bar and band hub location Your company name published in the Road Noise

magazine Your company name and a quarter page ad in our Rally

program Your company name listed on our website Six free weekend passes to the Rally to use or


Chrome Sponsorship

The Chrome Sponsorship is $250 It includes:


magazine Your company name and business card ad printed in

our Rally program Your company name listed on our website Three free weekend passes to the Rally to use or


Copper Sponsorship

The Copper Sponsorship is $100 It includes:


magazine Your company name and business card ad printed in

our Rally program Your company name listed on our website One free weekend pass to the Rally to use or distribute

as you please

Although A.B.A.T.E. is a not for profit organization and contributions are not tax deductible, you may be able to

budget. Check with your tax professional.

Partnering with us will make the 2015 A.B.A.T.E State Rally the biggest and best ever. A.B.A.T.E of Minnesota is 4,000 members strong and our goal for attendance at the 2015 Rally is 2,000+.

Our members are avid motorcycle enthusiasts who support those businesses who support them. For more information about A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota please visit our website at www.abatemn.org.

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Buffalo RidgeDoug Pilgrim / Jan Loft Pilgrim RFrank Ernst NKevin Vortherms RRichard Gergen RTimothy Jensen / Tammy Jensen R

CentralDaniel Bursaw NDonald Fischer / Pamela Fischer RFrank Freudenrich RJoshua Shaw / Audra Shaw RMichael Terwey RTammy Winkels / Richard Winkels RThe Middy Will Wittrock N

East CentralJohn Nelson RJulie Tschumper RMike Langmade / Jewels Langmade RStan Bedbury / Barb Bedbury RTimothy Radke R

FlatlandersAllen Maloney / Jante Maloney RDavid Fodness RGrant Metz / Bonnie Manderfeld RJay Waalkens / Sue Waalkens NMark Bartness RNicole Dault RPaul Bennett NRon Holt / Theresa Holt RSteven Whelan RTom Buffington R

Freedom First RidersAdam Repp / Joisan Donovan RBill Fath NBonnetta Heath NBrent Bernardy / Sara Bernardy RBrian Sorenson / Mary Sorenson NBruce Aspelin RBruce Peterson RCal Wolf NChristopher Ficenec / Sheila Ficenic RDan Nelson / Sue Arnold RDan Quiggle RDaniel Schonberg NDennis Gangl RDennis Wesen RDerek Nelson / Patty Sherod RDerrik Strickler / Taryn Berg RDoug Louris REd Griffin / Lorrie Turchin RErnie Kolle RGaylord Nack RGerald VanValkenburg / Julie VanValkenburg RGreg Johnson / Marisa Johnson RJake Leuschke / Brittany Leuschke N

Jeff Saiko / Michelle Saiko NJeremy Judd / Glenda Judd RJeremy Umland NJim Bring NJim Lindemann / Patty Lindemann RJoel Suchy RJonathan Anderson NJoshua Matteson NJustin Wagnel / Candice Cook NKennie Cauthren / Jeanne Cauthren RKyle Ficenec RLaurel Brandt RLuke Strand / Malinda Strand RLynn Rossum NMark Hansen / Carol Ann Nelson RMark Perhus / Katy Perhus NMarlin Braaten RMike Eltgroth / Brenda Eltgroth RMike Pearson NMorgan Foster / Alyssia Wenker NPam Uhden NPaul Hedine RPaul Schmidt / Cheryl Schmidt RPaul Stennes NRandy Atchley RRandy Thoennes NRay Watts / Wendy Watts RRichard Theusch RRob Tryggeseth / Kim Tryggeseth RRobert Ekdahl NRobert Hillesheim RRod Breitenfeldt RRuss Hemmingsgaard NRyan McQuiston RRyan Paulson / Lori Abbott NScott Tillmann NShawn Ashbaugh NSteve Minnerath / Kirsten Minnerath NSteve Stanton Jr RThomas Sperr / Aileen Sperr RTim Johnson NTim Stennes NTodd Chan RTracy McQuiston NTravis Anderson / Rickee Anderson NTyrone Jergenson / Carol Jergenson N

Glacial RidgeCarter Mithun NDesiree "Spoon" Larson / Tony "Moose" Larson RLarry Mozey NVal Vanderweyst R

Heart of the LakesDan Mortenson / Kristen Barthel RKen "Murf" Murphy / Kathy Murphy NMitch Davis NMonte Ohlrogge / Jodi Ohlrogge RRick Jansen / Linda Isaak R

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LakeAudrey Johnson RCory Riba RDavid A Kilts RDavid Bills / Sulma Bills NJeff Carlson / Robin Carlson NLee Plante / Michelle Plante RLyle Barfknecht RMike Rolf / Marlene Rolf RNoma Skinner ROwen Seeley / Diane Seeley RWayne Lettau / Susan Lettau R

