Metier Law Firm has provided comfort, safety, and strength to injured motorcycle riders for more than 30 years. In that time, we’ve learned an incredible amount of information about how to stay safe on the road, what to do after an accident, and how to help our clients understand what they should expect when working with a motorcycle accident attorney. This section of our personal injury blog features helpful information about motorcycle accidents, and we recommend checking back often for regular updates.
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The recession hit Harley-Davidson really hard back in 2008. The company was already suffering from some of the worst sales numbers the iconic brand had ever faced, and when the housing market bubble burst people stopped buying items like classic American motorcycles. What was the manufacturer to do? It became leaner and meaner. Is Harley-Davidson… read more
Not long ago we talked to you about a bill in California that would make lane-splitting legal. Unfortunately, that bill stalled out in the legislative process, though it showed much promise. Since then Colorado lawmaker Rep. Gordon Klingenschmitt proposed a lane-splitting bill in our beautiful state, which would have kept many motorcyclists safer in dense… read more
Going on a road trip is a dream that lingers in the mind of almost every motorcyclist. Escaping the daily grind, riding out onto the open road, going wherever the wind of fate leads you—it’s the biker’s heaven. So what’s stopping you? Are you afraid you won’t be able to get the time off? Do… read more
Last week on February 17th, we talked about how the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has retained Broadmoor as its principal sponsor, but to the participants and organizers of the Race to the Clouds, that day had an even deeper significance. February 17th was the birthday of Carl Sorensen, the motorcycle racer who died in… read more
June 26th will be the next running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. This year will be the 100th anniversary of the race that started thrilling spectators from around the world back in 1916, and it is the second oldest motor sports event in America, right behind the Indy 500. However, the race has… read more
Do you know who Norman Reedus is? If you don’t, you probably don’t watch much TV and you probably don’t follow The Walking Dead. This show is probably one of the biggest shows to hit television in the past ten years, and Norman Reedus plays the crossbow shooting, motorcycle riding zombie killer that many of… read more
Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow this year, so according to age-old American tradition, spring is coming early… and so is the riding season! If you haven’t already, it might be time for you to consider what you are going to do to get ready for the riding season this year. Did you properly store… read more
Erik Buell Racing (EBR) had been left in shambles by a bad investor, and an investment group known for selling-off bankrupt companies for scrap has bought the manufacturer in receivership. The motorcycling world has been on the edge of its seat wondering if EBR and the American sportbike could be saved. Will the American sportbike… read more
When you hear the name Buell you think of motorcycle racing and the most turbulent soap opera in the motorcycling world. It all started in 1983 when Erik Buell—a former racer—started a motorcycle business and made the only American sportbikes on the market. The dream grew when Harley-Davidson bought the little company in 2003, but… read more
The traffic fatality numbers for 2015 are in, and things don’t look pretty. The state of Colorado had 545 traffic related deaths last year, which is an almost 12 percent increase over the number of deaths in 2014. Motorcyclists were a record-breaking contributor to these numbers, and now state officials are concerned about how they… read more
