I mentioned before how ABATE of Colorado had been forced out of the rider training business. Now the other shoe is dropping.

Before I go on I want talk about why I pay attention to ABATE. Most of you have never had any involvement with them–what do you care?

If you care about fighting off ill-considered legislation or non-governmental policies that would unfairly affect motorcyclists you should care. It is ABATE and a couple other organizations that are mainly involved in stopping those measures before they get enacted. Do you remember back when insurance companies tried to exclude you from crash coverage if you were on a motorcycle? Even if everything you did was right and legal–such as when a drunk driver hit me head on while I was stopped at a traffic light–and everything they did was illegal–such as speeding and driving drunk–they would deny you coverage.

That was all beaten back by the efforts of the state ABATEs and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation and other such organizations. There are a lot of such stories. That is why you should care about ABATE.

Back to the main issue here today.

ABATE of Colorado used to be the largest rider training organization in Colorado. Then circumstances conspired to force them–us; I’m an ABATE member–to shut down the training program. Now, ABATE is a non-profit but non-profits have expenses, too, and when you lose your primary source of revenue something has got to give.

In this case, the state office is closing as of December 31, 2026. The announcement was made in the November issue of the group’s newsletter, the Spokesman.

As State Coordinator Larry Montgomery states, “this does not mean ABATE is going away at all, we just won’t have an office.”

And fortunately as we all know, these days you often don’t need an office to continue operating as an organization. How many of you work from home? I certainly did for some years.

Continuing, Larry said, “We have had a say in the world, and we will continue to have a say. As most may wonder, ABATE will still do what we have always done just without the expenses that we now incur. . . . ABATE is here to stay to represent motorcyclists and our rights. Get involved to help ABATE to be a presence in Colorado.”

Well said, Larry.

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