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The Historian

Longtime AMA employee — and unofficial archivist — John Bricker has spent years building, cataloging and organizing the AMA’s vast archive Jan. 23, 2024 (Story from January issue of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano At first glance, the American Motorcyclist Association’s collection of history appears to be concentrated within the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum,

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2024 Honda Transalp 750

Honda dusts off a late 1980s ADV nameplate and scores. Is Less More? Yes! Jan. 19, 2024 (Story from the January 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By John Burns Downsizing being all the rage these days, here comes Honda right on schedule with an all-new lighter, friendlier, and cheaper ADV bike. Sure the Africa Twin is

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Sexton Braves Elements for Victory at San Francisco AMA Supercross

Smith earns his first 250SX West win of the season The second round of the 2024 AMA Supercross season could be defined by one word: mud. As rainy conditions ravaged San Francisco throughout the day, AMA Supercross athletes battled the weather and a mud-caked track while chasing glory at Oracle Park on Saturday, Jan. 13.

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Safer Together

The Connected Motorcycle Consortium demonstrates new technology for improved rider safety Jan. 9, 2024 (Story from December edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Most motorcyclists know this, and study after study have confirmed it, but it bears repeating, as it affects street riders just about every time they climb aboard a motorcycle: The most dangerous

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Lawrence Makes AMA Supercross History with Season-Opening Victory In Anaheim

Hampshire receives early title boost with win in the 250SX West Class It may have been the opening round of the 2024 AMA Supercross season, but it didn’t take long for Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence to show that he was up to the challenge of racing in the 450SX Class. In the main event,

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A Groovy Gathering

Midwest Women Riders Get Your Groove On event empowers and entertains By Debi Wilder What event has plenty of tie-dye and two-wheel fun? The Midwest Women Riders Get Your Groove On event, of course! The first time I attended the Midwest Women Riders Get Your Groove On (GYGO) moto event in 2021 in Woodstock, Ill.,

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RIP Rick Sieman

December 11, 2023 By Mitch Boehm Rick “Super Hunky” Sieman has passed away at the age of 83, and for family, friends, colleagues and the entire motorcycle community, it is indeed a sad thing. Sieman was on the ground floor of the off-road motorcycle boom of the 1960s and ’70s, a sign-painter whose writing skills,

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RTP Revamped

The federal Recreational Trails Program (RTP), in place since 1991, now enjoys an important waiver that eliminates a longstanding roadblock — good news for all off-road riders December 5, 2023 (Story from November edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano More than three decades after its approval in 1991, the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) —

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Meriden MC Hits Century Mark

The Connecticut club traces back to 1923 Dec. 5, 2023 (Story from November edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Six months prior to the inception of the American Motorcyclist Association in the spring of 1924, a motorcycle club in the city of Meriden, Conn., was taking its first steps on a century-long journey. The Meriden

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Grand Marshal Historian

Since 1998, Allen Brotz has collected the signature of every VMD grand marshal November 1, 2023 (Story from October edition of American Motorcyclist) By Jack Emerson When Allen Brotz makes his annual pilgrimage to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, there’s one thing he never leaves behind: his trusty cloth. On the

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