Life Member News

One of the best places ride OHVs in Oregon is the John’s Peak/Timber Mountain OHV Area in Jacksonville, near the city of Medford.

The area offers some 600 miles of trails winding through 14,000-plus acres. Can you get lost? Yes, but the chances are minimal because many of the trails and roads eventually form a loop. If you’re reasonably competent at navigating in the woods, there’s always a trail or road to lead you back to where you started.

The motorized trail area of the Lake Murray State Park near Ardmore, Okla., once consisted of a few trails that only a few locals new about. Not anymore.

Elvis Presley’s 1975 Harley Davidson FLH 1200 didn’t sell at auction in November 2020 as part of an “Artifacts of Hollywood and Music” auction held by Kruse GWS Auctions.

The highest bid was $250,000 but that apparently wasn’t enough to entice the seller into parting with the machine.

Yamaha has unveiled its new 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT sport-touring machine with an all-new engine, frame, LED lighting with cornering lights and more.

Act now to buy some rare AMA pins, belt buckles and more while supporting through the AMA eBay store. From books and patches to pins and belt buckles, the AMA eBay store has it all. Here’s a sampling of some of the items available now to buy outright, or you

AMA Charter Life member Arthur Ranney talks track days at the age of 69, AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman, who is also a charter life member, discusses his sidecar project, and the Lansing (Mich.) Motorcycle Club is featured in the December 2020 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine.

Ranney teamed up with buddies to race endurance races back in the early 1980s with his last race in 1983. In his column titled Time Traveling at Speed, Ranney says he decided to get back on the race track in 2019 at the age of 69.

Designed for riders of all skill levels, the all-new Kawasaki 2021 KLX300 dual-sport machine offers a new choice for riders who want a double-duty machine for the road and trails.

If you just want a cool street machine, Kawasaki has you covered with its all-new KLX300SM Supermoto.

The Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area’s Rockhouse Trail System in West Virginia is one of the most fun, challenging and rider-friendly areas in the country. Hatfield-McCoy is in southwestern West Virginia, about 50 miles from Charleston, the state capital.

The Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area has a number of trail systems. The Rockhouse system has more than 100 miles of riding nirvana. The towns of Mann and Gilbert, which are on the trails, fully support trail riders.

There’s a new Rebel in Honda’s 2021 lineup: a 1084cc cruiser that offers a manual transmission or what Honda calls its automatic Dual Clutch Transmission.

The 2021 Progressive IMS Outdoors tour, developed in partnership with the power sports industry’s leading OEMs, will take place between June and October in nine U.S. cities.

Organizers have reworked the International Motorcycle Shows to be an outdoor, festival-like experience beginning in 2021 to showcase power sports products and experiences, including electric motorcycles and more.

What many experienced riders may think are common-sense tips for staying safe while riding on the streets are scientifically proven to be rooted in fact.

Risk Racing is an innovative motocross company that offers AMA members a 15 percent discount on its products, such as it’s adjustable top magnetic stand, Ripper goggle roll-off system with a wireless handlebar remote, Holeshot practice starting gate and work lights.

Other products include the Lock-N-Load Pro bike transport system, EZ Utility Jugs for race gas and the Seal Doctor product for fixing leaky fork seals and more.

The British press reports that Indian billionaire Anand Mahindra plans to revive the famed BSA marque as soon as next year, but with a twist.

The new firm, BSA Company, would produce gas-powered and electric motorcycles in the Midlands of England beginning as early as mid-2021.

The Guardian newspaper reports Mahindra is chairman of the Mahindra Group conglomerate that is the world’s largest manufacturer of tractors and the 20th largest carmaker by sales.

Fight the stay-at-home blues with a good motorcycle magazine, or a few, at discounted rates, thanks to your AMA membership.

You’re already getting American Motorcyclist magazine in the mail, right? If not, sign up for AMA Life Member Plus. It’s a great deal, because you not only get the monthly American Motorcyclist, but you’re also enrolled in the AMA Roadside Assistance Plus program that covers all of the motorcycles, cars, trucks and RVs in your household.

The Maple Run, Burnt Mills and Dixon R. Miller Recreation Area trails in eastern Pennsylvania aren’t long individually, but can be combined to make for a great weekend of riding.

Start at the Maple Run loop trail in Pike County near the village of Pecks Pond, which offers an 8-mile loop trail. Maple Run is the easiest of the three trail systems, set in gently rolling, forested hills, with a few areas of rock and is a summer trail system.

Elvis Presley’s 1975 Harley Davidson FLH, with the original title in his name, is part of an auction dubbed “Artifacts of Hollywood and Music” that is scheduled for Nov. 28.

Kruse GWS Auctions, which is conducting the sale, estimates the bike will sell for at least $300,000. Other machines on the auction block include actor Lee Marvin’s 1971 Honda CT90 Trail and a custom promotional 1973 Honda ATC 70 three-wheeler ATV used by Michael Jackson and his brothers while they were in the musical group the Jackson 5.

Any time is the right time to give the gift of an AMA membership, whether it’s for a special occasion, the holidays or “just because.”

As an AMA Life Member, you know that AMA membership entitles riders to many money-saving deals while helping to protect motorcycling. You can help family and friends, as well as the AMA, by giving AMA memberships as gifts through americanmotorcyclist.com or (800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646).

Road racer Wes Cooley was a driving force behind the increased popularity of AMA Superbike racing while on his way to earning two Superbike championships, in 1979 and 1980. Here are a few facts you may not know about Cooley, who was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame