Author: Jim Witters

Mary McGee, who learned to ride a motorcycle on a 200cc Triumph Tiger Cub in 1957, was one of the first women motocrossers and road racers in the United States.

She started her off-road career by riding a 1962 250cc Honda Scrambler in an AMA District 37 enduro. She began riding Baja events in 1967 and, in 1975, rode solo in the Baja 500. Also in the 1970s she competed with three men on a team in a 24-hour road race aboard a 650cc Suzuki.

For her contributions to motorcycling, McGee has been inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame. She supports the Hall of Fame and would like you to join her.

Suzuki’s Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S. (Blacked Out Special Suzuki) performance cruiser comes in two new paint schemes in 2021 and sits at the top of the company’s Boulevard line, which includes the C50T touring bike and the C50 standard cruiser.

The 2021 Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S. sports an aggressive look with slash-cut mufflers, drag bars, blacked-out engine covers and a distinctive headlight. A tail cowl can replace passenger seat for an even more aggressive look. The choice of colors for 2021: Candy Daring Red and Glass Sparkle Black or Metallic Triton Blue and Glass Sparkle Black.

One of the best places ride OHVs in Oregon is the John’s Peak/Timber Mountain OHV Area in Jacksonville, near the city of Medford.

The area offers some 600 miles of trails winding through 14,000-plus acres. Can you get lost? Yes, but the chances are minimal because many of the trails and roads eventually form a loop. If you’re reasonably competent at navigating in the woods, there’s always a trail or road to lead you back to where you started.

The motorized trail area of the Lake Murray State Park near Ardmore, Okla., once consisted of a few trails that only a few locals new about. Not anymore.

Elvis Presley’s 1975 Harley Davidson FLH 1200 didn’t sell at auction in November 2020 as part of an “Artifacts of Hollywood and Music” auction held by Kruse GWS Auctions.

The highest bid was $250,000 but that apparently wasn’t enough to entice the seller into parting with the machine.

Yamaha has unveiled its new 2021 Yamaha Tracer 9 GT sport-touring machine with an all-new engine, frame, LED lighting with cornering lights and more.

Act now to buy some rare AMA pins, belt buckles and more while supporting through the AMA eBay store. From books and patches to pins and belt buckles, the AMA eBay store has it all. Here’s a sampling of some of the items available now to buy outright, or you

AMA Charter Life member Arthur Ranney talks track days at the age of 69, AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman, who is also a charter life member, discusses his sidecar project, and the Lansing (Mich.) Motorcycle Club is featured in the December 2020 issue of American Motorcyclist magazine.

Ranney teamed up with buddies to race endurance races back in the early 1980s with his last race in 1983. In his column titled Time Traveling at Speed, Ranney says he decided to get back on the race track in 2019 at the age of 69.

Designed for riders of all skill levels, the all-new Kawasaki 2021 KLX300 dual-sport machine offers a new choice for riders who want a double-duty machine for the road and trails.

If you just want a cool street machine, Kawasaki has you covered with its all-new KLX300SM Supermoto.

The Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area’s Rockhouse Trail System in West Virginia is one of the most fun, challenging and rider-friendly areas in the country. Hatfield-McCoy is in southwestern West Virginia, about 50 miles from Charleston, the state capital.

The Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area has a number of trail systems. The Rockhouse system has more than 100 miles of riding nirvana. The towns of Mann and Gilbert, which are on the trails, fully support trail riders.

There’s a new Rebel in Honda’s 2021 lineup: a 1084cc cruiser that offers a manual transmission or what Honda calls its automatic Dual Clutch Transmission.

The 2021 Progressive IMS Outdoors tour, developed in partnership with the power sports industry’s leading OEMs, will take place between June and October in nine U.S. cities.

Organizers have reworked the International Motorcycle Shows to be an outdoor, festival-like experience beginning in 2021 to showcase power sports products and experiences, including electric motorcycles and more.

What many experienced riders may think are common-sense tips for staying safe while riding on the streets are scientifically proven to be rooted in fact.