American Motorcyclist Association
Three bike models receive reimagined looks for 2023 February 7, 2023 By Keaton Maisano KTM has spiced up a selection of its Duke motorcycles, offering new graphics and colors that aim to give the bikes a “ready to race” spirit. The KTM 200 Duke, KTM 390 Duke and KTM RC
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September 6, 2022 By Kali Kotoski KTM North America, Inc. has signed a two-year deal for AFT Singles Championship points leader Kody Kopp to remain with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team through the 2024 American Flat Track Championship. “I am overjoyed to be extending my commitment with the
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July 29, 2022 By Keaton Maisano Starting in August, aspiring motocross racers will have a new machine to contend with — or dominate with — out on the track. In a July 26 press release, KTM introduced the 2023 KTM 50 SX Factory Edition bike, which will be available on
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Nine-time AMA Supercross and Pro Motocross champ Ryan Dungey to race opening rounds of AMA Pro Motocross Series April 29, 2022 By Keaton Maisano Photos courtesy of KTM It will still be 2022 when the gate drops for the opening round of the AMA Pro Motocross Series, but spectators may
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Ben Kelley continues dominant AMA GNCC season with FMF Camp Coker Bullet win April 12, 2022 By Keaton Maisano Photos by Ken Hill FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Ben Kelley has been defending his 2021 AMA Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series Overall Championship to the tune of five consecutive wins —
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Ben Kelley wins The Specialized General GNCC, collects third straight victory March 15, 2022 By Keaton Maisano Photos by Ken Hill Coming off an AMA Grand National Cross Country (GNCC) Series Overall Championship in 2021, FMF/KTM Factory Racing’s Ben Kelley has been on the gas in the beginning stages of
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The AMA and the USMCA have partnered to expand competition-based coaching February 22, 2022 By Kali Kotoski Photos courtesy of USMCA Think about this: nearly every organized sport has a recognized coaching-certification organization to go along with it. These organizations provide standards coaches must meet to train student, collegiate and
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Sunderland secured first Dakar Rally win in GASGAS Factory Racing history January 17, 2022 By Keaton Maisano For more than four decades, riders have dashed across deserts and difficult terrain to compete for the top spot in the Dakar Rally, but it wasn’t until the end of 2022’s 12-day event
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January 11, 2022 By Keaton Maisano KTM’s new balance bikes will look to create some buzz in 2022 — a buzz which will come from both the bikes’ electric motors and the excitement generated by the young riders. With a North American release set for January 2022, the KTM 12eDRIVE and
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January 10, 2022 By Keaton Maisano With sand still being kicked up at the 2022 Dakar Rally, one of the event’s past competitors is this month’s Hall of Famer Spotlight. AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer Scot Harden traversed the Sahara on multiple occasions, with one of his most memorable coming
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January 4, 2022 By Keaton Maisano KTM Factory Racing was hard to miss in 2021 as its riders frequently visited podiums and hoisted numerous trophies. Highlighted by the team’s AMA 450 Supercross title, a pair of MotoGP wins and success within the enduro discipline, KTM’s season was ripe with success.
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December 3, 2021 By Keaton Maisano Coronations in Paris are becoming a bit of a trend for France’s own Marvin Musquin. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Musquin swept the Paris Supercross event at La Defense Arena to claim his third “King of Paris” title. Still highly competitive in the AMA
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November 23, 2021 By Keaton Maisano Although the initial bricks for KTM North America’s new headquarters have just been laid, the excitement for the future California campus is well established. KTM held an exclusive event — which included a brick laying ceremony — for the progress of its new headquarters
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November 16, 2021 By Keaton Maisano After a three-year run with the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team, the Progressive American Flat Track Series’ winningest Singles rider is beginning a new chapter in her career. On Nov. 12, the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team and Shayna Texter-Bauman announced the
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March 18, 2021 By Kali Kotoski Photos by Jeff Kardas Red Bull KTM’s Cooper Webb took the win again in Round 11 of the 2021 Monster Energy AMA Supercross, his second consecutive win and fifth victory of the season at Texas’ AT&T Stadium on Tuesday night. Webb, the 2019 Supercross
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