Motorcycle Clubs Online Blogs Motorcycle Clubs Online syndicated data http://motorcycleclubsonline.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:09:07 +0100 GROU.PS FeedCreator Cincinnati Lawyer Challenges Eric Deters at Autism Rocks 3 http://motorcycleinjuryohio.blogspot.com/2012/01/cincinnati-lawyer-challenges-eric.html http://www.rockinforautism.com/

You get to mingle with all these stars. So bring your camera and something for them to autograph. That's why they are there. One of the celebrities was listed at Eric "the Bulldog" Deters. That got me to thinking since I have a radio show on www.waif883.org called Cincinnati Biker Life on Thursday evening at 8, since I'm also a lawyer, that it was time for Eric Deters and myself to wrestle for charity. Especially if we could get Sean Casey to be  the special referee.

So I threw down a challenge to Eric Deters on his facebook page. Here's what I said:

                          I challenge Eric Deters to a wrestling match at Autism Rocks 3.......Rockin for Autism with Sean Casey to be the special referee. Loser donates $250 to Cincinnati Center for Autism or has to leave town .Eric i'm a better lawyer, radio host and wrestler than you . Time to throw down Chihuahua I mean Bulldog. In fact I'll wrestle you and Bill Cunningham in a handicap match. it's for a great cause.


 It did not take long for him to reply:


       " My fighting days are over I'm becoming old and decrepit. Well so much for the bulldog.


I now turning my attention to Bill Cunningham. I'm not sure if Bill was invited or not but I'm daring him as  I called out the Bulldog to wrestle me one round and if I lose I'll donate $250 to the Cincinnati center for autism.


Of course this is all for laughs and to publicize and support the Cincinnati Center For Autism . They are working miracles with these children everyday. What CCA does is not for laughs, it's for real. They allow these autistic  children and theirr parents a much greater quality of life, by the hard work they do with these children. 


I wrote this on this biker site because David Kahle , father of an autistic child is the organizer of this event  and all around super guy and avid biker. Since we take care of our own lets take care of the Cincinnati Center for Autism and turn out february 12. it will be a great time. 


Anthony Castelli attorney 8170 corporate Park Drive #220, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 513-621-2345 is a Cincinnati personal injury lawyer





  



]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:35:00 +0100 Cincinnati Motorcycle Community Events Active even In Winter http://motorcycleinjuryohio.blogspot.com/2011/12/cincinnati-motorcycle-community-events.html The Cincinnati motorcycle community keeps active even in winter, Just today the Iron Samaritans held a polar bear ride. I hope everyone had a a great time.

 Cyclefest cincinnati passed through here in November down at the convention center. The sons of anarchy were freatured as well as many local bike builders like donny Loos and also my friends from Cycleworks.

Comin up soon is a meeting of all the biker groups that care to participate in organizing their events so they all don't fall on the same day in the summer.

Cincinnati biker life the radio show started this summer by Cincinnati accident injury lawyer Anthony Castelli is going strong with guests from all corners of the world. The Hoka Hey riders led by our local favorite Curtis Belcher was an amazing call in show that night with riders from all over the country calling in including the first place finisher the last two years..

There is so much more to mention but my daughter is kicking me out of the basement with the arrival of her girlfriends for a New year's eve party.  So to find out more action in the Cincinnati Motorcycle community keep up with us on Cincinnati biker life on www.facebook.com and have a safe and Happy New Year .

PS:  Remember to contribute to the Ohio biker medical clinic or use it for your uninsured medical needs. Call John Preacherman Harris. I will be announcing about the clinic most every week. Make sure you call ahead
]]> Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:04:00 +0100 Hoka Hey Motorcycle Riders Their Story On Cincinnati Biker Life http://motorcycleinjuryohio.blogspot.com/2011/12/hoka-hey-motorcycle-riders-their-story.html
I thank Jimmy Kay of Two Wheel Thunder TV for turning me on to the Hoka Hey and a local rider from Greater Cincinnati Curtis Belcher. A 50 year old postal worker and Free Mason. I learned from Jimmy that the Hoka Hey is the longest motorcycle challenge in the world. Last year the ride went from Florida to Alsaka.

This year the ride was close to 14,000 miles. It started in Phoenix and ended in Nova Scotia. Will Barclay was the winner both years. Last year the first place price was $500,000 and Will pocketed the money. This year although Will was the first one to finish no winner has been declared. There is plenty of controversy surrounding this. But the essence of the ride remains pure and the Spirit of the ride transcends any controversy.

Last night on Cincinnati Biker Life we had the Hoka Hey call in. Hoka Hey Riders from all over the country called into WAIF Cincinnati studio to tell a little of their story. I started taking calls live at 8:28 PM and the last one ended at 9:58 PM.

