Ride for a cause with hundreds of motorcyclists at the 2009 Ride for Kids on Sunday, June 7 from it's NEW location...Six Flags Over Georgia (275 Riverside Pkwy Austell, GA 30168). The goal is to raise money for research into pediatric brain tumors, which are the deadliest type of childhood cancer.

Registration starts at 8 am and closes at 10:15 am. Ride leaves at 10:30 am. sharp, rain or shine. Minimum donation is $35.00 per motorcycle. Proceeds of the event benefit the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation's medical research grants and family support programs. For additional information, visit www.rideforkids.org/atlanta, www.pbtfus.org on the web or contact the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation at 800-253-6530.

Grassrootsfreedomride.com is working to promote the FairTax through Bike Rallies cranking it up in the Southeastern U.S. Their goal is to "Make Some Noise" so that FairTax is understood by all Americans to move this legislation forward. Sounds good to us! Check 'em out.

In case you missed it, here's the jump we were talking about this morning.

What state leads the nation in Motorcycle fatalities? Well, that would be Florida. In 2007 there were 530 motorcycle fatalities in Florida. California had 495 and Texas with 375. Florida and Texas have no helmet laws.

Now ... before you start in with these "you're no Libertarian" emails ... let me say that I am against helmet laws, though I think you are an idiot to ride without one. But .. there must be one provision. The law should state that your riding without a helmet constitutes an implied consent for the state to seize every penny of your assets; you money, your home and the rest of your belongings, to be sold to compensate the state's taxpayers for any money spent on patching up your empty head after you come off your bike.

By the way .. loud bikes don't save lives, they piss people off.