When you go down, we step up!
Biker Down is in Las Vegas attending the National Academy of Motorcycle Injury Lawyers conference.
The goal of this organization is “protecting the rights of injured bikers nationwide”.
Events like this allow Biker Down to go above and beyond when it comes to helping injured riders.
Visit us to see what we can do for you or your loved ones
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BikerDown National entered Florida in the Fall of 2021 with the sole MISSION to help injured riders and launched BikerDown Florida. Today, we are proud to announce a partnership with 2 amazing charities also located in Florida with the same goal, which is HELPING BIKERS BETTER! The 2 charities that BikerDown Florida will be working with are:
The Floyd Laycock Foundation – Bradenton, Florida
The Jesse Yeomans Foundation for Fallen Bikers – Naples Florida
There were 5,000 accidents and 500 fatalities in 2020 in the state of Florida, and no 1 charity can handle those epidemic numbers, but this partnership will help us network together to Help Bikers Better.
This is a team effort, but we couldn’t do it without the support of our sponsor TwoWheelAttorneys.com We also want to Thank Matt Powell from Two-Wheel Attorney’s office out of Tampa Florida for supporting this endeavor and supplying us with the resources we need to make this MISSION a SUCCESS.
We will continue to update our websites individually and work to be fully linked in and operational by February 15th, 2022. In the interim, If you need assistance, you can contact any of our charities below
BikerDown Florida * Laurie Montoya * 720-328-9795 * www.bikerdown.org
The Floyd Laycock Foundation * Zack Jenkins * 941-284-9575 * www.theflfinc.org
Jesse Yoemans Foundation for Fallen Bikers * David Yeomans * 239-778-4793 * www.bikerdown25.com
I have never done a Blog before, so I am not sure what to put on here. I researched some blog sites and it said you should write about what you have a PASSION for! Well anyone who knows me, knows that I am passionate about injured motorcycle riders after their accident. I literally wake up every morning and try to figure out what can I DO BETTER to KEEP MORE RIDERS SAFE. So bear with me as I enter into this new phase of BLOG writing.
December 15th, 2021 – Distracted Driving causes 60% of all motorcycle accidents – you think I am crazy, but it is true. More riders are hit by some form of distracted driving and when I say distracted I mean Texting & Driving, Use of a cell phone not on Bluetooth, Looking in the rearview mirror at your kids. You don’t run red lights or stop signs if you have 2 hands on the wheel and are looking front. Mistakes are made when you aren’t paying attention. BikerDown receives hundreds of help requests per year of riders being hit by some form of distracted driving.
There is no way that riders can combat these errors – so my tag line for 2021-2022 has been Motorcycle Awareness BEGINS WITH ME – What I mean by that is that riders have to have their shit together so that in the event of an accident, you have coverages that will take care of you. Here is a list of things a rider can do to make sure they are safer on the road:
Update your Insurance coverage on your bike – We all hate the high rising cost of bike insurance, but the BEST thing you can put on your bike is UN-INSURED/UNDER-INSURED MOTORIST in at least 250k. Sounds like a big expense but the reality is that you are paying now…for a quarter of a million dollars in the event you are in an accident and the driver has NO insurance or very limited insurance. In some states, you can get this coverage on your car and it will carry over onto your bike, In Colorado and Florida (2 of our chapter states) that is so, but in Nevada, you have to have that coverage on your bike. This coverage will help any motorcycle attorney get you all that you deserve to help pay your bills, household bills. Riders should also ask your insurance company for a review of what coverages they currently have. Most riders think Full Coverage covers everything including medical and expenses and that is just NOT TRUE! As an example, if you are riding a passenger on the back of your bike, are they covered in the event of an accident.
Get an Insurance Review from a REAL Motorcycle Attorney – There is nothing sadder than calling a motorcycle attorney after an accident and finding out that you aren’t covered the way you thought you were. These attorneys are donors of BikerDown and will do FREE INSURANCE REVIEWS to tell you the REAL story of what your coverage covers.
