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Black Nail Brigade Ride & Protest Oct 8th

October 8, 2009- Wauconda, Illinois Black Nail Brigade Awareness Ride & Protest
Meeting Point: 7AM to 8AM, behind Wauconda IL Walgreens in empty parking lot (west of rte 12/176 intersection). Awareness Ride: 8AM to 9AM. Proceed to crash site at Rte 12 & Old McHeny Rd. North on Midlothian Rd, Peterson Rd, Rte 45, Rte 120, to courthouse. Lake County Couthouse (Waukegan, IL) & Arraignment: 9AM to 12PM. We will circle the courthouse several times before parking. Park in spots on N County St or MLK Jr Ave (bring quarters). Please feel free to join us at the courthouse if you can’t make the ride. http://www.blacknailbrigade.org/ Please email greg at greg@blacknailbrigade.org if you can join us.

Patriot Guard

The Patriot Guard has been invited to provide an escort by the family of Charles “Raymond” Roberts on Friday Sept 11th. Dale Roberts Sr, is a long time friend of ours and one of the older members of Central IL ABATE. Our condolences go out to the entire family for their loss.

The family of Raymond Roberts has invited the Patriot Guard Riders to honor him
for his service to this Great Nation. He served in Okinawa during WWII. For his
time in the service he received the Good Conduct Medal, Campaign and Service Medal,
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Complete Medal, Campaign and Service Victory World War
II Medal, Campaign and Service Army of Occupation World War II Medal.

Raymond’s funeral service on this day is one way in which we can also reflect on
the anniversary of 9/11and what veterans of all eras have done to protect this
country.

Services will be held at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home, 120 South Public Square Knoxville,
Illinois.

At the conclusion of services we will escort Raymond to his final resting place
in Abingdon Cemetery, Abingdon, IL.

Staging Location: McDonalds at Exit 51 off I-74, Knoxville, IL
Staging Time: 9:00 am – 9:45 am Friday 11 SEP 09
PRB: 9:50 am
KSU: 9:55 am

Ride Captain: Cliff Clark cliff1508@hotmail.com [mailto:cliff1508@hotmail.com]
(309)368-8813
RC Support: Tom Godfrey

Below is the Obit as published in the Register-Mail:

KNOXVILLE – Charles “Raymond” Roberts, 83, rural Knoxville, passed away at 8:58 a.m. Monday (Sept. 7, 2009) at home.
Raymond was born west of Abingdon on April 1, 1926, the son of John Marion and Bertha Lucille Morris Roberts.
He married Beatrice L. Cooley on Sept. 17, 1998, in Las Vegas.
Raymond was raised in Abingdon and Bernadotte. He was a veteran of WWII, having served in 1778th Engineer Construction Battalion in the Pacific from 1944 to 1946. For his time in the service he received the Good Conduct Medal, Campaign and Service Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Complete Medal, Campaign and Service Victory World War II Medal, Campaign and Service Army of Occupation World War II Medal. Raymond has been a farmer in the surrounding area since 1949, having lived at the Knoxville address for the last 53 years. In his earlier years he drove for L.K. Bandy and worked a winter at Admiral. In Raymond’s earlier years he enjoyed hunting, fishing, his horses, coonhounds and his Indian and Triumph motorcycles. In his later years, Raymond and Bea traveled all over the U.S. in their motor home or their Goldwing motorcycle and they traveled to many countries.
He is survived by his wife, Beatrice Roberts; daughters, Barbara (Lee) Shook and Raylene J. Roberts of Knoxville; son, Dale E. Roberts Sr. of Gilson; stepdaughter, Tonia (Will) Morris of Gilson. Raymond’s grandchildren are Michael E. (Shelley) Roberts, Brad A. Roberts, Dale E. (Carrie) Roberts Jr., Travis L. (Jennette) Petty, Tara L. Petty, Amber L. Hunborg, Cory L. (Jade) Hunborg, Levi W. Morris, Savannah J. Morris and six great-grandchildren. Raymond is survived by a sister, Vivian (Lester) Combs of Herman; a brother, Ivan (Agnes) Roberts of Knoxville; a sister-in-law, Maudie Roberts of Galesburg; plus many nieces and nephews and their families and many cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one stepdaughter, two great-grandsons and one brother.
Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, at Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Home and Crematory in Knoxville, the Rev. David Shreeves officiating. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at the funeral home in Knoxville. Burial will be in Abingdon Cemetery with military rites conducted by Ralph M. Noble American Legion Post 285 of Galesburg. Fellowship will follow the services at the cemetery at Hurd-Hendricks Fellowship Center, 126 S. Public Square, Knoxville.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Galesburg or to any cancer research.
Online condolences may be made at www.hurd-hendricksfuneralhome.com.

