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Honda Announces Pair of Beginner-Friendly 2023 Dual Sport Motorcycles

Honda XR150L, CRF300LS offer new opportunities for riders March 7, 2023 By Keaton Maisano With the announcement of a duo of dual-sport bikes, Honda plans to make 2023 a year for accessibility and versatility. The all-new XR150L focuses on being an “accessible, versatile and value-focused dual-sport motorcycle” according to the Honda release. The CRF300LS is

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News Racing

Tomac Tallies Seventh Win at Daytona AMA Supercross

Hunter Lawrence, Jett Lawrence become only brothers to both win Daytona round March 6, 2023 By Keaton Maisano The history books were rewritten Saturday at the Daytona round of AMA Supercross. After setting the high mark a year ago, Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Eli Tomac continued his dominance at Daytona, winning it for a

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News Racing

Webb Wins with Dramatic Finish in Triple Crown Event

Cooper Webb pulls within 2 points of Tomac in 450SX standings while Nate Thrasher, Daxton Bennick win respective classes in Arlington AMA Supercross round February 27, 2023 By Keaton Maisano The 2023 AMA Supercross season made its return to Texas for the second Triple Crown event of the season, and the format provided high drama

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Membership News

Too Good to Be True?

Ohio’s Mark Krieger wins the 2022 AMA Member Sweepstakes Yamaha MT-09 February 24, 2023 By Keaton Maisano Imagine you’re going about your day and your phone rings. Despite it being an unknown number, you decide to pick it up and an unfamiliar voice tells you something you can’t possibly fathom — you are the winner

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News Racing

Tomac Tallies Fourth 2023 Win with Narrow Finish in Oakland

Eli Tomac ties Ricky Carmichael’s career win total, Jett Lawrence cruises to third victory February 20, 2023 By Keaton Maisano While the Oakland fans had to wait an extra month to get their fill of AMA Supercross action following a postponement of Round 2 in January, the show put on Saturday was worth the wait.

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News Racing

2023 AMA GNCC Season Set to Begin in South Carolina

GNCC Round 1 scheduled Feb. 18-19 at Big Buck February 17, 2023 By Keaton Maisano The AMA Grand National Cross Country Series presented by Specialized revs up its 2023 season Feb. 18-19 with Round 1 in South Carolina. The Racing Fuels Big Buck event will include professional ATV riders competing Saturday and the professional motorcycling

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News Racing

Webb Wins Dramatic Tampa Round

Cooper Webb collects first 450SX win of year, Hunter Lawrence continues hot start in 250SX class February 13, 2023 By Keaton Maisano With warm Florida weather and plenty of rain filling Raymond James Stadium on Saturday, the AMA Supercross title race heated up as a third rider — Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb — collected

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Hall of Fame News

Hall of Famer Spotlight: Bessie Stringfield

Photo and information from the collection of Ann Ferrar February 13, 2023 By Keaton Maisano For Black History Month, February’s Hall of Famer Spotlight is Bessie Stringfield, an impactful motorcyclist who helped break down barriers for both women and Black riders. Born in 1911, Stringfield used the 1930s and ’40s to take eight long-distance, solo

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Magazine News Riding

Saddlebags and Paperbacks

AMA-chartered motorcycle club spreads stuttering awareness through Nina’s Ride February 7, 2023 By Joe Perfecto On a Saturday morning in mid-October, some rather uncommon delivery vehicles rumbled through Sacramento-area neighborhoods, bearing cargo bound for some equally uncommon destinations. Leaving from the Capital City Motorcycle Club’s clubhouse and covering nearly 100 miles, three motorcyclists traveled to

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2023 KTM Street Range Gets New Splash of Colors

Three bike models receive reimagined looks for 2023 February 7, 2023 By Keaton Maisano KTM has spiced up a selection of its Duke motorcycles, offering new graphics and colors that aim to give the bikes a “ready to race” spirit. The KTM 200 Duke, KTM 390 Duke and KTM RC 390 models make up the

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