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MetroDaniel Glynn RDennis Larson RDon Larson RDoug Mickle RJane Doyle RJeff Halvorson / Tina Halvorson RJim LaSpisa RKevin Schuett NMark Berger / Evie Berger RNichole Christopherson RRonald Chovan / Cindy Chovan RTerry T Johnson / Julie A Johnson R

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Joseph Brasel NJosh Heintzeman NPaul Lorentz / Nykole Lorentz NTony DeVito / Tanya DeVito N

Tri-CountyBrian Cervenka RJeff Nielsen / LeAnn Nielsen RLloyd Schoenbauer NNick Sarkela / Shelly Sarkela RTom Bender / LaDonna Bender R

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June 3 Northeast Chapter meeting, Chalet Bar, Hermantown, 7:00 pmSouth Central Chapter meeting, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 7:00 pm

June 4 Tri-County Chapter meeting, Memorial Park, Shakopee, 7:00 pmJune 5 Way West Chapter meeting, VFW, Madison, 7:00 pm

Southwest Chapter meeting, Rushmore Community Center, Rushmore, 7:30 pmJune 5-6 Rushmore A.B.A.T.E. Rally, Shade Valley Camp Resort, Sturgis, SD. More info: www.rushmoreabate.comJune 5-7 River Riders Chapter’s Brat Stand Fundraiser, Riverdale Cub Foods, Coon RapidsJune 6 Cruise for a Cure, American Legion, Lyle, registration 9:00 am, ride leaves at 11:00 am

Rivers of Hope Charity Bike Run, Moon Motorsports, Monticello, registration 9:30 am, ride leaves at 11:00 am. More info: [email protected] Cycles Iron on the Range Motorcycle Expo, Sawmill Saloon, Virginia, 11:00 am. More info: www.maliciouscycles.comCentral Chapter’s Ride for Heroes, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids, 12:00 pmBuffalo Ridge Chapter meeting, This Ol’ Place, Garvin, 1:00 pmMies Outland Black Dirt Run, Mies Outland, Watkins, ride leaves at 1:00Sand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ’s Refuge, Orrock, 2:00 pmLake Chapter meeting, Delano Lanes, Delano, 3:00 pmFlatlanders Chapter meeting, Leland Bar & Grill, Leland, IA, 4:00 pm

June 7 East Central Chapter meeting, VFW, Ham Lake, 11:00 amCentral Chapter meeting, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids, 12:00 pmNorthwest Chapter meeting, Don and Tracy’s home, Oklee, 2:00 pmPublications Committee meeting, Becky Hasslen and Dave Clifton’s home, Buffalo, 2:00 pmUp North Chapter meeting, Bernie’s Bar, Keewatin, 5:00 pm

June 9 Metro Chapter meeting, Kraus-Hartig VFW, Spring Lake Park, 7:00 pmJune 11-14 A.B.A.T.E. of North Dakota’s State Rally, Menoken Grove, ND. More info: www.abatend.comJune 12 Stewie Cruisers Bike Show, Strikers Corner, Stewartville, 5:30 pmJune 13 Geneva Cancer Run, Geneva Bar & Grill, Geneva, registration 10:00 am, ride leaves at 11:00 am

Brotherhood MC’s Veterans Benefit Ride, Brotherhood MC Clubhouse, Belgrade, registration 11:00 am, ride leaves at 12:00 pmLake Chapter’s Spring Run, Jacque B’s, Montrose, registration 11:00 am, ride leaves at 12:00 pmEast Central Chapter’s Summer Fundraiser, SRO, Oak Grove, 1:00 pm-7:00 pmStraight River Chapter meeting, Reggie’s Brewhouse, Owatonna, 1:00 pmRolling Prairie Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, St. James, 2:00 pm

June 14 River Riders Chapter meeting, American Legion, Forest Lake, 10:30 amLower Corner Chapter meeting, Hidden Meadows Campground, Pine Island, 11:00 amRiver Valley Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Mankato, 12:00 pmBorderland Chapter meeting, Rainbow Supper Club, Strandquist, 2:00 pmHeart of the Lakes Chapter meeting, Monte and Jodi’s home, Alexandria, 5:00 pm

June 15 Ride your Motorcycle to Work DayJune 17 Gambling Committee meeting, Frank Ernst’s home, Chanhassen, 6:00 pmJune 18-21 A.B.A.T.E. of Wisconsin’s Summer Hummer, A.B.A.T.E. Acres, Greenwood, WI. More info: www.abatewis.orgJune 20 10th Annual Patriot Ride, Key Air Facility, Anoka County Airport, Blaine, 9:00 am. More infor: www.thepatriotride.org

Doc’s Annual Bike Run, Doc’s Sports Bar and Grill, Sturgeon Lake, 11:00 amJune 21 Jack Pine Riders Chapter meeting, Cricket Bar, Rock Creek, 11:00 am

Mississippi Valley Chapter meeting, Bierstube, Red Wing, 11:30 amNorth Star Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Bemidji, 3:00 pm


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June 24 A.B.A.T.E. University Committee meeting, Hasty Diner, Clearwater, 5:00 pmJune 25-28 A.B.A.T.E. of Illinois’ State Party, Menard County Fairgrounds, Petersburg, IL.