Published in The Register-Mail on 9/9/2009

Bike Riding and battery

Yesterday, Sept 8, took the seat off Baby-Dog, and checked the water level in the battery.  Only one cell was down to the low line as marked on the battery case, but I brought them all up to full and replaced the seat.

I have a cigarette outlet with a battery voltage reader stuck in it to read the voltage.  It seemed to run no higher than 11.9 volts going down the road as I rode to the post office in Galesburg, then to deposit a check in the bank and then out to Wal-Mart to get oil and a filter for the diesel truck.  I decided to take a long way home and ended up going up US 150 to the Kozy Inn corner and headed east to Wataga cross country. Then I decided to try out the good blacktop between Wataga and Victoria, and maybe take the Snake Den blacktop to Williamsfield.  But then I missed the turn and went to the intersection with 180 and a flatbed semi came around the corner.  I guessed the bridge work has been completed since there was a lot of traffic coming from the South.  Pretty good ride through Billtown and back home.  But the voltage never came up.

Today, I took the manual out and read how to adjust the regulator.  Hmmm, seemed simple enough,  Loosen the teeny lock nut on the adjustment screw  which was also teeny, and run it in until it puts out 14.5 to 15 at 2500 rpms.   After making sure  the  teeny screw and nut  was snug, and replaced the  2 teeny screws holding the cover in place, I fired it up and  it went  up to  12.4 at idle and 14.3/14.5 at 2500 rpm.  Perfect!  I will try it out tomorrow and see if my stalling problem is lessened.  On the 650Rider.com website, some have experimented with using a solid state regulator from a Chrysler, and its small.   I thought I would give the regulator another chance to do right before I spend the $29.95 at Advance Auto for the solid state one.

Sunday Ride- Aug 23

We decided to go for a ride rather than go to the Peoria TTs on Sunday.  Got the 6 cylinder Voyager and headed out to Galesburg East Main Hy-Vee gas station and then took I-74 to US 34 west and got off at North Henderson Street and took South Lake Storey  Road to Rt 67 North of Monmouth.  Took the blacktop that runs straight to the Bald Bluff blacktop.  So far so good.  Went North on the Oquawka- Keithsburg blacktop past Big River State Forest and into Keithsburg.  Turned onto the blacktop that runs north up to Rt 17 that goes to New Boston.  All nice new black top, NICE!   Turned west onto Rt 17, took the blacktop North of New Boston that runs up to the highway that crosses the Muscatine, IA bridge.  This road is much better than I have seen it in the past.  Only a couple of dippy/bumpy spots.  We went over the bridge to Muscatine and went South on Rt 61 to Wapello.  There, we picked up Highway 99 and rode that down to Burlington.  Most of this is new blacktop as it was underwater from last summer’s flooding of the Big River.  Stopped by the Burlington bridge and fueled up again and headed back to Illinois.  Once we got to the turn-off to Happy Rock (Gladstone), we took that to Oquawka where we headed east again on Rt 164.  Went through Monmouth on Rt 34 and got off and took old route 34, which is Rt 164, east of Monmouth. and ended up at the Hog Trough (Sirloin Stockade) in Galesburg.  And for those of you familiar with the comedian Ron White, “It was a good day, Tater!”

