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VIEWPOINT
RACE WITH THE AMA
Motorcycling has changed considerably since the AMA was founded in 1924. What has not changed, however, is the AMA’s commitment to fair competition and promoting the sport. That year, the AMA sanctioned its first event—the National Six-Days Trial—and your association has remained committed to the sport of motorcycle racing ever since.
It’s safe to say that over the past nine decades, the AMA has sanctioned more motorsports events than any other sanctioning body in history. From local amateur events that attract around 100 riders to multi-day, national-caliber championships featuring the country’s most-talented racers, our competition calendar has a wide range of opportunities to compete.
Today, you can count yourself as part of the largest amateur motorsportssanctioning body in the world. The AMA schedule includes thousands of motocross, off-road and track-racing events every year.
Providing the foundation of AMAsanctioned competition are local AMA District events. These are the grassroots events that define amateur motorcycle racing for most competitors in the country. They are the venue of both weekend warriors and future national champions. Held and promoted locally, racers compete against other local talent for trophies, season points and bragging rights in their own backyard.
Many of the same competitors who race in local events attend AMA Amateur National Championships and AMA Grand Championships. These are standalone events, often lasting several days. They crown the country’s best amateur racers on both motorcycles and ATVs. Examples include the AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship, the AMA Dirt Track Grand Championship, the AMA Vintage Grand Championship, the AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship, the AMA Road Racing Grand Championship, the AMA Ice Race Grand Championship and the AMA Land Speed Grand Championship.
The AMA also sanctions premier, title-winning events such as the AMA/ NATC East and West Youth MotoTrials Championships and the AMA Tennessee Knockout Enduro.
In addition to these standalone events, the AMA and its partners provide
AMA-Sanctioned: It Means Options
a number of AMA National Championship Series. These are season-long, multi-event Pro-Am and amateur competition series.
International Six Days Enduro, the AMA East Coast Enduro Association Series and the Heartland Challenge.
Although the top racers in these series often represent the country’s fastest riders in that discipline, AMA National Championship Series also include classes for competitors of all skill levels.
Examples of AMA National Championship Series include the AMA National Enduro Championship Series, the AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series, the Grand National Cross Country Series, the AMA Arenacross National Championship Series, the AMA EnduroCross National Championship Series, the AMA Vintage Dirt Track National Championship Series, the AMA ATV Harescrambles National Championship Series, the AMA Supermoto National Championship Series and the AMA Speedway National Championship Series, among others.
Then there are AMA Pro-Am events. Popular in motocross, these allow amateur racers to collect the points they need for a professional racing license. These events also may include classes for non-expertlevel amateur racers.
The AMA also sanctions, supports and helps organize various featured series and events. These include both international and regional competition, including world-championship-caliber off-road events. Examples include qualifiers for the
One of the AMA’s most popular racing disciplines is motocross. From hometown tracks to the annual AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship in Hurricane Mills, Tenn., riders all over the country participate in this sport every weekend. In addition to the national, a number of Major Events and Featured Events/Series have emerged, achieving the highest standards of professionalism, competition and media exposure.
Learn more about these events at www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing/ motocross/motocrosschampionships.aspx
But motocross is just a small piece of what we do. As you can see, there is a broad range of event types and disciplines on the AMA-sanctioned calendar. For a longer description of the competition sanctioned by the AMA, see our website at www.americanmotorcyclist.com/racing.
Despite the diversity of motorcycle racing—and riding—in America, whether it’s off-road or on track, on motorcycles or ATVs, over jumps or firmly planted on terra firma, we’re all competitors in some form or another. We are bound together by our shared appreciation for fairness, freedom and the thrill of competition. As an AMA member, you support each of those pillars for not just today’s racers, but tomorrow’s future riders as well.
Jeff Massey is the AMA vice president of operations.
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By Jeff Massey
Ethanol FuEls Facing toughEr road
E15 Expansion Slowed By Congress, EPA By
Jim Witters
The ethanol industry’s push to expand the availability of E15 fuel across the country met with stiff opposition from the AMA and other groups, who convinced Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to take a step back and reevaluate government policies.
But corn growers, ethanol processors and their political allies continue their quest, publishing misinformation, skirting regulations and, at times, openly defying Congress.
The federal government’s mandates for increased use of ethanol in vehicle fuels were intended as a bridge to cleaner air and renewable energy, reducing the nation’s reliance on foreign oil.
But studies show that producing and burning ethanol provides no net environmental benefit and may increase the levels of some pollutants.
The EPA has publicly acknowledged that ethanol in gasoline can damage internal combustion engines not designed for its use by increasing exhaust temperatures and indirectly causing component failures.
E15 is a fuel that contains as much as 15 percent ethanol. The use of E15 fuel in motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles is illegal and may void manufacturers’ warranties.
If the
“Motorcyclists simply want safe fuels available at all fuel retailers and measures employed by retailers to ensure they cannot inadvertently put unsafe fuels in their tanks.”
— Wayne Allard, AMA vice president of government relations
ethanol lobby is successful in achieving widespread availability of E15 fuels, the likelihood of misfueling a motorcycle or ATV increases proportionally, a significant concern for AMA members.
At the same time, if retailers are required to sell E15, motorcycle and ATV fuels, such as E0 and E10 could be crowded out of the market due to the limited number of available pumps at fueling stations.
“Motorcyclists simply want safe fuels available at all fuel retailers and measures employed by retailers to ensure they cannot inadvertently put unsafe fuels in their tanks,” says Wayne Allard, AMA vice president of government relations.
During 2014, the AMA has remained at the forefront of the battle.
Local, national victories
In July, a faction of the Chicago City Council tried to pass an ordinance that would have required self-service gas stations in the city to carry E15.
An AMA alert to local members generated more than 1,100 emails to the city council opposing the ordinance.
At a meeting of the council’s finance
committee, AMA board member Jim Viverito, who represents individual members from the AMA North Central Region, joined the Illinois Retail Merchants Association in objecting to the proposal.
The opposition also argued that it is unfair for the government to force a business to carry a specific product, especially when doing so would require an investment of thousands of dollars.
The ethanol lobby trotted out former U.S. Gen. Wesley Clark, now board chairman for Growth Energy, who touted the wornout arguments in favor of ethanol.
After five hours, the finance committee tabled the ordinance. But it may come up again this fall.
Earlier this year, new regulations unveiled by the EPA included two key provisions that help protect motorcyclists and all-terrain vehicle owners.
The EPA adopted E10, not E15, as its standard test fuel, beginning in 2017.
And the agency refused to grant a waiver for E15 for its vapor pressure limit for fuels. This decision means that E15 fuels will be available in fewer locales during the warmer months, reducing the likelihood that motorcyclists and ATV riders could fill their tanks with it.
In February, President Barack Obama signed into law the Agricultural Act of 2014, which contains a provision that helps deter distribution of E15 fuels into the U.S. marketplace.
The Farm Bill prohibits the use of Rural Energy for America Program grant money to buy and install ethanol blender pumps to dispense E15 at the retail level.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack had intended to use REAP funding to install 10,000 blender pumps by 2016.
Administrative challenges
Vilsack quickly countered, though.
Addressing the annual Growth Energy leadership conference on Feb. 27, Vilsack said that, even though Congress has said he can’t use one USDA program to subsidize blender pumps, he would use a wide array of other programs to help the ethanol industry.
Vilsack told those gathered that he has “a whole lot of programs” at his disposal, including business and industry grant programs that have a lot of flexibility. Vilsack said he intends to use those programs to encourage companies ranging from petroleum marketers to convenience stores to sell ethanol.
“This is an invitation to you to come to me, and the USDA will help you,” Vilsack said.
At the same time, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon ignored concerns of some of his state’s legislators and allowed gas stations to sell E15 beginning May 30.
The EPA requires retail stations selling E15 to provide a fuel pump with at least one dedicated hose and nozzle dispensing a blend of E10 or lower.
The stations must also prominently affix a label to its blender pumps that says, “Passenger Vehicles Only. Use in Other Vehicles, Engines and Equipment May Violate Federal Law.” Motorcycles and ATVs are not considered passenger vehicles under this regulation.
in the Renewable Fuels Association,” ADM spokeswoman Jackie Anderson said in a written statement. “As the U.S. ethanol industry has matured, the policy landscape has evolved. At the same time, the ways that we engage with others in the industry and in the public sector have also evolved.”
Neither Anderson nor RFA spokeswoman Dawn Moore explained how ADM’s move would affect the RFA or the ethanol industry’s tactics.
Stations also must post additional signs informing consumers of the availability and location of the E10 or lower pump.
Studies show true impact
Ethanol has taken several hits in 2014, as highly regarded independent studies debunked some of the lobbyists’ major claims.
But industry newsletters and other reports show that ethanol producers and distributors are trying to appeal to retailers by couching E15 as a consumer choice.
The pitch states that, by adding E15, station owners will attract more customers, who will spend more money inside convenience stations on things like bread, milk and soft drinks.
This expansion of ethanol distribution in Missouri came about through a rule change by the Missouri Department of Agriculture instead of a new law.
The Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association warned its members to proceed with caution when deciding whether to add the fuel.
