ABATE OF WV IS A STATE MOTORCYCLIST RIGHTS ORGANIZATION(SMRO). WE MONITOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND FIGHT ANY UNFAIR LEGISLATION AGAINST MOTORCYCLISTS. WE ALSO WORK WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY TO PROMOTE MOTORCYCLING.WE ARE MADE UP OF A WIDE VARIETY OF PEOPLE, RIDING ALL BRANDS OF MOTORCYCLES. OUR CHAPTER WAS FORMED IN 1994. THIS CHAPTER COVERS BROOKE AND HANCOCK COUNTY. WE ARE NOT A MOTORCYCLE CLUB, THERE ARE NO MANDATORY EVENTS, BUT MEMBER PARTICIPATION IS APPRECIATED.