A racebike that helped propel young Spencer toward three world titles May 17, 2021 By Mitch Boehm Before Freddie Spencer was World Champion Freddie Spencer, or Hall of Famer Freddie Spencer, he was simply a hotshot club racer from Shreveport, La., who devastated his…
Read MoreOne of the first female motocross and road racers May 10, 2021 By Kali Kotoski (Inducted: 2018) Mary McGee learned to ride motorcycles in 1957 on a 200cc Triumph Tiger Cub, and later took up motorcycle road racing to try to improve her car-racing…
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Crossing the country to fight for equality May 4, 2021 By Kali Kotoski (Inducted: 2002) During the run up to America’s inevitable involvement in World War 1, Augusta and Adeline Van Buren set out in 1916 to cross the country on Indian PowerPlus motorcycles…
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Mann, a two-time AMA Grand National Champion, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1998 PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 28, 2021) — Dick “Bugsy” Mann, one of the most versatile racers to ever throw a leg over a motorcycle, passed away on April 26…
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April 20, 2021 By Joy Burgess In 2020, BMW launched its R 18 super-cruiser, the German firm’s take on the high-end production custom. It featured the largest-displacement boxer engine in company history, and also brought back some of BMW’s timeless design features. Recently, the…
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With a generous contribution to the Hall of Fame, Karen Mahaffey returns to her BMW roots April 13, 2021 By Kali Kotoski Karen Mahaffey of Tulsa, Okla., has always been an avid BMW motorcycle fan, having first owned a 1976 BMW R90/6 when she…
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April 13, 2021 By Joy Burgess We love getting visitors at the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, but it’s extra cool when one of our own Hall of Famers walks through the door. Just a couple of weeks ago, Hall of Famer Buzz Kanter…
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Kuhn, one of the nation’s top off-road racers, was inducted to the AMA Hall of Fame in 2003 PICKERINGTON, Ohio (April 5, 2021) — Del Kuhn, one of the nation’s top off-road racers in the 1940s and ’50s, passed away peacefully on March 24….
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By Mitch Boehm Photos courtesy Joe Bonello and Smith family archives That’s right…Malcolm turned 80 on March 9, which is just about as hard to wrap your arms around as is the realization that On Any Sunday – which he starred in alongside Steve…
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By Mitch Boehm It’s been 51 years, but the Daytona 200 of 1970 still resonates powerfully, especially when March rolls around and Bike Week flashes on the motorcycle world’s consciousness – as it’s done for the last 10 days. Honda had launched its axis-altering…
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AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Announces Makenzi Martin as Hall of Fame Museum Curator
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