Among its top concerns is that retailers could potentially be involved in liability lawsuits brought by drivers whose use of E15 subsequently triggered engine trouble.
Some retailers move forward
Those concerns have not deterred some retail chains from adding E15 to their product mix.
MAPCO Express Inc. announced in January that it would sell E15 at the pump in Tennessee this year. The fuel blend will be an option at newly built and select MAPCO mega store locations.
Likewise, in Iowa, the Farm Service Cooperative and Murphy USA began selling E15 this year. Murphy USA plans to offer the higher-level ethanol blends to consumers at its retail stations throughout the country.
Stations in Ohio and a few other states also offer E15 and higher ethanol blends.
Motorcyclists and ATV owners must use caution when fueling their vehicles at stations that offer E15 blends.
A $500,000 federally funded study that was released in April in Nature Climate Change states that biofuels made with corn residue release 7 percent more greenhouse gases in the short term, compared with conventional gasoline, disqualifying them for designation as a renewable fuel under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office reports that if the ethanol mandates increase to the statutory volumes, the cost of petroleum diesel would increase by 30 cents to 51 cents a gallon, and the cost of E10 would increase by 13 cents to 26 cents a gallon.
The Environmental Working Group reports that an EPA proposal to cut by 1.39 billion gallons the amount of corn ethanol that must be blended into gasoline in 2014 would lower U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of 3 million tons of carbon dioxide—as much as taking 580,000 cars off the road for a year.
And the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change highlights the risks posed by biofuels in a report issued in March.
The panel questioned the ability of U.S. policy to slow climate change.
Commenting on the report, Emily Cassidy, a biofuels research analyst with the Environmental Working Group says, “The U.N. panel’s findings should alert U.S. policymakers that mandating the production and use of corn ethanol threatens food security, intensifies competition for land and water and fails to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Change in approach
Ethanol’s leading proponent, the Renewable Fuels Association, lost a key member and funding source in July when Archer Daniels Midland Co. withdrew.
“Yes, we are ending our membership
But the pitch fails to note that most cars and trucks in use today cannot operate on E15 fuel, and 11 million motorcycles on the road can’t use the higher ethanol blend.
The ethanol lobby also is calling on Corn Belt politicians.
U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) wrote a letter “Don’t Let Big Oil Bully Biofuels,” which blames the petroleum industry for ethanol’s failures in the marketplace.
And, of course, there is the Growth Energy pressure on Chicago aldermen to force retailers to carry higher ethanol blends.
Ethanol’s failures
With the EPA acknowledging that ethanol is harmful to internal combustion engines and authoritative studies concluding that ethanol is not the environmentally friendly solution to America’s fuel needs, it appears that this biofuel has failed to live up to its promises.
The Smarter Fuel Future group, which includes AMA, says that the ethanol lobby’s “policy has become a roadblock” to a cleaner, greener, smarter future.
“The ethanol lobby promised Americans a fuel that would work with their existing cars, and yet the policy they pushed for puts millions of engines at risk,” according to the group.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
ElEctric MotorcyclEs charging into MarkEtplacE
Investments By Harley-Davidson, Polaris Spark Interest
By Jim Witters
The Project LiveWire electric motorcycle national tour by the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. this past summer lit up the main-stream media, flooded the social networks and challenged motorcycling’s old guard to take a fresh look at cherished traditions.
Harley’s involvement—coupled with Polaris Industries Inc.’s 2011 investment in electric-motorcycle builder Brammo Inc.—provides big-time corporate credibility to the fledgling industry.
While one custom builder of electric bikes worries that the market may grow cold while people wait for an electric Harley, industry leaders Zero Motorcycles and Brammo say their web traffic, social media and consumer inquiries hit all-time highs after Harley’s tour announcement.
“If Harley-Davidson is serious and they move fast to get a bike out there in the market, that’s fine,” says custom builder Chris Bell, owner of Brutus Electric Motorcycles. “Otherwise, people will wait to buy until Harley does something.”
But Scot Harden, Zero’s vice president of global marketing, says the immediate affect has been positive.
And Adrian G. Stewart, director of marketing at Brammo, says, “HarleyDavidson has done an excellent job of raising EV [electric vehicle] awareness and increasing consumer confidence both in the main stream media and in the
specialist press.
“Since [the Harley launch], we have seen a steady stream of riders coming into our dealer network to take a more serious test ride on an Empulse, after having ridden the LiveWire,” Stewart explains. Zero’s experience was similar.
“Our web traffic doubled when HarleyDavidson announced Project LiveWire,” Harden says. “They confirmed what we have been saying all along.”
What Zero, Brammo and other manufacturers have been saying is that motorcycling’s future—at least a big chunk of it—will be in electric machines.
Electric motorcycles generate no vibration or exhaust fumes, produce little noise and eliminate the need to shift gears. Maximum torque is available immediately. Electric motors require no oil changes or waiting in line at a gas station.
“You get all of the fun without any of the
drama,” says Harden, a member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and winner of the 2014 AMA Bessie Stringfield Award for his work promoting motorcycling to emerging markets. “I’ve been riding all my life, and the feeling of electric motorcycles takes me back to when I first started. It’s all about the experience.”
Well Within Range
One of the knocks on electric vehicles, including motorcycles, has been the relatively limited range available before a recharge is needed.
Early commercially available motorcycles were claiming a lessthan-40-mile range, severely limiting their usefulness among motorcyclists envisioning long country rides on the weekends. Recharging the batteries was not as quick and simple as stopping at a gas station along the road.
But today’s electric motorcycles boast ranges of 70 miles to nearly 200 miles per charge. And some offer quick-charging options that make longer trips easier.
At the same time, though, manufacturers and others say most motorcyclists overestimate the amount of ground they cover on their bikes.
Only 600,000 Americans face a daily “megacommute” of 50 miles or more each way, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
“The average commute is 50 miles in California,” Harden says. “We are well within that range.”
Kelly Blue Book says a typical sportbike travels about 3,000 miles a year, while a touring bike may cover 5,000 miles.
“A funny characteristic of nearly all motorcyclists is that they think they ride more miles than they actually do,” says Jim Williams, AMA vice president of industry relations and business member programs. “For a majority of riders, 50 to 75 miles is probably adequate, but they don’t think it is.”
Dr. Richard M. Goff, associate professor at Virginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education and co-director of its Center for e-Design, says he gets the “range” question quite often.
“Many people ask me how far I can go on my Zero motorcycle and how long does it take to charge. Currently, it goes as far as I need it to go.”.”
Electric Advantage
Goff says the opportunity in electric motorcycles is limited only by the imagination of the designers— and, of course, the laws of physics.
“The advantage electric power offers motorcyclists is a quiet, cool, no smell,
no drip, no emissions, enjoyable ride,” he says. “The bikes are as fast and maneuverable as gas bikes, without the noise, heat, smell and emissions.
“Motorcycle manufacturers have many more options for packaging than with gas bikes. If manufacturers get creative, they can reinvent the layout, seating position, shape and look of motorcycles, which hasn’t changed, other than cosmetically, since 1900.”
The cost of operating an electric motorcycle also is much lower than a bike with a traditional internal-combustion engine, Harden says.
“Depending on the cost of electricity where an individual lives, the cost of operating a Zero motorcycle can be about a penny a mile,” he says. “And depending on an owner’s circumstances, the savings can pay for the bike.”
In addition, Goff says, electric motorcycles benefit the community by being quiet and by not polluting their immediate surroundings.
“They give motorcycles a good image with the general public,” Goff says. “They promote a sustainable lifestyle.”
Battery Tech Advances
One key to expanding the range of electric motorcycles is the advancement of storage battery technology.
Traditional lead-acid batteries, such as those used to start cars and trucks, are heavy and bulky.
But electric-vehicle manufacturers use lithium ion batteries, which can pack more power into smaller, lighter packages. Reducing the weight, while retaining the power, extends the vehicle’s range.
Johnson Controls, one of the largest automotive battery technology companies in the world, is expanding its role in the powersports market.
In 2013, the company launched VARTA
“Depending on the cost of electricity where an individual lives, the cost of operating a Zero motorcycle can be about a penny a mile,” he says. “And depending on an owner’s circumstances, the savings can pay for the bike.”
— Scot Harden, Zero Motorcycle’s vice president of global marketing
AGM factory-activated powersports batteries in the United States, featuring “precision-filled, non-spillable technology.”
“As motorcycle technology evolves, we continuously evaluate ways to leverage our capabilities and expertise from the automotive energy storage space in the powersports market,” the company says.
Stanford University researchers recently reported that they have taken a big step toward revolutionizing battery technology by designing a pure lithium anode— something they refer to as the “Holy Grail” of battery design.
“What we have [today] are lithium-ion batteries,” says Yi Cui, a professor of materials science and engineering and leader of the research team. “The lithium is in the electrolyte but not in the anode. An anode of pure lithium would be a huge boost to battery efficiency.”
While not specifically mentioning motorcycle applications, Cui says the new technology would benefit an array of applications.
“In practical terms, if we can triple the energy density and simultaneously decrease the cost four-fold, that would be very exciting,” he says.
Who Is Buying Them?
