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From: JSherlockHolmes@...
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Date: Saturday, May 13, 2000 6:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Digest Number 12
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Damn straight, The only way to get things done is to have a strong lobby.
Standing on a street corner with a sign that says "Helmets Suck" or "Don't
close the land to my bike" will get you nowhere.
All of us motorcyclists need to stand together for the big things. United
we stand, Divided we fall.
And that's my 2 cents worth.
Steve Becker
KLR IA 13
AMA 424098
>I am sorry folks, but I have to get on my soap box here, concerning the
AMA.
>I have been an AMA member for over ten years. I am not always happy with
>their stance on something, and sometimes I think other items should be more
>important. But one thing I am sure of....the AMA has done billions times
more
>good than it has done bad. Perhaps you don't agree with their stance on
>helmet laws. Personally, I do. Even though I will never ride without one, a
>Bell saved my life once, I definitely do not think that it is the
governments
>place to tell me, an adult, that I have to wear one. Besides, all helmet
laws
>have done is increase the price of helmets, reduce your personal freedom of
>choice, and increase the coffers of local and state law enforcement. Rider
>education is far more valuable than helmet laws, but few states actually
fund
>it and support it, because it costs money.
>
>But that is not the real issue. The real issue is that the AMA is only one
>organization that is trying to protect the rights and values of more than
>458,000 members and hundreds of thousands more nonmembers. This effort by
>itself dictates that it can never satisfy all its people all of the time.
>They have councils and committees that try to determine what are the
biggest
>threats and how to address them. If a person is unhappy with the direction
of
>the AMA they should tell their representatives how they feel. If there
aren't
>enough people that feel the way you do, then maybe you should try to drum
up
>support for your particular position. The point is no one is perfect,
neither
>are organizations. However, I'd rather live with an imperfect AMA than no
AMA
>at all. I urge all motorcycle riders of all styles to become card carrying
>members of the AMA and make yourself heard. It's only $30.00 a year. Can
>anyone get the kind of support the AMA provides anywhere else for such a
>cheap price? I think not. I'm an AMA member and proud of it.
>
>Now I'll get off my box, for now.
>
>Jim Sherlock, AMA #585601
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