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2021 Yamaha Ténéré 700 available summer 2020

Yamaha reports that its 2021 Ténéré 700 adventure-touring bike will be available in early summer 2020. The $9,999 mid-sized machine is powered by a fuel-injected 689cc liquid-cooled inline twin-cylinder engine. It sits in a lightweight tubular steel frame. The bike has a 62.6-inch wheelbase and has 9.5 inches of ground clearance. Suspension duties are handled

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Get collectibles at the AMA eBay store

Whether you are looking for collectible belt buckles, patches, pins or even books, the AMA eBay store has them. Probably the most valuable of the offerings are the limited-edition belt buckles, including the ones created to commemorate the Harley-Davidson 2003 Centennial, the AMA Great Destinations Daytona 200 Centennial, the AMA Great Destinations Bonneville Salt Flats

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American Motorcyclist Association announces James Holter as Chief Operating Officer

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association has named James Holter as Chief Operating Officer. Holter, most recently the AMA vice president of communications and marketing, assumes the responsibilities of Jeff Massey, who is leaving his position as AMA chief operations officer on March 6. “James has demonstrated remarkable leadership skills as a member of

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American Motorcyclist Association congratulates Greg Hancock on phenomenal career

AMA Charter Life Member won four world titles, eight U.S. championships PICKERINGTON, Ohio — One of America’s greatest racing champions is calling it a career. AMA Charter Life Member Greg Hancock, from Costa Mesa, Calif., announced his retirement from professional racing on Feb. 15. “Greg Hancock is among the most successful competitors in not just

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Ride California’s Jawbone Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle Riding Area

California has several great places to ride dirt bikes, and the Jawbone Canyon Off-Highway Vehicle Area and the Dove Springs Off-Highway Vehicle Area, both near the town of Mojave in southern California, are a couple of them. They are both managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The Jawbone OHV area offers more than

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Indian releases 2020 retro-styled FTR Rally scrambler

Another machine added to the retro stying mix for 2020 is the newly unveiled Indian Motorcycle FTR Rally, featuring scrambler styling with modern performance. The bike was officially launched internationally in Milan at EICMA in November 2019 and is now available in the United States. Indian calls the bike an “urban scrambler” but says it

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Mecum Arizona bike auction set for March 11-14

Mecum Auctions is offering a wide variety of desirable motorcycles at its auction March 11-14 at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., including a bike once owned by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers Bud Ekins and Steve McQueen. Also for sale is a 1974 Suzuki 400 TM RN motocrosser reportedly built for AMA Motorcycle Hall

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Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association charters with American Motorcyclist Association

All CMRA events to be AMA-sanctioned in 2020 PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association welcomes the Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association to its ranks of racing promoters for 2020. All nine of this year’s CMRA events will be AMA-sanctioned, including the season-opening round this weekend at Motor Speedway Resort Houston in Angleton, Texas. “The CMRA

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Find a Trainer

Here is a list of AMA EAGLES trainers. Please contact the nearest one for more information about EAGLES training for you or your group.   California, Rodeo:                            Ray Stith                         motormech@msn.com District of Columbia:                       Mike Sayre                     msayre@ama-cycle.org Missouri, Nixa:                                 Robert Horsch               r.horsch@aol.com Minnesota, Jordan:  Karen Umphress               mncoordinator@ama-cycle.org Tom

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Ride off-road at Montana’s Shepherd Ah Nei Recreation Area

The Shepherd Ah Nei Recreation Area just north of Billings, Mont., is one of the most popular off-highway vehicle riding areas in the state. With 50 miles of trails on more than 1,000 acres, the off-highway riding portion of the Shepherd Ah Nei Recreation Area offers plenty of thrills. The other part of the recreation

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