The callers included Blacky, a 58 year old former Texas game warden that finished this years ride, as well as Will Barclay who collects adventures and did not even reveal his status as first place finisher both years. Junie Rose rider extraordinary crashed and got back up and finished this year. She's trying to get blankets to give to the Sioux. please give her a hand

This is what Barclay wrote on his first year experience:


The Hoka Hey, with all its imperfection, was a breath of fresh air in a world where destructive political correctness and unrealistic expectations and blaming others has become almost universal. As I rode it I was surprised and pleased to see that there are great swaths of North America, even in the lower 48 where there is still abundant wildlife and green space. Where people still socialize from their front porch instead of watching TV. The overwhelming majority of the riders, (though not all) especially those who stuck it out, cherish the experience and want to do it again. Don’t take my word for it. Ask Mark Storey, the rider from Australia who finished second. Ask Ben Hudak who suffered a terrible accident in Canada and came on to Homer in a truck to be with the other challengers. Ask Alex Hood from Colorado who was badly injured in an accident in Arizona and who is signed up to ride again this year. Ask Greg Darby from Florida who used the Hoka Hey to raise many thousands of dollars for lieukemia. Ask them to give up their coins. Read the rider’s stories and blog comments in their own words on the hokaheychallenge.com website. No one fooled these people and they are not conspirators. They are teachers and police officers and retirees and middle managers and students and day laborers who had the experience of a lifetime. An experience they could not have duplicated on their own.

Junie says a big part is raising the consciousness of the plight of the American Indians especially the Lakota. Here's an exerpt from Wikepedia about the Hoka Hey:
The inaugural 2010 challenge took participants along a mandatory route on back roads across the United States and Canada. The route scrossed numerous mountain ranges, 33 Indian reservations, 25 national forests, eight deserts and six national parks. Challenge routes travel secondary roads with directions revealed at a series of specific checkpoints. The event guidelines prohibit speeding and require contenders to sleep outside throughout the entire course.
Many of the riders talked about the sleep deprivation and the sprituality they experienced as well as the bond between riders which was evident from all the callers many names I just can't recall.  Here's two video's that give some flesh to the experience though I would not profess to even be close to the experience having just talked to those who did.



Anthony Castelli is a Cincinnati personal injury lawyer the rides a Harley Dyna Low rider
]]> Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:29:00 +0100 Cincinnati Personal injury Attorney Creates Ohio Motorcycle safety Kit http://motorcycleinjuryohio.blogspot.com/2011/11/cincinnati-personal-injury-attorney.html Cincinnati personal injury lawyer I see a lot of broken people with bad injuries. Some of the worst injuries I handle are motorcycle accidents. These accident injury cases run the gamut from highway construction defects, car cutting of motorcyclists, cars violating the motorcyclists' right of way by turning in front of them at intersections or pulling out from stop streets , to rear end collisions.

Also there are passenger claims against the driver of the motorcycle as well. And even accidents between two motorcycle riding together and one failed to watch the roadway ahead. The bottom line though is that motorcyclists often get a raw deal either through their own lack of knowledge or because of prejudices against motorcyclists.

So I wrote The Ohio Motorcycle Bible - The Guide to Protecting Ohio Motorcyclists and Their Families.This has some great information for Ohio motorcyclists. I added to this a tire gauge and a Watch For Motorcycle Bumper Sticker. At the recent Cyclefest Cincinnati I gave out over 200 of these Ohio Motorcycle Safety Kits.

Below is a video of an interview I gave  to  Two Wheel Thunder TV about the Ohio Motorcycle Bible.



 As a personal injury accident lawyer it was an honor to have Jimmy Kay interview me about this book. You can get the book as a free download at my web site.  The Ohio Motorcycle Safety Kit is always complimentary . Just catch me at a local Cincinnati motorcycle event and I'd be happy to give one to you.

Cincinnati personal injury lawyer Anthony Castelli Attorney offers free consultations and is happy to discuss with you How much your injury case is worth , your rights and how to get the value your case merits. Call 513-621-2345
]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:35:00 +0100 Cincinnati Ohio Biker Lawyer gets million mile biker and former nasvy seal to give 5 best ... http://motorcycleinjuryohio.blogspot.com/2011/10/cincinnati-ohio-biker-lawyer-gets.html Cincinnati Ohio Motorcycle accident lawyer it's so great to meet people out of the motorcycle community. My radio show at Cincinnati Biker life has helped me meet so many different motorcycle riders.

Last night on the show I had the privilege to have two ladies from  Lady Riders Against Cancer on my show. These two ladies , were such a joy to talk to . I marveled at the courage and strength and was humbled , as I have been for so many guests, by their courage and willingness to help others. These are lady riders in every sense of the word.

After we finished the interview my good friend Chopper Charlie came on the radio show with lovely Lady Blackjack. Chopper is a million mile rider, close to 70 years old and served in the military under every president from JFK to Busch III. A former navy seal, he was one of the first members of the first group of Navy Seals.

As always he came prepared with stories and 5 key motorcycle safety tips that has kept him out of harms way the last million miles of motorcycle riding. Here they are. I hope  they will keep you safe.


