Cyriel “Babe” DeMay, an AMA Grand National competitor who raced from the early 1950s to the late 1960s before becoming a leading tuner and team owner on the AMA Grand National circuit, died Oct. 26 at his home in Rossville, Tenn. He was 88.
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Share your love of motorcycling this holiday season while staying connected with loved ones and friends with beautiful motorcycle-related AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame holiday cards.
Proceeds from this fundraiser directly benefit the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.
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When AMA Life Member Roy Dyckman rides, he may be humming under his helmet a country song titled I’ve Been Everywhere.
In his 60 years of riding, the Ohio resident has visited enough locations and attended enough rallies to fill every inch of his riding vest with pins.
Dyckman is just one of several notable motorcyclists featured in the October issue of American Motorcyclist magazine. Others include second-generation racer Kody Kopp and California activist Ed Stovin.
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A 1975 Suzuki 750cc race bike that was ridden by two AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers and later won the famed Isle of Man TT sold for $68,352 at a Bonhams auction held at Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire, in England Aug. 14-16.
Texaco Heron Team Suzuki works rider John Williams rode the 1975 Suzuki XR11 Formula 750 machine (above, Bonhams photo) to victory in the 1976 Isle of Man Classic TT. Before making its way to the UK, future AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers David Aldana and Pat Hennen rode it as part of Suzuki’s American racing effort.
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Now’s your chance to support the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame and have the chance to win a unique custom motorcycle at the same time: a “Lords of the Board Track” custom bike.
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame is paying tribute to Hall of Famers Eddie Brinck, Ralph Hepburn, Shrimp Burns and others by raffling a custom commemorative motorcycle inspired by board-track racing, one of the earliest motorsports that featured high speed and fearless competitors.
The raffle bike is a 100-year anniversary edition Harley-Davidson Sportster featuring custom styling and performance parts. The bike is being built by Kevin Dunworth of Dunworth Machines to look like an early race machine.
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Some 200 motorcyclists took advantage of sunny skies and warm weather on Saturday, July 11, to attend an open house and bike night supporting the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame museum.
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The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame invites all fans of motorcycling to an open house and bike night on July 11, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., at the campus of the American Motorcyclist Association in Pickerington.
The museum, located at 13515 Yarmouth Drive, will open to all visitors at 9 a.m., with displays that provide an in-depth look at the history of motorcycling in America. The bike night will kick off at 5 p.m. with music, food trucks and more. At 7 p.m., the Hall of Fame will draw the winning ticket for the 2020 raffle bike, a 1973 BMW R75/5 sidecar rig.
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A 1975 Suzuki 750cc race bike that was ridden by two AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers and later won the famed Isle of Man TT is up for auction in August, as well as a 1976 Morbidelli 250cc machine raced by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Giacomo Agostini.
The bikes are among more than 580 lots of motorcycles and memorabilia that will be auctioned at Bicester Heritage, Oxfordshire, in England Aug. 14-16.
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John Kocinski is a three-time AMA 250cc road racing champion who went to Europe to battle in the World Superbike and MotoGP wars. He upheld American honor by earning two World Superbike championships.
Here are a few fun facts about Kocinski, who was inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 2015.
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The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame, closed to visitors since March 20 in compliance with Ohio’s coordinated response to the coronavirus pandemic, will reopen on Monday, June 22, for the enjoyment of fans and students of motorcycling history.
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