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The Inaugural Take a Kid Dirt Biking Day is a Hit!

By Joy Burgess May 28, 2021 The American Motorcyclist Association launched a new nationwide campaign encouraging adults to get kids out riding in the dirt — Take a Kid Dirt Biking Day — and the inaugural event on May 22 was a hit. Parents, motocross tracks and organizations got involved with the common mission to

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AMA Hall of Famer Gloria Tramontin-Struck: Go, Gloria, Go!

At nearly 96, Gloria Tramontin-Struck is still riding, still inspiring May 28, 2021 By Mitch Boehm Photos: Berit, Inc., and G.T.S. Archive When you’re talking motorcycling trailblazers, you’ve gotta talk about Gloria Tramontin-Struck. As I’ve written previously, the gal’s life is a literal window on the 20th century, and motorcycling’s unique place in it. From

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Oregon Governor Vetoes Lane-Sharing Bill

May 27, 2021 Lane sharing in Oregon was one step closer to becoming a reality after the Oregon House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 574 with a vote of 42 to 14 on May 17. The House vote occurred after the Oregon Senate passed the bill in early May with wide bipartisan support. The passage

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2021 National Forest System Trail Stewardship Partnership Funding Projects Selected

A total of 48 programs were selected, receiving nearly $550,000 in funding May 20, 2021 By Kali Kotoski The National Forest System Trail Stewardship Partnership Funding program has announced 48 projects that will receive funding for the year. The program received 92 proposals in total, equaling over $1,000,000 in funding requests. The 48 selected proposals

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Mona Ehnes: Champion of Off-Road Rights

May 20, 2021 By Kali Kotoski (Inducted: 2009) While running a motorcycle shop with her husband, Mona Ehnes entered the fight for motorcyclists’ rights in 1967 by opposing controversial legislation that aimed to restrict off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding opportunities in her home state of Montana. After that first fight, Ehnes has served on the front

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Ex-Freddie Spencer Yamaha TZ250C at AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum

A racebike that helped propel young Spencer toward three world titles May 17, 2021 By Mitch Boehm Before Freddie Spencer was World Champion Freddie Spencer, or Hall of Famer Freddie Spencer, he was simply a hotshot club racer from Shreveport, La., who devastated his competition just about everywhere he raced. And one of the motorcycles

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Swap Meet Nirvana at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days!

May 12, 2021 By Mitch Boehm You might not think a little ol’ swap meet would be such a big deal considering all the so-cool stuff happening at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days — including road and off-road racing, AMA Hall of Fame happenings, legends sightings and autograph sessions, bike shows, general vintage-bike stuff, evening BBQs

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An AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Motocross Flashback

May 12, 2021 By Mitch Boehm Anyone who’s been to the AMA’s Vintage Motorcycle Days event held annually at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, knows there’s a ton of amateur racing going on, from road racing to trials to motocross to cross-country to dirtrack. Signups for all of this dirty fun are coming

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Harley-Davidson Spins Off LiveWire, Launches Electric Motorcycle Brand

Electric Division Now to Stand on its Own May 10, 2021 By Kali Kotoski Harley-Davidson announced that it would be spinning off its electric vehicle operations into a new all-electric focused brand called the LiveWire, named after its halo model that flipped the script on traditional American motorcycles. Harley-Davidson’s electric division that created the LiveWire

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AMA HOF Spotlight: Mary McGee

One of the first female motocross and road racers May 10, 2021 By Kali Kotoski (Inducted: 2018) Mary McGee learned to ride motorcycles in 1957 on a 200cc Triumph Tiger Cub, and later took up motorcycle road racing to try to improve her car-racing skills. But before she could race, the American Federation of Motorcyclists

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