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The low hum of thousands of motorcycles is growing louder, as 2023 Permco AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days presented by Royal Enfield approaches in July

Running for more than three decades, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is ground zero for motorcycle enthusiasts come late July. The preeminent and longest-running vintage motorcycle event in the country, AMA VMD (July 21-23) packs a serious punch and offers something for everyone. All kinds of vintage racing, an expansive swap meet, AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame attractions and displays, bike shows, demo rides, the Wall of Death, lots of camping, and so much more await you and 40,000 others looking to have an epic, two-wheeled time. What could be better than all that? Well, the proceeds raised at AMA VMD support the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and Museum!

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is held at the beautiful Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, about an hour north of AMA headquarters and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum. This year’s event runs July 21-23. Bring your rain gear to scare off any bad weather! Visit VintageMotorcycleDays. com for info and tickets.

Grand Marshal for 2023 AMA VMD is none other than AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and multi-talented road, motocross, AMA Supercross and Superbikers racer Steve Wise. Still the only Nationalclass motocross winner to ever win an AMA Superbike National (Mid-Ohio in 1983), Wise returns to the place he made history at 40 years ago.

“I’m honored to be Grand Marshal at this year’s AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days event,” Wise said, “especially at the track on which I won my first AMA Superbike event. I remember that weekend in 1983 like it was yesterday, and being able to go back there and enjoy such a wide range of racing, historical and just-plain-fun motorcycle stuff that happens at VMD will be memorable, I’m sure. I’m excited about the opportunity!”

As Grand Marshal, Wise will sign autographs, speak to enthusiasts from the AMA Soundstage, participate in a Lap For History and more!

A few 50th- and 40thanniversary Honda motorcycles will make the trip to AMA VMD to be featured at the event. Two of the bikes figured prominently in Wise’s stellar career — Honda’s CR250 Elsinore (introduced in 1973) and the VF750F Interceptor (introduced in 1983).

AMA Superbike collector Brian O’Shea is scheduled to bring a few of his raceand championship-winning Honda Interceptors to Mid-Ohio, including AMA