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On Thursday September 2, 2010 the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) filed a complaint in Suffolk Superior Court against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in regard to the Massachusetts Motorcycle Safety Fund
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) announced to its membership today that Safety Insurance Company (Safety) has begun the process of mailing letters to those due motorcycle insurance refunds.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Political Action Committee (MMPAC) is pleased to announce its endorsement for Mary Z. Connaughton, State Auditor.
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2010 has been a banner year for riding – but while this has resulted in more motorcycles on the road, it’s also resulted in a higher than usual number of Motorcycle Fatalities. The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) would like to remind all riders to be alert and ride within their skill limit!
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) announces that Senate Bill 2344, dubbed Ryan’s Bill, an “Act relative to assuring that motorcyclists between the ages of 16 and 18 are provided with adequate education relative to the proper safety and operation of a motorcycle.” has been signed into law by Governor Deval Patrick.
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We need you to send a fax TODAY to Governor Patrick requesting his signature on S.2344, known as Ryan’s Bill. This bill needs to be signed by midnight, Sunday August 8th.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is pleased to announce that on Thursday, July 29th a “ribbon-cutting” ceremony was held on Boylston Street in Boston celebrating the creation of the first ever on-street parking spaces specifically for motorcycles and scooters in the City of Boston.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association previously issued a Call To Action asking its members to support the MRF in support of the "Right to Repair" Bill. This bill assures your freedom of choice with regard to choosing a repair vendor whom you believe will do the best job at the right price, as opposed to the Original Equipment Supplier.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Political Action Committee (MMPAC) is pleased to announce it’s endorsement for Jeff Perry, 10th Congressional District of Massachusetts.
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The MMA has long opposed motorcycle-only checkpoints. For NHTSA to propose using taxpayer money to propagate this is something we should all be significantly concerned with.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Political Action Committee (MMPAC) is pleased to announce it’s endorsement for Karyn Polito, State Treasurer. Since Karyn’s election to State Representative in 2000, she has become known as a friend of motorcyclists in Massachusetts and Karyn pledges continued support for our issues.
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As reported by the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) to its membership in April, the Town of Lynnfield voted down an annual Warrant concerning Motorcycle Sound Emissions based largely on the vigilance of its members in attendance. Unfortunately, the Lynnfield Police Department has been stopping and writing citations for Motorcycles verbally stating language used in the Warrant.
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The Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is pleased to announce that the lucky winner for this year's raffle bike is Steve Winchell of Westborough, Massachusetts. Winning ticket number 0278 for the 2010 Harley Davidson Heritage Softail was drawn by Chairman Dave Condon at the Annual Bike Raffle Party held this year again at the Jockey Club in Raynham, MA.
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In March of this year, the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association offered a discounted program for the MSF Experienced Rider Course through our Gold Card Member training sites. The courses, held in June, sold out quickly and the feedback has been extremely positive! To facilitate the demand, we’re adding another planned weekend of discounted courses targeted directly to the MMA Membership.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) has been hard at work fighting Noise Ordinances in various cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth and is actively engaged in a campaign to help stem the tide. Our mantra is, “Education, not Legislation”, with an emphasis on sharing what we can do to help people on both sides of the issue become more aware, understanding, as well as respectful of their opinion and rights.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association is pleased to announce to its membership that the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office has denied the recent Town of Falmouth Noise Ordinance concerning increasing penalties pertaining to sound emissions from Motorcycles.
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On Thursday, June 24th, the following organizations met at Seacoast Harley Davidson to discuss the subject of the North Hampton, New Hampshire Noise Ordinance:
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) announced to its membership today that Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance Company (“Quincy”) has joined Liberty Mutual as the first carriers to have completed the process of issuing refund checks to its current and past customers under a settlement reached with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
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The Storm the State House is a RIDE to the State House in Boston with your MMA Brothers and Sisters to demonstrate our united support for Motorcycle Rights and the MMA’s Legislative Agenda.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is pleased to announce that major progress has been made in solving the many parking problems that riders face when riding in Boston.
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May 6, 2010-Two weeks from today, the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) roars for its annual “Storm the State House” Legislative lobbying day.
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Monday, May 3, 2010, the Boston Globe printed an editorial entitled, Motorcycles “Loud Pipes, Real Gripes” in and around Boston
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is proud to announce the expansion of your online “MMA Store” available on the MMA Website!
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) was alerted to a town warrant to be heard Monday, April 26th in the Town of Lynnfield which would create a $300 fine for Motorcycle Exhaust not bearing an EPA stamp. With the support of MMA Members in the town leveraging MMA testimony as well as their own, the Town voted to defeat “Article 17” voting instead on what’s right and fair towards all.
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We are less that 30 days away from the 9th Annual MMA Storm the Statehouse to be held Thursday, May 20, 2010. The Storm is the day the MMA encourages its members to ride and “Meet and Greet” their elected officials.
