FEWER TEXAS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT FATALITIES IN 2012

Texas saw a slight reduction in the number of people killed in motorcycle accidents last year.

Fewer Texas motorcycle accident fatalities in 2012

During the summer months, many Texans enjoy taking to the road on their motorcycles. When riding a motorcycle, however, it is critical that people take proper safety precautions to avoid dangerous collisions with other motor vehicles.

Recently, the Texas Department of Transportation reported that the number of people killed in motorcycle accidents in the state actually declined in 2012. The reduction was small -- 488 people were killed in such crashes in 2011, while there were 460 fatalities in 2012.

Although the six percent decline was not large, it was a rare occasion, as the number of people killed in motorcycle accidents has tended to rise steadily in recent decades. In fact, since 2004, the number of motorcycle collision fatalities in Texas has risen by a staggering 56 percent overall.

Motorcycle accidents are of particular concern in Texas and across the country due to the high rate of injuries and fatalities following such collisions -- practically 90 percent of such collisions lead to either personal injuries or death.

Consequently, experts are focusing on ways to reduce the number of motorcycle accidents that occur annually and further reduce the number of fatalities caused by such collisions.

Protect yourself from a dangerous motorcycle accident in Texas

In Texas, the Department of Transportation has taken steps to help protect motorcyclists on the road. For instance, it has initiated public awareness campaigns to encourage other motorists to be more aware of the motorcyclists on the road. The Texas Department of Transportation has encouraged drivers to "Look Twice" and "Share the Road" with motorcyclists.

In addition, the Federal Highway Administration has been researching the most common causes of motorcycle accidents for decades. It plans to release the results of the Motorcycle Crash Causation Study in 2015, after examining information from a minimum of 280 collisions.

Across the country, the number of people killed in motorcycle accidents more than doubled from 1997 to 2009. In 2009, the Federal Highway Administration reported that 4,462 people across the country were killed in such collisions.

Motorcyclists can also take proactive measures to protect themselves on the road. One of the best solutions is to always wear a helmet while riding, as they can reduce the severity of injuries and even prevent death.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a motorcycle accident in Texas, you may be entitled to compensation to cover the damage caused in the collision. Seek the advice of a knowledgeable personal injury attorney to ensure your rights are protected.

Christian bikers enjoy "Fullmoon" rides

If there is a full moon in the sky, that is a sure sign that motorcycle engines will soon be heard.

The Fullmoon ride leaves from the First National Bank parking lot, located at the corner of State Highway 6 and Bypass 35 at 6:30 p.m. each month on the Saturday night most near the full moon. The July ride last Saturday helped Pastor Harry Stafford celebrate his 68th birthday.

Stafford, organizer of the ride, proudly admits that this ride has been in existence for 14 years.

“As far as we know, our ride is the longest running monthly motorcycle ride in the world. The ride is open to all bikes, bikers, patches, no patches, trikes, cars, trucks and all street legal vehicles. It is a very safe ride as we meander along the back roads of Brazoria County. All rides always end up some restaurant where they serve great food,” he laughed.

At one point, Stafford laid claim to his hosting the longest running monthly motorcycle ride in Texas. “I wondered if perhaps we might not be the longest ride in the world. Digger O’Dell and I have e-mails lists that include former co-workers and friends all around the world. When I would send out e-mails, I began listing our ride as the longest running monthly motorcycle ride in the world and thus far, no one has disputed my claim, so it must be accurate,” he laughed.

There were approximately 30 riders last Saturday evening. Often, there are 20 - 100 riders in the monthly event.

Stafford is a member of the Christian Motorcyclist Association and the Texas Motorcycle RoadRiders Association. He also serves as the Chaplain for the Blue Knights Chapter Seven Motorcycle Club and the Chapter 3 Red Knights.

Stafford is the Pastor for the Road of Life Community Church, 29788 Highway 6 East in Santa Fe. Bike blessings are an integral part of his motorcycle ministry. “We have a double-sided banner on display for this service which reads ‘Bike Blessing’. We have crosses which we present to the riders. These crosses represent the Cross of Cavalry and the riders normally hang them on their handle bars to remind them to place their faith in Christ, who died upon the cross for us. He can keep them safe as they ride,” Stafford explained.

