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NCOM BIKER NEWSBYTES
Compiled & Edited by Bill Bish,
National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM)
NCOM CONVENTION ROLLS INTO ATLANTIC CITY
Odds are, it may not have been the largest Convention ever, but
you can bet it was the largest venue, as nearly a thousand biker
rights activists from across the U.S. converged at the sprawling
Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the 31st Annual
NCOM Convention, May 5-8, 2016.
For more than three decades over Mother’s Day weekend, the
National Coalition of Motorcyclists (NCOM) has provided a platform for diverse factions of the motorcycle community to come
together in the spirit of unity and teamwork to address issues of
mutual concern, such as pursuing Biker Anti-Profiling legislation;
supporting Save the Patch litigation; and reviewing Freedom of
the Road victories & defeats; as well as attending seminars on
Holding Effective Fund Raisers, Organizational Effectiveness, and
Law Enforcement Interaction.
A Safety & First Aid seminar was hosted by Master Motorcycle
Trainer Christine Firehock of the Kickstart Motorcycle Training Series, followed by Sr. EMT Instructor Dick “Slider” Gilmore’s popular life-saving presentation “The Golden Hour – How to Save a
Biker’s Life”.
Special Meetings were on the weekend’s agenda in support of
NCOM’s many outreach programs for Women In Motorcycling;
Clean and Sober Roundtable; National Sport Bike Association
(NSBA); and Christian Unity Conference, in addition to the Confederation of Clubs General Patch Holders Meeting, U.S. Defenders Program, NCOM-Legislative Task Force Meeting, and A.I.M.
Attorneys Conference.
During the Silver Spoke Awards Banquet on Saturday evening, several honorees were recognized for their contributions to “Improving
The Image of Motorcycling”, including; MEDIA: Jimmy & Pat Kay of
Two Wheel Thunder TV; LEGAL: William Swatek, AIM Attorney for
Alabama; ENTERTAINMENT: Singer/Songwriter Arlo Guthrie; SPECIAL RECOGNITION: NCOM Christian Unity, and Bill Foley, former
NCOM Board Member from ABATE of Pennsylvania. NCOM’s highest honor, the Ron Roloff Lifetime Achie