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April is “AMA Go Ride! Month” It’s time to Get Ready to Ride and then Go Ride Your Way, Go Ride with Friends, Go Ride for a Cause and Go Ride Safely. For all the info, see page 43. Photo: Nathan Fender
8. LETTERS You write, we read.
10. ROB DINGMAN Work the plan.
12. RIGHTS A federal agency may require separate E10 and E15 fuel pumps at gas stations to avoid misfueling, and an Ohio town is considering a ban on backyard riding. American Motorcyclist magazine (ISSN 0277-9358) is published monthly by the American Motorcyclist Association, 13515 Yarmouth Dr., Pickerington, OH 43147. Copyright by the American Motorcyclist Association/American Motorcyclist 2013. Printed in USA. Subscription rate: Magazine subscription fee of $10 covered in membership dues; $15 a year for non-members. Postmaster: Mail form 3579 to 13515 Yarmouth Dr., Pickerington, OH 43147. Periodical postage paid at Pickerington, Ohio, and at additional mailing offices.
April 2013 Volume 67, Number 4 Published by the American Motorcyclist Association 13515 Yarmouth Dr. Pickerington, OH 43147 (800) AMA-JOIN (262-5646) www.americanmotorcyclist.com
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20. RIDING It’s not the heart of the season, but there’s plenty of excitement going on in the motorcycling world to entertain and inform riders of all stripes.
38. HALL OF FAME Dick Burleson’s 1978 Husqvarna 250WR, and Hall of Famer Jeremy McGrath.
43. AMERICA’S BEST RIDES AND RALLIES April is “AMA Go Ride! Month” so it’s time to enjoy your motorcycle by attending AMA rides and rallies—America’s best.
49. GO RIDE What to do, where to go.
58. TIARE HOEGERMAN Rider in soul, environmentalist at heart.