The Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) has formed a council to review the challenges that independent motorcycle dealers and custom bike builders face… the new council will provide a channel for their interests as motorcycle industry stakeholders to be addressed by MRF lobbyists in Washington, DC. Fronting this band of brothers will be industry veteran Bob Kay. "I am extremely pleased with the team we have been able to put together,” claims Kay. “The mission is to focus lobbyists on our right to repair and modify. The Independent Motorcycle Aftermarket Network will be a forum through which the efforts to campaign for those rights can be protected and developed." Chaired by Kay, initial IMA Council membership includes Keith Ball from Bikernet, Chris Callen from Cyclesource Magazine, Scott Hakins from S&S, Steve Broyles from Stevenson Cycles, John Jessup from Dream Rides, Jason Hallman from Cycle Stop USA and John O'Brien of Hardcore Cycles.
"We are pleased to have Bob Kay leading the Independent Motorcycle Aftermarket Council," stated MRF’s Kirk 'Hardtail' Willard. “Bob's firsthand experience over five decades in the motorcycle industry will be invaluable in helping to direct the efforts of our lobbyists."
The MRF went on to say that "the recent focus on the future of internal combustion engines is threatening the future of independent motorcycle dealers and custom bike builders to provide alternative service centers, as well as servicing older bikes and customization projects." Dealers and builders wishing to join the Independent Motorcycle Aftermarket Network can contact Bob Kay via e-mail:
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