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The MMA has learned through the American Motorcycle Association, that on 2 recent occasions, specific mention of a National Helmet Law was brought to the table. The MMA supports the AMA’s position that riders should be educated on the risks and should be free to choose whether or not to wear a helmet, not be mandated by legislation to do so.
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Tuesday evening, April 20, approximately 85 motorcyclists packed the room at the Falmouth Recreation Center to discuss the recently passed Falmouth “Vehicle Noise” Bylaw.
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The MMA is working with local Falmouth riders to meet and discuss the recently passed “Noise Ordinance” just voted into place at the annual Falmouth Town Meeting. All Riders are invited to attend this meeting.
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MMA Members spent three evenings at Falmouth’s Town Meeting waiting to speak out against the proposed “Loud Vehicles ByLaw” as written in Article 25 of the Town Meeting Warrant
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association is pleased to report to its membership that Liberty Mutual Insurance has completed issuance of all refund checks due to Motorcyclists under the terms of the settlement reached with the MA Attorney General’s Office. The last of the checks was mailed on Friday, March 26th.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is pleased to announce that Legislation designed to help prevent motorcycle deaths among junior operators has unanimously passed the Massachusetts Senate with a 35-0 vote and is headed to the House of Representatives.
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As reported by the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association to its membership last July, a small group of independent motorcycle advocates joined together to file suit against the city of Boston with regard to the Boston EPA Ordinance Unfortunately, the group learned this week that their longstanding suit has been dismissed.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) previously announced the 2010 Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Proclamation on Thursday, March 4th. Today, the MMA reminds its members and all motorcyclists that the Massachusetts Motorcycle Safety & Awareness Period begins Monday, March 22nd, 2010 and runs through the end of April.
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The MMA joins the MRF in advocating Right to Repair legislation in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to guarantee repairers and consumers unrestricted access to independent automotive service, repairs and parts to ensure your right of repair choice is protected.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is issuing this Call-To-Action (CTA) to all members to ask their Legislators to make motorcycle safety a number one concern. All members are asked to formally write letters demanding why their safety concerns seemingly fall on deaf ears.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) announced today to its membership that Governor Patrick has issued the 9th consecutive Motorcycle Safety Awareness Proclamation on behalf of the Motorcyclists of Massachusetts proclaiming March 22nd through April 30th 2010 as “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Period”.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is pleased to inform its membership and all motorcycle owners today that the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has reached agreement with 4 additional insurance carriers bringing the total benefit returned to Massachusetts Motorcyclists to $20 million.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association, working in conjunction with MMA Gold Card Member, Attorney Paul Lancia, and several Motorcyclists who’ve chosen to fight for their rights and yours following citations issued in the town of Sterling last summer, went to court and won a number of cases pertaining to those citations. Yesterday, the remainder of the cases were scheduled to be heard, and ALL cases have now been found “not responsible”.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) reported to its membership that “Motorcycle Only” checkpoints were initiated in the small Town of Sterling, MA last July 15th stopping any and all Motorcycles without probable cause for “safety checks”. Resulting in numerous citations issued for a range of violations, 4 more riders went before a MA District Court Judge and were found “Not Responsible” for all 6 charges.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) was in attendance to represent the Motorcyclists of Massachusetts at the New Hampshire State House on January 28th in opposition to HB 1162 & HB 1261 which would have respectively required all riders to wear helmets and all motorcycles to have EPA-stamped exhaust systems. The MMA is pleased to report that the NH House voted to defeat both bills.
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The NH House met on Wednesday, February 10th to vote on HB 1261 – concerning Motorcycle Sound Emissions. The vote was 267 to 28 in opposition of the bill, effectively killing it for this Legislative Session.
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On Monday, February 1st, Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) Board Members met with representatives of the Massachusetts Attorney Generals’ Office (AGO) Insurance & Financial Services Division to discuss their recent settlement announcement regarding overcharging of Motorcycle Insurance Policy holders.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is very pleased to report that two of its’ five bills sitting with committees have just been released with “Favorable, Ought to Pass” recommendations.
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Members of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) joined hundreds of Motorcyclists at the New Hampshire State House in Concord yesterday to join the fight against anti-Motorcyclist bills being heard by the NH House Transportation Committee.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) would appreciate our membership to Rally in opposition to 2 New Hampshire Bills which are clearly against the rights of Motorcyclists.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association is pleased to forward a press release from the BVMSF announcing their expansed mission throughout the entire Worcester County area and have renamed themselves the Worcester County Motorcyclists Survivors Fund.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) has just learned that the Office of the Attorney General has announced the recovery of $11.1 Million Dollars in motorcycle insurance overcharges.
