Archive for February, 2010

  • SETH ENSLOW TO ATTEMPT NEW LONG DISTANCE RECORD JUMP ON A HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE

    SETH ENSLOW TO ATTEMPT NEW LONG DISTANCE RECORD JUMP ON A HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE

    Harley-Davidson to Host Live Webcast of Enslow’s Jump aboard XR1200 MILWAUKEE (February 25, 2010) – Freestyle motocrosser Seth Enslow will attempt to make history and break the existing record of 157 feet for a successful long distance jump aboard a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. The world record...

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  • Leslie Porterfield will share stage with Chris Carr and Denis Manning at AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona

    Leslie Porterfield will share stage with Chris Carr and Denis Manning at AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Breakfast at Daytona

    PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Leslie Porterfield, one of the fastest women motorcyclists in the world, has an unusual perspective on speed. That experience, along with her outgoing personality, makes Porterfield a natural choice for interviewing the world’s fastest motorcyclists, Chris Carr and Denis Manning, at the...

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  • HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDE-IN CUSTOM BIKE SHOW REVS UP DAYTONA

    HARLEY-DAVIDSON RIDE-IN CUSTOM BIKE SHOW REVS UP DAYTONA

    Dazzling Custom Motorcycles to be Displayed and Judged at Riverfront Park MILWAUKEE (February 24, 2010) – Every Harley-Davidson motorcycle and rider has a truly unique personality. These one-of-a-kind bikes and their proud owners will be out in full force at the Harley-Davidson Ride-In Custom Bike...

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  • AMA Racing Road Race Grand Championships part of major week of motorcycling July 12-14

    AMA Racing Road Race Grand Championships part of major week of motorcycling July 12-14

    PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is pleased to announce that the 2010 AMA Racing Road Race Grand Championships will take place July 12-14, as part of a weeklong motorcycle racing extravaganza at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The annual...

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  • Former AMA Board Chairman Dal Smilie Sentenced

    Former AMA Board Chairman Dal Smilie Sentenced

    PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Former American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Board Chairman Dal Smilie was sentenced Monday, Feb. 22, to eight months in prison and two years probation for embezzling more than $100,000 through fraudulent travel reimbursement claims submitted to the AMA over a period of years...

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  • The Facts about CPSC’s Report on ATV Fatalities and Injuries

    The Facts about CPSC’s Report on ATV Fatalities and Injuries

    IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2010 – The Specialty Vehicle Institute of America (SVIA) issued the following statement on the “CPSC 2008 Annual Report on ATV Deaths and Injuries”: “The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently issued a report that showed significant progress in reducing injuries...

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  • New Bike, New Problems for Aoyama

    New Bike, New Problems for Aoyama

    The 2010 RC212V handed to Hiroshi Aoyama at the first Sepang test, earlier this month, was so different to the version he had previously tested that the MotoGP rookie had to start almost from scratch. Not only was the new bike effectively two years newer...

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  • SPEED will air AMA Pro Flat Track from Daytona

    SPEED will air AMA Pro Flat Track from Daytona

    From a press release issued by Daytona Motorsports Group… DAYTONA BEACH, FL (February 19, 2010) – AMA Pro Racing and Daytona International Speedway are pleased to announce the Daytona Short Track National will air in high-definition Sunday, March 7th on SPEED at 6 p.m. ET....

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  • AMA objects to unilateral action by the Administration for National Monument designations without public debate

    AMA objects to unilateral action by the Administration for National Monument designations without public debate

    PICKERINGTON, Ohio — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has formally objected to a process being developed by the Obama Administration to potentially designate as many as 13 million acres of public and private land as National Monument. The designation, currently being considered by the Department...

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  • MIC Delivers Nearly 4,000 Signed Letters from Industry Professionals to Congress

    MIC Delivers Nearly 4,000 Signed Letters from Industry Professionals to Congress

    Letters Urge Congress to Stop the Ban On Youth Size ATVs and Dirt Bikes Washington, D.C., Feb. 18, 2010 – Today, representatives from the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC) delivered nearly 4,000 letters to Congress signed by motorcycle industry professionals that have had their livelihoods impacted...

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