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Winter Bike Prep 101

The basics of properly pickling your motorcycle for the winter months By Mitch Boehm Nov. 3, 2022 For many of us in the upper tier of the country, it’s that oh-so depressing time again — when the clocks fall back, the days get shorter, the temperatures fall…and motorcycles get put away for the winter —

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To Protect Against Rising Motorcycle Theft, Check Your Insurance

November 1, 2022 By Kali Kotoski The AMA’s Government Relations Department has been receiving reports from members that insurance companies are not paying out motorcycle theft claims due to a lack of paperwork and unannounced policy changes. In 2021, motorcycle thefts were up 26 percent compared to 2020, and in 2020 they were up 30

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Triumphant Trio

KTM’s Dante Oliveira, Mateo Oliveira, Brandy Richards win AMA National Grand Prix Series titles November 1, 2022 By Keaton Maisano At the penultimate round of the AMA National Grand Prix National Championship Series, KTM-sponsored riders ruled the day. FMF KTM Factory Racing’s Dante Oliveira capped off his great season with a sixth victory, one that

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Baylor Breakthrough

Grant Baylor clinches GASGAS its first AMA National Enduro Championship October 25, 2022 By Keaton Maisano While Grant Baylor’s fifth win of the year came by less than a second, his claim to the championship was far less contested. Growing his lead to an insurmountable 44 points, the penultimate round of the 2022 AMA National

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John Ashmead, 1989 Daytona 200 Winner, Passes at 59

October 18, 2022 By Kali Kotoski John Ashmead, best known for winning the 1989 Daytona 200, died at 59. He succumbed to cancer on October 16 and was in hospice care in Florida. “It is sad to hear that such a dedicated racer has passed at such a young age,” said AMA Editorial Director Mitch

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Indian Motorcycle Racing Wins Sixth Consecutive AFT Championship

October 18, 2022 By Kali Kotoski Indian Motorcycle Racing secured its sixth consecutive American Flat Track (AFT) Manufacturer’s Championship, with Jared Mees taking home the 2022 Grand National Championship. Mees’ second and third-place finishes at the Volusia Half-Mile I & II finale were more than enough to cement his spot atop the leaderboard and retain

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New Study Confirms Self-Driving Tech Concerns

October 18, 2022 By Kali Kotoski A new study released by the Connected Motorcycle Consortium — an industry-led group — proves that Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) pose safety risks for motorcyclists and other vulnerable road users. The study comes as governments plan to allow self-driving technology on public roads. For example, the United Kingdom

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Inflation Reduction Act impacts electric motorcycles.
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Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire becomes the first EV motorcycle company to list on the NYSE

October 18, 2022 By Kali Kotoski If Harley-Davidson’s subsidiary LiveWire listing on the New York Stock Exchange—raising $334 million on the first day of trading on September 27—is not a clear sign of the current and future market potential for EV motorcycles, it is hard to say what is. LiveWire already has a showroom product

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Hall of Famer Spotlight: Sue Fish

October 10, 2022 By Keaton Maisano As the induction of another AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class draws closer, several Hall of Famers are approaching a decade of glory. Sue Fish, a member of the Class of 2012, is October’s Hall of Famer Spotlight, and her resume, which includes two Women’s National Motocross Championships, is

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2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Schedule Announced

Oct. 4, 2022 By Joy Burgess Today the 2023 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Schedule was announced by Feld Entertainment. This year it includes an opening round at Anaheim (no surprise there), a round at a brand-new stadium in San Diego, and a return to Nashville, Tenn. Instead of three rounds in Anaheim, this year only

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