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Racer Spotlight: Collins Knuth

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 for riding well and claiming

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Stringfield Sisterhood

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 her legacy of breaking down

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A Day to Remember

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 reason for the influx of

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Hill-Preppin’ Pooch

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 occasionally find themselves looking down

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California Club’s Centennial

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 22 other friends, Stockton Motorcycle

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Gift of a Lifetime

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) would see it, but never

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Marshall Mania

Three brothers — with the help of their grandfather and father — dash through the sand to four class titles April 19, 2023 (Originally from April 2023’s edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano They say good things come in threes, and for the Marshall family, the notion certainly rings true. The Marshall boys, Joel, Micah

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Racer Spotlight: Ryder Sigety

March 22, 2023 By Keaton Maisano Like Peter Parker, 14-year-old Ryder Sigety leads two lives. By morning and early afternoon, Sigety is a normal high school student, strolling from classroom to classroom, turning in homework and chatting with friends. A model student who takes honors and AP classes, Sigety excels in his studies. When the

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A Million Miles and Counting

Story from March 2023 edition of American Motorcyclist Donald Deuel has dashed up, down and across North America on his way to a million miles March 8, 2023 By Keaton Maisano As Donald Deuel hopped off his maroon 2019 Honda Goldwing 1800 to stop for a frozen treat last September in Wyoming, he was ready

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Saddlebags and Paperbacks

AMA-chartered motorcycle club spreads stuttering awareness through Nina’s Ride February 7, 2023 By Joe Perfecto On a Saturday morning in mid-October, some rather uncommon delivery vehicles rumbled through Sacramento-area neighborhoods, bearing cargo bound for some equally uncommon destinations. Leaving from the Capital City Motorcycle Club’s clubhouse and covering nearly 100 miles, three motorcyclists traveled to

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