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I thoroughly enjoyed Chris Malvone’s article on his 90-day trip around the United States (June 2014). The most Each month, a lucky AMA member wins a Bike insightful comment in the article for Bandit gift card worth $100. Didn’t win? No me was the following and I quote Mr. worries. You can still take advantage of your Malvone: “I had to slow down and take 10% AMA member discount at BikeBandit.com. the time to appreciate and engage in conversations with people. After many years in a rushed corporate environment, I developed little patience for long conversations.” I wonder how many of us can relate to Mr. Malvone’s insightful observation? It fits me to a tee. Motorcycling is a great way to slow life down and enjoy your surroundings, both the beauty of the landscapes and the people. Thanks Chris and Linda for your insightful and inspiring article. Doug Randol Fort Wayne, Ind.
COMMON VOICE It seems that non-ethanol premium gas is slowly disappearing. For years, my riding buddies and I met at a convenience store of a particular chain. We would fuel up and go riding. That chain recently switched to ethanolblended premium. We have found another chain that carries non-ethanol premium, and have switched to its stores. I filled out online customer comment forms with both chains. I thanked the chain that carries non-ethanol premium and said that I would fuel all of my vehicles at its stores from now on. I explained to the other chain that it is losing the business of riders who will not use ethanol-blended fuel. What I did may not make much difference, but I wonder if it would make a difference if we all flooded the fuel
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Paul Snyder Lawndale, Calif. ENJOYING THE VIEW Long Island is a beautiful place to ride, with a history dating back to before it was the United States. The North Fork’s back roads are dotted with world-class wineries, farms, welcoming villages and hamlets, good, inexpensive restaurants, cafes and roadside stands. This photo is of Horton’s Point Light House, Southold, N.Y., on the shore of Long Island Sound. It was commissioned in 1790 by George Washington and built in 1857. Mike Hellmann Coram, N.Y.
Steve Moore Des Moines, Iowa MINDING YOUR LANE In the June issue, the MSF response to selecting a position within a lane neglects to point out another very important consideration. If you are in the center or right side of the lane, the driver of the car behind you is less likely to perceive that you are there, and will be looking “past” you or “through” you. If you place yourself directly into his line of sight, hopefully he will recognize that you are there and increase his following distance. In other countries, of course, the other side of the oil stripe may be more desirable. Additionally, the statement regarding
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the oil stripe “…that’s usually only a factor at stoplights” could only have come from somebody who has never ridden in a densely populated metropolitan area.
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EARNING ACCESS “Following the Money Trail” (April 2014) was great. It gave the exact information and examples that will help me and my club, the Merrimack Valley Trail Riders, as we tackle trail bike advocacy in New Hampshire.
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I’d like to pass along some background and status on Ride the Wilds, the local effort mentioned in the sidebar of the article. The bad news is that dirt bike access to the trail network is greatly restricted at this point, due primarily to landowner discomfort with bike use. The good news is we’ve had productive discussions with those spearheading the Wilds about opening up more routes to us. There is political and community support for bikes on Ride the Wilds because we bring money and the goal of the Wilds is to create an “economic factory” for northern New Hampshire. There are promising anecdotes and real indicators that economic success will come: Ride the Wilds just opened last year, yet a 13 percent increase came in county meals and lodging tax for the June to September 2013 fiscal quarter vs. 2012. Our goal is unrestricted bike access to Ride the Wilds, though the network may still be a niche attraction, as many trails double as graded access and logging roads suited best to dual sport, adventure bike and family rides. Those of us who want easternstyle single track see more promise in
Russ Collins
IN MEMORIAM AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer and drag racing legend Russ Collins passed away May 12, 2014. He was 74. Collins was one of the leading motorcycle drag racers and drag bike builders of the 1960s and 1970s. His dual- and triple-engine motorcycles marked the apex of the outrageous drag racing motorcycle designs of the era. Collins also was one of the greatest Jericho Mountain State (OHRV) Park, the eastern anchor of Ride the Wilds. Jericho has little single track currently, but MVTR’s trail boss and the state have mapped more routes to be constructed. Additionally, a 300-acre portion of
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drag racers in history. He was the first motorcyclist to break the 7-second barrier in the quarter-mile, and in 1977, he set a record that would stand for 11 years. Collins continued to race motorcycles until the early 1980s when he turned to drag racing Top-Fuel cars. Russ Collins was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1999. the park is available for single track development. It’s possible a highmileage, serpentine network will result. Bob Fitzhenry Durham, N.H.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Threats Defeated, But Many Remain
Thanks to active AMA members, we keep adding successes at the federal and state levels. Our mission is easy to understand: By Wayne Allard to promote the motorcycle lifestyle and protect the future motorcycling. Our issues may not be so easy. Hard work and determination do make a difference, eventually bringing success. Although more work remains to defeat E15 fuel, AMA members have helped ensure that safe engine fuels are still available on the market and that fuels are properly labeled so that motorcycle riders can make the right choices at the fuel pump. AMA members also are helping us: • Beat discriminatory law enforcement practices, such as motorcycle-only checkpoints; • Reduce distracted driving on our highways; • Provide for certified road guards, so traffic flow can be managed by a motorcyclist during charity rides and other processions, and • Make our roads safer for riders.
Ethanol in fuel
There has been an attempt by the federal government to saturate the fuel market with ethanol blends that exceed 10 percent by volume, such as E15. If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had increased its Renewable Fuel Standard, more of the higher fuel blends would have been forced onto the market, possibly reducing the availability of ethanol fuel blends of E10 or less. This raised concerns as to whether motorcyclists, all-terrain-vehicle riders and operators of other small engines could even find safe fuel at stations. The AMA has been fighting E15 mandates that would limit choices at the filling station, so that you, the rider, can fill up with a fuel that will not damage your engine or void the warranty on your motorcycle or ATV. Today, gasoline with no ethanol has become difficult to find in many areas. So the AMA has been fighting — so far, successfully — at the federal level to lower the RFS mandates, which could possibly slow the expansion of E15 into the marketplace.
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The AMA was successful in holding down subsidies for blender pumps until labeling issues and pumping issues can be resolved. Our main concern is ensuring safe fuels that meet labeling requirements and the protection of our engines and engine warranties.
Motorcycle-only checkpoints
AMA members have been working hard to pass legislation at the state and national levels to end motorcycle-only checkpoints. Legislation has been pending in the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent funding of these discriminatory checkpoints, but there has been no action on the bill. Legislation was introduced this spring by members from both political parties in the U.S. Senate to complement the companion bipartisan bill in the U.S. House. This is a significant accomplishment and increases our chances of passing the bill into law. Several states, including California, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, and Virginia recently enacted legislation that bans motorcycle-only or singlevehicle-type checkpoints. New Hampshire enacted legislation that bans the acceptance of federal funds to conduct motorcycle-only checkpoints. Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are currently considering bills. We expect to see other states follow.
Distracted driving
Concerns about distracted driving are being raised all over the country. The AMA has been successfully working with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to discourage distracted driving, through awareness campaigns on our highways and legislation that increases penalties for distracted drivers who cause crashes. Within the past few years, in nearly every state, new legislation has been introduced to address some facet of distracted or inattentive driving. The AMA supports legislation that includes enhanced penalty options to be determined by the courts. This year, at the state level, AMA members are joining in the battle against distracted driving in Illinois, New York and California through their support of legislation with enhanced penalties. We have concerns about the type of
legislation introduced in Hawaii and New Jersey and are encouraging those bills to be improved through amendment.
Road Guards
States also are looking more seriously at laws that would allow civilian road guards to direct traffic during permitted activities, such as a charity run. The road guard program promises safer events, while relieving sworn law enforcement officers of the responsibility for traffic control. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety has amended its rules by adding a new chapter to implement the provisions of the motorcycle road guard certificate law. Illinois has enacted similar legislation. Similar bills are pending in Washington state and Ohio.
Other issues
These topics represent just a small sampling of the many street (and offhighway) issues the AMA Government Relations Department in Washington, D.C., Pickerington, Ohio, and California are working on every day. For example, we are looking forward to working with motorcycle activists as a new transportation bill advances. The AMA is communicating with a number of rider groups and bill drafters to address the many concerns of members. Our success would not be possible without your AMA membership and engagement on these challenging issues. Thanks to your support, we are anticipating continued success in our efforts to protect your freedom to ride. Wayne Allard is the AMA’s vice president of government relations
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Young people have a lot of energy to contribute, as well as knowledge, particularly in the area of communication and the use of new technologies. Social media is the latest frontier when it comes to spreading the word. Young people who live with this technology every day understand how to do that. This is also where leadership comes into play. Leading well means sharing responsibility, not just assigning jobs. We need to give younger riders more responsibility to identify issues, set the agenda and make decisions. What motorcycling issue is most important to you? Something that is very important to me is ITS—intelligent transportation systems. ITS is on the horizon now. It encompasses the infrastructure, the vehicle, and the control systems. Data privacy issues come into play. I would hate to see motorcycles excluded because they are so unique that they can’t accommodate the technology that is required by ITS. Also, I’m concerned about systems that take control away from the operator. Adaptive cruise control, for example, that applies the brakes to slow a vehicle in certain situations might work fine in a fourwheeled vehicle, but that absolutely won’t work on a motorcycle. We need to make sure that lawmakers and regulators are educated on these issues so they make the right decisions.
IMRE SZAUTER: DEFENDING YOUR FREEDOMS Longtime Rights Advocate Retires From AMA By James Holter
Since 2001, Imre Szauter has been a key figure in the AMA’s Government Relations Department, focusing on issues that affect the street riding community. In July, Szauter is leaving the AMA for the bounty of retirement, and while the association will miss him, we’re pleased to extend a heartfelt, “job well done” to one of the hardest-working and capable champions of motorcyclists’ rights. Before he left, we sat down with Szauter for some perspective on his career. Talk a little about cooperation— between state groups, between local clubs, between the AMA and smaller organizations. Cooperation is critical to getting change to happen. State legislators look for a community speaking with one voice. It’s necessary to be on the same side of an issue—to be on the right side of an issue—and to work together to achieve the solution to a problem. When you speak to a legislator, it’s also
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important to be polite, concise and factual. Don’t just address problems, but present solutions. Personal visits are best, even if you don’t always get to meet the actual lawmaker. Don’t ever discount a meeting with a legislative aide. Not only can they have an impact on current policy, but some of those legislative aides go on to become legislators themselves, or to have important roles as regulators. What is necessary to improve rider advocacy? We must get younger riders involved. The AMA and SMROs [state motorcycle rights organizations] need young blood. We need to make it more attractive for younger folks to take the longer view and not just focus on the immediate fun of motorcycling. As a whole, we are a group of aging activists, and it’s important to create an environment where young people want to get involved in advocating for their riding freedoms.
What steered you toward a career in motorcyclist rights issues? I started riding motorcycles in the 1970s, and I took my first safety course in the military while stationed in California. It was necessary to pass a safety course to be allowed to ride on base. I became aware of the AMA in 1990 and I joined in 1992. I then started to realize that while I had been experiencing the fun of motorcycling, that I could do more with respect to advocacy. Then in 1994 I became a Motorcycle Safety Foundation Instructor. Many of my fellow instructors were involved with ABATE of Ohio and the AMA. One was Terry Lee Cook. Terry was an MSF instructor and worked in the AMA Government Relations Department. Terry gave me a lot of good information, and when an opportunity opened up at the AMA in 2001, I decided to leave my technology career and pursue the position with the AMA. What is necessary for the AMA and the SMROs to work well together? To understand where we each can bring value to the relationship. The AMA
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What are the biggest successes that the AMA has had on the rights front during your years with the association? Delivering the message on rider education has been a core issue for me. A big part of that is protecting and encouraging the funding of rider education programs. One of my most satisfying victories is when those who are in a position to raid rider education funds say, “Have your people stop calling us. Have your people stop visiting. We get the message. We’ll back off.” Traffic-actuated signals are a good example of a practical issue that may seem small but has much larger implications. I believe there are 16 states that now have passed some type of legislation to accommodate riders who are stuck at a traffic signal that won’t change. Here again, it’s education—going to the legislator, who probably isn’t a rider, and explaining that we’re not looking to run red lights. We just want the freedom to treat that signal as a stop sign when it fails to work properly. Another issue is HOV [highoccupancy vehicle] lanes. By federal law, motorcyclists have a right to use HOV lanes. We supported an AMA member who was improperly ticketed in New York City. She kept up her fight and ultimately forced the hand of the New York City Department of Transportation to change its rules. Parking access has been important. While there are few public roadways that exclude motorcycles, there’s a lot of recent history of public and private lots that don’t allow motorcycles. Change requires hard work, facts and persistence. All of these issues, however small, have a ripple effect, and that’s the real potential here. People must be motivated to protect what they already have. A freedom not exercised is a freedom lost. People are motivated when they see success come from hard work. Then they are in a better position to have successes of their own.
