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Enter now for a chance to win a Steve McQueen tribute bike

Barbour International, which creates motorcycle jackets and clothes sold at Macy’s, is giving away three special Triumph Street Scrambler machines to honor actor and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Steve McQueen. To enter, go to www.macys.com/s/barbourinternational-sweeps. The sweepstakes ends at 12 a.m. on Nov. 2, 2019. One entry per person. “Legendary actor and motorcyclist Steve

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New EPA rules increase likelihood of E15 misfueling

Increased consumption targeted WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture have released new rules that would increase the nation’s ethanol consumption. The plan calls for increasing the current biofuel mandate of 15 billion gallons a year that must be blended into the country’s fuel supplies. And the plan would

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California riders get a win

Governor vetoes Carnegie land sale SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have denied the off-highway vehicle community a long-overdue opportunity for additional motorized recreation at the Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area. Assembly Bill 1086, introduced in the last days of the legislative session, was a “gut and amend” bill

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2020 AMA Arenacross National Championship announced

12-race series begins in January PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The 12-event AMA Arenacross National Championship Series gets underway Jan. 3 in Loveland, Colo., as top riders from across the country compete on national television. The 2020 championship series is organized by Tod Hammock, who has operated an indoor motocross series since 1995. “Our series has always

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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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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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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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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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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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