Top five Motorcycle  Safety tips from Chopper Charlie


(1) Assume you're invisible: "ALWAYS" Remember, everything and everybody, is out to kill you ...
Hope for the best, prepare for the Worst.
Assume that [cager] will turn, or pull out in your path ... with or without a turn signals.
Everybody but YOU, has the Right-a-Way if you want to live.
A wreck is a contest between man and metal. - - - Care to guess if Man will lose?

(2) Watch your speed. "ALWAYS" know your bike and it’s capabilities.
The bike will never stop as quickly as you think it should.
Develop an intimate loving relationship with your brakes, especially your front brakes.
Seek out some safe pavement, start slowly, find the fine line between maximum braking and a locked wheel, and then do it again, and again until it becomes part of you.

(3) Check your mirrors often. "ALWAYS" look around you, look off to the sides as well as in front.
Look to see what doesn't belong there? Fine tune your peripheral vision.
Think before you act & leave your ego at home.
Don't ride along next to, or right behind Mr. Peterbilt, or grandpa’s motor home.
If one of those BIG tires blows up? Which they do regularly, it will quickly get ugly.
Unless you just love dodging huge chunks of flying rubber that will kill you.
Keep your distance or better yet ... Speed up to get around them and live.
When you start to pass - - - "Haul Ass" - - - get out of the danger zone as fast as possible.

(4) Pay attention to your riding. "ALWAYS" Stay out of peoples blind spots.
Yes, maybe that is a half-naked girl over there. Meanwhile, you could be drifting toward Big, Big Trouble.
Focus @ 60 MPH you travel 88 feet/sec. Remember, your bike goes where you're looking.
Maybe, that trucker that's about to run your ass over, has a better view of her then you do.

(5) Maintain your ride, check the belt's, chains, etc. "ALWAYS" Make sure your tires are right.
None of this stuff matters unless your skins are right. 

Click here to find a Motorcycle accident personal injury lawyer .I always offer a free consultation if you do everything you should yet a careless auto runs you down
]]> Sat, 29 Oct 2011 03:30:00 +0100 Medora — a Great North Dakota ride http://2wheels2lanes1camera.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/medora-a-great-north-dakoa-ride/ ]]> Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:04:26 +0100 Ohio Motorcycle Deaths and Injury Down Still Too Many http://motorcycleinjuryohio.blogspot.com/2011/10/ohio-motorcycle-deaths-and-injury-down.html Ohio motorcycle deaths are down but there are still too many injuries and deaths that could be avoided.   In fact there is a lead story in the Columbus paper about the decrease of fatal motorcycle accidents in Ohio.

The Dayton paper reported on Ohio motorcycle crashes being down. The Hamilton Journal news reported on motorcycle crashes being down. Here's the actual statistics:

Motorcycle crashes and fatalities
State of Ohio:
2011 to date: 2,919 crashes; 120 deaths
2010: 4,382 crashes; 168 deaths
2009: 4,183 crashes; 161 deaths
Butler County
2011 to date: 82 crashes; 2 deaths
2010: 131 crashes; 6 deaths
2009: 99 crashes; 3 deaths
Hamilton County
2011 to date: 183 crashes; 7 deaths
2010: 259 crashes; 4 deaths
2009: 270 crashes; 8 deaths
Warren County
2011 to date: 41 crashes; 1 death
2010: 80 crashes; 3 deaths
2009: 71 crashes; 5 deaths
Montgomery County
2011 to date: 112 crashes; 2 deaths
2010: 182 crashes; 8 deaths
2009: 156 crashes; 3 deaths
Greene County
2011 to date: 50 crashes; no deaths
2010: 62 crashes; 3 deaths
2009: 57 crashes; 1 death
Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety

 However I would argue that part of the reason is the inordinate rain this summer . In fact with the beautiful days we've had lately there has been a spate of crashes. The run the gamut from the car turning in front of the motorcycle, failing to yield the right of way , to single motorcycle crashes and injury to passengers of motorcycle crashes.  Of course there is still some good riding weather left and the crash date for 2011 is to date. Though with 2919 crashes it does appear that this is a substantial reduction from all of 2010 when there was 4382.

But don't tell this to the families that have lost a loved one to a motorcycle crash wrongfully caused. I've read about plenty of Ohio motorcycle deaths recently .As a motorcycle accident lawyer it's hard to believe the double wammy of motorists acting ignorantly and bikers failing to control their motorcycles. Ricky Perkins was killed when a car came across three lanes of traffic. Timothy Verdinski was killed when a motorist turned in front of him. Both negligent acts of the auto drivers. Melinda Hipsher just died while riding as a passenger when a motorcyclist lost control.

Construction sites can be virtual traps for the motorcyclist. At least now ODOT doesn't use blackout tape for more that two weeks anymore since a motorcyclist I represent was killed as a result of worn and slippery tape.

Click here to find an Ohio motorcycle accident lawyer 



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