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2020 Yamaha Bolt offers old-school styling with modern performance

Yamaha for 2020 is once again offering the Bolt, which the tuning fork company says “is stripped down with minimal chrome, epitomizing the ‘urban performance bobber’ look.” The bobber features a 58-cubic-inch (942cc), air-cooled, V-twin engine with fuel injection and ignition timing maps to deliver strong low and midrange torque. The 60-degree V-twin has four

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Why Malcolm Smith’s ‘On Any Sunday’ bikes are so cool

Remember the scene at the end of the 1971 movie “On Any Sunday” where AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers Malcolm Smith, Mert Lawwill and Steve McQueen were play riding? That’s the scene that convinced countless Americans just how much fun motorcycle riding can be. Smith, an off-road racer and desert aficionado, was aboard one of

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News Riding

October is a great time for some spooktacular riding

It’s October, which is a great time to take some scary rides that will send chills up your spine. Halloween is coming, after all. Then, when you’re done chasing ghosts during the day you can enjoy some motorcycle-related chills at night with some special movies. Don’t watch them alone. Here are a few suggestions for

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News Racing

No. 1 at age 14

Teenager Rocco Landers wins MotoAmerica Liqui Moly Junior Cup title Many teenage road racers dream of winning an AMA National No. 1 plate. At 14 years old, Rocco Landers is deciding where put his No. 1 plate on his bedroom wall. The road racing phenom from Burns, Ore., delivered a commanding performance in his first

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News Riding

Riding scenic Northern California

Birds, rock formations, great history make for an interesting ride This article appeared in the November 2005 issue of American Motorcyclist. By Bill Wood I’m riding along California’s famed Route 1, the Pacific Coast Highway, when it turns inland for a while before heading straight for the coast at Bodega Bay, which is an hour

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News Rights

AMA News & Notes: October 2019

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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Act now to bid on more than 500 motorcycles

More than 500 motorcycles, dirt bikes and scooters are being sold out of Clarks Grove, Minn. There are Hondas, Yamahas, Kawasakis, Harley-Davidsons, Suzukis and more from the 1960s into the 1990s. The bikes belong to Tony Joslyn, who has been selling motorcycle parts through eBay and other aenues for about 25 years.

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Hall of Fame News

Here’s proof that ‘Bad Brad’ Lackey was an ironman MXer

Talk about tough. Being an American motocrosser in Europe in the 1970s and early 1980s, like AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer “Bad Brad” Lackey, wasn’t for the faint-of-heart. He had to outwit the European riders and fans to earn the world 500cc title.

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News Racing

U.S. Motocross of Nations Team finishes in sixth place

Story and photos by Jeff Kardas ASSEN, Netherlands — The U.S. Motocross of Nations team placed sixth overall in the 2019 edition of the FIM Motocross of Nations. The team started Sunday third in the event standings, and the Americans were ready to do battle. Justin Cooper (MX2) and Jason Anderson (MXGP) were in good

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News Racing

Sideways Saturday flat track races at AIMExpo

AMA-sanctioned event featured four competition classes, three exhibition classes COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the third day of the AIMExpo wound down Saturday, flat track racing motorcycles roared to life on the Greater Columbus Convention Center floor. About 1,200 spectators attended the Sideways Saturday presented by Harley-Davidson and A.D. Farrow Co. indoor flat track racing event,

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