By Elizabeth Williams
MIC Watches Out for Missouri Riders Still
Stolen Motorcycles
Youth Riders Wear Helmets
75% of motorcycles stolen are stolen from
The Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) is hard Missouri riders who work hard to get the hel-
their owner’s house.
at work to block the Consumer Product Safety Im- met law repealed are disappointed again. This
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provement Act (CPSIA) . This act would make it past summer the state’s 42 year old mandatory
Illegal for youth sales of youth motorcycles and helmet law was nearly a thing of the past when
Did You Know?
ATV’s because they have components that con- approval from the State Senate and House would
tain lead. The MIC thinks the legislation needs to have changed the law. Then July 2 Gov. Jay Nixon
Did you know that between 1966 and 2002
be changed on this and you can check out the lat- vetoed the bill. I am sure we will continue to hear the Honda C90 may have been the most pro-
est at
www.StoptheBanNow.com about this in the future. The most disappointing duced motorbike with the number being about
*** part to me was attached legislation that would
35 million? If put end to end they would stretch
have also not allowed insurance companies to re-
around the world 4 and a half times. These bikes
Motorcycle Goes
duce or not pay claims (discriminate) to riders
are still in production in Indonesia and Thailand.
whom had been injured in a motorcycle wreck,
a Million Miles
just because the insurance companies deemed
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motorcycles as a hazardous vehicle. I will wear a
The 1991 Harley-Davidson FXRT owned and
helmet even if there is no law but I sure don’t want AMA Makes 85 Year
ridden by Dave Zien has one million miles on it
my insurance company to pooh-pooh out on me
and will be placed on permanent display at Stur-
if I am injured in an accident because they deem Anniversary
gis motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame in Stur-
my bike as a” hazardous vehicle”. And this has po-
gis, South Dakota after a short stay at the
tential to happen with either the property or med-
This year marks the 85th anniversary of the
Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wiscon-
ical insurance. All riders need to keep an eye on
American Motorcycle Association. They are a
sin. Harley-Davidson gave Dave a new bike! Dave
legislation like this.
leading advocate for the American motorcyclists
Zien is not only a high mile rider but a U.S. Marine
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and have the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Mu-
and Vietnam veteran. Way to go Dave !
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Ride Naked
seum. They play a major role in all aspects of mo-
torcycling including racing and legislation. Their
Indians Again?
Naked riding is exactly what a TV ad in New
strength in numbers helps safeguard the motor-
Zealand shows. And it is funny to see the reactions
cyclist’s rights. Their core mission is to promote
of people as the riders go by. All the riders, young,
the motorcyclist’s lifestyle and protect the future
I recently read that the Indian motorcycle was
old, man and women had nothing on but helmets of motorcycling. They have cool alleys also, like
on the return and had 4 different 2009 Indian
and glasses or goggles. The commercial was aired the recent International Woman’s Motorcycle
Chief models available this year. Apparently the
to increase motorcycle awareness. When I
Conference I covered in Keystone, Colorado in Au-
company is in Kings Mountain, South Carolina in a
watched it I laughed out loud. I ‘m thinking naked
converted International Paper warehouse.
gust 09.
riding definitely raises awareness.
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Space Bike Perhaps?
Harley-Davidson to Sell
Grandma Yeager
Honda V4 Concept kind of looks like some
Bikes in India
Turns 80
space motorcycle and is pretty much the weird-
est looking bike I have ever seen. Get on the in-
August 29th, 2009 Mary Lou Yeager turned 80.
The largest motorcycle market in the world is in
ternet and look at this bike. I just could not figure
Mary Lou and her late husband Jim started Yea-
China. The second largest motorcycle market is in
out how this bike can work! It appears to have no
ger’s Harley-Davidson in 1956. The shop has
India. So when word came out that Harley would
axles, brakes or suspension, let alone I ask myself,
been at its present location since 1973 in Sedalia,
be selling bikes in India in 2010 the news was not
“Where is the front end?“ I thought I had a hard
that surprising. At this time most of the bikes in
Missouri. A birthday party /customer appreciation
time mentally processing the first time I saw a sin-
India are small, scooter size. So the big American
was held that same day at Yeager’s Harley- David-
gle sided swing arm when they came out – but
Iron should be interesting to see in India. When I
son in Sedalia. Lunch and birthday cake was
this V4 really messed with my head. It is artistic,
was researching this, I found out Harley has al-
served in honor of Grandma Yeager who many
but I am still shaking my head as to function.
ready been selling bikes in China.
rode out to spend time with on that special day.
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