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As an American Motorcyclist Association Life member, you know what the AMA does for motorcycling and for you. But do your riding buddies know? From the statehouse to the White House, motorcyclists are under attack and the AMA has been fighting those threats for almost 100 years. More members mean more clout for the AMA

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Mystery ship sells for $55,200

The No. 6 Mystery Ship, one of just 10 of the special machines built by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Craig Vetter in 1980, sold at the Bonhams auction at Caesar’s Entertainment Studios in Las Vegas on Jan. 23, 2020, for $55,200. While that’s a lot of cash, the Mystery Ship wasn’t the highest selling

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Honda’s Super Cub returns for 2020

If you’re looking for a cool pit bike or something to you can use to scoot around town or the neighborhood, then look at Hondas 2020 Super Cub. In 2019, Honda brought back the iconic machine to U.S. shores. The bike continues in the lineup for 2020. The Super Cub is best remembered from the

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2020 AMA National Hare and Hound Championship season gets underway Saturday

Nation’s best desert racers kick off nine-round series at Lucerne Valley PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The United States’ best desert racers converge on Lucerne Valley, Calif., this weekend for the first round of the 2020 AMA National Hare and Hound Championship. The event is put on by the Desert MC and is the first of the

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2020 AMA ATV Ice Race Grand Championship takes place Feb. 16

Nation’s best ATV and sidecar ice racers converge on northern Michigan to battle for AMA National No. 1 plates PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The nation’s best ATV and sidecar ice racers have a championship of their own to compete for in 2020, with racers or rider/passenger tandems battling it out Feb. 16 on a half-mile track

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Ohio lawmakers OK earplugs for motorcyclists

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Ohio motorcyclists would be allowed to use earplugs while riding under a bill passed by the state legislature and forwarded to Gov. Mike DeWine. It currently is illegal to use headphones or earplugs while riding in Ohio. The use of earplugs can help protect riders’ hearing from the noise caused by wind,

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Give AMA Supercross live timing a try while watching Round 4 on Saturday

Improve you viewing experience by keeping track of your favorite riders even when the TV cameras aren’t showing them Want to keeps tabs on what’s going off-camera when you’re watching AMA Supercross races on TV? The AMA’s Supercross website offers access to live timing for every AMA Supercross event. You can view the live timing

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AMA congratulates Ricky Brabec on becoming first American to win Dakar Rally

Honda rider from California takes top honors in motorcycle class PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association congratulates Ricky Brabec on his historic victory at the 2020 Dakar Rally. The Monster Energy Honda Team rider from Hesperia, Calif., is the first American to win the Bike Class at the Dakar Rally. “The AMA is delighted

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Ride the dunes in Idaho

So you’ve always wanted to ride sand dunes, but can’t get to Glamis in California or Silver Lake in Michigan. Consider St. Anthony Sand Dunes in Idaho. Some 40 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, the St. Anthony Sand Dunes consist of more than 10,000 acres of dunes rising as high as 400 feet. The dunes

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Russell to make 2020 last year as full-time GNCC competitor

Multi-time GNCC champion hopes to end career on top Kailub Russell, the reigning Grand National Cross Country Series and AMA Full Gas Sprint Enduro champion, announced that he will end his full-time GNCC competition at the end of the 2020 season. The KTM rider has dominated off-road motorcycle racing for nearly a decade, winning seven

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