The ministry also includes other church visitations, third Sunday Devotion and Ride (leaving the church with kickstands up at 11:30 a.m.), occasional rides to Lakewood Church to hear Joe Osteen, ladies only rides, hospital visits, weddings, assist with funerals. The group also has a ministry that is devoted to older residents. In 2011, they rode to Winchester Lodge in Alvin. Santa and Mrs. Claus visited with the residents while the group was there. There was also a special singing, caroling and plenty of Christmas music.

During Sunday morning worship at the Road of Life Fellowship Church, attendees join in with the special praise/worship, hear special speakers, receive salvation, miracles are performed and healings are received. There are also blessings and special prayer for all needs. Each Thursday night at 7 p.m., an Overcomers meeting is held at the church for those who are trying to overcome anything or to anyone who has overcome and is willing to share their experience with others.

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Source: Alvin (Zavalla, 7/26)

B-King Breaks 200 mph at Texas Mile

In March 2013, Joe Robbins ran his 2008 Suzuki B-King into the 200 mph club at the Texas Mile, with an official pass marked at 200.9 mph. It took a few days, a number of attempts and a little bit of madness, but Robbins now has the distinct honor of being the only rider yet to push a B-King beyond the 200 mph mark at the Texas Mile.

Robbins currently races in the NHDRO drag series, competing with the ‘King he built-up primarily for that purpose. His experience drag racing started on four wheels, when in 2007 he took a 1980 model year Corvette and boosted it to 500 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. The experience was exhilarating, but according to Robbins, he “needed more power.” He also knew that it all would be a whole lot more fun on a bike.

Robbins grew up on motorcycles and started to ride before he was 10 years old on a dirt mile track built by his father. His love of motorcycles grew over the years and he has owned many bikes during that time, but when his search for a drag bike began, he went where so many have gone before and started looking at Suzuki’s Hayabusa. The aftermarket options and the high-level of performance offered by the super-powered machine were alluring, “but then the B-King came out and I had to have it. It was more my style,” says Robbins.

He bought a black B-King and took it immediately to the races. He continued on for more than two years before buying a second, so he could have one for the street as well. “I enjoy riding the B-King on the street more than any bike I have or had,” explains Robbins. “I have been on the B-King for 12 hours on trips. I’ve been to Key West twice from Wisconsin.”

Now with a bike designated specifically for racing, Robbins set about creating more power in the already hulking 1340cc machine. With help on the ECU from Justin Woolich, who hails from Australia, Robbins was able to create his own timing, fuel and secondary maps. He removed factory limits from the ECU and then bolted on a host of aftermarket parts to get himself, a 218 pound, 6'1" suited rider, and the B-King into the 9.25-second range for the quarter-mile.

It was a positive start for Robbins, but then he got word from a friend who lives near the Texas Mile that a number of B-King riders had come into town thinking they’d easily get the 200 club, but consistently fell short. He did some research and found that a fine-tuned stock B-King engine, trained rider and optimal conditions would likely yield speeds from the 170s to the 180s in the mile. Getting over 200 mph would take some creativity and work, but it was a challenge Robbins was more than happy to accept.

After conferring with engine builder Chuck Bower from RC Performance in North Carolina, Robbins decided to go “with a 1565cc large bore build. It was a first generation block bored to accept 85mm JE Pistons. I stroked the crank to 69mm and came up with a 14:1 compression ratio. I added a five axis CNC large bore cylinder head porting, new cams, a race cut tranny and micro polish. Carrillo rods are in there to take the higher power and nitrous operations and I added a heavy-duty Vance & Hines cam chain and solid roller adjuster. ARP bolts hold everything together.”

He also needed an upgraded fuel pump, so went with a modified Audi Bosch that “would sufficiently supply fuel up to about 400 hp,” continues Robbins. “I modified the fuel system and installed this pump directly into the factory location within the fuel tank. I installed a full-on Brocks header exhaust system and my own type of ram/cold air induction and tuned accordingly. I created my own timing curve, primary and secondary fueling maps and then adjusted rev limits and converted the pair circuit to actually control nitrous operations. This circuit allowed me to program the stock ECU to activate NOS, add fuel and pull timing during operations.”

On the dyno, the new B-King engine pumped out 238 hp and 140 lb-ft of torque. The NOS shot added another 48 hp and topped out the torque at 168 lb-ft. He put a fresh set of Dunlop Q2s on the front and rear after installing a longer swingarm, which gave him a 67-inch wheelbase, and headed to Texas.

Robbins drove the track in his truck the night before runs started on Saturday and found the straight to be rough, with “washboard type buckling at certain locations.” Robbins claims, “I would not have made the trip if I knew how rough it really was.”

His first two passes on Saturday were done sans nitrous, and he achieved a 185 mph and 187 mph. There was potential for his second run to be even faster since he posted the speed in sixth gear at 9950 rpm. “I was going to change to lower gear to get rpm close to the 10400 mark where peak horsepower is on my bike,” he admits, “but the lines were about three hours to make a pass and I wanted to spray.”

On his third pass he cracked the NOS, which had a bottle pressure of 1200 psi thanks in part to help from the scorching Texas sun (during dyno testing the cold bottle pressure was at 600 psi). He hit the arming switch at the three-quarter mile mark, where he assumes he was already in the mid-180s. “I think the front lifted a bit,” he says of the extra dose of power, “it pulled super hard. I think that might have been around a 70 hp shot with the extra bottle pressure. I could barely hang on. Anything over 180 on a B-King is all just blurry colors. Just reading the tach is hard; takes about two seconds looking at it to get an idea for these old eyes.”

That run he reached his rev limit at 11,200 rpm and thought he was well over the 200 mark, but the official pass rang in at 197 mph. He couldn’t hear the bike at those speeds and says the wind buffeting is “insane on this bike up there. I was surprised that the headlight and trim stayed on. I didn’t tape anything for aerodynamics.”

After investigating, Robbins decided the wheel was breaking loose, so he put a 41 tooth sprocket on and lowered the tire pressure to 19 psi.

Sunday came and just before his pass officials notified him that the mile marker had fallen down, which “is the last black blur when you need to shut down.” He repeated the process from the day before, hit the NOS at the three-quarter mark and the run felt smooth. He thought he’d gone too far down the track and put on the brakes, but when by the time he’d slowed enough to see where he was it became frustratingly apparent that he’d slowed too soon. Despite the hiccup, his ticket came in at 200.5 mph.

He wanted one more pass though, and had to wait four hours to get it. By that time the mile marker had been put back up and the sun had warmed his bottle to 1100 psi. The wheel broke loose this time near the 200 mph mark but he was able to improve his run slightly, registering at 200.9 mph.

“I didn’t have the strength to make a third pass that day,” admits Robbins. “I felt like I got beat by a gorilla. The drag on a B-King is incredible and this speed may just be about the top end for it.”

Though he had the bike geared to reach up to the 220s, he had accomplished his goal of surpassing the 200 mph mark and made the record books. Not a bad way to spend the weekend.

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Source: MotorcycleUSA (Wilson, 7/23)

X Games going deep in heart of Texas to Austin

The X Games are going from the glitz of Los Angeles to deep in the heart of Texas.

Athletes with skateboards and motorcycles will be competing in the Texas capital after ESPN announced Wednesday that Austin will be the next North American host city for the X Games.

"Austin over the last several years has really become synonymous with supporting big events," said Scott Guglielmino, senior vice president, ESPN programming and X Games. "The music scene is fantastic. The night life is fantastic and definitely a young, active town."

The home to the University of Texas also has the new Circuit of the Americas sports and entertainment complex, which will be the primary site for X Games Austin. The 1,500-acre complex opened in November by hosting the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix and held a MotoGP motorcycle race in April.

Austin was selected over three other finalists: Chicago, Detroit and Charlotte, N.C. There were initially 13 qualified bids for the Olympic-style selection process, with Austin picked to host for four years starting next May 15-18.

"X Games is a great action sports competition and is an ideal fit for the city of Austin, which has a tremendous fitness orientation, a tremendous action sports community," said Steve Sexton, president of Circuit of the Americas.

Sexton said 16-18 X Games athletes live in Austin, and that a "couple of thousand people" showed up at the State Capitol to watch an exhibition when Austin was announced as one of the four finalists earlier this year.

X Games is nearing the end of its first year of global expansion and transformation, with events already held in Aspen, Colo., France, Brazil, Spain and Germany.

The X Games will wrap up an 11-year run in Los Angeles with this summer's event Aug. 1-4.

"L.A. clearly, Southern California, it's a special home when it comes to action sports and that whole culture, no question about it," Guglielmino said. "But we felt like it was time to move the X Games to a new venue, a new city. We leave Los Angeles with a lot of great memories, certainly. ... We leave after quite a good and prosperous stay, but definitely looking forward to getting to Austin and really growing out the event."

Aspen has been the host of the winter X Games since 2002, but its contract expires after next year's event. Bidding to host winter competition in the United States just ended, with the next site likely to be picked in early 2014.

There are about 350 fully developed acres at Circuit of the Americas, including the 3.4-mile race track with 20 turns, an expansive outdoor live music space for 14,000 spectators and a 25-story observation tower. There is a pit/paddock building with 34 garage bays and two upper levels of hospitality space, and a 44,000-square-foot event center.

Sexton expects at least 100,000 spectators for the four days of competition.

"The ability to host the X Games fits into our overall strategy, to have a multidimensional entertainment and sports destination," Sexton said. "We're more than motor sports. The X Games is kind of one of the first of many steps in the process."


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Source: The Boston Herald News (AP, 7/17)

CMRA Racing At MotorSport Ranch, In Cresson, Texas, This Coming Weekend

This coming weekend, July 5-7, 2013, the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association (CMRA) will be tearing up the track at MotorSport Ranch in Cresson, Texas. The track is located 14 miles south of Fort Worth on Highway 377. MotorSport Ranch is composed of two road courses: a 1.7-mile, 11-turn track and a 1.3-mile, 6-turn track, both of which will be utilized this weekend.

The weekend activities begin at 7:00 a.m. Friday with a CMRA License school, racer practice and street-rider track day provided by Lone Star Track Days (www.lstd.com).

Saturday's schedule begins at 9:00 a.m. on the 1.7-mile track. The 2-rider, 60-minute Team 60 race starts off the day, followed by Open Sprint Bike Practice from 10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Solo 30 races begin at 4:40 p.m. Activity on the “big track” concludes with a Track Walk from 6:40 – 7:40 p.m.

Meanwhile, Saturday events on the 1.3-mile track begin at 10:10 a.m. with a full slate of Mini sprint races including our one-of-a kind Junior Motard race designed for our youngest racers, ages 8-12. The 4-Hour Mini Bike Endurance begins promptly at 12:30, after the conclusion of the one hour lunch break. Saturday's racing concludes with a trophy presentation and trackside racer/spectator Meet and Greet party.

Sunday's schedule is jam-packed with a full day's worth of exciting and competitive Big Bike sprint races. Qualifying for Sunday’s premier race, The Breast Cancer Research Foundation/P1Racing Formula 1 Expert, begins at 9:45 a.m. Motorcycle road racing doesn't get much better than CMRA sprint racing where some of the fastest racers in the country grid up to show them how it's done in Texas!

There is live timing and scoring available for all the races via the Race Monitor App on mobile devices and online at www.cmraracing.com/timing.html Keep up with the action if you can't make it out to the track!

Gates open each day at 6:00 a.m. and we race rain or shine! Weekend entry into the event is only $15 on Thursday, Friday or Saturday, and just $10 on Sunday. Tickets are good for the entire weekend. Ride your street bike to the event and you'll pay just $5 for entry on both Saturday and Sunday! Kids 12 and under are free. A spectator lap of the track will be conducted during the lunch break on Sunday, schedule and weather permitting. Bring a cooler or visit the on-site mobile food truck. A special discount for 50% off official CMRA merchandise is available by printing the weekend flyer from the CMRA Home Page and bringing it to the merchandise booth at the track.

Please note that no pets are allowed at any of the CMRA race events and alcohol consumption is not permitted until racing is done for the day.

On behalf of our racers, the CMRA would like thank our 2013 Class Sponsors including: 212Decals.com, 995PaintWorks.com, Body Evolution Fitness Center, Breast Cancer Research Foundation/P1 Racing, HighPerformanceCrew.com, House of Paint Designs, Houston Superbikes, Island Racing Services, K&N Motorcycles, Lone Star Track Days, Moto Liberty, North Texas Superbikes, OnRoad OffRoad Suspension, RaceworX, Relentless Swagg, Road & Track Suspension, Six Three Cycles, South Central Race Center, Texas Tornado Boot Camp and TrackTactics Track Days. Please remember to support the products and services of the companies who support you!

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Source: RoadRacing World (AP, 7/2)

Bikers cruise Amarillo roads

AMARILLO, TEXAS -- Anywhere from 500 to 1,000 motorcyclists took part in the second Amarillo Bike Fest this weekend, June 28 to June 29, 2013.

Bikers from all over the Panhandle set up camp at Western Cowpunchers and toured the Palo Duro Canyon. They also traveled the historic Route 66.

Live music and vendors was also a perk to the event, which raised money for Family Support Services.

Amarillo Bike Fest Coordinator, Cedrick Graves said their goal is to have fun, stay safe, and bring business to the Amarillo area.

"We have quite a variety of things going on today," said Graves "Along with their bike runs they can enjoy food, leather apparel, and even get tattoos or airbrush painting."

The fun continued June 29, 2013 with, Cracker Jack the Band performing.


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Source: Connect Amarillo (Mills, 6/29)

Mexican Bikers Make Trek to Texas

Jorge Rojas López says that like the hippie counterculture movement of the 1960s, bikers and their reputation for being rough, tough and rebellious is uniquely American.

But that did not stop Rojas, 61, and about three dozen other Mexican nationals from traveling as far as 900 miles to attend an event in Austin that celebrates the fierce independence and individuality of the Lone Star State, the Republic of Texas Biker Rally.

Billed as one of the largest rallies of its kind in the country — rivaling similar events in Sturgis, S.D.,and Daytona Beach, Fla.— the rally draws more than 35,000 people from across the world, promoters said.

The event, which celebrated its 19th year when it was held this month, included performances by the 1980s metal stars Twisted Sister and the Mötley Crüe front man Vince Neil. It also featured, for the first time, performances by Mexican motorcycle acrobats, part of a national club called the Confederación Internacional de Motociclistas Oficiales y Policías de Caminos. The group includes members of regional clubs, like Dorados de Villa in Ciudad Juárez, of which Rojas is a member, across the border from El Paso. Others come from Mexico City, Nuevo León, Querétaro and Guadalajara. The group’s performers are daredevils who mount one another’s shoulders, ride backward on front-end rims or form human pyramids on two motorcycles as they cruise along a designated route. By day, they are professors, teachers, police officers and businessmen.

“The biker is from here, the real biker, and this is a Mexican expression of that culture,” Rojas said. But the Mexican signature, he added, is the acrobatic element. “We don’t see them dominate the bike the way the Apaches dominated the horse better than the Spaniards,” he said.

Rojas, a criminology professor and the rector of the Universidad Cultural in Ciudad Juárez, said the performance transcended the tumultuous histories between Texas and Mexico.

“From my sociological point of view, Texas is really a mixture of cultures,” he said. “Mexicans, we don’t harbor resentment. To the contrary, we see this as a cultural expression. The culture is universal: it doesn’t have borders or limits, it doesn’t have a color. We’re citizens of the world, and as such, we understand this cultural expression.”

Alejandro Galán, the national group’s leader, acknowledges the history but uses it as a punch line instead of a point of contention.

“We’re here because we want to take it back,” he joked, referring to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, under which Mexico in 1848 lost its northern territory to the United States.

The state’s Chicanos, Americans of Mexican descent who identify with both cultures, say the Mexican bikers are a welcome addition to the Texas event.

Mikey Rodriguez, 42, is a member of the Latin Lords MC, a group from Baytown, near Houston. This was his 13th visit to the rally. In previous years, the Mexican riders would caravan in, wearing Mexican wrestler masks amid a cheering crowd. That they make the trek, he said, is not surprising.

“When you’re involved in this lifestyle, you travel left and right,” he said.

Rachel Salas, 36, a Latina and native of Lubbock, said the Mexicans were as welcome as anyone else and just as embraced.

“Everybody gets along, I think that’s a good thing,” she said. “Everyone is very friendly, almost too friendly.”

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Source: Texas Tribune (Aguilar, 6/21)

Pioneering Electric Motorcycle Riders Complete Two Cross-Country Trips This Week

 Two electric motorcycle teams made cross-country trips across the U.S. this week. Terry Hershner, a green energy and electric vehicle advocate, took a solo trip from San Diego, Calif. to Jacksonville, Fla., riding a modified 2012 Zero S. The other, Team Moto Electra, took a replica vintage Norton Featherbed, that was electrified by Brian Richardson and a James Madison University team led by Dr. Robert Prins.

Hershner set out very early on May 31 from San Diego, and reached Jacksonville on June 5. He ran into a few snags, such as traffic accidents stalling traffic for miles, a large rainstorm in Texas, and a serious problem when the motor failed. Fixing the problem required the overnight delivery of a replacement motor from Zero Motorcycles, and late night motorcycle surgery by Hershner. Total travel time was 5 days 15 hours—including the 40 hours required for the roadside motor-ectomy, to cover 2,659 miles.

This makes Terry Hershner the first to complete a solo unassisted cross-country electric motorcycle trip.