“Initially, the customer base will be relatively affluent riders who wish to add another bike to their stable, not replace one,” Williams says. “This
E LECTRIC MOTORCYCLE M ANU fACTURERS
(And Those Who Might Be Soon)
Companies with models available in the U.S. market:
Brammo Inc. Talent, Ore. www.brammo.com/ home
Brutus Motorcycles (Bell Custom Cycles) Henderson, Nev. brutusmotorcycle.com
Lightning Motorcycle San Carlos, Calif. www.lightning motorcycle.com
Mission Motorcycles Inc. San Francisco, Calif. https://www.missionmotorcycles.com
Zero Motorcycles Inc. Scotts Valley, Calif. www.zeromotorcycles. com
Foreign companies currently in production:
is why Harley’s entry is so significant: Its customer base is both affluent and large in number.”
The price of an electric motorcycle can vary as much as the price of a traditional gasoline-powered bike.
For example, Zero lists its 2014 S model at $12,995. Brammo lists its Empulse at $16,995.
Bell says he can build a custom V9—a full-sized electric bike similar in purpose to the Harley Electra Glide—for $32,490.
Agility Saietta London, England www.agilitymotors.com
Bultaco CEMOTO Barcelona, Spain www.bultaco.es/en/ Energica (CRP Group) Modena, Italy www.energicasuperbike. com
LITO Green Motion Inc. Longueuil, Canada www.litogreenmotion.com
Companies in the research and development or prototype phase:
Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Milwaukee, Wis. project.harley-davidson.com
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Tokyo, Japan world.honda.com/design/ designers-talk/TMS2011/rc-e/ Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA Irvine, Calif. www.kawasaki-cp.khi.co.jp/ motorshow2013/index_e.html
KTM North America Murrieta, Calif. www.ktm.com/us/freeride/ freeride-e/highlights.html
Suzuki Motor of America Inc. Brea, Calif. www.suzukicycles.com
Yamaha Motor Corp., USA Cypress, Calif. www.yamaha-motor.com
Brammo’s Empulse R
And then there is the Mission RS GP that lists for $74,999.
Harlan Flagg, owner of electricmotorcycle retailer Hollywood Electrics, says his customer base has evolved from “early adopters to first-time riders and traditional motorcycle enthusiasts” since the store opened in 2009.
“We’ve identified three main market segments,” Flagg says. “The longtime motorcycle enthusiast who has several bikes in the garage; urban riders looking to reduce their commute time and cost; and first-time and returning riders.”
Williams says he will be closely watching the Harley loyalists.
“The interesting aspect of this for me will be to see which segment of HarleyDavidson’s customer base represents the early adopters,” he says. “Will it be the younger demographic or the most senior of their customers? I can see potential motivations for each one.”
Other major manufacturers are still surveying the market. KTM Sportmotorcycle AG has developed an electric dirt bike called the Freeride
E, but production was limited to 500 units that were used to test the European market.
KTM also has considered developing an electric street bike.
But Tom Moen, media relations manager for KTM North America Inc., says there is no current plan to import the Freeride E to the United States. The street bike has not moved beyond the concept phase.
“We are still monitoring the marketplace for this type of bike,” he says.
Pockets Of Resistance
Williams says he believes the market for electric motorcycles is poised for rapid growth, with the major manufacturers— Harley, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha—eventually joining the mix.
“At this point, it’s only cost and fear of the unknown that is stopping potential buyers,” he says.
Internet forums, blog comments, and social media posts show a variety of reactions to the Harley-Davidson project. Many hard-core fans of The Motor Company flatly reject the idea of ever straddling any bike with an electric motor.
But those commenters likely do not represent
the target audience for marketers of electric motorcycles.
The Millenials—people who reached young adulthood around the year 2000— will be “the first and most enthusiastic to adopt the concept and the science behind e-bikes,” Williams says.
Flagg says resistance to change is the “biggest impediment” in convincing someone to try an electric bike.
Goff says “people exposed to more electric motorcycles and cars tend to consider them for their own vehicles of choice.”
Education Equals Marketing
The type of exposure Goff refers to includes Harley’s nationwide publicity and market-research campaign, as well as the media coverage and one-on-one interactions with potential consumers.
“The electric motorcycle industry is still in its infancy, and most riders are just starting to learn about the technology and what are the important questions they need answers to before buying,” Stewart says. “At Brammo, we put a great deal of effort into explaining the technology and our approach to the technology. We do this via Tech Talks in the dealerships and via social media including YouTube.”
Bell says expansion of the market for electric motorcycles also includes hiring and training a sales staff that believes in the product.
“Hollywood Electrics does it right,” he says. “It’s not like some traditional dealerships, where they have one model of electric bike back in the corner, and the sales staff doesn’t know anything about it … or care.”
Flagg says his outlet “is more than an electric motorcycle dealership.”
“It is a classroom where one can learn about electric motorcycles and see which bikes will fit into your lifestyle and how
DO-IT-YOURSELF AN OPTION FOR SOME
Ingenuity, Preparation Are
Keys
Chad Dappert of Kenton, Ohio, says he “got disgusted with the short life” of the gasoline-powered engines he saw coming through his vehicle repair shop.
So, he started tinkering.
During the past eight years, Dappert’s All Seasons Electric Vehicles has converted dirt bikes, street bikes, all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles, trucks and a Massey Ferguson tractor to electric power.
“We do conversions, instead of building custom bikes, and we use lead-acid batteries to try to make these vehicles affordable for everyone,” Dappert says.
Dappert can convert a vehicle the customer owns or provide the bracket
system and let the customer do the work.
A Kawasaki Ninja 250 conversion, completed in 2012, used $2,200 in parts.
A set of brackets for converting a motorcycle from gas to electric can cost as little at $250, Dappert says. The batteries, controllers, cables and motor are the more costly items.
“The batteries we use in most applications are military grade,” he says.
And, depending on the motor and other components chosen, there are some maintenance costs involved.
“Wear parts will need to be replaced, such as brushes and bearings, at about 500 hours for higher performance units
and up to 4,000 hours for the general work units,” he says. “This equates to several years, in most cases.”
Dappert posts videos of his homemade creations on his YouTube channel under the name “Dappman.”
Other online sources for electric motorcycle conversions include:
• Ben Nelson, Wisconsin, 2008-2014: http://300mpg.org/ projects/evcycle/
• Lennon Rodgers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012: https://
Zero SR
they will improve your quality of life and meet your transportation needs,” he says.
In addition to talking to people about the benefits of electric power, manufacturers and retailers will have to get more people on the bikes to see for themselves, Williams says.
The Growth, So Far
Even though the electric-motorcycle market is growing, it remains small when compared to total U.S. motorcycle sales.
Zero is the American market leader in electric motorcycles, with a goal of selling 2,400 units in 2014, Harden says. That figure compares to Harley-Davidson’s U.S. sales of 58,225 motorcycles in just the second quarter of 2014.
Flagg says Hollywood Electric’s sales have increased 100 percent each year since the store opened in 2009.
Hollywood Electrics announced in July that it would carry Brammo motorcycles in addition to its original Zero line.
Stewart says he expects the growth to continue apace.
“The vast majority of electric motorcycle innovation and production takes place here in the USA, and the rate of innovation and product development is breathtaking,” he says. “This tells me that there is a passion and interest here in the USA that will be reflected in the sales growth—not only from existing riders, but also those who are new to motorcycles and those who are returning to motorcycling. The future for electric is bright in our opinion.”
Goff agrees: “The future of electric motorcycles in America is very bright. Once they become more widespread and the cost of batteries comes down, sales will take off.”
And Flagg concludes: “Once you’ve had the opportunity to take one for a ride, it’s hard to look back. Everything else looks archaic in comparison.”
ACADEMIC EFFORTS
Universities Field Electric Motorcycles With Different Goals
Two universities. Two electric-motorcycle projects. Two goals.
At The Ohio State University, the Buckeye Current team is chasing racing championships, competing head-to-head with well-financed factory teams in the Isle of Man TT.
At Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), Dr. Richard M. Goff’s team is working on aerodynamics in an attempt to reduce fuel consumption to the absolute minimum needed to accomplish a task.
Speed Racer
The Buckeye Current team has notched consecutive third-place finishes in the TT Zero, edging out Saroléa, a professional Belgian team, by 0.37 seconds this year, while setting the collegiate lap record at 24:12.23 averaging 93.531 mph.
The bikes finishing ahead of Buckeye Current rider Rob Barber were with Honda’s race team, Myugen Shinden. Buckeye Current formed in 2010 to design, build and race electric motorcycles to promote innovation in electric-vehicle technology. The AMA helped get the program rolling by donating parts, including the MV Agusta frame on which the team’s first bike, the RW-1, was built.
The RW-1 set the East Coast Timing Association record for electric motorcycles at 144 miles per hour.
Brendan Kelly, founding member and business manager for the team, says “the team then switched its focus to testing its developments against the notorious Isle of Man TT.”
In 2015, the team will tackle the Pike’s Peak International Hill Climb. Kelly says racing “provides unique challenges and truly pushes the technology to the edge of performance.”
“If we can design and build a bike that survives the Isle of Man or climbs Pikes Peak, we can design a commuter,” he says. “Racing requires the most power and speed on a bike
fully optimized for performance.”
