American Motorcyclist Association
Durty Dabbers has provided three decades of fun with its annual dual-sport event March 20, 2024 (This story appeared in the March 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Plenty of hard work has gone into putting on the Durty Dabbers Great Adventure Dual-Sport event, and it has resulted
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February 6, 2024 (Story from the February 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Joy Burgess Throughout the past 100 years, even long before a Legislative or Government Relations department was created, the AMA fought for the rights of motorcyclists. In 1929, for instance, E.C. Smith — who served as the
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December 11, 2023 By Mitch Boehm Rick “Super Hunky” Sieman has passed away at the age of 83, and for family, friends, colleagues and the entire motorcycle community, it is indeed a sad thing. Sieman was on the ground floor of the off-road motorcycle boom of the 1960s and ’70s,
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The federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP), in place since 1991, now enjoys an important waiver that eliminates a longstanding roadblock — good news for all off-road riders December 5, 2023 (Story from November edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano More than three decades after its approval in 1991, the
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Club stays strong and grows through changing landscape October 17, 2023 (Story from October edition of American Motorcyclist) By Joe Perfecto In the heart of downtown Sacramento, Calif., there stands an unassuming, little WWII-era bungalow, with the entryway overhang bearing the words CAPITAL CITY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, hand-painted in orange. On
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Get to know the AMA’s new Government Relations Department staffers October 3, 2023 (Story from October edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano When the AMA set out in May to restructure its Government Relations Department, it created an opportunity to make some changes to the department in a continued
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Information from a MotoAmerica press release Lead photo by Brian J. Nelson MotoAmerica, North America’s premier motorcycle road racing series, is thrilled to announce that it will bring a round of the MotoAmerica Championship to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, August 16-18, for what will be the
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September 6, 2023 (Story from September edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano During a race in June the Arizona Trail Riders used a sound test kit provided by the AMA and its annual Sound Meter Program to check sound emissions of competing motorcycles, a move aimed to help riders,
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Spend a few questions with the newly appointed — but longtime AMA employee and motorcyclist — Government Relations Director Nick Haris September 6, 2023 (Story from August edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano In May, the AMA announced the restructuring of its Government Relations Department to better serve its members
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Collins Knuth follows her father into the world of racing August 9, 2023 (Story from August edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Header photo by @hbmotoco In conversation, Collins Knuth comes off as a polite and shy 8-year-old girl, but on race days, there is nothing shy about her knack
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Bessie Belles Riding Club pays homage to past while enjoying the present August 9, 2023 (Story from August edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano It has been 30 years since AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Bessie Stringfield passed away, but her impact today is alive and well. Honoring Stringfield and
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Italian brand releases Seiemmezzo STR Naked Street Bike in U.S. July 14, 2023 By Keaton Maisano Legendary Italian motorcycle maker Moto Morini is bringing a slice of Italy to the United States after announcing the release of its Seiemmezzo STR Naked Street Bike. Moto Morini, which launched in 1937, designed
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Organized ride for International Female Ride Day brings more than 150 out to AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame July 5, 2023 (story from the July edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum was a bit busier than usual on Saturday, May 6. The
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Iván Cervantes sets Guinness World Record for greatest distance traveled on a motorcycle in 24 hours by an individual June 22, 2023 By Keaton Maisano Traveling 2,493 miles on a motorcycle in 24 hours seems impossible, right? On April 30, 2023, however, five-time enduro world champion Iván Cervantes accomplished the
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June 12, 2023 By Keaton Maisano One of the headline events of June is the AMA Flat Track Grand Championship, so it is only right that this month’s Hall of Famer Spotlight is an individual that had great success on the dirt. AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Chris Carr found
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John Radke’s 6-year-old pit bull has become District 14’s beloved mascot, and a staple of hillclimb events June 6, 2023 (from May 2023 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano A typical hillclimb event involves fans looking up as riders brave hills that reach toward the sky, but spectators in District 14
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Stockton Motorcycle Club Inc. nears its 100th year in 2024 June 6, 2023 (from June 2023 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano For nearly 100 years, Stockton Motorcycle Club has endured and thrived in the motorcycling hotbed that is California. Founded in April of 1924 by Jake and Pete Bayer and
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May 11, 2023 By Keaton Maisano With the warming of the weather throughout the country comes the ramping up of motocross season. In theme with the annual awakening of motorcycling’s extremely popular sport, May’s Hall of Famer Spotlight shines its light on two individuals that impacted motocross in a big
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The 450SX title race turned on its head following Eli Tomac’s injury and Chase Sexton’s win in Denver May 9, 2023 By Keaton Maisano Since the start of the 2022 AMA Supercross season, not much has gone wrong for Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac, who entered Saturday’s event
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A wife’s gracious offering continues to resonate May 2, 2023 (Originally from May 2023’s edition of American Motorcyclist) By Paul Biglin (with son-in-law Mike Haake) Dear American Motorcyclist Staff: I wrote this story almost 20 years ago, intending to send it to the magazine in hopes Peter Egan (of Cycle World fame)
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