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American Motorcyclist Association Magazine
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Capital City MC Celebrates 110th Anniversary

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 a given Friday evening, passersby

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Q&A: Zach Farmer and Nick Sands

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 effort to deliver on its

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AMA Sound Meter Program Makes an Impact out West

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, crews and fans better understand

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10 Questions with AMA Rights Warrior Nick Haris

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 throughout the country. Focusing on

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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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