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The MMA is scheduled to meet with Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) to discuss the misappropriated Motorcycle Safety Fund monies
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Our friends from the New Hampshire Motorcyclists’ Rights Organization (NHMRO) have alerted us that 2 bills have been filed that they intend to fight
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The MMA has learned that another $50,000 has just been stolen from your safety fund. This puts the fund at an approximate 60% reduction, this fiscal year alone.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA) is disappointed to see the Motorcycle Safety Fund (Budget Detail 8400-0016) once again raided of funds destined for Public Safety. Though the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) reported 182,215 registered motorcycles
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On Saturday November 7, 2009, approximately one hundred and fifty brothers and sisters converged on the Route 140 Rendezvous Pub in Sterling, MA to support the MMA Freedom Fighters -- riders stopped in July at a motorcycle-only hazardous “safety” checkpoint a few miles down the road from the Pub. Hosted by the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association, the event raised nearly $2,000 for the MMA's Legal Expense Fund.
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In an effort to enhance communications with our membership and also reach out to other motorcyclists, we have created a Facebook Group and page
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association met on October 7, 2009. This was not only its monthly Board of Directors meeting but also our annual meeting in which elections for various open Board positions are conducted. Several Board Members were re-elected and some position changes were made.
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The MSF has issued a statement responding to the news release sent out by FHWA last week announcing the launch of a Motorcycle Crash Causation Study,
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As previously reported by the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association to its membership, the Registry of Motor Vehicles no longer sends you a renewal in the mail for your driver’s license. The RMV has now created a system which will alert you via email 30 days prior to your license expiration.
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On Tuesday, October 6th, 9 members of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association were on hand for the Joint Committee on Transportation hearings. Scheduled were 4 bills of the MMA’s Legislative Agenda as well as others which effect the Motorcyclists of Massachusetts. The highlights of the MMA’s bills, however, were Danny’s Bill and Ryan’s Bill, for which the parents of Danny Wood and Ryan Orcutt were present along with over 40 students and faculty from the Southeastern Regional Vocational High School.
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On Friday, October 2, fifteen motorcyclists stood up for their rights! And yours! Each contested tickets that the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association believes were wrongly, unsafely and unconstitutionally issued at the intersections of Route 62 and 140 on July 15th in Sterling, MA. These brave motorcyclists sacrificed time and money to defend the freedom to ride for all motorcyclists in the State, instead of paying the tickets. All MMA Members were represented pro bono by Attorney Paul Lancia of Fall River. The MMA and Attorney Lancia have pledged to proudly stand together to defend these Riders.
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Public Hearings for all five MMA Bills have been scheduled at the State House. This is the opportunity for you to make your voice heard to the members of the committees conducting these hearings.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association is pleased to announce that the Town of North Reading defeated the Warrant which proposed requirement of an EPA Stamp on Motorcycle Exhaust and stricter noise controls.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association applauds the efforts of the Motorcyclists of Maine and thanks its own members for their letters and phone calls to the Portland City Council in helping to defeat the proposal concerning Motorcycle Noise regulation.
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Your MMA is excited to announce that effective immediately you will receive a 15% discount for all parts and merchandise (in stock or special order) purchased at Kelly's House of Harley Davidson in Billerica.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association, (MMA) is pleased to announce that David Kristal has been elected Treasurer and to a seat on the Board of Directors. At the May Board Meeting, the MMA Board Voted Unanimously to elect David to the position vacated by Michael Longtin after a long and successful tenure.
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A few motorcyclists, some members of the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (MMA), have reported incidents of being stopped in the Northeastern part of the Commonwealth by a Massachusetts State Police Officer, most often seen in a semi-marked patrol SUV. The officer is reported to be citing a violation of “title 41” with regard to a lack of an OEM stamp on Exhaust Systems and other infractions such as Motorcycle License Plate Mounting and Helmet Markings. Thus far, no motorcyclists have been cited for an infraction which is why we are concerned that this is a case of possible rogue behavior aimed towards harassing motorcyclists in the Commonwealth.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association (http://www.massmotorcycle.org) is pleased to announce the defeat of a Warrant in the Town of Hingham aimed at overriding Massachusetts General Law concerning Motorcycle Sound Emissions.
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The Massachusetts Motorcycle Association responds to a news article regarding a citizen of the town of Hingham and his individual challenge of Motorcycles in your town entitled, “Motorcycle noise irks Hingham resident”.
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As riding season now quickly approaches, the Massachusetts Motorcycle Association would like to remind its membership that a new law was signed into effect in December concerning slowing down and/or changing lanes when approaching emergency and roadwork vehicles on Massachusetts Roadways. This new law formally takes effect this coming Sunday, March 22, 2009.
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Under the direction of the newly aligned Massachusetts Motorcycle Associate Board of Directors, the MMA has been putting a revitalized focus on serving the needs of its membership. As such, the position of Membership Manager was unanimously elevated to a Board Position, and Cheryl Frodermann (incumbent) was unanimously elected to the seat.
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