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Ramblings from a Simple Biker Lawyer on my 45th Birthday.
Well here I sit, June 20, 2008. I was born on June 20, 1963; today is my birthday, I am now 45 years old. Yippee fucken dodadeee. (Actually 44 years, 11 months, 30 days, 7 hours, and 15 minutes old at the time of the writing of this article, but who is counting. At...
Is There a Rivalry between Cruiser Motorcycle Riders and Sport Motorcycle Riders?
I have been getting many emails and comments on the Biker Law Blog, from all types of motorcycle riders in response to my articles. What is truly disturbing to me is that a couple of self described sport bike motorcycle riders have commented on articles, where I have...
News Alert; The City of Long Beach is Beefing Up Enforcement Against Motorcycles With Loud Pipes!
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA - Long Beach police said on Friday they will be beefing up their enforcement of motorcycle noise, particularly on Ocean Boulevard. It is illegal in California to modify a motorcycle's exhaust to make it louder; the citable limit for noise in the...
Two Great After Market Products for the Harley Davidson Detachable Tour Pak: (1) A 4.25 Inch Tour Pak Relocation Kit; and (2) Aluminum Docking Mounts to Replace the Stock Harley Davidson Plastic Docking Mounts; My Review!
Anyone who has installed the Detachable Tour Pak Rack Kit on their Harley Davidson Motorcycle will soon find a couple of things that could be better. You can read an article that I wrote about installing a Premium Tour Pak on my Electra Glide by clicking here now....
California Ban on Use of Cell Phone Without Hand Free Begins July 1, 2008! What You Need to Know about the New Law.
On July 1, after a nearly two-year grace period, a new era begins in California: holding a cell phone to your ear and talking while driving will be illegal unless it is an emergency. In most cases, you will still be able to talk-and-drive, but you will need a...
Southern California Motorcyclist Killed in Crash with Truck
City of Industry, California - A motorcyclist was killed Friday after being struck and dragged by a big rig truck, authorities said. The crash occurred about 6:40 a.m. on Turnbull Canyon Road, just north of Gale Avenue, in The City of Industry, said California Highway...
Oakville, California man killed Sunday in motorcycle crash
Oakville, California- A 49-year-old Oakville man lost his life Sunday evening when his motorcycle crashed on Oakville Grade north of Yountville, according to the California Highway Patrol. Stephen Lloyd Ogle was westbound on Oakville Grade on his 2006 Big Dog Custom...
Memorial Day 2008; Remember our Fallen Heroes.
So here we are again, observing another memorial day in the year 2008, a nation at war. As I write this observance, many men and women, our nation’s best, are in harms way in Iraq and Afghanistan. (approx. 200,000) Many have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our...
Thoughts of a Biker Lawyer about to engage in Battle!
This morning, May 5, 2008, I will be in trial in the San Francisco Bay Area. As I sit here, getting ready to fly up to San Francisco with my partner in a couple of hours, my thoughts are of adversarial conflict in a Court of Law, i.e. a jury trial, and making sure...
A Place on the Internet for Bikers and Biker Babes to Meet and Socialize; BikerorNot.com.
I was recently turned on to a site that is kind of like a MySpace for Bikers, it is called BikerorNot.com. When I got on there I was intrigued to see that many of my friends had already found and signed up for the site. I was also intrigued at the vast number of...


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