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Malcolm Smith is 80!

By Mitch Boehm Photos courtesy Joe Bonello and Smith family archives That’s right…Malcolm turned 80 on March 9, which is just about as hard to wrap your arms around as is the realization that On Any Sunday – which he starred in alongside Steve McQueen and Mert Lawwill – debuted 50 years ago. Man…time is

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Hall of Fame Spotlight: Dick Mann, Honda and Daytona, 1970

By Mitch Boehm It’s been 51 years, but the Daytona 200 of 1970 still resonates powerfully, especially when March rolls around and Bike Week flashes on the motorcycle world’s consciousness – as it’s done for the last 10 days. Honda had launched its axis-altering 750 Four the previous year, and though the company was hesitant

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Join Mary McGee: Support the Hall of Fame

AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Mary McGee is one of the most pioneering motorcyclists in history. She not only broke barriers for women riders, but all riders. Her accomplishments transcend gender and have impacted the sport in innumerable ways. Today, Mary is asking for everyone who loves riding to join her in supporting the American

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Dale Walksler Passes Away

AMA Life Member and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Dale Walksler, founder of the Dale’s Wheels Through Time Museum, died at home Feb. 3 after a long illness.

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Mike Bell Passes

Californian won 1980 AMA Supercross Championship PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Mike Bell, one of America’s leading Supercross and motocross racers of the late 1970s and early ’80s, has died. He was 63. Born on Aug. 8, 1957, in Los Angeles, Mr. Bell began riding at age 10 in the mountains near that city, but he did

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Joël Robert Passes

Joël Robert, the legendary Belgian motocross racer who won the 250cc Motocross World Championship six times, including five consecutive titles from 1968 through 1972, has died. He was 77.

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Former Racer Mary McGee Wants You to Help the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame

Mary McGee, who learned to ride a motorcycle on a 200cc Triumph Tiger Cub in 1957, was one of the first women motocrossers and road racers in the United States. She started her off-road career by riding a 1962 250cc Honda Scrambler in an AMA District 37 enduro. She began riding Baja events in 1967

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Go Retro with an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Bud Ekins Triumph

If you love the look of the 1959 Triumph Bonneville and want a modern take on the iconic machine then consider getting a 2021 Triumph T100 Bud Ekins Special Edition. This 900cc twin celebrates AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Ekins, who was a top desert racer and Triumph’s largest dealer in the 1960s, based in

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Bill Tuman Passes

Bill Tuman, a member of Indian Motocycle’s famous racing team dubbed the “Indian Wrecking Crew” and winner of five AMA Grand Nationals during a professional racing career that spanned from 1947 to 1955, has died. He was 99. The Indian Wrecking Crew was a group of top racers in the late 1940s and early ’50s

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Carl Cranke Passes

Carl Cranke, a 10-time member of the U.S. International Six Days Trials team and a 2000 inductee to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, died Saturday. He was 71. Mr. Cranke earned seven gold medals and two silvers in ISDT competition aboard Penton, KTM and Yamaha motorcycles. The ISDT is now known as the International

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