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How Do Red-Sticker Motorcycles Compare to Green Sticker?
The California Air Resources Board is setting up procedures for testing emissions of off-highway motorcycles, with the goal of establishing standards for competition machines—so-called “red sticker” vehicles. In California, off-highway motorcycles are classified based on their compliance with emissions standards. The emissions compliant green-sticker vehicles can be operated more frequently and in more areas than the untested red-sticker vehicles. Working with the AMA and the Motorcycle Industry Council, CARB researchers are working out details on the size and composition of the test fleet and the selection of independent, third-party observers. “We’re pleased CARB is willing to work with independent observers as they collect data that may guide future policy,” says AMA Western States Representative Nick Haris. “The AMA will stay involved in this process and represent our members’ interests with respect to red- and greensticker regulations.” CARB staff members proposed standards for red-sticker and greensticker motorcycles in July 2013. The board adopted the green-sticker recommendation, but postponed adoption of the red-sticker standards until more information was available. The red-sticker standards proposed in 2013 were 1 gram during the diurnal evaporative test and 1.9 grams per mile for the exhaust emissions. The evaporative test measures the loss of fuel to evaporation through tanks and hoses. Cassandra Lopina, a CARB air pollution specialist, said no exhaust data are available from MIC for the redsticker motorcycles. But testing by U.S. Environmental
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can provide the big picture—the 50-state view—but as the AMA representative, I can’t do what the SMROs can do in their state capitals. What I can do is inform them about what’s being done at the international and federal levels and what’s working and what’s not in other states. We also need to foster a belief in the riding community that it’s important to support motorcycling advocacy organizations on every level. Be a member of your SMRO, but at the same time be a member of the AMA and the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, because these organizations are necessary to protect motorcycling freedoms and speak with that common voice that is so important.
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S TATEWAT CH INDIANA Effective Jan. 1, 2015, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds will be divided into two categories. Class A includes cycles with engines larger than 50cc. Class A riders must pass a motorcycle exam, possess an operator’s credential with an endorsement, and carry insurance. Class B covers vehicles with engines of 50cc or less. Class B riders must pass a special exam and obtain a state-issued identification card with a moped endorsement. The rider must be 15-years old or older and may not carry a passenger or ride faster than 35 mph. Vehicles in each class must be registered with the state and have license plates.
COLORADO COUNTIES ASSERT CONTROL OF ROADWAYS Seek To Halt BLM Closing Of Historic Routes
Two Colorado counties passed resolutions in April asserting claim to control historic roads that pass through federal lands. Garfield County and Mesa County officials acted in response to a draft resource management plan filed by the Grand Junction Field Office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that includes a proposal to close some roads. County officials in Colorado are concerned that roads might be closed that emergency services use for access to remote areas. Joining the counties in opposition to the proposed road closings are all-terrainvehicle enthusiast groups, sportsmen and guide services. County officials say that many roads within their jurisdictions existed before Colorado became a state in 1876. They are relying on federal Revised Statute 2477 for their legal claim to control. R.S. 2477 was repealed by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, with a clause to protect rights established prior to the repeal.
MISSOURI The Missouri House approved legislation in late April to lift the state’s motorcycle helmet mandate for riders 21-years old and older. The bill moved to the state Senate for consideration. Current law requires everyone riding a motorcycle to wear a helmet. SOUTH CAROLINA House Bill 3231, sponsored by Rep. Todd Atwater (R-Lexington), provides that the state Department of Transportation shall not discriminate against motorcycles, motorcycle operators, or motorcycle passengers when it formulates transportation policy, promulgates regulations, allocates funds, and plans, designs, constructs, equips, operates, and maintains a transportation facility. It also provides that transportation facilities must make reasonable accommodations for motorcycle parking. Gov. Nikki Haley signed the legislation on April 7 and it took effect immediately.
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Faced with a lawsuit from two environmental groups, Okanogan County’s commissioners voted to repeal two ordinances that granted ATVs access to more than 600 miles of roads. The lawsuit alleged that the county failed to follow the law when the access was granted. The county did not conduct an environmental impact review under the State Environmental Policy Act or schedule a public hearing. Washington state law allows ATV access on roads with speed limits of 35 mph or lower. The county commissioners plan to conduct the environmental review, schedule a public hearing, and then reconsider ATV access. Also, House Bill 2325, sponsored by Rep. Matt Shea (R-Greenacres), would provide incentive for the use of motorcycles to reduce greenhouse gases and wear and tear on state roadways by exempting motorcycles from paying the motor vehicle weight fee.
Assembly Bill 124, sponsored by Assemblyman Garey D. Bies (R-Sister Bay), tightens inattentive driving laws by prohibiting a motor vehicle operator from being engaged or occupied with an activity, other than driving the vehicle, that interferes with the person’s ability to drive the vehicle safely. The bill modifies violations for reception of television broadcasts by expanding the prohibition to include devices for visually displaying fluctuating video images that are visible to the vehicle operator. Finally, AB124 prohibits a person from driving a motor vehicle while operating or being in a position to observe any electronic device located within the vehicle that is activated and that is providing entertainment by visual means, regardless of whether the device interferes with the safe driving of the vehicle. Gov. Scott Walker signed the bill (now 2013 Wisconsin Act 350) on April 23; it takes effect Aug. 1.
CALIFORNIA DESERT RIDERS GET BIG WIN A federal judge ruled against the environmentalist group Center for Biological Diversity in April, opening the way for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to begin implementation of its 2013 management plan for the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area in Southeastern California. The closures were implemented more than 10 years ago. AMA District 37 intervened in the case on behalf of the estimated 200,000 riders who use the area for recreation. Many riders call the 167,000-acre area Glamis, for the town within its boundaries.
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More than 26,000 acres of the ISDRA is designated as Wilderness, with no vehicle access. The 2013 BLM plan would permit some riding on about 127,000 acres, while continuing closures in a new critical-habitat designation for the Peirson’s milk-vetch. Under the judge’s ruling, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must devise a recovery plan for the milk-vetch by 2019, unless the agency determines that a recovery plan would not promote conservation of the species.
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On-Highway Issue Survey 2014 Every two years, the AMA’s Government Relations Department surveys the association’s members to assist in establishing government relations policies and priorities. This month, members are asked to share their views about on-highway issues. It is important for us to know how you ride and what you consider to be the important issues in motorcycling so we can do the best job of setting AMA government relations priorities. Please take a few minutes to complete and return this survey by Aug. 31. (If you don’t want to deface your copy of American Motorcyclist, feel free to make a photocopy of the survey, complete the survey online or download a PDF copy at www.AmericanMotorcyclist.com/issues/survey.)
9. In the column on the left below, check the displacement of the street
motorcycle you ride the most. (Check one box only.) 9.1 q 0-349cc ..................................................................... 10.1 9.2 q 350-599cc.................................................................... 10.2 9.3 q 600-749cc.................................................................... 10.3 9.4 q 750-999cc.................................................................... 10.4 9.5 q 1,000-1,299cc............................................................... 10.5 9.6 q More than 1,300cc. ........................................................ 10.6
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10. In question 9 above, in the column at the right, indicate the displacement of the next bike you plan to buy as your main street or road bike. (Check one box only.)
11. If your state does not require you to wear a helmet, please check the answer
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that accurately describes how often you wear a helmet. (If your state requires you to wear a helmet, go on to question 10.) (Check one box only.) 11.1 q 100% of the time 11.2 q More than 90% of the time 11.3 q 75%-90% of the time 11.4 q 50%-74% of the time 11.5 q 25%-49% of the time 11.6 q 0%-24% of the time
3. What is your age?
12. What percentage of your total riding does each of the following represent?
1. Are you a current AMA member? 1.1 q Yes 1.2 q No 2. What is your ZIP code? ___________________
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4. What is the last grade or class you completed in school? (Check one box only.) 4.1 q Grade 8 or less 4.2 q Some high school 4.3 q High school graduate 4.4 q Some college 4.5 q College graduate 4.6 q Post-graduate 5. What was your total household income last year? (Check one box only.) 5.1 q Less than $20,000 5.2 q $20,000-$24,999 5.3 q $25,000-$34,999 5.4 q $35,000-$49,999 5.5 q $50,000-$74,999 5.6 q $75,000-$99,999 5.7 q $100,000-$124,999 5.8 q $125,000-$149,999 5.9 q More than $150,000 6. What is your political party affiliation? (Check one box only.) 6.1 q Democratic 6.2 q Republican 6.3 q Libertarian 6.4 q Other (minor party, independent, etc.) 6.5 q Not registered to vote 7. How many of the following motorized vehicles do you currently own? 7.1 ____ Two-wheeled street motorcycles
7.2 ____ Three-wheeled street motorcycles (trike, Cam-Am Spyder,
sidecar-equipped) 7.3 ____ Off-highway motorcycles 7.4 ____ ATVs 7.5 ____ Dual-sport motorcycles 7.6 ____ ROHVs (side-by-sides)
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(Your answers should total 100%.) 12.1 ____% Commuting less than 50 miles per round trip 12.2 ____% Commuting more than 50 miles per round trip 12.3 ____% Pleasure riding, less than 50 miles per trip 12.4 ____% Pleasure riding, more than 50 miles per trip 12.5 ____% Organized events such as tours, poker runs, etc. 12.6 ____% Longer rides/pleasure touring (two or more days)
13. What is an acceptable annual fee (distributed across motorcycle
registration, operator license/permit fees and operator license renewals) to fund rider education in your state? (Check one box only.) 13.1 q $0 13.2 q $1-$3 13.3 q $4-$6 13.4 q $7-$10 13.5 q $11-$20
14. Check the box for each response that applies to you. 14.1 q I have completed a novice rider education program 14.2 q I have completed an experienced rider education program 14.3 q I have other formal rider training 14.4 q I have no formal rider training 15. Check all of the advocacy activities in which you participated during the past year. 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6
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16. Other than your AMA membership, which of the following motorcycle groups do you support or belong to? (Check all that apply.) 16.1 q “Marque Club” (BMWMOA, H.O.G., GWRRA, etc.) 16.2 q State Motorcyclists’ Rights Organization (ABATE, etc.). (Which state?) ________________ 16.4 q AMA-chartered club or district 16.5 q Attorney-sponsored rider group (NCOM, AIM, etc.) 16.6 q Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF)
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On-Highway Issue Survey 2014 (continued) 17. How do you feel about mandatory helmet laws for all riders? (Check one
24. Would you support mandatory rider education for:
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18. How do you feel about the allocation of AMA resources to preserve voluntary helmet use for adult motorcyclists? (Check one box only.) 18.1 q Strongly favor 18.2 q Favor 18.3 q No opinion 18.4 q Oppose 18.5 q Strongly oppose
19. How do you feel about incorporating economic conditions, such as
requirements for additional insurance for riders, into laws that would permit voluntary helmet use for adult riders? (Check one box only.) 19.1 q Strongly favor 19.2 q Favor 19.3 q No opinion 19.4 q Oppose 19.5 q Strongly oppose
20. Of the following issues, check the box on the left of the one you feel was
the most important issue that motorcyclists faced during the past two years. (Check one box only.) 20.1 q Inadequate sentences in serious traffic crashes................... 21.1 q 20.2 q State mandatory helmet laws........................................... 21.2 q 20.3 q Local threats to privately owned OHV riding areas................ 21.3 q 20.4 q Excessive motorcycle sound............................................ 21.4 q 20.5 q Motorcycle insurance cancellations/premium increases. ....... 21.5 q 20.6 q Health-insurance benefits discrimination............................ 21.6 q 20.7 q Supporting rider education.............................................. 21.7 q 20.8 q EPA emissions regulations............................................... 21.8 q 20.9 q Ethanol-blended gasoline (i.e., E15)................................... 21.9 q 20.10 q Motorcycle-only checkpoints........................................... 21.10 q 20.11 q Privacy of information gathered by EDRs (black boxes)......... 21.11 q 20.12 q Monitoring effect of intelligent transportation systems on motorcyclists................................................................ 21.12 q
21. In question 20 above, please check the box to the right for each issue you are not familiar with. (Check all that apply.)
22. Of the following issues, check the box on the left of the one on which you
think the AMA spent the most time. (Check one box only.) 22.1 q EPA emissions regulations............................................... 23.1 q 22.2 q Ethanol-blended gasoline (i.e., E15)................................... 23.2 q 22.3 q Excessive motorcycle sound............................................ 23.3 q 22.4 q Global harmonization of manufacturing and safety standards..................................................................... 23.4 q 22.5 q Health-insurance benefits discrimination............................ 23.5 q 22.6 q Inadequate sentences in serious traffic crashes .................. 23.6 q 22.7 q Local threats to privately owned OHV riding areas................ 23.7 q 22.8 q Motorcycle insurance cancellations/premium increases. ....... 23.8 q 22.9 q Motorcycle-only checkpoints........................................... 23.9 q 22.10 q State mandatory helmet laws........................................... 23.10 q 22.11 q State-mandated restrictions on OHV use by children............ 23.11 q 22.12 q Supporting rider education.............................................. 23.12 q 22.13 q U.S. Forest Service route designation process. ................... 23.13 q 22.14 q Privacy of information gathered by EDRs (black boxes)......... 23.14 q 22.15 q Monitoring effect of intelligent transportation systems on motorcyclists................................................................ 23.15 q
23. In Question 22 above, please check the box to the right for the one issue on which you feel the AMA should have spent the most time. (Check one box only.)
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25. Do you believe that excessive motorcycle sound creates a problem for motorcycling? (Check one box only.) 25.1 q Yes 25.2 q No 25.3 q Don’t know/no opinion
26. Which method of addressing motorcycle exhaust sound is appropriate? (Check one box only.) 26.1 q Enforcement of current state sound laws 26.2 q Adoption of AMA-endorsed SAE J2825 recommended practice at state level 26.3 q Adoption of U.S. EPA labeling requirement at state level 26.4 q I don’t support any sound law change or enforcement effort
27. Which of the following terms best describes your opinion of the AMA’s Government Relations Department? (Check one box only.) 27.1 q Highly effective 27.2 q Moderately effective 27.3 q Not very effective 27.4 q Ineffective
28. Did you contribute financially to the AMA’s government relations efforts (Defender membership, AMPAC, etc.)? (Check all that apply.) 28.1 q 2012 28.2 q 2013 28.3 q Didn’t contribute
29. Is your motorcycle (or the one you ride the most) equipped with ABS (antilock brake system)? (Check one box.) 29.1 q Yes 29.2 q No 29.3 q Don’t know
30. When considering your next motorcycle purchase, would the availability of ABS influence your decision? (Check one box only.) 30.1 q Yes. I would consider a motorcycle with ABS as standard equipment 30.2 q Yes. I would consider a motorcycle with ABS as optional equipment 30.3 q No. ABS availability would not influence my purchasing decision 30.4 q I don’t want a motorcycle equipped with ABS 30.5 q I don’t have an opinion about motorcycles equipped with ABS
Completed surveys should be mailed to: American Motorcyclist Association Attn: Highway Survey 13515 Yarmouth Dr. Pickerington, OH 43147
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INDIAN AGANZA V A R T X E
From July 11 to 13, these heroes, and many more, will be celebrated at BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle. Held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the event is one of the summer’s highlights, bringing together vintage motorcycling fans of all ages to race, ride, learn, ogle, buy and sell and simply enjoy the country’s biggest vintage motorcycling bash. Returning as title sponsor this year is BikeBandit.com, the country’s leading online source for the parts you need to fix up your motorcycles—new or old. BikeBandit.com founder and CEO Ken Wahlster says the company is thrilled to be a part of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days. “Keeping vintage bikes running well and looking good takes some of the most dedication you
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see in the sport,” Wahlster says. “We’ve been lucky to establish BikeBandit.com as the web’s most trusted resource for motorcycle parts, accessories and gear, and vintage bike enthusiasts have become some of our most loyal customers, so supporting this event was a natural partnership for us. We hope to see all our customers out at the AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days this year!” BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle, is a fundraiser for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame museum. The annual celebration features all types of classic motorcycles and honors the riders who made them famous. Activities include the AMA Racing Vintage Grand Championship, featuring national championship road racing, motocross, harescrambles, trials and dirt track, along with North America’s largest motorcycle swap meet and, of course, vintage bike shows and awards.
To read about our 2014 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days grand marshals, see page 30.
LAP FOR HISTORY
Want to experience the world-class road race course at Mid-Ohio without competing in the vintage road race program? Sign up for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Lap for History. You’ll enjoy a leisurely tour of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course grounds from a vantage point that most fans never get to see. Best of all, you’ll do it on your own motorcycle. To participate, sign up at the false grid/riding staging area. A tax-deductible $10 donation to the Hall of Fame is required to join the ride. Specific times will depend on the race program and will be available at signup. A riders’ meeting, held at the staging area prior to the lap, is mandatory, as are a helmet, long pants and closedtoe shoes. In the interest of safety and the integrity of the road race course, bikes must be operationally sound and have no leaks whatsoever.
AMA VINTAGE NATIONALS
Take all of the excitement of motorcycle racing and combine it with none of the pressure. Add in a relatively low cost of entry, some really cool classic bikes and some even cooler fellow racers, and what you have is vintage competition. And there’s no better place to get involved than BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle. Now in its fifth year, the AMA Vintage Grand Championship includes national championship, vintage competition in motocross, harescrambles, road racing, trials and dirt track. In motocross, harescrambles and dirt track, the event is one round of the national series for those disciplines. In road racing and trials, the event serves as the singular AMA Grand Championship event, awarding AMA national No. 1 plates to the winning competitors in each class. In addition, the highest pointsearning racer in select off-road classes is awarded the AMA OffRoad Grand Championship and the top rider in road racing and dirt track is named the AMA Track Racing Grand Champion. This is a family-friendly event, so bring the kids. Riders 12 and older can compete in motocross, offroad and dirt-track events. (Riders must be 14 or older to compete on a motorcycle 251cc or larger, and youth riders are not permitted in the dirt-track Brakeless class.) Finally, these racing events— like all the other activities at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days—are a fundraiser for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. Entry fees are donated to the Hall of Fame to preserve and promote motorcycling’s heritage for future generations.
Vintage Motorcycle Days photos: Yve Assad
Indian Motorcycle (“Motocycle” to history buffs who recall the original company) is one of America’s enduring classic marques. From land-speed legend Burt Munro to crosscountry pioneer Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker to board-track racing superstar Shrimp Burns to the Indian Wrecking Crew, history is full of AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers who helped make Indian motorcycles famous.
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AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS DEATH DEFYING
RIDE WITH CRAIG VETTER
AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Craig Vetter is a longtime proponent of the efficiency of motorcycling. His personal high-mileage bike is designed to go a long way on a small amount of fuel, and he’s ready to put it to the test—against you, if you’re game. On Friday, July 11, Vetter will host the Craig Vetter Fuel Economy Challenge, designed to
push the energy-conserving limits of even the most fuel-efficient motorcycles. Competitors will ride their motorcycles under real-world conditions while attempting to consume the least amount of fuel. Gasoline-, diesel- and electricpowered bikes all compete to determine which technology works best under real-world conditions. Class structures, schedule information and award details are available at www.craigvetter.com.
It bills itself as America’s Original Extreme Motorcycle Thrill Show. The American Motor Drome Wall of Death is a major attraction in the infield—for good reason. The team of Charlie Ransom, Wahl E. Walker, Jeremiah Lightning and Dallas Dan wow the crowds with a vertical stunt show on vintage motorcycles. They also perfectly capture the authentic spirit and appreciation for the past that has come to represent BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle.
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A VINTAGE DREAMER’S PARADISE
Choppers. Dirt bikes. Standards. The type of bike being built doesn’t matter. All bike builders are dreamers. If your dreams have been dashed by a broken or missing obscure part—or maybe you’re just looking for some new inspiration—you need to experience the swap meet at BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle. Everything vintage under the sun seems to come alive in the swap meet, including old bikes, old bike parts, vintage gear, and more. Just imagine acres upon acres of old motorcycle glory—as far as the eye can see. Already have plenty of old bike parts? Consider signing up as a swap meet vendor and taking advantage of free onsite primitive camping. Spaces fill up fast, but you can complete an application at www.amavintagemotorcycledays.com > Vendor and Swap Meet Info.
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The Ashland Dinner Ride and vintage dirt-track race at the Ashland County Fairgrounds is authentically vintage. A short ride from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the evening includes dinner and a round of the AMA Vintage Dirt Track Nationals, enjoyed from the Ashland County Fairgrounds’ grandstand. Watching from its well-worn seats as vintage flat trackers kick up the dirt truly feels like you’ve gone back in time. The ride leaves Saturday at 3:30 p.m. Tickets are $35. Buy your tickets,
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which include dinner and the race, at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame or AMA membership tent.
BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle, is a living bike show, with classic motorcycles at every turn. Many of the best of the best, however, are featured at two dedicated bike shows: the AMA All Years Bike Show and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show. The AMA All Years Bike Show will follow Friday’s Lap for History. Lap for History participants can stage bikes for the show at the Hall of Fame tent after the lap. Judging (1-2:30 p.m.) will be people’s choice and will include American, European, Japanese and British categories. Registration is a $5 donation. Saturday’s AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show will feature restored or original vintage motorcycles outside the AMA
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Motorcycle Hall of Fame tent. Registration opens at 8 a.m., with professional judging starting at 12 p.m. Registration is a $10 donation. The show features American, British, European and Japanese models from the early 1900s through 1989. A class exclusively for Indian motorcycles will be provided.
A fundraiser for the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle, celebrates our motorcycling heritage like no other event. Activities include vintage racing, a massive swap meet, bike shows, stunt shows, motorcycle demo rides, seminars on a number of topics by noted motorcycling experts and much more. Below is the 2014 schedule. (The schedule is subject to change, and can do so up until the date of the event.)
GENERAL SCHEDULE FRIDAY, JULY 11
7 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Event registration (Gate 3) 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Mid-Ohio gate hours/ticket sales 8 a.m. – Noon • AMA Swap Meet registration at Swap Meet Central (Continued from Thursday) 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • AMA Swap Meet • Motorcycle demo rides in upper paddock • American Motor Drome Wall of Death in infield • Vendor Midway in infield • Classic and Club Corral displays in infield Motorcycle Hall of Fame Tent: 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. • “Show Off Your Ride” All-Years Bike Show registration 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Ashland Dinner Ride registration • Hall of Fame collections display • Hall of Fame gift shop • Raffle bike ticket sales • Indian Motorcycles: Marque of the Year display 1 p.m. • “Show Off Your Ride” All-Years Bike Show judging 3 p.m. • “Show Off Your Ride” All-Years Bike Show awards AMA Membership Tent: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Ashland Dinner Ride registration • Used Bike Corral • Event merchandise False Grid: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. • Lap for History registration 11:30 a.m. • Lap for History staging and riders’ meeting 12:15 p.m. • Lap for History
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7 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Event registration (Gate 3) 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. • Mid-Ohio gate hours/ticket sales 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • AMA Swap Meet • Motorcycle demo rides in upper paddock
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Tent: 8 a.m. – 11 a.m. • AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show registration 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Ashland Dinner Ride registration 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Hall of Fame collections display • Hall of Fame gift shop • Raffle bike ticket sales • Indian Motorcycles: Marque of the Year display Noon – 2 p.m. • AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show judging 3 p.m. • AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Bike Show awards AMA Membership Tent: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Ashland Dinner Ride registration 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. • Used Bike Corral • Event merchandise False Grid: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. • Lap for History registration 10:30 a.m. • Lap for History staging and riders’ meeting 11:15 a.m. • Lap for History
SUNDAY, JULY 13
7 a.m. – Noon • Event registration (Gate 3) 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. • Mid-Ohio gate hours/ticket sales 7:30 a.m. • Christian Motorcyclists Association worship service at motocross grandstand 8 – 9:30 a.m. • Fourth Annual AMA Life Member Breakfast 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. • AMA Swap Meet • Motorcycle Skills Challenge • Motorcycle demo rides in upper paddock • American Motor Drome Wall of Death • Vendor Midway in infield • Classic and Club Corral displays in infield Motorcycle Hall of Fame Tent: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Hall of Fame collections display • Hall of Fame gift shop • Raffle bike ticket sales • Indian Motorcycles: Marque of the Year display 11 a.m. • Annual Hall of Fame raffle bike drawing
11:15 a.m. • Lap for History
COMPETITION EVENTS FRIDAY, JULY 11
• Vetter Vintage Days Fuel Economy Challenge • Vintage road racing • Vintage, post-vintage harescrambles
SATURDAY, JULY 12
• Vintage road racing • Vintage motocross • Vintage flat track (Ashland County Fairgrounds)
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Vintage road racing Post-vintage motocross Vintage trials AMA Vintage Grand Champion Presentations
AMA Membership Tent: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. • Used Bike Corral • Event merchandise
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False Grid: 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. • Lap for History registration 10:30 a.m. • Lap for History staging and riders’ meeting
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At one point or another, sore and tired forearms—known by riders as arm pump—are a way of life when you aggressively ride a motorcycle. When you’re a Midwest rider like me, you usually have the winter months off from riding and racing and no matter what type of exercise you do, it doesn’t replicate riding. There’s no way around it. For many of us, the spring season is arm pump season. This is where the Arm Relief Massager (A.R.M.) comes in. This portable massager focuses on pressure point massage with two foam rollers that you run over your sore forearms and biceps. Professional athletes of all sports have come to appreciate the benefits of therapeutic massage. Considering there are probably few scenarios that are more debilitating than severe arm pump, which can make riding impossible, motocrossers are good candidates for anything that might provide relief. My experience with the A.R.M. was good and bad. As for the good, the massager does yeoman’s work to loosen those tight spots in the forearms and biceps. As for the bad, it’s a cumbersome process. For me, I liken using the arm massager to putting on your socks with one hand. Sure, it can be done, but it’s not
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‘WHY WE RIDE’ PACKS HOUSE IN DAYTONA
AMA members and others enjoyed the Daytona Bike Week premiere of the acclaimed motorcycling documentary “Why We Ride� in March. The large crowd was inspired by the AMA Hazel Kolb Brighter Image Award-winning film, which celebrates all that is great about motorcycling. If you haven’t seen “Why We Ride,� and you love motorcycles, you owe it to yourself to catch a showing near you. For listings, see www.whyweride.com.
