Grand Prix Portion of AMA Ice Race Grand Championship Postponed
The Grand Prix-style portion of the 2021 AMA Ice Race Grand Prix has been postponed to Feb. 21, due to a lack of ice at the Wisconsin venue.
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Are You a Motorcycling Hero or Zero? Find Out With These Computer Games
- by Jim Witters
- January 11, 2021
Have you ever wanted to compete in the world-famous Dakar Rally, pilot a MotoGP bike at a historic European race track or go wheel-to-wheel against some of the best Speedway racers on the planet? You can. Sort of. Right now, riders are stuck at home due to the COVID-19 virus or because of winter weather
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Nominees for 2020 AMA Racing and Organizer Awards Released
- by Matthew Miles
- January 5, 2021
AMA members invited to vote for AMA Athlete of the Year categories PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association has announced the nominees for the 2020 AMA Racing and Organizer Awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that excelled in AMA-sanctioned competition and recreational activity during the past 12 months. “The AMA honors this year’s national
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Laconia Motorcycle Week Association Fire Destroys Historic Race Programs, More
- by Jim Witters
- January 4, 2021
A Christmas Day fire destroyed historic collectibles and souvenirs at the Laconia Motorcycle Week Association office in Laconia, N.H., WMUR-TV reports.
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AMA News & Notes: January 2021
- by Jim Witters
- January 1, 2021
AMA News & Notes is a monthly publication compiled and edited by the American Motorcyclist Association, designed to inform motorcyclists of rights-related issues and events in the United States and around the world.
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Former Racer Mary McGee Wants You to Help the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
- by Jim Witters
- December 28, 2020
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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Suzuki’s M109R B.O.S.S. Tops the Boulevard Line in 2021
- by Jim Witters
- December 28, 2020
Suzuki’s Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S. (Blacked Out Special Suzuki) performance cruiser comes in two new paint schemes in 2021 and sits at the top of the company’s Boulevard line, which includes the C50T touring bike and the C50 standard cruiser. The 2021 Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S. sports an aggressive look with slash-cut mufflers, drag bars, blacked-out engine
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Try Some Winter Off-Road Riding at Oregon’s John’s Peak/Timber Mountain OHV Area
- by Jim Witters
- December 28, 2020
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
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Trail Riding in Oklahoma’s Lake Murray State Park
- by Jim Witters
- December 21, 2020
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.
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Elvis Presley’s 1975 Harley-Davidson FLH Fails to Sell at Auction
- by Jim Witters
- December 21, 2020
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.