Among the innovations emerging from Buckeye Current are SIMba — a data-modeling tool that predicts the bike’s performance through the Isle of Man course — and a battery management system.
Economy, Efficiency
In July, Goff competed in the Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge at BikeBandit. com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle.
The challenge requires riders to complete a road course in normal driving conditions at normal speeds in a vehicle that can carry four full grocery bags. The winner is the rider completing the course with the lowest cost per mile.
Goff rode his 2012 Zero DS electric motorcycle outfitted with a Vetter aerodynamic nose. The streamlining netted him a 25 percent increase in range, but he failed to finish the course.
sites.google.com/site/lennonrodgers2/e_ moto
• Toni Palmén, Vantaa, Finland, 2014: http://electricfinn.wordpress.com
Chad Dappert’s CBR550 Conversion
Vetter says that if Goff had been able to complete the course, he would have won the 2014 event easily.
“I chose electric power, because this is the fuel that will win this event eventually,” Goff says. “Once the battery is chosen and installed for the range required, there is no other fuel source that can run as inexpensively.
“I also think that electric motorcycles, particularly commuter motorcycles, will be the bikes of choice in the near future,” Goff explains, “and I want to promote this form of sustainable transportation.”
Buckeye
History’s Best on Display
Annual Event Celebrates Vintage Motorcycles
It’s early Friday, July 11, and Tom White—owner and curator of the Early Years of Motocross Museum, member of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2014 and the founder of White Brothers Cycle Specialties—is settling in to present a seminar on vintage motocross at BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle, when he takes some time to talk about the event itself.
“There truly is nothing like AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days,” White says. “It is a time warp when you roll through the gates. You see the history of motorcycling right in front of your eyes. For a history and racing buff like me, it’s also a wonderful opportunity to watch vintage racing, not to mention rub elbows with all these motorcycling heroes.”
Thousands of motorcyclists have joined White at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, to do just that:
enjoy vintage racing, see some amazing classic bikes, learn from motorcycling experts, shop North America’s largest motorcycle swap meet, spend time with old friends, connect with new friends, and through it all contribute to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
The 30th year of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days kicks off with great weather and top attractions thanks to event partners BikeBandit.com, Indian Motorcycle and more.
White’s weekend begins with a special presentation titled “Motocross: The Early Years” in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame tent adjacent to the lower road race paddock.
It’s history intertwined with White’s. His seminar is an example of what makes AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days so cool: It’s not just about celebrating the past, but celebrating it with those who didn’t just witness it, but made it.
SwAp MEEt trEASurES
One of the biggest draws of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is the swap meet, which Federal Motorcycle Transport, agent for STI, sponsors this year.
Dick and Eric Hilderbrant traveled from the Chicago area to see what they could find. It doesn’t take them long to start exchanging cash for parts.
“We build old bikes,” Dick says. “We’ve been to six meets already this year. And this is by far the best.”
Eric chimes in: “We were told this is the best swap meeting in the country, and they were right.”
The Hilderbrants operate E&D Vintage Motorcycles, specializing in 1968-1983 Japanese brands.
Their prize finds before midday Friday: a Yamaha fuel tank with dual petcocks and gas cap that was only made for two years.
“You can’t find these anywhere any more,” Eric says of the tank. “I’ve never seen one in this good of shape.”
riVAlriES liVEn pit row
On Friday, road racers enjoy a practice session on the road-race course before national championship competition gets under way on Saturday.
Don Drake, owner of Drake Cycle Shop in Decatur, Ind., says the track, the people and the facilities make AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days a must-attend event.
“We really love the track,” agrees Drake
Roy Chapman
Dennis and Colleen Kochever just got married and are celebrating their honeymoon at the event.
Photos Jeff Guciardo and Halley Miller
team member Jodie Hance. “The whole thing has been a treat.”
A few spots down pit row, four racing buddies share a garage.
Roy Chapman, from Adairsville, Ga., Dave Rutherford, of Talking Rock, Ga., Stu Carter, from Detroit, and Frances Ganache, from Cincinnati converge every year at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
This year, Chapman brought his 1949 Harley Davidson WR.
“I just finished this bike last year, so it hasn’t been raced in many events,” Chapman says. “But when I heard Indian was the featured marque this year, I knew those Indian riders would be out here. So, I thought I should at least make it a Harley-Indian war.”
AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days in recent years, embarks on a 154-mile ride through Central Ohio’s twisty backroads.
The contest, run by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Craig Vetter, challenges participants to extract the most fuel mileage possible from their motorcycles.
This year, Alan Smith, from California, takes the overall victory, achieving 181.6 mpg at a cost of 1.57 cents per mile. Smith also wins the traditional fuels class.
Fred Hayes wins the alternate fuels category with a diesel motorcycle. He gets 178 mpg at a cost of 1.85 cents a mile.
Japan’s FinEst on thE inFiEld
Racing Drake motorcycles are Linda Mihalec and Chris Langford, a wife-andhusband crew from Lexington, Ky.
The Honda 450, with its double overhead cam, was a clear indicator that the Japanese motorcycle manufacturers were going all-in on bigger-displacement bikes, says the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club’s Sean Carrigan.
Economy challEngE
Early Friday, the Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge, a staple event of
VJMC is one of the classic motorcycle clubs displaying vintage motorcycles on the infield during the event.
Also participating are the Bridgestone Motorcycle Club, the Louisville Vintage Motorworks, Café Racer magazine, the Indian 4 Cylinder Club, the Kawasaki ZL Owners Association and the Cincinnati Classic British Motorcycle Owners.
The Honda 450 being displayed by owner Bill Hovis of Cincinnati, Ohio, is just one of many market-changing motorcycles on display in the club’s tent.
One of the rarer bikes is a 1975 Suzuki RE5M. An example, owned by Auburn, Ind., resident Todd Haifley, sits at the edge of the VJMC tent this year.
indian motorcyclEs arE Big draw
Indian Motorcycle, the marque of the year for 2014, is one of America’s most historic brands, but it’s the future that’s on many riders’ minds as they line up for Indian motorcycle demo rides.
AMA member Mike Leber came down
from Norwalk, Ohio, early Saturday just to try out the new Indian Motorcycle models.
“This year I came because of the Indians,” says Leber, one of dozens lined up Saturday morning for a test ride.
“The crowd has really embraced the Indians,” says Chris Vallie, Indian Motorcycle demo truck operator.
The team brought four Indian Classics, six Indian Vintage and six Indian Chieftan models to the event this year.
Noon on Saturday brings another treat. A crowd gathers in the Hall of Fame tent to witness Indian Motorcycle’s first reveal from the 2015 lineup.
“Polaris bought Indian Motorcycles in April 2011, and 27 months later, we introduced three new motorcycles—the Classic, the Vintage and the Chieftan,” says Indian Motorcycle’s Robert Pandya. “When we started promoting these bikes, I said that we have to be at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.”
The new Indians feature brilliant twotone paint schemes.
“These are the paint schemes everyone has been asking for,” Pandya says.
Racing Drake motorcycles are Linda Mihalec and Chris Langford, a wife-and-husband crew from Lexington, Ky.
Life Member Bill Johnson from Acme, Pa.
L-R: Vic Valdez, Alan Smith, Craig Vetter, Fred Hayes, Richard Goff
The ORANGe BRIGADe
John Stanley of Dayton, Ohio, kicks off his Saturday the best way he knows how: riding a KTM 690 Duke during the demo rides.
“I have a Suzuki DR 650 and a Kawasaki ZRX 1200,” Stanley says. “I just want to see what the Duke will do.”
Stanley took his place under the KTM awning waiting for his turn to ride. The KTMs have been very popular.
Mark Hyde, KTM’s Ride Orange manager, says all but seven spots for Saturday’s rides are filled by 9:30 a.m.
Justin Burr, of Blacksburg, Va., got signed up early.
“I missed out on the demo rides last year,” he says. “My friends all said that the KTMs are great bikes, so I want to try them out and see for myself.”
ClAssIC BIkes shINe
Carl Peshoff knows efficiency. The Canton, Ohio, resident wins five trophies Saturday afternoon at AMA
GOOD TImes AT The WAll Of DeATh
Jake and Sara Sites make the trip to AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days every year from their home near Pittsburgh, Pa., and the Wall of Death Motorcycle Thrill Show is on their must-do list.
On Saturday evening at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, they’re entertaining a steady flow of visitors through their tent on the infield. The curious are eager to learn more about these rare motorcycles.
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show, but brought only two bikes—a 1947 BSA A7 and a 1939 Indian Scout.
Peshoff, who loves to ride Ducatis on the street, said the vintage Indian motorcycles he owns provide a smooth ride and a sense of nostalgia.
“The Indian is a bike with passion,” he says.
His 1939 Indian Scout Four took Best of Show awards in American bikes, the Indian Award and best in class for American bikes through 1939.
The 1947 BSA A7 took Best of Show in British bikes and the British Bikes class for 1940-1949.
The Wall of Death Motorcycle Thrill Show is a traveling show in which motorcyclists ride the 14-foot-tall walls of a motordrome, thrilling as many as 150 spectators during each performance.
The Sites’ 4-year-old son, Jack, hasn’t missed an AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. And, this year, little brother Wyatt— just 10 months old—also gets to see the show.
“We have been bringing Jack since he was a baby, and I was pregnant with Wyatt last year,” Sara says. “It’s a family tradition.”
RARe & CUTTING eDGe
The folks in the Bridgestone Motorcycle Club are keeping alive a little-known and oftenneglected Japanese marque that was sold in the United States from 1962 to 1971.
Bridgestone MC member Larry Young says the marque was well known in the United Kingdom and elsewhere, but few people in America are aware that the company known for its tires once built and sold cutting-edge motorcycles as well.
“In its class, and in its day, this was a very advanced motorcycle,” Young says.
Young, who lives near Syracuse, N.Y., owns more than 20 Bridgestones and a barn full of parts.
“In the 1968 race at Daytona, Bridgestones took first, second, fourth and fifth in the 175 class,” he says.
OffROAD ChAlleNGe
The woods surrounding Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course come alive with the sights, sounds and smells of old motorcycles during AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
On Friday, harescrambles racers have command of the forest, navigating a flowing track that many call the event’s “best ever.”
On Sunday, trials riders get their turn, bouncing, sliding and turning their way through an expertly designed collection of sections across rocks, over logs and up steep creek banks.
Sitting under a canopy of
Brett, Brooke and baby Vance Gatrell from Lexington, Ohio
David Nuzum (left) and Todd Miller
Jeff Fredette
David L. Patton
maple leaves, David Nuzum, from Shinnston, W.Va., and Todd Miller, from Grafton, W.Va., just finished a winding section that took them through a creek, over several logs and across a bed of loose rock.
“It’s fantastic here,” says Nuzum, who is riding a 1974 Yamaha TY250 in the Vintage Factory Intermediate class. “I plan on coming here every year. There’s no pressure. If you do well, you do well. If you don’t, you don’t.”
Miller’s 1974 Suzuki RL250 was a “basket case” before he started getting it ready for the trials at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days.
“I just put a new engine in it last week,” he says.
Miller, who is competing in the Vintage Clubman class, says vintage competition reminds him of when he was younger.
“I like getting to ride the old bikes that were around when I was a kid,” he says. “I had one of these RLs when I was 18.”
GRAND CHAMPIONS CROWNED
The vintage racing at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days creates much of the event’s immersive experience, with competition in motocross, harescrambles, dirt track, road racing and trials.
Although all disciplines are part of the AMA amateur national championship calendar, the event also
awards AMA Vintage Grand Champion honors to three riders who have the most impressive performances across disciplines.
Todd Narduzzi, 48, of Wadsworth, Ohio, is the AMA Track Racing Vintage Grand Champion. Narduzzi also won the title in 2011.
Quinn Wentzel, 20, of Canfield, Ohio, wins the AMA Off-Road Vintage Grand Championship.
Jeff Fredette, 56, of Beecher, Ill., claims AMA Off-
“It’s always a challenge to put together a solid weekend,” Narduzzi says.
In off-road, the trials program was the deciding discipline in each award.
Wentzel, a nationally ranked trials rider in modern competition, was third in Vintage Grand Championship points behind Trevor Kline and John Frackelton following the motocross and harescrambles.
“We had some issues in the harescrambles. I didn’t finish as well as I hoped because the
Road Senior Vintage Grand Champion honors.
Both Wentzel and Fredette successfully defended the titles they won in 2013.
Narduzzi won two road racing national championships and placed fourth in the dirttrack program held at Ashland County Fairgrounds.
bike broke,” Wentzel says. Quinn and his dad, Bob Wentzel, had to improvise.
“So, I switched from Open A to 250 A in motocross and raced my dad’s 250, and then we bought a 125 a couple minutes before the race so I could do two classes,” Wentzel says. “The 125 was a
ripper. I was winning that class but derailed a chain. I then came back in the 250 race and finished second in each moto. My best finishes were a third and a second, and Trevor had two firsts, so I knew what I had to do for trials.”
And that was ace it, which Wentzel did, finishing with no penalty points.
Fredette was in a threeway tie with David Smeal and Elmar Kruza heading into the trials competition. Fredette won by edging both riders in his third and fourth loop.
“[The close competition] makes it more fun,” says Fredette, an AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer due to his long, successful off-road racing career in modern competition. “It’s kind of cool. It’s old bikes. You never know what’s going to happen with old stuff.”
THE WINNING TICKET
One of the highlights of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is the drawing for the winner of the annual AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame raffle bike.
On Sunday, co-Grand Marshal Bill Tuman pulls the winning ticket.
Robert Hines of Piggot, Ark., wins the bike, a 1947 Indian Chief. The AMA bought the bike at the 2013 Vintage Motorcycle Days swap meet.
Hines is not in attendance, but will check his voicemail to find a message that will make his Sunday a very good day.
Left: The Wall of Death’s Charlie Ransom (far left) with the Sites family from Pittsburgh, Pa.
Below: Bike show at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Tent
On Sunday at the event, Bill Tuman, accompanied by his co-Grand Marshal Bobby Hill, pulls the winning ticket.
GO RIDE
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If you’re looking for a good time on your dual-sport machine, then head over to the Shenandoah 500 dual sport event hosted by the Washington Area Trail Riders. Oct. 4-5 in Mount Solon, Va. This event is part of the AMA Husqvarna National Dual-Sport Series. Info: dualsport@watr.us.
A few of the hundreds of AMA-sanctioned events this month, detailed on the following pages.
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2If you’ll be in the Hicksville, N.Y., area on Oct. 19, then plan to take part in the 18th Annual Tombstone Tour, a recreational road ride poker run hosted by the American Spirit Motorcycle Club. Info: www.americanspiritmcinc.com.
COMING UP
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Support a good cause and have some fun at the same time by taking part in the Tour of Honor, an AMA Grand Tour that ends Oct. 31. The Tour of Honor benefits the Wounded Warrior Project and involves self-directed rides to memorials and monuments. Visit as many sites as you want, along any route you choose. Info: www.tourofhonor.com.
Make your reservation now for one of the greatest motorcycling events of the year: the AMA National Convention in conjunction with the AIMExpo Oct. 16-19 in Orlando, Fla. The convention features the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Reception among many other AMA activities. Get more info: www.americanmotorcyclist.com/events/ AMAConvention.aspx.
The Big Bike Weekend, Oct. 1012, in the Northern California town of Redding is a great destination for street riders looking for a fun time with numerous traditional rally activities. This year’s event benefits the American Red Cross, the Missing in America Project and a preThanksgiving Food Drive (Stuff The Truck) Info: www.bigbikeweekend.com.
2014 AMA Championship
Banquet, Jan. 17, 2015, at the Aladdin Event & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio
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The warriors of the dirt oval close out their season this month in AMA Pro Flat Track action on Oct. 11 at the Pomona Half-Mile in Pomona, Calif. For more info, see page 46.
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The finale of the AMA Pro Hillclimb National Championship Series is set for Oct. 12 in Oregonia, Ohio, hosted by the Dayton Motorcycle Club. If you haven’t seen the pros in action lately, the Devils Staircase Pro Hillclimb is an event you won’t want to miss. Info: www.daytonmc.com.
