Laconia Motorcycle Week Association Fire Destroys Historic Race Programs, More
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.
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Yamaha’s 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT Available in April
- by Jim Witters
- December 21, 2020
Yamaha has unveiled its new 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT sport-touring machine with an all-new engine, frame, LED lighting with cornering lights and more.
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Safe-to-Race Task Force Members Named American Motorcyclist Association 2020 Motorcyclists of the Year
- by Jim Witters
- December 16, 2020
For uniting the motorcycle competition industry and providing the expertise and guidelines that got America competing again during the coronavirus pandemic, the members of the Safe-to-Race Task Force are the American Motorcyclist Association 2020 Motorcyclists of the Year.
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American Motorcyclist Association Awards Sanction to INIT ESPORTS for AMA eSports National Championship
- by Jim Witters
- December 15, 2020
The American Motorcyclist Association and INIT ESPORTS announce the formation of the AMA eSports National Championship, an AMA-sanctioned national championship that INIT ESPORTS will organize and promote under a multi-year agreement as an AMA-chartered promoter. The AMA-sanctioned esports calendar will include two-wheel video game competitions of varying size and scope, culminating in an annual national