Colorado – Scott O’Sullivan – Rider Justice – scott@osullivan-law-firm.com
Florida – Matt Powell – Two Wheel Attorneys – matt@mattlaw.com
New York – Christine Vorrasi – Upstate Biker Lawyer – cvorrasi.pz@gmail.com
National – Matt Powell – Two Wheel Attorneys – matt@mattlaw.com
Health insurance – While I understand that medical insurance isn’t offered at work nowadays, there are government or state programs that can offer you affordable insurance policies to give you health insurance with govt subsidies that will make up the difference. In a catastrophic accident, having good insurance will help you get into a good rehab and will provide you services that Medicaid will not. In Colorado, I encourage all riders to click here and visit Connect for Health Colorado and see for themselves.
Supplemental Accident Policy – Thru BikerDown’s membership program, our Roadside Plus policy includes the Aflac Accident Accident Policy which is a policy that pays YOU cash based on your hospitalization or entry into an ER or aftercare. This policy also has a 25k Accidental Death benefit that will give your family resources to help them in the event of your passing. What is the BEST benefit to this is that it kicks in when you are not only on the BIKE. You could be hiking, snowboarding, water skiing and if you get injured that takes you to a hospital, you are getting a check from Aflac. For more information click here
We are excited to START this BLOG and have a place to write to riders and give them a better understanding of what BikerDown is passionate about and what we do to help injured riders. Have a very Merry Christmas and a SAFE New Year.
Wide Open Saloon is a new restaurant coming to Sedalia that will be opening this summer, but that isn’t stopping Wide Open Saloon from helping the motorcycle community in a charitable way, long before they are even open.
Wide Open Saloon has chosen BikerDown Foundation as their charity of choice for a bike raffle starting in May of 2019 and tickets will be available thru their website and at events that Wide Open and BikerDown attend including bike nights and other rides. They will be raffling off a pristine 2017 Harley-Davidson Road Glide that will sure to be hit will Harley riders.
Todd Hills and daughter Morgan Hills began vetting charities for this raffle in January 2019 and sat down with BikerDown Foundation founder Laurie Montoya and finalized the agreement late February of 2019.
Wide Open Saloon is doing a complete remodel of the Sedalia Bar & Grill and will have a new fresh look and modernization to the place and will surely be a necessary stop when out riding. You may remember Todd, he owned Top Gun Motorsports in Denver in 2008. Top Gun had the original bike night on Wednesday’s with 100s of people in attendance every week.
Tickets for the raffle will be $20.00 a piece and you also do not need to be present to win, so this is a great opportunity for all riders to be a part of this raffle for a good cause. The finale to win the bike will be on October 26, 2019 at Wide Open’s Halloween party.
For 10 years, BikerDown has been serving our motorcycle community by providing support to injured riders and their families. Using the collective power of our tight-knit community, our organization helps riders and their families get through potentially devastating times by providing emotional support, financial assistance, medical equipment and other services as needed.
Motorcycle riders have huge hearts and we are constantly doing fundraising rides for each other to help with medical expenses. BikerDown maximizes the impact of our collective power to help our own.
BikerDown was founded in 2011 by biker Laurie Easton-Montoya who was on a ride when several bikers went down. In 2018, BikerDown Foundation launched 2 additional chapters in Nevada (Las Vegas) and Arizona (Phoenix). BikerDown is now on a more National platform, helping injured riders all over the country with hands on services and referrals that will help keep the injured rider going while recovering.“We had 12 bikes on the road and none of us had a first aid kit. Our cell phones didn’t work and even if they had, I realized that I didn’t know which family members these riders would want me to call. And some of the riders didn’t have any insurance! It was crazy!”
She knew that riders were constantly attending and helping with fundraisers for fallen riders but there was no organization dedicated to helping these bikers get through the tough times. So, in true grit fashion, she started one herself.
We are a nonprofit organization and we rely on volunteers, sponsors and members to sustain our mission. We need your participation and support! Find out what membership can do for you!
Last weekend, BikerDown hosted two Accident Scene Management classes the better prepared 38 people should they ever witness a motorcycle accident.
The classes were graciously sponsored by The O’Sullivan Law Firm, Colorado Rider News, Rocky Mountain Harley-Davidson and Peak Honda World. [Read more…]