Photo Reid & Kathy Stangenberg, courtesy of Big Bike Weekend
OCTOBER EVENTS
ARIZONA
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
OCT 19: GILBERT: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
ROAD RALLY
OCT 17: BENSON: 2 DAY EVENT, SOUTHERN ARIZONA HARLEY RIDERS MC, (520) 586-9983, SAHR.US
COMPETITION
GRAND PRIX
OCT 4: (Includes ATVs) LITTLEFIELD: WILD BUNCH, (702) 521-1148, MRANRACING.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
OCT 19: PRESCOTT: CENTRAL ARIZONA TRIALS INC., (602) 840-3640, CENTRALARIZONATRIALS.ORG CALIFORNIA
RECREATIONAL
BIKE SHOW
OCT 10: SAN LUIS OBISPO: CENTRAL COAST CLASSIC MOTORCYCLE CLUB
DUAL SPORT RIDE
OCT 4: UKIAH: 2 DAY EVENT, NORTH BAY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (707) 824-8643, NORTHBAYMC.ORG
OCT 10: BISHOP : VENTURA COUNTY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (805) 857-2522
POKER RUN
OCT 4: SACRAMENTO: BLACK WIDOWS INC., (916) 649-2240 ROAD RUN
OCT 4: CANYON COUNTRY: 2 DAY EVENT, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLING ASSN, (562) 298-6236, SC-MA.COM
OCT 5: FAIRFIELD: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
OCT 25: BAKERSFIELD: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLING ASSN, (562) 298-6236, SC-MA.COM ROAD RALLY
OCT 10: REDDING : BIG BIKE WEEKEND, (530) 276-5802, BIGBIKEWEEKEND.COM COMPETITION
ENDURO
OCT 19: OAKLAND: OAKLAND MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (510) 828-1494, OAKLANDMC.ORG
OCT 26: GRIZZLY FLATS: POLKA DOTS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, EUROPEAN SCRAMBLES
OCT 5: (Includes ATVs) IMPERIAL : ROADRUNNER OFF-ROAD RACING CLUB, (760) 275-9852, AMAD38.COM
GRAND PRIX
OCT 4: (Includes ATVs) RIDGECREST: 2 DAY EVENT, VIEWFINDERS MC INC., (661) 450-8150, VIEWFINDERSMC.COM
HARE & HOUND
OCT 25: (Includes ATVs) LUCERNE VALLEY: 2 DAY EVENT, 100’S MC, (714) 863-7170, 100SMC.ORG
HARESCRAMBLES
OCT 4: (Includes ATVs) RIDGECREST: 2 DAY EVENT, VIEWFINDERS MC INC., (661) 450-8150, VIEWFINDERSMC.COM
OCT 11: SAN JOSE: 2 DAY EVENT, TIMEKEEPERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (408) 739-5762
MOTOCROSS
OCT 1: RANCHO CORDOVA: A.M.P. RACING, LLC, (209) 656-9682, AMPGFIMOTOCROSS.COM
SPEEDWAY
OCT 10: AUBURN: FAST FRIDAYS SPEEDWAY, (530) 878-7223, FASTFRIDAYS.COM
SHORT TRACK
OCT 4: (Includes ATVs) LODI: LODI MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 3687182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM TTS
OCT 11: (Includes ATVs) LODI: LODI
MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 3687182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM
OCT 18: (Includes ATVs) LODI: LODI
MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 3687182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM
OCT 25: (Includes ATVs) LODI: LODI
MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 3687182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM
OCT 26: (Includes ATVs) LODI: LODI
MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (209) 3687182, LODICYCLEBOWL.COM
COMPETITION
ENDUROCROSS
OCT 4: DENVER: SOURCE INTERLINK MEDIA, (303) 299-5515, NATIONALWESTERNCOMPLEX.COM
OBSERVED TRIALS
OCT 11: COLORADO SPRINGS: 2 DAY EVENT, ROCKY MOUNTAIN TRIALS ASSN, (719) 395-8505, ROCKYMOUNTAINTRIALS.ORG
CONNECTICUT
COMPETITION
OBSERVED TRIALS
OCT 26: MERIDEN: MERIDEN MOTORCYCLE CLUB, NEWENGLANDTRIALS.COM
FLORIDA
RECREATIONAL
ADVENTURE RIDE
OCT 18: ORLANDO: DIXIE DUAL SPORT, INC., (727) 919-8299, DIXIEDUALSPORT.COM
POKER RUN
OCT 26: FORT WALTON: SAND DOLLAR MC, INC., (850) 244-0376 ROAD RUN
OCT 12: UMATILLA: CENTRAL FLORIDA CRUISERS, INC., (352) 396-3239, CENTRALFLORIDACRUISERS.ORG
OCT 16: ORLANDO: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1920
OCT 18: ORLANDO: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1920
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
OCT 5: OKEECHOBEE: UNLIMITED SPORTS MX INC, UNLIMITEDSPORTSMX.COM
OCT 12: NEWBERRY: UNLIMITED SPORTS MX INC, UNLIMITEDSPORTSMX.COM
OCT 19: DADE CITY: UNLIMITED SPORTS MX INC, UNLIMITEDSPORTSMX.COM
OCT 26: JACKSONVILLE: UNLIMITED SPORTS MX INC, ILLINOIS
RECREATIONAL
TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL
OCT 5: (Includes ATVs) OTTAWA: VARIETY RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (815) 434-3669, VARIETYRIDERS.COM
OCT 19: (Includes ATVs) OTTAWA: VARIETY RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (815) 434-3669, VARIETYRIDERS.COM
COMPETITION
ENDURO
OCT 19: WHITE CITY: CAHOKIA CREEK DIRT RIDERS, (618) 946-4316, CAHOKIACREEKDIRTRIDERS.COM
HARESCRAMBLES
OCT 12: (Includes ATVs) PLAINVIEW: WFO PROMOTIONS, (309) 314-3343, WFOPROMOTIONS.COM
OCT 18: (Includes ATVs) CASEY: MID AMERICA XC RACING, (317) 418-6084, THEMAXC.COM
MOTOCROSS
OCT 12: MASON: CROSSROADS MX AND OFF-ROAD PARK, LLC, (618) 686-2769, CROSSROADSMX.COM
OCT 19: (Includes ATVs) WALNUT: 4P PROMOTIONS INC, (815) 379-9534, SUNSETRIDGEMX.COM
OCT 25: CASEY: 2 DAY EVENT, LINCOLN TRAIL MOTOSPORTS, (217) 932-2041, LINCOLNTRAILMOTOSPORTS.COM INDIANA
COMPETITION
CROSS COUNTRY
OCT 25: (Includes ATVs) CRAWFORDSVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, RACER PRODUCTIONS INC, (304)
HOCKINGVALLEYMC.COM
MOTOCROSS
OCT 5: (Includes ATVs) SUGAR GROVE: CENTRAL OHIO COMPETITION RIDERS INC., (740) 983-3937, COCR MX
OBSERVED TRIALS
OCT 4: WELLSVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, TRIALS INC, (502) 515-6514, TRIALSINC.ORG OREGON
RECREATIONAL
POKER RUN
OCT 4: TIGARD: ROSE CITY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (503) 7063969, ROSE-CITY-MC.ORG PENNSYLVANIA
DICE RUN
OCT 4: ORWIGSBURG: DEER LAKE PA H.O.G. CHAPTER, (570) 3660143, SCHAEFFERSHD.COM
DUAL SPORT RIDE
OCT 12: PINE GROVE: READING OFF ROAD RIDERS, (610) 921-3592, RORR.ORG
POKER RUN
OCT 5: YORK: TWIN ROSE LADY RIDERS, (717) 697-3211
OCT 5: SCHUYLKILL HAVEN: SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (570) 3851460, SCHUYLKILLCOUNTY MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM
OCT 12: COLUMBIA: THUNDERBIRD MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (717) 898-0871
OCT 12: LEBANON: LEBANON VALLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (717) 270-9797
OCT 18: SKIPPACK : BLUE COMET MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (267) 2613580, BLUECOMETMC.COM
TURKEY RUN
OCT 26: LEBANON: LEBANON VALLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (717) 270-9797
COMPETITION
HARESCRAMBLES
OCT 25: SKIPPACK: BLUE COMET MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 4891240, BLUECOMETMC.COM
MOTOCROSS
OCT 5: THREE SPRINGS: ROCKET RACEWAY, (717) 574-6590, ROCKETRACEWAYMX.COM
OCT 12: MT. MORRIS: RACER PRODUCTIONS INC, (304) 2840084, RACERPRODUCTIONS.COM
OCT 12: BIRDSBORO: PAGODA MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 5823717, PAGODAMC.ORG
OCT 19: (ATV only) THREE SPRINGS: ROCKET RACEWAY, (717) 574-6590, ROCKETRACEWAY.COM
OCT 26: BIRDSBORO: PAGODA MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 582-
3717, PAGODAMC.ORG
OBSERVED TRIALS
OCTOBER EVENTS
OCT 5: FARRANDSVILLE: DURTY
DABBERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (570) 748-9456
TTS
OCT 5: PARKESBURG: E PA PISTON POPPERS MC INC., (484) 336-9160
RHODE ISLAND
COMPETITION
OBSERVED TRIALS
OCT 5: EXETER: RHODE ISLAND TRAILS CLUB, (508) 285-6074, RITRIALSCLUB.COM
SOUTH CAROLINA
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
OCT 12: LEXINGTON: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
TENNESSEE
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
OCT 18: (Includes ATVs)
BLOUNTVILLE: VICTORY SPORTS INC., (423) 323-5497, VICTORY-SPORTS.COM
OCT 19: (Includes ATVs) BLOUNTVILLE: VICTORY SPORTS INC, (423) 323-5497, VICTORY-SPORTS.COM
TEXAS
RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
OCT 11: HOUSTON: RIDERS FOR THE CURE, (713) 563-9230, RIDERSFORTHECURE.ORG
OCT 12: FORT WORTH: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
OCT 26: SELMA: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 6656891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
ROAD RALLY
OCT 3: JEFFERSON: 2 DAY EVENT, NORTH TEXAS NORTON OWNERS ASSOCIATION, (903) 665-8582
OCT 25: SAN PATRICIO: GYPSY MC INTERNATIONAL, (361) 774-9165
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
OCT 5: AMARILLO: BOWERS MX, (806) 671-7010, BOWERSMX.COM
OCT 12: ALVORD: RTW RACE PROMOTIONS, (940) 577-2225, OAKHILLMX.COM
OCT 19: YANTIS: KINGDOM MOTORSPORTS LLC, (903) 217-7965, JOHNSONVILLEMXFARM.COM UTAH
ENDUROCROSS
OCT 11: SALT LAKE CITY: SOURCE
INTERLINK MEDIA, (801) 325-2000, ENERGYSOLUTIONSARENA.COM
VIRGINIA
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT RIDE
OCT 4: MT. SOLON : 2 DAY EVENT, WASHINGTON AREA TRAIL RIDERS, INC., (540) 379-5631, DUALSPORT@WATR.US
ROAD RALLY
OCT 10: FREDERICKSBURG: 2 DAY EVENT, MASON DIXON 20-20 RIDERS CLUB, RALLYTHEVOID.ORG
SWAP MEETS
OCT 5: MANASSAS: VIRGINIA BRITISH MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (703) 368-0173, PWCFAIR.COM
COMPETITION
GRAND PRIX
OCT 12: RURAL RETREAT: VIRGINIA COMPETITION HARE SCRAMBLE SERVICES, (276) 620-0400, VCHSS.ORG
OCT 19: ABINGDON: VIRGINIA COMPETITION HARE SCRAMBLE SERVICES, (276) 701-5142, VCHSS.ORG
MOTOCROSS
OCT 18: DILLWYN: 2 DAY EVENT, MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, (434) 836-7629, ACTIONTOWNMX.COM
WASHINGTON
ENDUROCROSS
OCT 18: EVERETT: SOURCE INTERLINK MEDIA, (425) 322-2600, COMCASTARENAEVERETT.COM
WEST VIRGINIA
MOTOCROSS
OCT 25: HEDGESVILLE: 2 DAY EVENT, MIDDLE ATLANTIC MOTOCROSS ASSOCIATION, TOMAHAWKMX.COM
WISCONSIN
RECREATIONAL
DUAL SPORT RIDE
OCT 19: WEST BEND: KETTLE MORAINE SPORT RIDERS, (262) 334-1743
OCT 25: CROSS PLAINS: MADISON MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (608) 220-5564, MADISON MOTORCYCLECLUB.ORG
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
OCT 4: WITTENBURG: FANTASY MOTO LLC, (920) 419-2863, FANTASYMOTO.COM
OCT 5: WITTENBURG: FANTASY MOTO LLC, (920) 419-2863, FANTASYMOTO.COM
OCT 12: LAKE MILLS : AZTALAN CYCLE CLUB INC, (414) 265-1582, AZTALANMX.COM
2014 EVENTS
HALL OF FAME EXHIBITS AND EVENTS
AMA MOTO rcycLE H ALL OF FAME MotorcycleMuseuM.org
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is on the AMA campus in Pickerington, Ohio, and is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Closed: Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
Main Hall: AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame: Recognizing those who have made significant contributions to all aspects of motorcycling.
Bike craft: New-world craftmanship meets oldschool motorcycles.
2 Wheels + Motor, A Fine Art Exhibition: The spirit, excitement and adventure of motorcycling is expressed through fine art.
Founder’s Hall: Honoring the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame’s generous contributors.
AMA PrO rAcINg
M ONSTE r ENE rgy AMA Su PE rcrOSS aM asupercross.coM
Oct. 18: Las Vegas, Nev.: Monster Energy Cup
AMA PrO FLAT TrAck aM aproracing.coM
Sept. 27: calistoga, calif.: Calistoga Half-Mile
Oct. 11: Pomona, calif.: Flat Track Season Finale
AMA PrO H ILLcLIMB aM aproracing.coM
Sept. 21: Spring g rove, Pa.: White Rose MC
Sept. 28: Freemansburg, Pa.: Bushkill Valley MC
Oct. 12: Oregonia, OH: Dayton MC
AMA PrO rOAD rAcIN g aM aproracing.coM
Sept. 13-14: Millville, N.J.: New Jersey Motorsports Park
AMA PrO-AM cOMPETITION
Sept. 13-14: reynolds, ga.: Silver Dollar MX, Vurb Classic; www. motocrossleagueofamerica. com
Sept. 21: New castle, Del.: Blue DIamond MX, Delaware State Championship; www.bdmxpark.com
Sept. 21: Tigerton, Wis.: Fantasy Moto, Midwest Mega Series; www. fantasymoto.com
Sept. 20-21: garwin, Iowa: Oak Ridge MX, Motocross League of America;
motocrossleague ofamerica.com
Sept. 28: Dalton, ga.: Lazy River MX, Thor United States Mega Series; www.victorysports.com
Oct. 1-5: rancho cordova, calif.: Prairie City S.V.R.A, Dodge California State Championship / Pro-Am; www.ampgfimotocross.com
Oct. 5: Englishtown, N.J.: Raceway Park; www.racewaypark.com
Oct. 12: Tallassee, Ala.: Monster Mountain MX Park; www.monstermx.com
Oct. 11-12: Duquoin, Ill.: Indian Hills Motocross, Motocross League of America (MLA); motocrossleague ofamerica.com
Oct. 19: Blountville, Tenn.: Muddy Creek, Thor United States Mega Series; www.victory-sports.com
Oct. 26: Buckeye, Ariz.: Arizona Cycle Park, Western Pro-Am; www. arizonacyclepark.com
Nov. 1-2: Pell city, Ala.: Mill Creek MX, Motocross League of America (MLA); motocross leagueofamerica.com
Nov. 23-26: g ainsville, Fla.: Gatorback Cycle Park, Mini Olympics-Supercross; www.unlimitedsportsmx. com
Nov. 27-29: g ainsville, Fla.: Gatorback Cycle Park, Mini Olympics-Motocross; www.unlimitedsportsmx. com
Nov. 30: St. george, utah: St. George MX; www.stgeorgemxw.com
AMA NATIONAL cHAMPIONSHIP SE r IES
A MSOIL AMA gr AND N ATIONAL crOSS cOu NTry SEr IES gnccracing.coM
Sept. 20-21: TBA, Pa.: CarMate TBA
Oct. 4-5: St. clairsville, Ohio: ITP Powerline Park
Oct. 25-26: c rawfordsville, Ind.: AMSOIL Ironman
gEI cO AMA ENDurO crOSS cHAMPIONSHIP endurocross.coM
Oct. 11: Salt Lake city, utah: Energy Solutions Arena
Oct. 18: Everett, Wash.: Comcast Arena
Nov. 15: Boise, Idaho.: Idaho Center
Nov. 22: Ontario, calif.: Citizen Business Bank Arena
kENDA AMA NATIONAL ENDurO cHAMPIONSHIP nationalenduro.coM
Sept. 14: Matthews, Ind.: Doug Spence, Muddobbers; (765) 998-2236, MuddobbersMC.com
AMA E AST HArE
Scr AMBLES cHAMPIONSHIP
aM aracing.coM
Sept. 27, youth; Sept. 28, Amateur: Bartow, Fla.: Keith Finnerty, Central Florida Trail Riders; (407) 774-9090, CFTRiders.com
Oct. 12, Amateur & youth: Plainview, Ill.: Ron Whipple, WFO Promotions; (309) 3143343, WFOPromotions.com
AMA Su PE r MOTO NATIONAL cHAMPIONSHIP
SE r IES
aM aracing.coM
Sept. 13-14: Sturgis, S.D.: Downtown street race
AMA W EST HArE Scr AMBLES cHAMPIONSHIP
aM aracing.coM
Oct. 4, youth; Oct. 5, Amateur: r idgecrest, calif.: Chris Cory, Viewfinders MC/Big 6 GP; (661) 450-8150, ViewfindersMC.com
SrT AMA HA rE & HOuND NATIONAL cHAMPIONSHIP
aM aracing.coM
Sept. 20, youth; Sept. 21, Amateur: yerington, Nev.: Erek Kudla, Get-Xtr-Eme; (805) 2365866, Get-Xtr-Eme.com
Oct. 25, youth; Oct. 26, Amateur: Lucerne Valley, calif.: Darren Moen, 100s MC; (714) 863-7170, www.100sMC.org
AMA S PEEDWAy N ATIONAL cHAMPIONSHIP
aM aracing.coM
Sept. 19: Auburn, calif.