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AMA MEMBER CLAIMS YAMAHA SUPER TÉNÉRÉ WON IN 2013 MEMBERSHIP SWEEPSTAKES Now That’s An Incentive!
Ron Fluke of Trinity, Ala., says he is an AMA member to support motorcycling advocacy. He learned this spring, however, that renewing his membership can pay off in unexpected ways. Fluke’s AMA membership in the association won him one of the most versatile motorcycles ever made: a brand new Yamaha Super Ténéré, courtesy of Yamaha Motor Corp. U.S.A. AMA members who joined or renewed in 2013 got a chance to win the Super Ténéré. In addition, riders in the 2013 AMA Yamaha Super Ténéré National Adventure Riding Series earned additional entries in the sweepstakes. “I’m really looking forward to throwing a leg over a modern motorcycle,” says Fluke, who picked up his bike at Allsport Powersports in Decatur, Ala. “I have a lot of vintage bikes, an old Bultaco 250 Astro, an old 700cc Yamaha and a Yamaha XS 650 that I’m trying to make into a street tracker, but I’ve never ridden a modern
bike. The most modern bike I’ve ridden was in the 1980s. So first, I’m going to just go out in the morning and ride the country roads around my house and get used to this Yamaha.” David Docktor, motorcycle marketing manager of Yamaha’s Motorsports Group, says, “We’re pleased that the Ténéré is being awarded to Ron, who is an obvious enthusiast, and who appreciates Yamaha motorcycles old and new.” Designed to ride for days over just about any kind of terrain, the Yamaha Super Ténéré serves as the perfect inspiration for the national adventure riding series. The bike, known as the ultimate transcontinental adventurer, is even better for 2014 with a more powerful inline twin, electronic cruise control, dual drive modes, traction control, anti-lock brakes, an adjustable seat and more. Fluke, a 17-year member of the AMA, says that he joined when he was younger to race flat track. Today, he’s primarily a member to support the AMA’s advocacy and government relations efforts. “It’s awesome that the AMA fights for motorcyclists’ rights,” Fluke says. “When a federal agency tried to ban small motocross bikes because of lead—give me a break—that was the silliest thing I
had ever heard. It’s great to have someone to fight those battles.” New and renewing AMA members are already earning an opportunity to ride off on a new Yamaha Super Ténéré in the 2014 AMA Membership Sweepstakes, and those who are participating in the AMA Yamaha Super Ténéré National Adventure Riding Series are improving their odds as well. Join them by visiting www. americanmotorcyclist.com > Join the AMA or by riding an adventure ride near you.
STEVE MCQUEEN’S INDIAN MOTORCYCLE 1904 Indian Commemorates Milestones
This 1904 Indian motorcycle was once owned by iconic American actor and AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Steve McQueen. Historian Butch Baer purchased the bike and later donated it to the American Motorcycle Heritage Foundation. In 1994, the Hall of Fame presented the vintage motorcycle to the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme in celebration of the FIM’s 90th anniversary. It was a fitting gift, considering the Indian motorcycle’s model year matched the year the FIM was established. In addition, McQueen himself had a keen
interest in international competition, holding an FIM license in 1964 when he competed in the International Six Days Trials on the same team as Bud and Dave Ekins. In celebration of the 90th anniversary of the AMA, the bike returned to the AMA campus in 2014, where it will be on display for Hall of Fame visitors to enjoy. The Indian single, relatively unchanged its first few years of production, was produced in 1901 by company founders George Hendee and Oscar Hedstrom. The bike displaced 13 cubic inches and featured a mechanical exhaust valve and
an atmospheric intake. Its single-speed transmission delivered its approximately 1.75 horsepower to the rear wheel via a chain drive. This motorcycle is model No. 75 out of a reported 586 Indian singles that were distributed to dealers in 1904. It was restored by Bollenbach Engineering in Chicago, Ill., and Essex Motorsports in Chester, Conn. This bike will be on display July 11-13 at BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Get your tickets now at www.midohio.com. To learn more about the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame collection and the Hall of Famers who made the Indian famous, see www.motorcyclemuseum.org.
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in Pickerington, Ohio, features the people and machines that have defined the sport, lifestyle and business of motorcycling in America. The Hall of Fame is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation that receives support from the AMA and from the motorcycling community. For info and directions, visit www. motorcyclemuseum.org, or call (614) 856-2222.
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THE INDIAN WRECKING CREW
2014 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Grand Marshals In the early 1950s, three underdog riders were winning AMA Grand Nationals against their better-funded factory rivals out of Europe and Milwaukee. Whether it was the Springfield Mile, the Charity Newsies or Daytona, Bill Tuman, Bobby Hill and Ernie Beckman were racing their Indian motorcycles to the top step of the podium. Known as the “Indian Wrecking Crew,” Tuman, Hill and Beckman made an indelible mark on the history books and solidified Indian Motocycle’s reputation as one of early racing’s greatest marques. Tuman and Hill will be on hand July 11-13 at BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, where they will be honored as grand marshals of the event. Beckman, who won three AMA Grand National events in his career, including the last AMA Grand National race won on an Indian, died in October 1999. For fans of dirt track, Indian motorcycles and the sport in general, this will be a rare and exciting opportunity to hear first-hand some of the most legendary stories in racing.
Bill Tuman
Bill Tuman was the last single-day winner of the AMA Grand National Championship at the Springfield Mile in 1953 before the AMA Grand National Championship Series was created in 1954. Tuman won a total of five AMA Grand Nationals during his professional racing career that spanned 1947 to 1955. Born in Rockford, Ill., on Aug. 3, 1921, Tuman didn’t begin racing until he was 25 years old. He lived in San Francisco after World War II and got a job building race bikes out of the famous Hap Jones race shop. After watching the legendary
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Sam Arena win a race, Tuman was hooked on the sport. His first race bike was a hopped-up Army surplus Indian motorcycle. Tuman turned pro in 1947. His first professional race was at Daytona Beach, Fla. He earned podium finishes in 1948 and ’49, before taking his first national win in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 17, 1950. One month later he captured his second national win in Reading, Pa. In 1953, Tuman earned the biggest win of his career at Springfield, Ill., becoming the newly crowned national champion. This was the last time an Indian rider won the prestigious AMA Grand National No. 1 plate. After Indian Motocycle folded, racing became exceedingly more difficult for Tuman when parts for his Indian race bikes became scarce. He retired after a regional race in Pennsylvania in 1955. After retirement Tuman remained in the motorcycle industry, first as a road agent for BSA and later as a Honda dealer. He and his wife, Betty, are still active in Illinois’ AMA District 17. Bill Tuman was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.
Bobby Hill
Bobby Hill was AMA National Champion in 1951 and 1952 by virtue of his victories on the Springfield Mile. Hill won a total of 12 AMA Nationals during his professional racing career, which spanned the years 1947 to 1959. Hill, born in Triadelphia, W. Va., on July 8, 1922, began as a novice in 1940 and quickly moved up the ladder. Like many racers of his time, Hill’s racing career was put on hold during World War II. After the war, he nearly won his first professional race, the 1947 Daytona 200. Despite coming so close to winning his first National, Hill had to wait nearly a year and a half before finally getting his first win in Atlanta on Aug. 8, 1948, and even then he had to share the victory. In one of the most memorable races ever, Hill and Billy Huber crossed the line in a dead heat and both were declared winners— the only time that has ever happened in AMA racing history. After winning the national title in 1951 and 1952, Hill finally earned a victory in the Daytona 200 in 1954 on his eighth attempt. That victory, aboard a BSA, earned Hill the honor of winning the first-ever race that was part of the newly formed AMA Grand National Championship Series race. Hill continued to race until 1959. By that time he was 37 and didn’t feel as competitive as he once was. Hill still lives in Grove City, Ohio, with his wife Nancy. Bobby Hill was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.
Ernie Beckman
Ernie Beckman was born on May 31, 1923, in Battle Creek, Mich. Motorcycles were not a part of Beckman’s life until World War II. After the war, Beckman started racing and in 1949, he turned pro. His first finish at an AMA national was fourth at the half-mile dirt track in Shreveport, La., that October. On Aug. 5, 1951, Beckman won his first National, the 8-mile championship at Williams Grove, Pa. Beckman dominated that event for the next two years. Beckman was one of the most consistent performers on the national circuit in the early 1950s. From 1949 to 1957, Beckman earned 10 podium finishes and only finished outside of the top 10 six times. Beckman will also be remembered as the last rider to win an AMA Grand National race on an Indian—his Aug. 2, 1953, victory at Williams Grove, Pa. Beckman retired from racing after the 1957 season. He owned a motorcycle
shop in his hometown of Battle Creek before taking a position with LincolnMercury, building prototype cars that where shown at auto shows across the country. Ernie Beckman married his wife Marjorie in 1947 and was inducted in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998.
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WOMEN OFF-ROAD RACING
KACY MARTINEZ DREAMING BIG By James Holter
When Kacy Martinez’s dad, Mark, first put her on a dirt bike during a family camping trip, the then-8-year-old Kacy rode it straight into a wooden fence. Martinez was unfazed, however. She got back on the bike. Little did she or her dad know at the time, but that second effort would launch a career that has seen the FMF KTM rider become one of the premier women off-road racers in America today. In the 2014 AMSOIL AMA Grand National Cross Country Series, Martinez has five class wins and one secondplace finish through the first six rounds of the series. In the overall results of the morning session, which can include nearly 400 riders an event, Martinez has placed as high as fifth. Most kids get involved in the sport because one or both of their parents are long-time riders. Martinez says her whole family started riding together. “My dad and I pretty much started riding at the same time,” she explains. “His friend took him out riding once, and he came home and started looking online for used dirt bikes. He got one for both of us. My first dirt bike was a (Yamaha) PW80. We went out a couple times, then he bought my mom and my
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sister a dirt bike too, and it became a weekend family camping thing.” Martinez says some of her best memories are camping with her dad, her mom, Cindy, and her sister, Marqui. “Our local riding area is Hollister Hills (State Vehicular Recreation Area),” she says. “We had a great time, and met some good friends. Then, we heard about a national harescrambles at Hollister, and that was my first race. After that, we started doing harescrambles in AMA District 36.” Kacy, who was 12 when she started racing, started winning her class in AMA District 36 events. She and her dad decided to make a larger commitment to national-level competition. For 2014, that journey has led her to one of the most-popular AMA-sanctioned series: Grand National Cross Country. Martinez says that while the series, which is mostly in the eastern United States, is a long way from her central and northern California stomping grounds, it feels like home to her. “Although I grew up riding out west, I raced more harescrambles,” Martinez says. “So for me, racing the GNCCs is a little bit like coming back to my roots. I really like riding single track.” Kacy Martinez
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Martinez also says she’s impressed by the professionalism of the series. “The series is awesome,” she says. “They’re really working hard to get women out there and get our names out there. It’s just crazy how many spectators come out and watch the whole show, so it really helps to advance women in the sport if we have a good platform at the GNCCs.” Martinez says this is aided by the GNCC/harescrambles format, which puts multiple classes on the course at once, allowing a direct comparison between men and women racers. “After every race, we have an overall podium, which combines all the classes, so we have an opportunity to get up there with the guys,” she says. “This shows that women can do it, too, not just in their own class but overall.” Martinez wants an AMA national No. 1 plate in GNCC competition. “I want to win a couple titles in the GNCC series,” she says. “I’d also like to get an X Games gold medal for EnduroCross. After that, I would like to have a career in the industry and help the off-road women’s market grow.” Martinez is often asked for advice from young girls. She keeps it simple. “When you start getting more serious about racing, and you start training more and riding more, always keep it fun,” she says. “Don’t overwhelm yourself, and always look back to the fun you had and why you wanted to ride in the first place.”
