[dsn_klr650] nklr: ama policies

[SWAMPY!]

Okay gang, you amy not think that the AMA is doing something for you, but guess what? It's an association of and for riders. You want something changed, raise a big stink and the AMA wil take notice. They do also back a lot of initiatives, but rely on local individuals and clubs to get the ball rolling. that's how the park ban things were overturned, and that's how the discrimination of mororcyclists in health care plans was rectified. The AMA does work for you and you benefit from it if you belong or not. An aside to the whole process. The AMA has crested 250,000 memebers. the national Organization For Women has fewer members nationwaide than that. And the AMA is approaching the Sierra club. So ifin ya'll get off your duffs, we can out number some and become a very loud vocal voice in the politics of riding. get involved and join. Swampy 17 Year AMA memebr -----Original Message----- From: Chris Krok To: DSN_klr650@egroups.com DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Date: Monday, May 15, 2000 11:51 AM Subject: [DSN_klr650] NKLR: AMA policies

> >> From: JSherlockHolmes@... > >> I'd rather live with an imperfect AMA than no AMA >> at all. > >I agree, but I can see the counterpoint: The AMA is spending a lot of >time fighting for the right to not wear a helmet, while we might be >losing our right to ride on public lands, period, regardless of what we >wear. However, it may just be that the helmet issue gets more press, as >they are fighting helmet laws on a state-by-state basis, while the >public lands issue is federal. Anyway, I sent in my off-road issues >poll, and will contact my rep. > >Chris >AMA #636913 >(I thought we were only up to 250k members?) > >-- >Dr. J. Christopher Krok Project Engineer, Adaptive Wall Wind Tunnel >Graduate Aeronautical Laboratories, California Institute of Technology >MS 205-45 Phone: 626.395.4794 >Pasadena, CA 91125 Fax: 626.449.2677 > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >Best friends, most artistic, class clown Find 'em here: >http://click.egroups.com/1/4054/5/_/911801/_/958405840/ >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Visit the KLR650 archives at >http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 >Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... >Let's keep this list SPAM free! > >Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 >To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: >DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >