The National Council Of Informed Riders (National COIR) is a new organization designed to reach as many of the 10,000,000 American motorcyclists as possible.
National COIR will reach out to all riders, regardless of 2 or 3 wheels, make, model or size of motorcycle, to provide them with the same information the Motorcycle Rights Organization’s (MRO's) provide to their members. Hopefully more motorcyclists will become involved in their MRO, but if not, they will still be informed about the same issues, so they will be able to support the MRO’s when needed. There is strength in numbers, and unified, informed motorcyclists have the power to affect legislation locally, as well as nationally.
Jim Barr
Jim has been a longtime advocate and lobbyist for the rights and safety of motorcyclists. He is a lifetime member of ABATE of New York, as well as the past President of the Long Island Chapter. Jim founded Long Island ABATE Inc in 2014 to specifically address the needs and concerns of motorcyclists on Long Island. He is informed of the issues across the country through his membership in various state ABATE’s. Jim is a sustaining member of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF), as well as their Assistant Representative for the state of New York. Jim is a member of the American Motorcycle Association (AMA). Jim is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Motorcycle Profiling Project (MPP). As the Director of the National Council Of Informed Riders (National COIR) Jim hopes to inform, network, and unite independent motorcyclists across the country, and to advocate and protect our rights and freedoms as motorcyclists.
Email: Director@Nationalcoir.org
National Legislative Officer
Karen Leonard
Karen has been involved in motorcycle rights since the mid 1990’s and was the Chapter President of ALLE-CATT, ABATE of New York and Chapter President of God’s Country, ABATE of PA. Being involved with two states help understand the many different challenges states can have when it comes to passing a bill. She has also held state PR and Secretary positions in ABATE of New York. She was the legislative board officer for New York Freedom Riders along with being on the Legislative Task Force for NCOM. She started compiling monthly motorcycle related legislation on the state level for the ABATE chapters and she realized members were interested in what was happening in other states with similar bills. Monthly national legislation turned into weekly legislation updates for her state and now her research has grown into sending weekly legislation updates nationwide. She looks forward to continuing to work with National COIR and assisting all motorcyclists with their research needs.
email- Legislative@nationalcoir.org