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RACHEL GUTISH MASTERING ENDURO By Shan Moore
Racing the Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series is just part of what makes Rachel Gutish who she is. She’s also an honor student at her high school and a pole vaulter on the school’s track team—all accomplishments that require focus and determination. This is something she says she’s learned from racing motorcycles from an early age. Rachel’s dad owns the local KTM dealership in their hometown of Terre Haute, Ind., and she was 7 years old when he helped her compete in her first race, which was a District 17 hare scrambles in Casey, Ill. Rachel has been hooked ever since. “My dad had always been an enduro guy, so that’s what we did when I was growing up,” says Gutish, who just celebrated her 18th birthday. “I like the single-track trail in the enduro series and the series is a breath of fresh air, compared to other series I’ve ridden, although I’m not so good at pacing myself. But in the long run, I think that will make me a better rider.” Gutish is in her third year of racing the Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series. Her most recent finish was a second behind Mandi Mastin at the Rad Dad Enduro in Westpoint, Tenn. “I like the Tennessee race because the trails flow really good and it’s a fun place to ride,” Gutish says. “Texas is a cool race too, just because it’s totally different from what I grew up riding,
Rachel Gutish
and that’s another part of what I like about the series, riding different types of terrain.” Along with her racing wins, Gutish is proud of her academic performance. “I make mostly As in everything, except maybe a B every once in a while in math,” Gutish says. “It’s hard trying to balance everything, but I like the diversity of it all, racing motorcycles and competing in school sports. It keeps me pretty busy, though.” Gutish also races the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series, and sometimes she has to miss school, between that
and the enduro series. “My teachers let me do my homework in advance, which helps,” she says. Sometimes her schedule gets pretty intense. On one weekend, Gutish raced an EnduroCross in Las Vegas on Friday, then she had to be in Louisiana on Sunday for a national enduro, and still made it home to Indiana in time for a track meet on Monday. “It’s tough sometimes, but I love it all,” says Gutish. “Racing enduros and EnduroCross and competing in track have taught me discipline, for sure.”
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MEGAN BLACKBURN & RILY ELLINGER CONQUERING THE DESERT Story and photos by Mark Kariya Megan Blackburn and Rily Ellinger jokingly refer to themselves as the “Dainty Daredevils,” and they make up what might be the only all-female team in U.S. off-road racing: Team Off Road Support/ Kawasaki of Simi Valley (California). The team competes in the SRT AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series and the AMA District 37/GPR Big 6 Grand Prix Series. Though Blackburn and Ellinger are teammates who share a passion for racing in the same events on any given weekend, their backgrounds are almost polar opposites. Eillinger was practically raised at the races. “My whole family rides dirt bikes,” she begins. “My dad still races dirt bikes. I got my first bike at 5 and I’ve been racing ever since.” Like many, Ellinger concentrated on motocross early in her career, which helped hone her speed but led to a crash that left her with a back injury. That altered her path but not her love for racing: “I wanted to come back to racing, but I didn’t want to do motocross as much. I wanted to go back to my roots. I grew up racing desert, so now me racing desert is kind of coming back to what I knew and what I grew up doing.” In contrast, Blackburn came into the sport relatively late, at age 22, saying, “I didn’t even know the difference between a two-stroke and a four-stroke until 19 or 20. “I dated a guy—that’s how it all started,” she explains. “I watched for so long, I finally said, ‘I want to do it!’” Blackburn quickly grew to love the off-road family as much as the on-bike aspect: “I just liked the environment, the people—the people I met [in the beginning] I’m still friends with today and it’s been six years, almost.” Like most weekend racers, Ellinger has a full-time job and commitments outside of competition. She’s in nursing school and fills the rest of the week working in a medical office, so her focus is on the hare and hound series with occasional forays into other events close to home. Blackburn enjoys a unique position in that she works in the motorcycle industry as VurbOffRoad.com’s editor, so racerelated activities can be a good portion of her work week as well. “Anything VurbOffRoad, other than
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filming, I’m doing,” she says. Besides the hare and hound and select Big 6 Grand Prix events, she plans to ride a few rounds of the AMA West Hare Scrambles Championship Series and the GEICO AMA EnduroCross Series. So what was behind the Off Road Support/Kawasaki of Simi Valley team’s decision to back an allwomen team? Blackburn explains: “[Team owner] Steve [Argubright] had always supported [my boyfriend] Jacob [Argubright], and now that [Jacob] has the ultimate ride [as a Bel-Ray/ FMF/Moose Racing Husqvarna factory rider], Steve probably just wants to do something to stay involved with hare and hound racing, and I think we’re pretty easy on bikes when it comes to that. So, it just kind of made sense for him to pick us up. Rily is definitely a top contender for the A class, and I’m getting there for the B class.” Blackburn finished the 2013 season second overall in Women A/B behind Maggie Pearson after winning the Women C class in 2012. Both racers compete for the No. 1 plate in their respective classes hungrily. “Not growing up in the sport, [winning Women C] was a pretty big deal to me,” Blackburn shares. “It was definitely an accomplishment, and I’ll always remember that. That’s when I knew I could do it. That’s what motivated me to do it looking forward.” So far, Ellinger has won local series titles in her native New Mexico and believes she can take the top spot in the SRT AMA Hare & Hound National Championship Series: “This year, I would say, I’m the most prepared to go out and win a championship. I finished second in the Big 6 series last year so that was pretty cool, too. Last year was my first year racing pro, so finishing second, to me, was a championship in itself. It was a big accomplishment to just get second [behind Elizabeth Bash].” Blackburn says that succeeding as a woman in off-road racing is no different than in anything else. It comes down to attitude. “It’s just what you make it, and I think in off-road, women can do anything the men can, especially when it comes to
technical riding. You can crash and cry, or you can pick your bike up and beat the dude that just passed you.” Even though she can beat some of the guys, Blackburn hasn’t faced recrimination, saying, “I’ve never come across somebody in the desert or any offroad racer that hasn’t been willing to help or cheered me on.” Ellinger’s take is a bit different. Perhaps because she is faster, the men she’s passing feel embarrassed. She says it did lead to one guy reacting to her with very unsportsmanlike conduct, but that was an aberration. As for the future, both are grounded in their goals. “I’ll be 26 this year, so I do want to have a family someday if that works out,” Blackburn says. “For now, I just want to keep racing and just have fun. That’s really the ultimate goal. I’m not looking to dominate the world. I just want to have fun
Rily Ellinger: Above and below.
Megan Blackburn: Above, below and left.
and say that I was good at [racing].” Ellinger has a shorter-term goal: “I would like to get an invite for X Games Enduro X. I want to continue to be a competitor at some of the EnduroCross races that I can make it to with my work schedule and racing schedule.” Both see more women expanding their horizons and venturing from motocross tracks to trails in the desert or woods, though it’s unlikely that the numbers will come to equal the level of male participation overnight. “There are a lot of good role models at this time in the industry, so hopefully [girls getting into the sport] can look to that and just grow up and keep racing and keep doing off-road,” Blackburn muses. Ellinger points to roadblocks to racing that have kept all types of riders—men and women, young and old—from making the sport a lifestyle. “It’s so tough,” Ellinger says bluntly. “It’s tough on your bike. It’s tough on your body. It’s mentally grueling.”
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Mandi Mastin got her first taste of the International Six Days Enduro when she traveled to Spain in 2000 to watch her brother Cody compete as a member of the U.S. Junior Trophy Team. Today, the Ohio-born Mastin is herself a veteran of 12 ISDEs. “I thought it was such a cool experience when I went to watch Cody that I made up my mind that I was going to compete the next year,” says Mastin. “I had basically been riding only motocross up to that point, so the whole off-road thing was new to me. But in 2001, I just put my head down, rode as much off-road as I could and went out and qualified.” Perhaps the biggest appeal for Mastin was the atmosphere and the challenge of Six Days competition. “It’s just such a unique event,” Mastin says. “You have to do everything yourself, working on the bike and getting ready each day, and I enjoy the weeklong struggle of finishing and staying on time.” Mastin admits that her first year she felt a bit over her head.
“That first year I went, I probably shouldn’t have been there,” Mastin says. “I was only a C rider, but I kept telling myself I was going to finish, and I did. It’s just that drive to keep going. Now it’s the determination to go back each year and try to do better.” As for her favorite Six Days experience, Mastin points to Chile in 2007. While it probably wasn’t her best performance, the U.S. Women’s squad won the Women’s World Cup that year in the first year the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme recognized women riders with the award. Nicole Bradford and Lacy Jones joined Mastin on the U.S. women’s team that year. “That Six Days really sticks out in my mind because we won the first World Cup and the excitement that the three of us shared,” Mastin says. “But they are all special in their own way.” Mastin says her goal each year is to finish with a gold-medal time, which she has yet to do. “That’s what keeps me coming back, to get that gold medal,” says Mastin.
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“I’ve come so close, but I’ve just had a couple of problems that kept me from getting it.” The camaraderie of riding as a team and competing for your country is another aspect of ISDE that appeals to Mastin. “Even though you are pushing for a gold for yourself, you also know you are riding for your teammates, as well,” she says. “It’s an honor to go to the event and represent the United States and to be a part of a team, it’s just a lot of fun.” This year’s Six Days is in Argentina on Nov. 3-8, and according to Mastin, the U.S. squads should have a leg up on the competition because most of the top teams will be doing what the U.S. team has to do every year: pack up and travel overseas to the event. “We have to work out of containers every time we go to a Six Days, so the Euro teams have it easier, because they can drive their support trucks to the event when it is held in Europe,” explains Mastin. “This year, they will be working out of containers and eating foreign food, so it will be a bigger adjustment for them.” With her vast experience in Six Days competition, the newcomers to the team will often look to Mastin for advice. “Like with Sarah Whitmore and Maria Forsberg, when they were on the team, I try to help them understand what’s going on and the format,” she says. “But Six Days is so much of a mental game, that the pep talks on days three and four I think are a big help.” Mastin is more than a racer on the team. The Six Days is a major logistical effort, and Mastin’s family is in charge of organizing the transport of bikes and parts to the event each year. It’s a huge undertaking. “It’s something we enjoy doing, and it helps the team, so it’s satisfying as well,” Mastin says. Admitting that she can’t compete at this level forever, Mastin says she would someday like to take on more of a team leader role in the race. “I think that would be very gratifying, to use what I’ve learned to help the U.S. women’s team do their best each year,” she says. That’s a long way off, however. For this year, Mastin is training as hard as ever so she can chase that elusive gold medal in Argentina.
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‘WE DON’T WANT YOU HERE’ MOTORCYCLISTS BATTLE DISCRIMINATION, EXCLUSION ACROSS THE COUNTRY BY JIM WITTERS
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hether it reveals itself at a New Jersey parking garage or a Florida condominium, in an Arizona desert or a Mississippi forest, an anti-motorcyclist sentiment pervades the nation. Environmentalists want motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles off public lands. Neighbors try to restrict the use of private property by off-highway vehicle riders. Garage operators ban motorcycles because of liability concerns. Gated communities force motorcyclists to park off-site, citing excessive noise. Whether they are aimed at street or dirt riders, these attitudes and actions affect all motorcyclists.
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“Simply put, most of the non-riding public doesn’t differentiate between on- and off-highway motorcyclists,” says Imre Szauter, AMA’s government affairs manager for street issues. “Regardless of the type of machine, excessive motorcycle sound leads to a ‘No Motorcycles’ policy on- and off-highway. “Legislative and administrative restrictions are often accompanied by stepped-up enforcement,” Szauter adds, “placing all riders under heightened law enforcement scrutiny.” Pushing back against prejudices may appear daunting. But if motorcyclists don’t fight discriminatory practices, governments and anti-motorcycle groups will continue to chalk up wins that further
restrict the right to ride. While the issue invokes combative language, the AMA has found that a reasonable, measured and cooperative approach often can diffuse an otherwise tense situation. “Riders working proactively and collaboratively with local, state and federal lawmakers, agencies and those in the private sector that make policy decisions may be able reverse current restrictions and bans and prevent future discriminatory actions against both riding communities,” Szauter says. And the AMA stands ready to help when it can. Here are a few cases that illustrate a variety of issues and outcomes.
