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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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AMA Hall of Famer Gloria Tramontin-Struck: Go, Gloria, Go!

At nearly 96, Gloria Tramontin-Struck is still riding, still inspiring May 28, 2021 By Mitch Boehm Photos: Berit, Inc., and G.T.S. Archive When you’re talking motorcycling trailblazers, you’ve gotta talk about Gloria Tramontin-Struck. As I’ve written previously, the gal’s life is a literal window on the 20th century, and motorcycling’s unique place in it. From

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Mona Ehnes: Champion of Off-Road Rights

May 20, 2021 By Kali Kotoski (Inducted: 2009) While running a motorcycle shop with her husband, Mona Ehnes entered the fight for motorcyclists’ rights in 1967 by opposing controversial legislation that aimed to restrict off-highway vehicle (OHV) riding opportunities in her home state of Montana. After that first fight, Ehnes has served on the front

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AMA HOF Spotlight: Mary McGee

One of the first female motocross and road racers May 10, 2021 By Kali Kotoski (Inducted: 2018) Mary McGee learned to ride motorcycles in 1957 on a 200cc Triumph Tiger Cub, and later took up motorcycle road racing to try to improve her car-racing skills. But before she could race, the American Federation of Motorcyclists

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AMA HOF Spotlight: Augusta and Adeline Van Buren

Crossing the country to fight for equality  May 4, 2021 By Kali Kotoski (Inducted: 2002) During the run up to America’s inevitable involvement in World War 1, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren set out in 1916 to cross the country on Indian PowerPlus motorcycles to convince the United States Military that women were fit and

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