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Ashes to Asphalt

After Eric Stahl’s King of the Baggers race bike was destroyed in a fire, fans and the industry pulled together to get him back on the grid July 13, 2021 By Kali Kotoski and Ron Brefka As Jiffy Tune Racing’s Eric Stahl and his team were crossing the country and heading to Wisconsin’s Road America

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Indian Motorcycle Partners with Veterans Charity Ride for 7th Annual Adventure Ride to Sturgis

Returning combat veterans to use “motorcycle therapy” to help rehabilitate July 12, 2021 By Kali Kotoski Indian Motorcycle is again sponsoring and supporting the Veterans Charity Ride to Sturgis which focuses on using motorcycle therapy to support combat veterans’ transition to civilian life. Indian and VCR have partnered with the initiative “America Get Out &

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Moab, Utah’s Noise Ordinance Targets Motorcyclists

The City Council aims to cool tensions between residents, but motorcycle advocates argue the measure misses the mark Updated July 13, 2021 By Kali Kotoski A strict new noise ordinance passed by Moab’s City Council in late April— if fully enforced — would unfairly target local motorcyclists in the area, claim advocates that see the

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Hall of Fame News

Bruce Brown: Thrill Architect

For fifty years, Brown’s On Any Sunday has provided the soundtrack to our motorcycling lives July 12, 2021 By Mitch Boehm Big Screen entertainment has been a fixture in our lives for more than 100 years, but trying to measure the impact AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Bruce Brown’s epic moto documentary On Any Sunday

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Bonneville Salt Flats: Salt in Peril

The Restore Bonneville program has stalled, bureaucracy has failed, and the legendary Salt Flats are at risk…but you can help  By Joy Burgess Photo: Scooter Grubbs “For motorcyclists,” Hall of Famer and former fastest man on two wheels Chris Carr told American Motorcyclist, “the Bonneville Salt Flats is one of our seven wonders of the

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News Racing

Motocross Scholarship Races

The AMA and On Track School team up to support continuing education through scholarships for racers June 29, 2021 By Joy Burgess In 2018, the AMA and the On Track School discussed the need for continuing educational support for racers, and together came up with a program to award scholarship funds at approved sanctioned races.

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Supercross Champion Cooper Webb Nominated for First ESPY Award

Vote for your favorite athlete from now until July 9 at ESPYS.com      June 23, 2021 By Kali Kotoski Two-time Supercross Champion Cooper Webb has been nominated for his first ESPY Award in the Best Athlete, Men’s Action Sports Category. Webb had an amazing Supercross season winning 8 of 17 races including the final race

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The 30th Annual Ride to Work Day

June 16, 2021 By Joy Burgess Ride to Work Day is an annual event created with the mission of “advocating and supporting the use of motorcycles and scooters for transportation, and providing information about everyday riding to the public.” The very first Ride to Work Day event took place on July 22, 1992, and the

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Red Light Blues

The ongoing struggle with non-motorcycle-friendly traffic signals continues… June 15, 2021 By Joy Burgess The red light blues. If you’re a street rider, you’ve probably had ’em. You ride up to a red light and you wait, expecting the light to turn green eventually. But when it doesn’t, or it cycles without giving you a

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Travis Wyman Joins Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle Team to Race Baggers

Brothers Travis and Kyle Wyman to Race Factory Road Glide Special Bikes at Road America’s King of the Baggers Series By Kali Kotoski Racer Travis Wyman has joined Harley-Davidson’s Screamin’ Eagle factory racing team for MotoAmerica’s King of the Baggers road racing series. Wyman will race a factory-prepared Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special powered by a

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