If At First, You Don't Succeed...

Hershner's first cross-country attempt with his 2012 Zero S was last November, when he traveled from Orlando, Fla. to Los Angeles to attend the launch party for the 2013 Zero S. After he didn't quite make it, due to the long distances between charging stations along I-10 in Arizona, he spent the last six months living in California and modifying his bike for long-range travel. The battery pack capacity was increased to 18 kilowatt-hours—the stock Zero S has a nine kilowatt-hour pack—and charging rate was amped up to support a one-hour charge time. Legendary motorcycle designer Craig Vetter also lent a hand with aerodynamics.

Between the bigger pack and improved aerodynamics, Hershner can ride 150 miles or so on a charge, at 70 miles per hour. The one-hour charging system uses multiple Elcon 2500 chargers, for a total 13.5 kilowatt charging rate. It's designed to simultaneously plug into multiple power outlets or multiple J1772 charging stations.

The improved aerodynamic design of the fairing, a shell placed over the frame of some motorcycles, is the result of a few years research and design by Craig Vetter. He contends that motorcycles are aerodynamically inefficient, and with better fairing designs there could be huge fuel savings, whether that fuel is electricity or gasoline. With the fairing, a motorcycle becomes a smooth object that slides through the air—rather than getting pushed against air.

Mobile Charging

Team Moto Electra is the brainchild of Brian Richardson, of Blue Grass, Va. He built the electric motorcycle on a vintage Norton Featherbed frame, with technical assistance from Dr. Prins and his students at James Madison University. The bike was raced in the 2010-2011 TTXGP seasons, with AMA Motorcycle Racing champion Thad Wolff as the rider. They were the first team to race an electric bike in a sanctioned gas bike race.

They left Jacksonville, Fla. on June 3, and arrived in Santa Monica on the afternoon of June 6. There were no major snags, but they did have to get throttle parts shipped to them while near Tuscon.

For the trip, they upgraded the battery pack to provide longer riding range. The whole team was along for the ride, following along in a van and carrying a standalone generator for charging the bike. Wolff and Brian Richardson, the manager of Moto-Electra Racing, traded off riding duties.

Prior to the trip, Richardson said, “We will travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean using only the batteries in the vehicle.” He explained that Thad Wolff, one of the great AMA Superbike racers of the 1980s, would be racing against the clock.

Ride, Charge, Repeat

The pattern for both Moto Electra and Terry Hershner was to ride for about two hours, then charge for about an hour—repeating this pattern as many times as required.

The goal of both teams was to demonstrate the capability of fast charging for a long-range all-electric motorcycle trip. The 2:1 riding-to-charging ratio is quite different typical electric car trips that have a ratio of one hour of driving to three or four hours of charging. The more challenging ratio of driving-to-charging for most EVs is part of the problem for taking long-range trips in an electric car. Fast-charging potentially flips the ratio.

Tesla Motors and Nissan are investing in nationwide fast charging networks that could feasibly let electric car owners make road trips. Until then, electric vehicle owners have to be enterprising and brave to make long range trips. “At the turn of the 20th century, gasoline powered vehicles were useless for long distance travel,” said Richardson. “There were no roads, no filling stations, and the vehicles were not dependable. Our goal is to challenge perceptions about the useful range of electric vehicles, and set a world record in the process.” Mission accomplished.


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Source: PluginCars (Herron, 6/7)

R.O.T. Rally

One of the most awaited summer biker rallies is almost here! And, as usual, Texas Biker Lawyers will be there!

This rally will be held in Austin June 13 at the Travis County Exposition Center. The R.O.T Rally is mostly know for their high caliber music acts, cool motorcycles, and the beautiful women of texas.

Over the years the city completely closes of 54 blocks. Over 50,000 people have attended. This year R.O.T will be showcasing motorcycle and vintage bike shows, classic car and hot rod shows, custom bike builders, motorcycle acrobats including the world famous Wall of Death, bike giveaways, tattoo expos, nationally recognized bands, a swimsuit competition, comedians, even a mixed martial arts competition, but also much, much more.

Some of the performing bands this year will be the amazing Twister Sister, Los Lonely Boys, Vince Neil (of Motley Crue), Ray Wylie Hubbard, Texas Flood, Omar and The Howlers, American Swindle, Black Foot, and the list just keeps going! Most R.O.T. related events will be hosted by comedian Steve Trevino! So come on down to Austin: the capital of music.