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Larraine Best has ridden her trike across the United States and Canada, but was denied access to her condo’s parking space.
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Larraine Best, an AMA member, suffered a spinal injury in a diving accident 11 years ago, leaving her unable to walk without crutches. So, in 2010, when she began thinking of buying a motorcycle for transportation, she petitioned the Summit Towers Condominium Association, Inc., in Broward County, Fla., for permission to use one of her assigned garage spaces for her trike. Best, who commutes between her Florida condo and her Manhattan apartment, believed her case warranted an exception to the condo’s “no motorcycles” policy due to her disability. After all, the condo board had begun to allow scooters onto the property. “It is hard to have a car in New York City, and the trike is easier to ride and park,” Best says. “It provides me independence and gives me the chance to get out and meet people and enjoy life.” A year passed, with no formal response from the condominium board, Best says. “They would tell me they were checking with their lawyers,” she says. But things heated up when she bought her Honda Goldwing trike in September 2011. The board told her she had to park the motorcycle in a public lot outside the condo property. The decision meant that Best had to make her way up a slope and get herself and her crutches through a manual gate
before walking the remaining distance to her door. “I am very vulnerable,” she says. “And I was having to walk about 80 yards from the parking lot to my door.” So, Best took her case to Broward County’s Equal Opportunity Officer, who filed a complaint on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The complaint argued that the federal Fair Housing Act guarantees Best the right to a “reasonable accommodation’’—an exception to the condo rules—to provide her with an “equal opportunity to use and enjoy” her home. The condo management claimed a ruling in favor of Best “would be nothing less than a clear abuse of the system and
a mockery to the disabled individuals across this state who actual(ly) do suffer from discriminatory acts.” In a mediated settlement, Best won the right to use one of her two parking spaces in the condo garage for her trike. But the condo association got the right to lease her second space to another resident. “I have to be content with what I’ve got,” Best says. “It is a better arrangement for me. I don’t have to park in the public lot outside the community perimeter. “But it is a very old-fashioned approach, with all the [aging] Baby Boomers in Florida,” she says. “Motorcycles are out all the time.”
Parking Garage Ban
AMA member Larry Eichenbaum is one of many motorcyclists stymied by the “No Motorcycles” policy at parking garages. Eichenbaum commutes daily to New York City from New Jersey, using the ferry at Port Imperial, N.J. Before SP Plus Corp. (SP+) took over management of the Port Imperial parking operations, Eichenbaum was able to park his motorcycle in the garage. Suddenly, he and other motorcyclists were banned from using the garage, ostensibly because of liability concerns with the control gates. As SP+ explained the situation, sensors embedded in the concrete “are tuned to the high-metal mass of a car” and “cannot reliably detect the smaller metal mass of
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ABOVE: The Lane Avenue garage at Ohio State was built to accommodate motorcycle parking. BELOW: The entrance ramp to West Lane Garage was retrofitted to accommodate motorcycle parking.
some motorcycles.” The garage operators say that they fear a gate could close unexpectedly, injuring a motorcyclist. And, since the gate manufacturers mark their equipment “No Motorcycles,” the garage operators wish to avoid greater liability. Eichenbaum contacted the AMA. “Through a series of phone calls and letters, both Mr. Eichenbaum and the AMA were able to convince SP+ to make accommodations at Port Imperial for motorcyclists,” Szauter says. Brian Collins, director of management accounts at SP+, stated in a letter to the AMA that a designated motorcycle parking area would be established that does not require motorcyclists to pass through the control gates. Meanwhile, the control gate manufacturers show no indication of making their products safer for motorcyclists. “I haven’t seen any progress within the traffic gate manufacturing industry to accommodate motorcyclists,” Szauter says. “It’s far cheaper and easier for them to print and apply a decal that reads ‘No pedestrians, bicycles or motorcycles’ and
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Bryan Dunlap and Sarah Blouch say cooperation and planning can ensure all needs are met.
apply it to the controller cabinet than to remedy safety and liability concerns.”
Campus Groups Cooperate
While SP+ plans to set aside spaces in a surface lot for motorcyclists, such as Eichenbaum, The Ohio State University responded to motorcyclists’ concerns by incorporating bike parking into their designs for new garages. The accommodation is the result of efforts years ago by a small group of faculty members who ride their motorcycles to work and a discussion with an AMA representative. Sarah Blouch is president of CampusParc, the firm that manages the university’s parking lots and garages and was executive director of Transportation & Parking Services at the school when the group raised its concerns. “We had a near miss in one of our garages,” Blouch says. “Motorcycles sometimes trip the loops (that trigger the gates), but not always. We couldn’t take the chance that a motorcycle rider would get hit in the head with a gate. So we had to put motorcycle parking outside.” Bryan Dunlap, an OSU Unix systems
administrator and an AMA member, says a loosely organized group of about eight motorcyclists approached the school administration seeking to reverse the ban on motorcycles in the campus garages. “They told us that the gates were unsafe, but we had been riding around the gates for years to park in motorcycle spaces in the garages,” Dunlap says. “And the surface lots they directed us to had the same kinds of gates we had to go through. We tried to make a case, but they were concerned about liability. And people become very paranoid when they think they are going to get sued.” CampusParc did set aside more surface parking for motorcycles, but Dunlap says the riders wanted their bikes to be out of the weather and out of the path of students changing classes. “At the time, we didn’t think we had done any good,” Dunlap says. “It was very disheartening.” What Dunlap and the rest of the group did not know was that their concerns stuck with Blouch, and, as CampusParc began developing plans for new facilities, motorcycle parking was included. “In the building phase, it is very easy to accommodate motorcycle parking,” Blouch says. “We just told the architect to design it into the project.” Today, the newer campus garages have motorcycle-only spaces and motorcycle lanes for ingress and egress that do not require passing through a control gate. “We like happy people,” Blouch says. “If you approach things from a ‘how-can-wemake-that-work’ angle instead of ‘we’ve never done it that way,’ it is much easier.”
Off-Road Obstacles Fighting Discrimination On Public Lands
Anti-OHV activists pose the biggest threat to off-road access, according to Steve Salisbury, AMA government affairs manager for off-road issues. Those groups can be environmentalists who want riders off public lands entirely or government entities and neighbors who object to the dust and the sound of offroad vehicles. The AMA counters the opposition by educating riders about responsible offroad riding and by providing fact-based arguments favoring access. The AMA supports responsible recreational access to public lands for the use of off-highway vehicles, including off-highway motorcycles, dual-sport motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles. And the AMA believes professional land managers should oversee that access to meet the needs of participants and to protect the land.
orchard land, with no one raising the latent pesticide concern. An AMA Life Member, Reynolds called for help. Salisbury investigated the legalities, offered Reynolds some advice and wrote a letter of support to the Woodstock planning and zoning officer. But the task of battling his well-funded opponents proved too much for Reynolds. “It became evident that it was going to cost me thousands of dollars to fight this, with an uncertain outcome,” he says. “And we did not want to be stamped as contaminated land.” The local zoning board denied
Reynolds’ request for the event permit. “It’s frustrating,” he says. “You pay all this money in taxes for all those years, and you still can’t use your land the way you want. It’s disappointing.” Meanwhile, Reynolds, his friends and family continue to ride the existing trails.
Public Land Victories
Sometimes, all it takes is a little logic. For example, in 2011, the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona reversed its unwritten policy and began to allow street-legal motorcycles and allterrain vehicles on certain roads. After being alerted by AMA member Keith Dishong that street-legal
Mark Reynolds has been denied permission to use his family farm for an annual harescrambles event.
Private Land Frustrations
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The 160 acres of farmland in Woodstock, Conn., has been in Mark Reynolds’ family for more than 200 years, and Reynolds and his friends have been riding dirt bikes along the trails on that land for more than 40 years. Occasionally during the past 20 years, friends and promoters have urged Reynolds to stage some sort of event. And recently Reynolds decided to give it a try. He picked a weekend in November to stage a harescrambles race, figuring that the cooler weather would keep the neighbors inside with their windows closed, minimizing the impact of any dust and noise generated by the event. But when Reynolds applied for an event permit, the neighbors were the ones kicking up dust and making noise. From the simple request to stage one event a year, the townspeople conjured up images of a new motocross track, concerts and consumption of large amounts of alcohol. “I tried to tell them that you see cornfields and orchards today, and the day after the event, there will still be cornfields and orchards,” Reynolds says. Wealthy nearby landowners brought in sound experts. And, when they learned the town has no noise ordinance, they invoked the state statutes. Reynolds’ opponents also claimed the harescrambles would disturb land where orchards once stood, hurling latent pesticides into the atmosphere. Several nearby residential developments were built on former
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motorcycles were barred from three public access roads, while trucks and other street-legal vehicles were allowed, AMA Western States Representative Nick Haris and Brian Hawthorne, then with the BlueRibbon Coalition, contacted officials at the refuge, which is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Haris pointed out that the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan allows street-legal vehicles to use three access roads, so there was no reason to bar street-legal motorcycles and ATVs from those routes. After investigating, refuge officials agreed. But the victories are not usually so easy. After the Rattlesnake Bay ATV Trails in DeSoto National Forest in Mississippi closed in 2003, local dirt bike and ATV riders and clubs began lobbying federal officials to reopen them. Fred Pittman, president of the Mississippi Hi-Point Enduro Riders, joined the battle early on. After Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005, extensive work was needed to repair the trails. The rehabilitation, along with clearing the trail of downed trees, was completed in 2007, Pittman explains. “Working closely with the former district recreation assistant, my associates and I performed a significant amount of needed rehab/construction work which had been, for some reason, left out of the contracted rehab project,” he says. “Over a period of several months, we got the trail ready to be reopened.” The enduro riders received authorization to stage an event at Rattlesnake Bay in 2008, and the district ranger planned to officially reopen the trails after the event, Pittman says. The ranger’s plan called for a fee structure to generate funds for trail construction and maintenance. That is when everyone discovered a provision that required the Southern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee to approve any new fee structure in the federal lands within its jurisdiction.
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The problem wasn’t the fee. The problem was getting the committee to meet. Scheduling meetings, then obtaining a quorum, proved difficult. Working on the problem from another angle was AMA member Dale Tallman Jr. Frustrated with the lack of progress by the Forest Service, Tallman called the AMA. Salisbury assessed the situation, recognizing that a unified voice was needed for the groups using the trails. He helped coalesce the disparate clubs into the Friends of Rattlesnake Bay and began talks with the federal officials. On Feb. 27, the Forest Service’s Southern Region Recreation Resource Advisory Committee unanimously approved the proposal to implement a fee structure and reopen the trails. Pittman remains optimistic, but cautious. He has been put off too long, and his trust has eroded. “Presently, I do not know what the specific plans are for a reopening date,” Pittman says. The Forest Service’s official statement on such matters: “At this time, decisions about which routes and areas are open to motor vehicle use are made by Forest Service line officers at the local level, based on appropriate sitespecific environmental analysis, public involvement, and coordination with state, county, local, and tribal governments. Designations may be revised as needed to meet changing conditions.”
State And Federal Legislation
In addition to those individual skirmishes, bigger battles are being waged at the state and national levels to protect the right to ride. The AMA Government Relations Department continually monitors the Federal Register and other sources to spot efforts to close or restrict access to public lands. And
the association submits comments, writes letters and testifies before Congress as part of its efforts to keep land open for responsible use. The AMA is monitoring 1,036 bills on the state level for still-active 2013 legislation and 1,126 bills for 2014, including dozens that affect access for motorcyclists. A bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate and a similar bill in the U.S. House would protect riders’ rights to ride freely on the nation’s highways by prohibiting use of federal funding for motorcycle-only checkpoints. And the soaring success of the HatfieldMcCoy Trails system in West Virginia has sparked interest from several other states, prompting them to help resolve the liability concerns of the private landowners who would allow dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles to traverse their properties. Eight states have active bills that would resolve liability issues for private landowners who want to allow trails on their property. New Hampshire recently passed landowner liability legislation. Meanwhile, South Carolina passed a law that requires the state Department of Transportation to make reasonable accommodations for motorcycle parking at transportation facilities and prohibits the agency from discriminating against motorcyclists in policies and regulations. Other states, including Maryland and Rhode Island, require motorcycle parking at or near all public buildings. Such laws are not usually the result of legislative benevolence. They result from grassroots involvement, expert guidance and the power of a unified block of voters. The AMA encourages activism at the local level whenever access is denied to motorcycles and their riders. “While there isn’t a simple, single answer to overcoming public or private property discrimination against motorcyclists, local involvement is where all solutions begin,” Szauter says.