Missouri Legislature Passes Helmet Modification Bill

MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation

236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice)
202-546-0986 (fax)
http://www.mrf.org (website)

For Immediate Release

4 May 2009

Consistent with the established policy of the Motorcycle Riders
Foundation, this information is being forwarded at the request of Freedom
of Road Riders, Inc. Missouri Executive Officer.

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Contact:
Mark Chapman,
Chairman, Freedom of Road Riders®,Inc., chairman@forr.net

Legislative News and Call to Action

This is the bill we are trying to make into law. Currently it is on the
Governor of Missouri's desk awaiting his signature if he signs it that
would be fantastic but if he ignores it, it will still become law. If he
vetoes it we are done till next year.

SCS/SB 202 - This act provides that operating a motorcycle, in and of
itself, shall not be considered evidence of comparative negligence. The
act also provides that when investigating an accident or settling an
automobile insurance policy claim, no insurer, agent, producer, or claims
adjuster of an insurer shall assign a percentage of fault to a party based
upon the sole fact that the party was operating a motorcycle in an
otherwise legal manner. This provision is similar to SB 505 (2007).

This act also exempts persons 21 years of age or older from wearing
protective headgear except when operating or riding motorcycles or
motortricycles upon interstate highways. The motorcycle helmet exemption
expires on August 28, 2014 (Section 302.020).

The opposition to SB 202 has started, I received word today that the
opposition is asking for people to contact the Governor and ask for him to
veto SB202.

If you want our comparative fault and helmet mod bill to become law NOW is
the time to take action.

Here is what I would like for you to do:

Contact the Governor and Lieutenant Governor using the links below.

You, your friends and neighbors should to go to
www.governor.mo.gov/constituents/  for the Governor and
www.ltgov.mo.gov/question.htm for the Lieutenant Governor.

Fill out the form the subject would be legislation.

Then simply ask for SB202 to become law.

That is all there is to it, I did it and it took about 2 minutes.

As always thanks for your support,

Mark Chapman,
Central Committee Chairman: Freedom of Road Riders, Inc.

MRF Announces “Bikers Inside the Beltway” Event

MRF E-MAIL NEWS Motorcycle Riders Foundation
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE
Suite 510
Washington, DC 20002-4980
202-546-0983 (voice)
202-546-0986 (fax)
http://www.mrf.org (website)

For Immediate Release

5 May 2009

Contact: Jeff Hennie, MRF Vice President of Government Relations
Email: jeff@mrf.org

MRF Bikers Inside the Beltway 2009 Event Details

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) is holding its inaugural ride to
the Nation’s Capitol for Motorcycle Awareness Month. Known as "Bikers
Inside the Beltway," the event will be dedicated to its creator, the
recently departed MRF Vice President and long-time motorcyclists' rights
legend Michael "Boz" Kerr.

The MRF is encouraging bikers nationwide to ride their motorcycles to
Washington DC for this historic event. We have reserved secure parking for
motorcycles adjacent to the U.S. Capitol; this location should make for an
impressive display of bikes.

We have invited all members of Congress to attend the event, but if you
are planning to be here you should let your U.S. Senators and
Representative know, and ask them to step outside for a photo op with you
and a backdrop of motorcycles.  The MRF's DC staff will help coordinate
any details and answer any questions you may have about arranging meetings
with your members of Congress.

What:  Motorcycle Riders Foundation "Bikers Inside the Beltway" National
Motorcycle Awareness Month Ride and Lobby Day

When:  May 14, 2009, 9:00 am - 2:30 pm

Where:  Reserved motorcycle parking is along the 0-100 block of 3rd Street
SW, only steps from the U.S. Capitol.  A Washington DC map will be posted
on the MRF website, or you can use this link for the map and directions:

MAP IT

Due to the popularity of this event, the MRF obtained additional parking. 
We will meet at the 3rd street parking location at 9:00 am and walk one
block to the staging area on the Capitol grounds where a smaller number of
bikes will be parked.

