As a motorcycle accident attorney, I am proud to be on the Board of Directors of the B.U.D.‘S Foundation, headquartered in the Wilson/Rocky Mount area. The Foundation educates the public regarding motorcycle awareness and promotes motorcycle riding safety. The Foundation also maintains a fund to assist injured riders or the families of fallen riders with … Read more
Below is the press release from Harley-Davidson for it January 19th virtual launch experience. (December 9, 202o press release) Throughout Harley-Davidson’s 118-year history, the brand has never before brought the entire world together to experience the debut of all-new Harley-Davidson® motorcycles. On Jan.19th, 2021, that all changes with a single virtual event. During H-D 21, … Read more
Welcome to the second installment of “Let’s Have a Motorcycle Conversation.” Today I am going to be talking with the legendary Lewis “The Godfather” Clark of Rocky Mount and yes there will a part of this conversation where we will talk about how he got that name. Lewis is an avid motorcyclist but he is … Read more
Welcome to the first installment of “Let’s Have a Motorcycle Conversation.” I am going to be talking with members of the North Carolina motorcycle community, and putting those interviews on my Blog. My first guest is Kris Weiss of Raleigh. Kris is the incoming president of the Raleigh HOG Chapter based out of Tobacco Road … Read more
Every year motorcycle clubs, motorcycle organizations, motorcycle dealerships, HOG Chapters, motorcyclists, and individual members of the community organize and/or participate in motorcycle toy rides, motorcycle toy runs and toy drives that bring happiness to children across North Carolina. Thank you to all of the volunteers that invest their time, energy and money in making these … Read more
New CEO for Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson has had a very eventful 2020. On a tough note, Harley-Davidson reported a loss of $92,000,000 in the 3-month period that ended June 30th and its US retail motorcycle sales fell 27% in the quarter, the steepest decline in the last 6 years. What might be even bigger and potentially … Read more
The 15th Annual Capital City Bikefest held September 20-22 is in the books. I appreciate all those involved the event and its host Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson for letting me be a sponsor for 11 straight years. The event took place again this year at the Tobacco Road dealership and in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. The … Read more
In my last post I talked about the B.U.D.’S Foundation and all the good works that their members/volunteers do to promote motorcycle safety and to assist families in connection with motorcyclists who are injured or have lost their lives in motorcycle accidents. Each year the B.U.D.’S Foundation organizes a Fallen Riders Fundraisers Weekend. In recent … Read more
For the last several years I have had the privilege of sponsoring the B.U.D.’S Foundation and their yearly Fallen Riders Fundraisers Weekend. B.U.D.’S stands for Bikers United to Defend driving Safely. The B.U.D.’S Foundation is headquartered in Wilson, North Carolina, and was founded by Tracey Burnett in memory of her brother marine veteran Private First-Class … Read more
Jake will be missed! He was a devoted member of Raleigh HOG Chapter #4356 and Blue Knights NC Chapter II, and he was an all-around great guy. He always made a point of coming up to me at Tobacco Road Harley-Davidson events. He would say “hi counselor” and then ask if I needed any help … Read more