GET INVOLVED
Advocacy starts at the grassroots level, and volunteering your time can make a big difference in protecting the future of motorcycling. The AMA wants your help. If we all pitch in, a little effort on everyone’s part will go a long way toward preserving our freedom to ride. How much you do is up to you, but there are many ways you can contribute. For ideas, see www.americanmotorcyclist.com > Rights > Get Involved. If you have any questions, would like information, or need guidance on getting started, don’t hesitate to contact our grassroots team by sending an e-mail to grassroots@ama-cycle. org. The AMA is here to help.
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Mark your calendar now for July 11-13 for the 2014 BikeBandit.com AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, featuring Indian Motorcycle, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Tens of thousands of enthusiasts attend this AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame fundraising event each summer. Highlights include the nation’s largest motorcycle swap meet, vintage racing, demo rides and more. For more info on AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, see page 20 or visit www.amavintagemotorcycledays.com.
July marks the halfway point in the battle for supremacy in the AMA Pro Racing Motocross National Championship Series. Check out the action July 5 in Buchanan, Mich.; July 12 in Mechanicsville, Md.; July 19 in Millville, Minn. and July 26 in Washougal, Wash. for the full schedule, see page 50.
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If you’re looking for some fun on your dual-sport machine, take part in the 30th annual Michael R. Burlingham Memorial Six Days of Michigan, July 1926, in Newberry and Indian River, Mich. This is one of the events in the AMA Husqvarna National Dual-Sport Series. Info: www.cycleconservationclub.org.
COMING UP Motorcycles don’t get any faster than this: The Bonneville Motorcycle Speed Trials will be held Aug. 23-28 at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Info: www.bonnevillespeedtrials.com.
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JUL 20: (Includes ATVs) BYRON: MOTOSPORTS ENTERPRISES LTD, (815) 2342271, MOTOBYRON.COM
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JUL 18: AUBURN: FAST FRIDAYS SPEEDWAY, (530) 878-7223, FASTFRIDAYS.COM
KANSAS RECREATIONAL ROAD RUN JUL 27: OVERLAND PARK: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG LOUISIANA
COMPETITION MOTOCROSS JUL 13: MECHANICSVILLE: MX SPORTS, INC., (304) 2840101, MXSPORTS.COM JUL 26: (Includes ATVs) MECHANICSVILLE: BUDDS CREEK MOTOCROSS PARK, (301) 475-2000, BUDDSCREEK.COM MASSACHUSETTS COMPETITION HILLCLIMB JUL 27: (Includes ATVs) GREENFIELD: NEW ENGLAND HILLCLIMB ASSOCIATION, (508) 254-2961, NEWENGLANDHILLCLIMBERS. COM MICHIGAN RECREATIONAL DUAL SPORT-OFF ROAD JUL 19: NEW BERRY: THE CYCLE CONSERVATION CLUB OF MICHIGAN, (517) 416-0126, CYCLECONSERVATIONCLUB. COM ROAD RUN JUL 26: DEFORD: LUCKY THUMB MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (810) 404-2895 ROAD RALLY JUL 15: WEST BRANCH: OGEMAW HILLS BIKE WEEK, (989) 312-1312, OGEMAWHILLSBIKEWEEK. COM COMPETITION 1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK JUL 12: (Includes ATVs) AUBURN: TRI-CITY MOTOR SPEEDWAY, (989) 316-6804, TRICITYRACETRACK.COM JUL 19: (Includes ATVs) CROSWELL: PORT HURON MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (810) 327-1062, PHMC-USA.COM HARESCRAMBLES JUL 13: (Includes ATVs) BATTLE CREEK: BATTLE CREEK MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (269) 729-9691, BATTLECREEKMOTORCYCLE CLUB.COM MOTOCROSS JUL 4: BUCHANAN: REDBUD RECREATION, INC., (269) 6956405, REDBUDMX.COM
ROAD RALLY
JUL 4: BUCHANAN: REDBUD RECREATION, INC., (269) 6956405, REDBUDMX.COM
JUL 8: MONROE: WOMEN ON WHEELS (R), WOMENONWHEELS.ORG
JUL 5: BUCHANAN: REDBUD RECREATION, INC., (269) 6956405, REDBUDMX.COM
RECREATIONAL
JULY EVENTS JUL 12: NEWAYGO: BIG AIR MOTOCROSS, (231) 652-5225, BIGAIRMOTOCROSS.COM JUL 13: (Includes ATVs) CADILLAC: CADILLAC MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (231) 884-3729, CADILLACMC.COM JUL 19: BELDING: GRATTAN RACEWAY, (616) 691-7221, GRATTANMX.COM JUL 20: BELDING: GRATTAN RACEWAY, (616) 691-7221, GRATTANMX.COM JUL 27: MIDLAND: POLKA DOTS M/C, (989) 832-8284, POLKADOTSMC.NET SHORT TRACK JUL 5: OWOSSO: 2 DAY EVENT, OWOSSO KART SPEEDWAY, (810) 691-5781, OWOSSOKARTSPEEDWAY.COM JUL 9: WEST BRANCH: OGEMAW HILLS BIKE WEEK, (989) 312-1312, OGEMAWHILLSBIKEWEEK.COM TTS JUL 13: (Includes ATVs) AUBURN: TRI-CITY MOTOR SPEEDWAY, (989) 316-6804, TRICITYRACETRACK.COM JUL 27: (Includes ATVs) DEFORD: LUCKY THUMB MOTORCYCLE CLUB, INC., (810) 404-2895, LUCKYTHUMBMOTORCYCLE CLUB.COM MINNESOTA RECREATIONAL ROAD RUN JUL 20: VADNAIS HEIGHTS: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG ROAD RALLY JUL 6: MINNETONKA: TEAM STRANGE AIRHEADS, (678) 2935275, TEAMSTRANGE.COM COMPETITION 1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK JUL 27: (Includes ATVs) CAMBRIDGE: NORSEMEN MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (612) 6169053, NORSEMENMC.ORG ENDURO JUL 26: SNAKE RIVER FOREST: 2 DAY EVENT, NORSEMEN MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (612) 3639512, NORSEMENMC.ORG HILLCLIMB JUL 12: (Includes ATVs) RED WING: INDIANHEAD MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (651) 7641220, INDIANHEADMC.ORG JUL 13: (Includes ATVs) RED WING: INDIANHEAD MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (651) 7641220, INDIANHEADMC.ORG JUL 26: (Includes ATVs)
MANKATO: KATO CYCLE CLUB, KATOCYCLECLUB.COM HARESCRAMBLES JUL 20: KASSON: GOLDEN EAGLES CYCLE CLUB, (507) 273-7400, GOLDENEAGLES.ORG MOTOCROSS JUL 4: (Includes ATVs) BROWERVILLE: MOTO CITY RACEWAY & RECREATION INC, (218) 894-2826, MOTOCITYRACEWAY.COM JUL 6: (Includes ATVs) BROWERVILLE: MOTO CITY RACEWAY & RECREATION INC, (218) 894-2826, MOTOCITYRACEWAY.COM JUL 13: BROOK PARK: BERM BENDERS RACEWAY, (320) 6792582, BERMBENDERS.COM JUL 13: KELLOGG: MOTOKAZIE INC, (952) 244-9996, MOTOKAZIE.COM JUL 18: MILLVILLE: HIWINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM JUL 20: MILLVILLE: HIWINDERS, (507) 753-2779, SPRINGCREEKMX.COM JUL 20: (Includes ATVs) CAMBRIDGE: RTW RACE PROMOTIONS, (218) 894-2826, MOTOCITYRACEWAY.COM JUL 27: BROOKSTON: ECHO VALLEY MOTOCROSS PARK, (218) 348-4754, ECHOVALLEYMOTOCROSS.COM JUL 27: BROOK PARK: BERM BENDERS RACEWAY, (320) 6792582, BERMBENDERS.COM OBSERVED TRIALS JUL 19: GILBERT: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG JUL 20: GILBERT: UPPER MIDWEST TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (507) 351-8879, UMTA.ORG NEVADA
NEW MEXICO COMPETITION OBSERVED TRIALS JUL 12: JEMEZ SPRINGS: 2 DAY EVENT, NEW MEXICO TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (505) 780-2551, NEWMEXICOTRIALS.COM ROAD RACE JUL 13: ALBUQUERQUE: SANDIA MOTORCYCLE ROADRACING, INC., (800) 6475028, SMRI-RACING.ORG NEW YORK RECREATIONAL DICE RUN JUL 20: SLOATSBERG: SECOND GENERATION MOTORCYCLE ASSOC., (914) 391-7558, SECONDGENERATIONMA.ORG ROAD RUN JUL 12: CONGERS: 2 DAY EVENT, RAMAPO MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (845) 300-1247 JUL 13: NEW CITY: BLUE KNIGHTS NY CHAPTER XVIII, (845) 386-2852, BKNYXVIII.ORG JUL 20: MILTON: IRON RIDERS MC NY, (845) 691-9312, IRONRIDERSMC.COM JUL 20: DEERFIELD: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 665-6891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG JUL 26: JAMESVILLE: MARCH OF DIMES-CENTRAL NEW YORK DIVISION, (315) 463-0700, BIKERSFORBABIES.ORG JUL 27: STATEN ISLAND: ROLLING THUNDER 2 NY, ROLLINGTHUNDER2NY.COM TRAIL RIDE - RECREATIONAL JUL 20: E QUOGUE: LONG ISLAND RECREATIONAL TRAILS CONSERVANCY, (631) 928-1153, LIRTC.ORG COMPETITION
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HARESCRAMBLES
DESERT SCRAMBLES
JUL 6: (Includes ATVs) BERKSHIRE: DAN LEONARD MEMORIAL, (607) 227-9628
JUL 5: CALIENTE: GROUNDSHAKERS M/C, (702) 236-6482, MRANRACING.COM NEW JERSEY
JUL 20: (Includes ATVs) ODESSA: TOMPKINS TRAIL RIDERS, (607) 592-5138, WNYOA.NET
RECREATIONAL
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ROAD RUN
JUL 4: (Includes ATVs) CAROGA LAKE: ROYAL MOUNTAIN SKI AREA, (518) 835-6445, ROYALMOUNTAIN.COM
JUL 26: WAYNE: AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS POST 174, (973) 725-6666
ROAD RACE
JUL 5: (Includes ATVs) CAROGA LAKE: ROYAL MOUNTAIN SKI AREA, (518) 835-6445, ROYALMOUNTAIN.COM
JUL 20: MILLVILLE: AMERICAN SPORTBIKE RACING ASSOCIATION, (817) 246-1127, ASRARACING.COM
JUL 12: RICHFORD: BROOME TIOGA SPORTS CENTER INC, (607) 849-4438, BROOME-TIOGA.COM
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JULY EVENTS JUL 13: RICHFORD: BROOME TIOGA SPORTS CENTER INC, (607) 849-4438, BROOME-TIOGA.COM JUL 13: (Includes ATVs) AUBURN: FROZEN OCEAN MOTOCROSS INC, (315) 7845466, FROZEN-OCEAN.COM JUL 20: (Includes ATVs) MAPLEVIEW: SMX ASSOCIATES LLC, (315) 4807733, MOTOMASTERS.COM OBSERVED TRIALS JUL 13: DANSVILLE: DISTRICT 4 TRIALS COMMITTEE, (607) 742-6648, DISTRICT4TRIALS.COM JUL 27: CUBA: DISTRICT 4 TRIALS COMMITTEE, (716) 968-3025, DISTRICT4TRIALS.COM SHORT TRACK JUL 12: (Includes ATVs) PORT CRANE: SQUARE DEAL RIDERS M/C, (607) 693-2634, SQUAREDEALRIDERS.COM JUL 26: (Includes ATVs) PORT CRANE: SQUARE DEAL RIDERS M/C, (607) 693-2634, SQUAREDEALRIDERS.COM NORTH CAROLINA RECREATIONAL ROAD RALLY JUL 7: ASHEVILLE: AMERICAN VOYAGER ASSOCIATION, (828) 2543211, ASHEVILLECP.COM SCHOOLS - ROAD JUL 12: WILKESBORO: MOTOMARK1, LLC, (919) 637-0947, MOTOMARK1.COM JUL 14: PISGAH FOREST: 2 DAY EVENT, MOTOMARK1, LLC, (919) 637-0947, MOTOMARK1.COM
COMPETITION 1/2 MILE DIRT TRACK JUL 12: ASHLAND: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1900, AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST. COM HILLCLIMB JUL 19: (Includes ATVs) WATERFORD: PIONEER MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (740) 678-0082, PIONEERMOTORCYCLE CLUB.COM JUL 20: (Includes ATVs) WATERFORD: PIONEER MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (740) 678-0082, PIONEERMOTORCYCLE CLUB.COM HARESCRAMBLES JUL 11: LEXINGTON: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1900, AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST. COM MOTOCROSS JUL 12: LEXINGTON: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1900, AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST. COM JUL 13: LEXINGTON: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1900, AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST. COM