Please contact jeff@mrf.org or call 202-546-0983 if you are planning to
ride your motorcycle to this historic event, or if you have any questions
about the event itself or local accommodations.

ABATE Shakedown Run

One Million Miles on a Harley-Davidson

March 25, 2009

Former Wisconsin State Senator set to complete one million mile ride on Same motorcycle

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Hupy & Abraham, S.C. Announces Landing Party on April 4, at noon, to Commemorate First Time Anyone Has Ridden One Million Miles on the Same Harley-Davidson

Milwaukee, Wis. – The law firm of Hupy & Abraham, S.C. announced today a landing party set for Saturday, April 4 to welcome former Wisconsin State Senator Dave Zien back to Wisconsin as he becomes the first person to ride one million miles on the same Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The feat will earn him a world record from the Iron Butt Association, an international group that oversees and governs safe, long-distance motorcycle riding challenges.

Hupy & Abraham, S.C. is the sole sponsor of the ride, providing more than $5,000 to offset the travel and maintenance costs. Zien is a longtime friend of attorney Michael Hupy, president of Hupy & Abraham, S.C., and a former client of the firm. Attorney Hupy also testified before the Wisconsin Senate Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy Committee in 2006 in favor of Act 466, the right of way violation bill requested by ABATE. Zien was chairman of the Judiciary Committee at that time.

“We are excited to see the culmination of Dave’s journey next month,” said attorney Hupy. “It will be a monumental occasion when he caps the million mile mark in Wisconsin.”

Zien’s odometer is expected to hit one million miles as he rides into Hal’s Harley-Davidson in New Berlin, Wis. at noon on April 4. Zien will be joined by John “Rogue” Herlihy, a Sturgis Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame member, Bruce Arnold, an Iron Butt Bun Burner 4500 Trifecta title holder, and Tony Sanfelipo, Sturgis Freedom Fighter Hall of Fame member, founder of ABATE of Wisconsin and 16-year employee of Hupy & Abraham, S.C., as he travels the more than 1,400 miles from Melbourne, Fla. to Milwaukee, Wis. Dozens of Wisconsin Patriot Guard riders will also escort Zien on a route lined with over 100 American flags as he completes the final leg of his journey. The celebratory event will include remarks from the president of the Iron Butt Association and local elected officials, as well as a check presentation from Hupy & Abraham, S.C. for a $5,000 donation to a veteran’s organization of Zien’s choice in honor of his work as a champion of veteran’s rights and Marine combat veteran.

There will also be a surprise announcement made at this celebration that you won’t want to miss.

The landing party is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit www.hupy.com and click Dave Zien’s photo on the homepage.

Went for a ride

Went for a ride last Thursday, on “Spotty”.   Went to the Galesburg Post Office to check the Mailbox for Illinois Mcy Rights Assoc.  Little windy but warm enough so took Main St west to 164 west of town and ended up at Jim & Cathy Hawk’s.  Shot the breeze awhile.  Cat loaned me a dvd of the Muppet’s Wizard of OZ.

Jim had other company come so I took off cross country to the Monmouth Farm King, went North on US 67 to Gerlaw blacktop and back to Galesburg and then took the Rt 34 bypass to get on I-74.  Little motor running nice.

I stopped at the shop and picked up my camera and headed for the place where Kevin Cain has killed by a 16 year-old driver passing a car and hit Kevin head-on.  Kevin was on his 2000 Heritage Softail with the Kansas City Painted Tins, a specialty option by H-D.  Hawk is drawing the flyer for Central IL ABATEs Just Because run on June 21st that will honor the loss of Kevin.  He was returning home from this run last year when he was killed.

It’s a lonely spot on US 150.  Just east of the Appleton/Oak Run Corner.  Only 4 Miles east of my location.  The crash happened right next to the lone tree.

After I took a couple pictures, I continued on to the Williamsfield Cemetary and took pictures of my ancestors headstones and then went on to French grove cemetary for more photos.   Spotty ran well all the way.  It was a good day for riding.