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AMA Mourns the Loss of Devoted Motorcycle Advocate Dave Pickett

Pickett served as President and Legislative Action Officer of AMA District 36 The American Motorcyclist Association mourns the loss of Dave Pickett, who dedicated his life to advocating for the rights of motorcyclists throughout Northern California and Western Nevada. Pickett, a lifelong motorcyclist and AMA Life Member, served as President of AMA District 36 from

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The Dos and Don’ts of Colorado’s New Lane-Filtering Law

On Aug. 7, Colorado officially legalized the practice of lane-filtering throughout the state — allowing riders to filter through stopped traffic at 15 miles per hour or less. SB24-079 permits motorcycles to overtake or pass another motor vehicle if traffic is stopped in surrounding lanes. Colorado will join Utah, Montana and Arizona as states that

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Flashback: The “Other” Mid-Ohio

By Mitch Boehm Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the home of our spectacular AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days event each summer, has been around since 1962, but it’s not the only “Mid-Ohio” in motorsport lore. Just a few miles southeast of the road course on Mill Run Road is a handful of acres of farmland upon which

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2024 National Forest System Trail Stewardship Grant Recipients Announced

$215,000 awarded to support 16 trail maintenance and improvement projects By Joy Burgess The National Forest System Trail Stewardship Partners (Trail Partners) Funding Program recently announced the recipients of the 2024 grants. In total, the program awarded $215,000 to 16 trail maintenance and improvement projects across the U.S. The Trail Partners grant program is a

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HOLY TOLEDO!

Toledo Trail Riders step up to improve safety at local state forest APV area April 30, 2024 (This story appeared in the May 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano Unlike in the comics, no caped crusader — accompanied by a “Holy Toledo” quipping sidekick — swooped in to save the day when tragedy

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Jetting Away from the Pack

Jett Lawrence extends 2024 AMA Supercross 450SX class lead with wire-to-wire win in Philadelphia As the 2024 AMA Supercross season starts to wind down, the 450SX title race might finally have a victor emerging. After breaking a tie in the overall 450SX class standings with a first-place finish in Nashville last week, Team Honda HRC’s

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Music City Masterpiece

Lawrence reclaims 2024 AMA Supercross 450SX class lead with a stellar win in Nashville After relinquishing sole control of the 2024 AMA Supercross championship lead with a trio of mixed results in recent weeks, Team Honda HRC’s Jett Lawrence returned to the top of the podium in Nashville. The victory vaulted Lawrence right back into

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Tight Down the Stretch

Webb ties 2024 AMA Supercross championship race with win in Foxborough With just four rounds remaining in the 2024 AMA Supercross season, it’s anybody’s guess who will be crowned the 450SX champion. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb led wire-to-wire en route to a victory in the 450SX class at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough,

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Unceasing Umphress

AMA Board Member Tom Umphress has worked tirelessly to better motorcycling for over two decades April 4, 2024 (This story appeared in the April 2024 edition of American Motorcyclist) By Keaton Maisano While it may have taken Tom Umphress nearly 30 years to get into motorcycling, he wasted no time leaving his mark on what has

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100 Years of Historic AMA Rights Wins (Part Three)

April 3, 2024 (This story appeared in the April 2024 Edition of American Motorcyclist) By Joy Burgess As we’ve looked back over the last few months at some of the AMA’s biggest government relations wins over the past 100 years, we’ve been reminded of clashes with some of the heavies in government…the Environmental Protection Agency

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