30th Annual Zoo Run, Motorcycle Run and Rally, Chahinkapa Zoo, Wahpeton, ND, registration 9:00 am, ride leaves at 12:00 pm.More info: www.zoorun.comJun 26-28 Clark County Riders 33rd Annual CCR Run, Clark County Fairgrounds, Clark, SD. More info: www.clarkcountyridersmc.comJune 27 Summer Party, Flying Dutchmen Motorcycle Club, New Ulm, 12:00 pm. More info: www.FlyingDutchmenMotorcycleClub.com

Buffalo Ridge Chapter’s July meeting, Kris Gruhot’s lake home, Lake Benton, 1:00 pmFreedom First Riders Chapter meeting, Leaf Valley Mercantile, Garfield, 6:00 pm

June 27-28 Northeast District Campout, Denhum Run Bar & Grill, DenhumJuly 1 Northeast Chapter meeting, Chalet Bar, Hermantown, 7:00 pmJuly 2 Tri-County Chapter meeting, Cy’s Bar, Chaska, 7:00 pmJuly 2-4 A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa’s 31st Annual Freedom Rally, A.B.A.T.E. of Iowa Freedom Park, Algona, IA. More info: www.abateiowafreedom-rally.comJuly 3 Way West Chapter meeting, VFW, Madison, 7:00 pmJuly 4 Sand Dunes Chapter meeting, the Stephen’s home, Zimmerman, 2:00 pmJuly 5 East Central Chapter meeting, VFW, Ham Lake, 11:00 amJuly 8 South Central Chapter meeting, Bonfire Bar & Grill, Litchfield, 7:00 pmJuly 10-12 Jack Pine Riders’ 10th Annual Upper Kettle River Shakedown, FinlaysonJuly 11 B.A.S.S. Run 2015 (Bikers Against Soldier Suicide). VFW, Forest Lake, 10:00 am

Zuhrah Motor Heads Bike Show, The Joint, Minneapolis, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm. Three classes, best of show, door prizes, vendors, silentauction. More info: Ken (952) -882-8867

Straight River Chapter meeting, Bottom’s Up Bar, Waseca, 1:00 pmLake Chapter meeting, Smoker’s place, Breezy Point, 3:00 pmTri-County Chapter’s 25th Anniversary Party, Kent and Marlene Slavik’s home, Chaska, 3:00 pm

July 12 Northwest Chapter meeting, Huot Park, Huot, 10:00 amLower Corner Chapter meeting, Hidden Meadows Campground, Pine Island, 11:00 amCentral Chapter meeting, Bubba’s Bar & Grill, Sauk Rapids, 12:00 pmRiver Valley Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Mankato, 12:00 pmWays and Means Committee meeting, Ugly Bar, Montrose, 1:00 pmBorderland Chapter meeting, Cyrus Resort, Baudette, 2:00 pmRolling Prairie Chapter meeting, Voss Park Campground, Butterfield, 3:00 pmUp North Chapter meeting, Calumet Saloon, Calumet, 4:00 pm

July 14 Metro Chapter meeting, Kraus-Hartig VFW, Spring Lake Park, 7:00 pmJuly 17 Gambling Committee meeting, The Caboose, Tracy, 7:00 pm

Publications Committee meeting, The Caboose, Tracy, 7:30 pmJuly 18 A.B.A.T.E. of Minnesota’s Board of Directors meeting, The Caboose, Tracy, 9:00 amJuly 19 North Star Chapter meeting, Eagles Club, Bemidji, 3:00 pmJuly 20 Jack Pine Riders Chapter meeting, Half Way Home Bar, Banning Junction, 11:00 amJuly 26 Heart of the Lakes Chapter meeting, Brian and Deb’s home, Frazee, 5:00 pmJuly 30 Thunder on the Prairie, South Dakota State Fairgrounds, Huron, SD, 6:00 pm. More info: www.thunderontheprairiesd.comJuly 31-August 1 Party in the Pines, Linda’s Lodge, Cloverdale. More info: www.lindaslodge.comAugust 1 Sand Dunes Chapter meeting, KJ’s Refuge, Orrock, 2:00 pmAugust 2 Rolling Prairie Chapter meeting, Buckshot’s Bar, Butterfield, 3:00 pmAugust 3-9 75th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Sturgis, SD


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