Bikers of Lesser Tolerance Announces New Chapter in Massachusetts

Bikers of Lesser Tolerance Announces New Chapter in Massachusetts


(Boston, MA--- April 26, 2010)

Bikers of Lesser Tolerance (B.O.L.T.), a national organization of motorcycling activists announced their new Massachusetts Chapter today. With this being Patriot's Day in Massachusetts, the organization wished to use the Holiday’s significance to draw attention to B.O.L.T.’s goals and ideals that have proven popular with hardcore motorcycle enthusiast throughout the country.

B.O.L.T. is known nationally as a "strike force" supporting freedoms granted to motorcycling-citizens of the United States, through the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights.
B.O.L.T. fights police citations and discriminatory practices against motorcyclists in the Courts, at State Houses and on the Federal level, for Motorcyclist’s Rights and Freedoms.

B.O.L.T.’s mission statement reads, “B.O.L.T. is the "NO COMPROMISE" biker rights collective. We oppose discrimination against bikers and other motorcyclists. Known, primarily, for opposition to government-mandated motorcycle helmet laws, we lawfully fight discrimination on all fronts, including legislative buildings, courtrooms, and the streets. Membership is limited to proven freedom fighters who become known to us as a result of their actions.”

Two of Massachusetts’ prominent motorcycling activists that have proven their commitment and effectiveness as advocates for motorcyclist’s freedom have been inducted into the elite National B.O.L.T. organization.

National B.O.L.T. President, Tony "Pan" Sanfelipo, welcomed Bill Gannon of Quincy and Paul W. Cote of Amesbury, Massachusetts to its "invitation only" ranks today.

"Our members know of Bill's long-time history acting and advocating for biker's rights, since the 1970's," said Pan. "And Paul's history of standing up for riders the past 12 years, at the police scenes, in the Courts, at his State House and in Congress, while donating his time assisting families of riders in need, meets our high level of" invitation only" membership into B.O.L.T.

Pan explained that B.O.L.T. members nationally have been watching Cote, Gannon and other Justice Riders that filed a lawsuit against the City of Boston last year, seeking to strike down the $300 fine Ordinance for not having a “readily visible” EPA stamp on motorcycle exhaust systems. After nominating the pair, Pan stated, "We need to get these long time activists into B.O.L.T."

"We extended an invitation to Paul and Bill to establish a Massachusetts Chapter of B.O.L.T.," Pan continued, “and to begin enlisting other "NO COMPROMISE" riders in Massachusetts, to stand up to unfair, discriminatory policies in Massachusetts affecting motorcyclists."

Bill Gannon was appointed Director of B.O.L.T. of Massachusetts and Paul Cote will begin a process of "biker rights basic training" to conscript fellow members of the Justice Riders into B.O.L.T. of Massachusetts.

"We have zero tolerance for selling out Motorcyclist’s Rights," Gannon roared. "We reject the EPA Ordinance enacted in Boston and we are using the Courts to abate that ordinance. We reject current calls for mandatory rider training advocated by others in Massachusetts. One of our national war-cries has always been, “Educate, Don’t Mandate.”

“We reject bureaucrats that sell out and raid Massachusetts’s Motorcycle Safety Fund that I was involved in establishing in 1986.” Gannon continued, “And we will always reject any attempts by others to make novelty helmet use a criminal offense based solely upon the value judgments’ of police officers, and legislative language mandating increases in insurance company profits and any compromise on full adult helmet choice. Our battle lines are drawn and we will not ever compromise or sell out our fellow riders."

Paul Cote` will develop B.O.L.T. of Massachusetts’ "motorcyclists’ rights basic training program," that will ease some Justice Riders, and others, into B.O.L.T. Said program will seek a selective commitment to B.O.L.T.’s goals rather than to obtain a large amount of members. B.O.L.T. does not recruit. B.O.L.T. recognizes and accepts accordingly.

"B.O.L.T. of Massachusetts" will seek out those who can meet set standards for performance while advocating at the local, state and federal levels to effect change for riders" claimed Cote. "We are not a 'membership based organization' but more an 'ownership' based organization, like a co-op or condominium community, where owners are held to standards of performance. It won't be for everyone. "

Bill Gannon ended by stating, "We will be, as our Justice Riders Committee has shown, 'hard-core' advocates for bikers’ rights on the streets, in the Courts, in the State House and Congress."
For more information, see www.JusticeRider.com and watch for upcoming BOLT of MA web site information. In the meantime all are welcome to log on to http://boltusa.org/ to learn more about B.O.L.T. and their “No Compromise” principals that has kept B.O.L.T. consistently successful in advocating for motorcyclists’ freedoms across our nation.