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Wayne Rainey Returns to the Saddle of 1992 YZR500

By Kali Kotoski July 1, 2022 Three-time 500cc Grand Prix champion Wayne Rainey was reunited with his 1992 championship-winning YZR500 in an emotional display at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in West Sussex, England. The event marked the first time Rainey — one of Yamaha’s most iconic champions — had ridden a race bike

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Celebrate the 31st Annual Ride to Work Day on June 20

Riding to work is about more than just having an extra-fun commute June 15, 2022 By Kali Kotoski Are you struggling with getting to work on time because of the same old traffic and construction? Or does flipping the radio station and hearing the never-ending dings from email notifications make the commute that much longer?

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America’s Outdoor Recreation Act Receives Unanimous Committee Vote

June 14, 2022 By Kali Kotoski America’s Outdoor Recreation Act of 2022 sailed through the Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources without a single dissenting partisan vote. Introduced by committee chairman Joe Manchin of West Virginia and John Barrasso of Wyoming, the landmark legislation comes with a bevy AMA-supported acts. The Colorado Outdoor Recreation

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AMA Sound Meter Program Open for 2022

June 14, 2022 By Kali Kotoski The American Motorcyclist Association’s Sound Test Kit Program is officially open for 2022 applications. The program is administered by the AMA’s Government Relations Department and provides kits to AMA Districts, club members, race organizers and others who educate riders about sound levels. The kit contains a Type 2 sound

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Hall of Famer Spotlight: Ricky Graham

June 13, 2022 By Keaton Maisano With the 2022 Mission Foods AMA Flat Track Grand Championship in Du Quoin, Ill., less than a month away, June’s Hall of Famer Spotlight is Ricky Graham — a three-time AMA Grand National Champion whose career included a win at the world-famous Magic Mile track at Du Quoin State

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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces 2022 Nominees

Voting to determine the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2022 is now open PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 6, 2022) — The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the list of nominees for the Class of 2022, and that voting is now open. The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame selection committees have

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Hall of Famer Spotlight: Pierre Karsmakers

May 9, 2022 By Keaton Maisano With AMA Supercross’ latest champions crowned and the 2022 season concluded, the May Hall of Famer Spotlight looks back at the sports’ inaugural champion: Pierre Karsmakers. Born in Waalre, Holland, in 1946, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Pierre Karsmakers started his racing career at age 18. He excelled early

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The Matriarch of Motorcycling: Gloria Tramontin-Struck

May 8, 2022 By Joy Burgess While celebrating Mother’s Day, we can’t help but think about a woman who’s long been dubbed the matriarch of the women’s motorcycling community: Gloria Tramontin-Struck. At nearly 97 years old, she’s not only witnessed motorcycling’s incredible first century, but lived it herself, riding nearly 700,000 miles around the country

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Hall of Famer Spotlight: Nicky Hayden

March 14, 2022 By Keaton Maisano With another Bike Week at Daytona now in the books, a massive group of bikers and enthusiasts are heading to all points and returning to their (hopefully just as warm) hometowns. The 2022 event packed in plenty of excitement, including what’s arguably the most legendary American motorcycle race ever

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Happy Birthday, Malcolm Smith!

March 9, 2022 By Mitch Boehm AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and motorcycling legend Malcolm Smith turns 81 years of age today, and as we all smile and nod our heads and think back to ‘Ol’ Malcolm’ in Bruce Brown’s classic On Any Sunday documentary, we don’t think of an older gentleman in his 80s

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