AMA V INTAgE DIrT Tr Ack aM aracing.coM
Sept. 20: c uddebackville, N.y.: Short Track; Tri-State M/C Ltd.; (845) 2191193; TriStateClub.com
Sept. 21: c uddebackville, N.y.: Short Track; Tri-Sate M/C Ltd.; (845) 219-1193; TriStateClub.com
AMA V INTAgE M OTO crOSS aM aracing.coM
Sept. 14: coldwater, Mich.: Log Road Motocross, www.logroadmx.com
Oct. 4: g reensburg, ky.: Russell Creek Motocross
Oct. 18: Paoli Peaks, Ind.: Mammoth East, www. podium1motoplex.com
AMA ATV H ArE Scr AMBLES cHAMPIONSHIP aM aracing.coM
Sept. 20: Bartow, Fla.: Keith Finnerty, Central Florida Trail Riders; (407) 774-9090, CFTRiders.com
Oct. 4: Plainview, Ill.: Ron Whipple, WFO Promotions; (309) 314-3343, WFOPromotions.com
AMA FEATur ED SE r IES
A LL STA r NATIONAL FLAT TrAck SE r IES stevenaceracing.coM
Sept. 20: york, Pa.: York Expo Center Randy Texter Memorial, Half Mile
BIg 6 AMA WEST cOAST gr AND PrIX SErIES Big6r acing.coM
Oct. 4-5: r idgecrest, calif.: Ridgecrest Fairgrounds, Viewfinders GP
Nov. 1-2: goran, calif.: Quail Valley, Prospectors GP
Dec. 6-7: Pala, calif.: Pala Raceway, Vikings GP
E AST cOAST ENDurO rIDE rS E NDurO SEr IES ecea.org
Sept. 21: Brandonville, Pa.: Moonshine Enduro, Valley Forge Trail Riders; (484) 9485361, vftr.org
Nov. 9: Warren grove, N.J.: Stump Jumper Enduro, Motorcycle Competition Inc.; (609) 575-7820, ride-mci. com
Nov. 23: New Lisbon, N.J.: Pine Hill Enduro, Central Jersey Competition Riders; (732) 558-6475, www.cjcrmc.org
E AST cOAST ENDurO rIDE rS HAr ES cr AMBLES SEr IES ecea.org
Sept. 13-14: MMc Harescrambles, Meteor Motorcycle Club; (856) 889-7300
Sept. 27-28: r idge Harescrambles, Ridge Riders MC; (973) 919-4780
Oct. 4-5: Sahara Sands Harescrambles, Pine Barons Enduro Riders; (609) 654-6300
Oct. 25-26: Ormond Farms Harescrambles, Competition Dirt Riders; (609) 319-7496
Nov. 15-16: Delaware Harescrambles, Delaware Enduro Riders; (302) 834-4411
E AST cOAST ENDurO rIDE rS DuAL S PO rT SEr IES ecea.org
Oct 12: Pine g rove, Pa.: Rorr Dual Sport, Reading Off Road Riders; (610) 921-3592, rorr.org
Oct. 25-26: chatsworth, N.J.: Meteor Dual Sport, Meteor Motorcycle Club; (856) 889-7300, www.meteormc.com
Nov. 1-2: Port Elizabeth, N.J.: TCSMC National Dual Sport, Tri-County Sportsmen MC; (888) 274-4469, teamhammer.org
WOMEN ’S M OTO crOSS M xsports.coM
Oct. 5: Englishtown, N.J.: KROC Raceway Park; (732) 446-7800
Oct. 19: Blountville, Tenn.: Top Gun Showdown; (423) 323-5497
Nov. 29: g ainesville, Fla.: Winter Olympics; (312) 689-3461
INTE rNATIONAL cOMPETITION
FIM M OTO crOSS OF N ATIONS FiM-live.coM
Sept. 28: kegums, Latvia
FIM I NTE r NATIONAL SI X DAyS OF ENDurO FiM-live.coM
Nov. 3-8: 2014 ISDE: San Juan, Argentina
FIM Tr IAL DES N ATIONS FiM-live.coM
Sept. 13-14: St. Julia., Andorra
FIM NOrTH A ME rIcAN Su PE r MOTO cHAMPIONSHIPS FiMnasMc.coM
Sept. 13: c uddebackville, N.y.: Oakland Valley Race Park
Sept. 27: Alton, Va.: Virginia International Raceway
AMA DuAL-SPOrT/ ADVENTur E SEr IES
AMA Hu SqVA r NA N ATIONAL DuAL-S PO rT SEr IES
aMericanMotorcyclist.coM
Sept. 6-7: g olden Pond, ky.: Land Between the Lakes 200, KT Riders, Jesse Thomas; (270) 522-3703; www.lbl200.com
Sept. 13-14: c olumbus,
Ind.: Buffaloe 500 D/S Adventure Ride, Stoney Lonesome MC, Nathan Gaskill; (812) 343-9772; stoneylonesomemc.com
Sept. 13-15: Reno, Nev.: Ride Reno 200, Dust Devils MC, Gary Lambert; (775) 224-0361; www.dustdevilsmc.com
Sept. 27-28: Buck Meadows, Calif.: Yosemite Dual Sport , Family Off Road Adventures, Lawrence Borgens; (209) 6493633; www.familyoffroad adventures.com
Sep 27-28: Wabeno, Wis.: Big Woods 200, Wisconsin Dual Sport Riders, John Newton; (920) 350-2030; widualsportriders.org
Oct. 4-5: Mt. Solon, Va.: Shenandoah 500 Dual Sport, Washington Area Trail Riders, Andy Giordano; (540) 379-5631; www.dualsport@watr.us
Oct. 11-12: McArthur, Ohio: Baby Burr National Dual Sport, Enduro Riders Association, Steve Barber; (614) 582-7821; www.enduroriders.com
Oct. 25-26: Tuckerton, N.J.: Meteor Ride in the Pines, Meteor MC, Jeff
Fitzpatrick; (609) 654-5015; www.meteormc.com
Nov. 1-2: Port Elizabeth, N.J.: Hammer Run, TriCounty Sportsmen, Eldin Polhaumas; (888) 274-4469 (856) 785-2754; www.teamhammer.org
Nov. 8-9: Wickenburg, Ariz.: Howlin’ at the Moon, Arizona Trail Riders, Don Hood; (623) 826-1092; www.arizonatrailriders.org
Nov. 28-29: Palmdale, Calif.: LA-Barstow to Vegas, AMA D37 Dual Sport, Paul Flanders; (626) 446-7386; www.district37ama.org
AMA YAMAHA SUPER TÉNÉRÉ NATIONAL ADVENTURE RIDING SERIES
AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
Sept. 13-14: Columbus, Ind.: Buffaloe 500 D/S Adventure Ride, Stoney Lonesome MC, Nathan
Gaskill; (812) 343-9772; stoneylonesomemc.com
Sept. 13-15: Reno, Nev.: Ride Reno 200, Dust Devils MC, Gary Lambert; (775) 224-0361; www.dustdevilsmc.com
Sept. 20-21: Logan, Ohio: Nutcracker 200, Buckeye Dual Sporters, Bill Kaeppner; (740) 380-3050; www. kaeppnerswoods.com
Oct. 11-12: McArthur, Ohio: Baby Burr, Enduro Riders Assn., Leslie Hamrichlutz, (614) 871-3471, leslie250@ columbus.rr.com, www. enduroriders.com
Oct. 25-26: Chatsworth, N.J.: Meteor Ride in the Pines, Meteor MC, Jeff Fitzpatrick; (609) 654-5015; www.meteormc.com
Nov. 1-2: Port Elizabeth, N.J.: Hammer Run, TriCounty Sportsmen, Eldin Polhaumas; (888) 274-4469 (856) 785-2754; www.teamhammer.org
Nov. 8-9: Wickenburg, Ariz.: Howlin’ at the Moon, Arizona Trail Riders, Don Hood; (623) 826-1092; www.arizonatrailriders.org
Nov. 14-16: Hammonton, N.J.: Pine Barrens 500, BMW
of Manhattan Motorcycles, Jack O’Connor; 732-7148874; pinebarrens500.org; info@pinebarrens500.org
Nov. 28-29: Palmdale, Calif.: LA-Barstow to Vegas, AMA D37 Dual Sport, Paul Flanders; (626) 446-7386; www.district37ama.org
AMA PREMIER TOURING SERIES
AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
Sept. 17-21: Ruidoso, N.M.: Golden Aspen Motorcycle Rally; MotorcycleRally.com
NATIONAL TOURING RALLIES AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
Aug. 29-Sept. 1: Hood River, Ore.: Rally in the Gorge; soundrider.com/rally NATIONAL GYPSY TOURS
AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
Aug. 28-31: Killington, Vt.: Killington Classic; killington classic.com
AMA SIGNATURE EVENTS AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
March of Dimes Bikers For
Babies Rides: Nationwide: www.bikersforbabies.org
Rides For Kids Events: Nationwide: www. rideforkids.org
AMA NATIONAL GRAND TOURS
AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
Jan. 1-May 24: Big Money Rally Grand Tour: bigmoneyrally.com; bigmoneyrally@hotmail.com
April 1-Oct. 31: Tour of Honor Grand Tour: tourofhonor.com; regis@ tourofhonor.com
March 1-Oct. 31: Team Strange Airheads 30th Anniversary Memory Lane Grand Tour: teamstrange.com/2014/ grandtours; bigmoneyrally@hotmail.com
AMA NATIONAL EXTREME GRAND TOURS
AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST.COM
Feb. 2-Dec. 15: USA Four Corners Grand Tour: Southern California Motorcycle Association
TBA: SCMA Three Flags Classic Grand Tour: Southern California Motorcycle Association
Employm E nt opportuniti Es
Ever think you might like to work for the AMA? This could be just the opportunity you have been waiting for as the AMA seeks to fill the following positions:
Software Developer – The AMA is looking for a versatile .Net developer with the ability to project manage as well as develop technology solutions. Based at the Pickerington, Ohio, office, the .Net developer will participate in the development, testing and support of web- and mobile-based applications. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in computer science, experience with DotNetNuke’s Evoq Content CMS and Personify or similar association management software, five-plus years’ experience in product development in web and mobile, and database management and maintenance.
Government Affairs Manager – The AMA is seeking an experienced government relations professional to focus on on-road issues. Excellent written and oral communication skills required. Legislative and/or regulatory experience strongly desired. This position is based in the AMA’s Government Relations Office in Washington, DC.
Please email cover letter, resume and salary requirements to rchaddock@ ama-cycle.org. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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2013 Yamaha Super Ténéré
As the proud sponsor of the AMA Yamaha Super Ténéré National Adventure Touring Series, Yamaha is awarding one lucky member a new 2013 Super Ténéré! Riders participating in the series will also be automatically entered.
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