RECREATIONAL
JUL 27: GREENVILLE: TREATY CITY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC, (937) 459-0508, TREATYCITYMC.COM
FIELD MEET
OBSERVED TRIALS
JUL 18: HEBRON: THE COLUMBUS FLAMES MC CLUB
JUL 13: LEXINGTON: AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1900, AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST. COM
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POKER RUN JUL 13: DOVER: ABATE OF OHIO, INC., (740) 269-1213, ABATE.COM JUL 19: COVINGTON: ABATE OF OHIO, INC., (937) 4173936, ABATE.COM JUL 26: BRILLIANT: ABATE OF OHIO, INC., (740) 2192716, ABATE.COM ROAD RUN JUL 12: MARYSVILLE: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 6656891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG ROAD RALLY
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ROAD RACE JUL 12: LEXINGTON: 2 DAY EVENT, AMERICAN MOTORCYCLIST ASSOCIATION, (614) 856-1900, AMERICANMOTORCYCLIST. COM OKLAHOMA COMPETITION MOTOCROSS JUL 19: PONCA CITY: RPM SPORTS, (205) 699-8857, RPMSPORTSONLINE.COM
OREGON RECREATIONAL ROAD RALLY JUL 15: ASHLAND: INTERNATIONAL NORTON OWNERS ASSOCIATION, (517) 851-7437, INOANORTON.COM PENNSYLVANIA RECREATIONAL POKER RUN JUL 5: ORWIGSBURG: DEER LAKE PA H.O.G. CHAPTER, (570) 366-0143, SCHAEFFERSHD.COM JUL 6: LEBANON: LEBANON VALLEY MOTORCYCLE CLUB INC., (717) 270-9797 JUL 13: BUCK: GENTLEMEN MC SPORTSMEN, (717) 284-2270 JUL 13: SCHUYLKILL HAVEN: SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (570) 385-1460, SCHUYLKILLCOUNTY MOTORCYCLECLUB.COM JUL 20: KRESGEVILLE: ZINC CITY MC, (570) 992-4214 ROAD RUN JUL 20: YORK: YORK MOTORCYCLE CLUB, YORKMOTORCYCLE.COM ROAD RALLY JUL 16: ERIE: ROAR ON THE SHORE, (814) 833-3200 COMPETITION ENDURO JUL 27: CROSS FORK: BRANDYWINE ENDURO RIDERS, (610) 883-7607, BER.US HARESCRAMBLES JUL 19: MAHONY CITY: 2 DAY EVENT, VALLEY FORGE TRAIL RIDERS, (610) 476-3747 MOTOCROSS JUL 6: CLIFFORD: HURRICANE HILLS MOTORSPORTS LLC, (570) 222-9290, HHMOTOCROSS.COM JUL 20: BIRDSBORO: PAGODA MOTORCYCLE CLUB, (610) 582-3717, PAGODAMC.ORG OBSERVED TRIALS JUL 13: VALLEY VIEW: RAUSCH CREEK POWERSPORTS, (570) 682-4600, RAUSCHCREEKRACING.COM TENNESSEE RECREATIONAL
ROAD RUN
STRAIGHTARROWS.ORG
JUL 27: OAK RIDGE: PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR FOUNDATION, (828) 6656891, RIDEFORKIDS.ORG
JUL 27: (Includes ATVs) BURNETT: BEAVER CYCLE CLUB, INC., (920) 319-6889, BEAVERCYCLECLUB.COM
COMPETITION
MOTOCROSS
MOTOCROSS JUL 12: (Includes ATVs) BLOUNTVILLE: VICTORY SPORTS INC, (423) 323-5497, VICTORY-SPORTS.COM JUL 13: (Includes ATVs) BLOUNTVILLE: VICTORY SPORTS INC, (423) 323-5497, VICTORY-SPORTS.COM JUL 29: HURRICANE MILLS: MX SPORTS, INC., (304) 2840101, MXSPORTS.COM OBSERVED TRIALS JUL 4: SEQUATCHIE: SOUTHEASTERN TRIALS RIDERS ASSOCIATION, (423) 942-8688, TRIALSTRAININGCENTER. COM TEXAS RECREATIONAL CONVENTIONS JUL 8: KERRVILLE: MOTOR MAIDS, INC. COMPETITION MOTOCROSS JUL 13: ALVORD: RTW RACE PROMOTIONS, (940) 5772225, OAKHILLMX.COM JUL 19: WORTHAM: FREESTONE COUNTY RACEWAY LLC., (713) 9623386, FREESTONEMX.COM VIRGINIA COMPETITION GRAND PRIX JUL 27: BRISTOL: VIRGINIA COMPETITION HARE SCRAMBLE SERVICES, (276) 669-0981, VCHSS.ORG MOTOCROSS JUL 20: (Includes ATVs) WYTHEVILLE: VICTORY SPORTS INC, (423) 323-5497, VICTORY-SPORTS.COM WASHINGTON COMPETITION MOTOCROSS JUL 24: WASHOUGAL: 2 DAY EVENT, WASHOUGAL MX PARK, LLC, (360) 601-5347, WASHOUGALMXPARK.COM WISCONSIN COMPETITION HARESCRAMBLES JUL 13: STONE LAKE: STRAIGHT ARROW ENDURO RIDERS, (651) 738-7433,
JUL 5: (Includes ATVs) CHILTON: GRAVITY PARK USA, (920) 849-7223, GRAVITYPARKUSA.COM JUL 6: (Includes ATVs) CHILTON: GRAVITY PARK USA, (920) 849-7223, GRAVITYPARKUSA.COM JUL 13: LAKE MILLS: AZTALAN CYCLE CLUB INC, (414) 265-1582, AZTALANMX.COM JUL 23: (Includes ATVs) PORTAGE: CMJ RACEWAY LLC, (608) *22-0685, CMJRACEWAY.COM JUL 26: ARKANSAW: ARKANSAW CREEK CYCLE CLUB INC, (715) 285-5679, ARKANSAWMX.COM JUL 27: ARKANSAW: ARKANSAW CREEK CYCLE CLUB INC, (715) 285-5679, ARKANSAWMX.COM OBSERVED TRIALS JUL 19: BARABOO: WISCONSIN OBSERVED TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (319) 624-2003, WISCONSINTRIALS.ORG JUL 20: BARABOO: WISCONSIN OBSERVED TRIALS ASSOCIATION, (319) 624-2003, WISCONSINTRIALS.ORG ROAD RACE JUL 5: PLYMOUTH: 2 DAY EVENT, AMERICAN SPORTBIKE RACING ASSOCIATION, (817) 2461127, ASRARACING.COM SHORT TRACK JUL 5: UNITY: RIB MOUNTAIN RIDERS MC, INC., (715) 4700753, RACECWR.COM JUL 19: (Includes ATVs) LAKE MILLS: AZTALAN CYCLE CLUB INC, (414) 265-1582, AZTALANMX.COM JUL 26: (Includes ATVs) UNITY: RIB MOUNTAIN RIDERS MC, INC., (715) 4700753, RACECWR.COM TTS JUL 12: (Includes ATVs) ARKANSAW: ARKANSAW CREEK CYCLE CLUB INC, (715) 285-5679, ARKANSAWMX.COM JUL 13: (Includes ATVs) ARKANSAW: ARKANSAW CREEK CYCLE CLUB INC, (715) 285-5679, ARKANSAWMX.COM
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Jul. 12: Mechanicsville, Md.: Budds Creek National
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Sept. 28: Santa Rosa, Calif.: Santa Rosa Mile
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June 29: Marquette, Mich.: Nick Zambon, UP Sandstormers; (906) 228-7010, UPSandstormers.com July 27: Cross Fork, Pa.: Peter Burnett, Brandywine Enduro Riders; (610) 883-7607, BER.us Aug. 10: Grand Junction, Colo.: Thomas Jundtoft, Bookcliff Rattlers MC; (970) 250-9942, bookcliffrattlersmc. com Aug. 31: Union, S.C.: Duane Wellington, Greenville Enduro Riders; (864) 908-6109, GreenvilleEnduroRiders.com Sept. 14: Matthews, Ind.: Doug Spence, Muddobbers; (765) 998-2236, MuddobbersMC.com AMA EAST HARE SCRAMBLES CHAMPIONSHIP AMARACING.COM
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June 14, Youth Bikes & ATV; June 15, Amateur Bikes & ATV: Berwick, Pa.: Duane Fisher, Evansville MX Park; (570) 759-2841, EvansvilleMXPark.com
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GUEST COLUMN ENJOYING THE RIDE Two Wheels Make Everything Better By Jesse Jones
During the last week of September 2012, I was able to take a two-week, 5,000-mile motorcycle trip out west with my good friend Darren. We started in Indiana and rode all the way to Las Vegas, Nev., and back while stopping at multiple national parks along the way. This was a great trip, but I soon discovered new long-distance horizons to conquer. Early in 2013, I met Tonya, an amazing woman. I took her for a ride on the 2006 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom I used for my 2012 ride. She loved it, but riding two-up made me realize that long rides would be more comfortable with a bigger bike. I settled on a 2013 Yamaha FJR 1300A. After spending just a short amount of time on the FJR, both Tonya and I were in love with the new setup. Our first trip was a short three-day ride to Asheville, N.C., to see the Biltmore Estate. We started in Indianapolis and approximately 400 miles later found ourselves in the Great Smoky Mountains. After touring the Biltmore, we spent some time on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Tonya had been through this area in a car several times but never on a bike. She loved the experience of feeling like part of the scenery and hated to head home. We had already been planning a weeklong trip to Colorado and Utah for midSeptember, and Tonya suggested that we take the FJR. She had been out west before, but she had always flown. She had never experienced a cross-country journey from
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the ground, either by car or motorcycle. I asked if she was sure, since it was such a long way. She said that she wouldn’t have it any other way. So in September we were off to the Rockies. On the second day, we experienced 104-degree heat to go along with the vast expanse of Kansas’ landscape. When we reached the mountains, we were greeted with mild temperatures and periodic rain. We made our way to Grand Junction, Colo., and Tonya was in awe of the mountains. Our next stop was Moab, Utah. A couple months earlier, I had purchased a ring for Tonya, and felt this would be the perfect opportunity to give it to her. Moab has always been a favorite location of mine. I love Dead Horse Point and Canyonlands. Unfortunately, Moab was experiencing an unusual monsoon the day we got there. The next morning the forecast was the same, and I was getting pretty bummed out. Tonya, always the optimist, said we should just put on the rain gear and go anyway. An hour later, as we neared Dead Horse Point, the clouds began to break up. When we arrived, the sun was shining. We walked to the edge to take in the view. When Tonya turned back around, I was on one knee, told her she was my sunshine on a cloudy day and asked her to marry me. With an emotional “yes,” she put on the ring and made Dead Horse Point even more special. The rest of the day was sunny as we toured Canyonlands and Arches National Park. It was a perfect day. The next morning, we left Moab and headed for Ouray, Colo., to ride the Million Dollar Highway. We were back in and
out of rain but enjoyed some great views nonetheless. We went from Ouray to Silverton and back again and headed to Gunnison. On the way, we stopped at Blue Mesa Reservoir and saw the brightest rainbow I’ve ever seen in my life. Over the next couple days we made our way to Denver to visit my aunt and uncle. As it turns out, we rode right into Colorado’s 100-year flood and spent a lot of time sitting on the interstate in the rain. We got through it all and endured a windy ride across Kansas to get back home safe and sound. When this was written, the FJR had 6,426 miles—most of those miles were with my best friend and new wife. I have ridden motorcycles of all types my entire life and many of my best memories have come from those experiences. I’m so fortunate to be able to enjoy this sport, and it’s even better to ride with my partner for life. Tonya and I can’t wait for more adventures to come. I encourage anyone who rides to allow motorcycles to be a part of your life as much as possible. Two wheels and a motor can make anything better. Jesse Jones is an AMA member from Indianapolis.
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