Clutch Explains It

22/04/2024

Who's going with me?

05/04/2024

Well...no turning back now! Check out the first episode of Clutch Explains It...is it a little corny? yes...will it get better? yes...do you need to listen till the end? Hell yes! I ask you to share the YouTube link...I need everyone to like the video on YouTube and subscribe so YouTube will allow more customization. Thank you.

The “need to know” is a big aspect us as a community to explore, understand, and improve our understanding of the world and where we do or don’t fit in it. A...

15/02/2024

We need your independent shops and dealers getting involved.

Independent Motorcycle Shops Under Attack

Proprietary tools and diagnostics are limiting what can be done by independent shops. These shops are a cornerstone of our lifestyle and the way we take care of our motorcycles. When Dealerships will no longer work on our bikes, we turn to these folks and now the Manufacturers are putting them out of business!

Do you own an independent shop or know someone who does? Do you get your work done at a favorite independent? Independent shops need to join together now and fight this with the rest of the motorcycling community.
On March 6th, 2024, at 8:00 am, there will be a gathering of shop owners at the Broken Spoke Saloon in Ormond Beach, Florida. Make sure the owners of your favorite shop are there! Especially if you own that favorite shop!

Join the IMA:

https://www.mrf.org/join/join-mrf-imac/

15/02/2024

This government over reach knows no end

This doesn't just affect Harley Davidson. This will be felt throughout the entire motorcycle industry. Subscribe to my metric channel!https://www.youtube.com...

22/09/2023

Have you heard? BMW ceases to sell all new and used motorcycles in the US. It would suck to be a BMW dealer today.

21/09/2023

1 year ago I publicly announced at the 2022 MOTM that Clutxh Explains It would be launching single subject videos about topics specific to the biker community and culture and not a rehash of those forums that already exist. The first video will be launching after my return from this year’s MOTM in PA. Looking forward to reporting back to you all. Details to follow but i encourage you to follow here, Tik Tok, Instagram, X, and YouTube. Thanks again.

16/11/2022

Join us for the 2023 Texas Biker Legislative Day January 23, 2023 in Austin. Show up, be heard, and encourage your Legislators to support those legislative initiatives that are important to you. Already HB 258 (Motorcycle Profiling) and HB 230 (TXGANG Accountability) have been pre-filed and waiting on THIS COMMUNITY to get them across the finish line. Additional bills will be brought forward relating to everyday riding and we'll support ABATE and the AMA in those efforts. More information will be coming soon, including bill analysis and ride details. See you all then.

-Clutch

16/10/2022

Thank you Amy Irene White for the introduction of Clutch Explains It in this year’s MRF Meeting of the Minds hosted by Iowa ABATE. Hopefully we can continue to proactively preserve, protect, and progress the biker culture for generations to come.

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation is chiefly concerned with issues at the national and international levels that impact the freedom and safety of American street motorcyclists. The 2022 MRF Meeting of the Minds was held in downtown Des Moines this year… and as the hotel block quickly filled and spi...

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31/08/2022

With road fatalities increasing by 10.5% from 2020 to 2021, safety advocates are looking for causes. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has begun a nighttime test of vehicles that use automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems to address the high percentage of pedestrian crashes that occur on dark roads.

“As we expected, most of these pedestrian AEB systems don’t work very well in the dark,” says IIHS President David Harkey. You heard that right, out of the 23 brands of mid-sized cars and trucks, only 4 scored the highest rating of “superior” by the IIHS. When the same testing was done in daylight, 19 of the 23 vehicles received the highest score.

While pedestrians are the focus of this study, motorcyclists are rightly concerned. All too often, motorists assume the technology in their cars is perfect and rely too heavily on it. This study shows that this new technology is far from flawless!

Motorcyclists are operating at higher rates of speed, with a different profile, and in closer proximity to other vehicles than pedestrians or other roadway users. If a car, with this new technology, can’t see a pedestrian walking across the street at night directly in front of them, can it see a biker in the lane next to them?

This is one of the many topics we will discuss at the MRF’s upcoming Meeting of the Minds in Des Moines, Iowa, September 21-25. To learn more about the MRF and the Meeting of the Minds

https://motorcycleridersfoundation.wildapricot.org/widget/event-4475295

To read about the IIHS study and see which vehicles were not up to the IIHS standards,

https://www.iihs.org/news/detail/few-vehicles-excel-in-new-nighttime-test-of-pedestrian-autobrake?mc_cid=b2d441d5b6&mc_eid=3492686404

01/08/2022