Motorcycle Only Checkpoint Bill Expected

The U.S. Senate is expected to introduce a bipartisan bill to ban federal funding for motorcycle only checkpoints over the next few weeks.

If a powersports dealer cares about it, MPN covers it.

Published: Jan 7, 2014

The U.S. Senate will introduce a bipartisan bill to ban federal funding for motorcycle only checkpoints over the next few weeks.

The Senate bill will prevent the Secretary of Transportation from issuing grants intended to support the creation of “checkpoints for an operator of a motorcycle or a passenger on a motorcycle.”

Currently, only New Hampshire, Illinois, California, Missouri and Virginia have restrictions on motorcycle only checkpoints. This has allowed other states to employ this practice during rallies and other large motorcycle events, such as Rolling Thunder in Washington, D.C. and the Daytona Bike Week in Daytona, Fla.

This will be the Senate version of H.R. 1861, the Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act.

Honda to Support MotoAmerica Mini Cup

The youth-focused championship is open to riders of Groms and some CRF-F models.

By Meagan Kusek

Meagan Kusek is the editor of Motorcycle & Powersports News. Since 2016, she has been covering various aspects of the B2B automotive markets, including professional carwashes, auto dealerships, motorcycle/powersport dealerships and collision repair shops.

Published: Apr 19, 2024

Following American Honda's recent announcement that it is offering the powersports industry's most generous contingency payouts for MotoAmerica's Superbike and Stock 1000 classes, the company revealed that it is supporting MotoAmerica's Mission Mini Cup, for which it is now an official supporting manufacturer. Touted by MotoAmerica as the first step in a process that could lead talented young racers to eventually reach elite levels of competition, the Mini Cup offers an opportunity for Red Riders to push themselves on challenging kart tracks, riding Honda miniMOTO models, including the Grom, CRF110F, CRF50F and more.