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FEBRUARY 2011

THE JOURNAL OF THE

Hurricane Hannah UncensoredMX Icon Bob Hannah Holds Nothing Back

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Please join us for the 1st Annual Stars & Stripes & Spokes™

Motorcycle Rally at RFK Stadium Festival Grounds as we

honor America’s Armed Forces.

RFK Stadium Festival Grounds

Washington, DC

May 27-30, 2011

Visit us on the web at www.stars-stripes-spokes.com

• Free Admission

• Free Motorcycle Parking

• Live Music

• Military Vehicle & Equipment Displays

• Hundreds of Vendors

• Convenient Access to Metro

• Short Ride to National Monuments

MEMBERS RECEIVE 10% DISCOUNT

*Subject to Availability. Not available at all locations. Promotion must be mentioned at the time reservation is made. No Refunds or Rain checks. Not available on Trikes. Customer responsible for one-way fees, tax, insurance and any additional products. Not available on pre-booked rentals.

RIDE FREE ON YOUR BIRTHDAY!SPECIALOFFER

EagleRider invites AMA members to enjoy a one-day free motorcycle rental on their birthday. Simply show a Valid ID with the date of your birthday listed on it and EagleRider will give you one free rental day.

Call EagleRider Motorcycle Tours Today!

1-888-972-4537 [email protected]/ama

AMA President

and CEO Rob

Dingman and others

met Dec. 9 with

Inez Tenebaum,

chairwoman of the

federal Consumer

Product Safety

Commission (CPSC),

to discuss the “lead

law” that effectively

bans kids’ dirtbikes

and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).

Dingman was joined by Ed Moreland,

AMA senior vice president for government

relations; Sean Hilbert, president of mini-

motorcycle manufacturer Cobra Moto; and

Davey Coombs and Carrie Jo Coombs-

Russell of MX Sports, which runs the long-

running AMA Amateur National Motocross

Championships.

Dingman and the others stressed

that kids’ dirtbikes and ATVs must be

exempted from the Consumer Product

Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) of 2008,

which effectively bans the sale of youth-

sized motorcycles and ATVs.

Dingman noted the law is devastating

for families who enjoy motorized

recreation, and poses a risk to children

who may be forced to ride bigger, more

powerful machines. He also noted that the

law hurts dealers in tough economic times.

Passed in 2008, the law bans the

making, importing, distributing or selling of

any product intended for children 12 and

under that contains more than a specifi ed

amount of lead in any accessible part.

The AMA is proud to announce its

newest member of the AMA Board of

Directors: Dwight Conant.

Conant, an avid motorcyclist, comes

to the board following the Nov. 21 board

action to fi ll an open at-large seat, and

brings considerable experience in the non-

profi t and association-management realms.

A former executive with the American

FEDERAL SAFETY AGENCY HEAD

MEETS WITH AMA ON ‘LEAD LAW’

Concerns Expressed About De Facto

Ban On Kids’ Dirtbikes

NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MEMBER ADDED

Brings Experience In Association

Management To The Post

Inez Tenebaum

Take Action

What’s Going On? A law intended to

protect kids from lead in small toys

has been applied to kids’ dirtbikes

and ATVs, effectively banning them.

Key Legislation: A law that would

exempt kids’ dirtbikes and ATVs from

the CPSIA.

What You Can Do About It: Contact

your federal lawmakers to ask them

to exempt kids’ dirtbikes and ATVs

from the lead-content portion of the

CPSIA. The easiest way to contact

lawmakers is through the AMA

website. Go to AmericanMotorcyclist.

com > Rights > Issues and

Legislation.

Automobile Association (AAA), Conant’s

experience is expected to help the

Association as it focuses on its member-

centric mission of preserving and

protecting the motorcycle lifestyle.

The at-large positions were created in

early 2010 when the number of corporate

members was reduced from six to four,

with an eye toward adding to the AMA

Board of Directors individuals who

could bring outside expertise to AMA

governance. The at-large positions are

fi lled in accordance with the Association’s

bylaws, available in the “About” section of

AmericanMotorcyclist.com.

RIGHTS

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2010 Off-HigHway Summary The AMA Government

Relations Department monitored approximately 1,373 pieces of state legislation related to

both on- and off-highway riding in all 50 states and took action when necessary. Those

actions included informational mailings to AMA members, news releases, testimony before

state and federal lawmakers and providing information to key legislative committees.

Here’s a breakdown of the off-highway legislation followed during the 2009-2010 legislative

sessions around the country through Nov. 24, 2010.

59

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Miscellaneous: Equipment

requirements, emissions regulation,

sound regulation, and utility

vehicles (59 bills)

Land Use: Regulation of motorized

recreation (57 bills)

OHV Road Use: The use of vehicles

designed for off-road use on public

roads (51 bills)

Snowmobile: Trends in snowmobile

program funding and regulation

often precede similar trends for

other OHVs (45 bills)

Motorized Trail Program: Programs

that create and maintain motorized

trails (33 bills)

Registration (33 bills)

OHV: Regulation of off-highway

vehicles other than dirtbikes and

ATVs (28 bills)

Liability and Insurance: Includes

legislation affecting liability exposure

for private and public motorized

recreation property owners and

operators, racing facility liability,

and individual liability insurance

requirements (28 bills)

ATV: Regulations specific to all-

terrain vehicles (26 bills)

Youth: Regulations involving the use

of dirtbikes and ATVs by youngsters

(25 bills)

Alcohol/Impaired Operation (12 bills)

Tax: Taxes levied on dirtbikes that

don’t directly benefit a motorized

trails program (9 bills)

Rider Education (8 bills)

Helmet Usage (7 bills)

Titling (4 bills)

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Showing Pride

New AMA License Plates Available In New York

New York motorcyclists are able to display their AMA pride on newly redesigned license plates.

The custom plates are available for both motorcycles and cars, and feature the distinctive red, white and blue AMA logo that is known worldwide.

The custom plate costs $35 for a motorcycle and $60 for a car, in addition to regular registration fees. The plates can also be personalized for an additional fee.

For more information on AMA custom plates in New York, go to NYDMV.state.ny.us/cplates.htm.

Toledo Trail riderS Clean

UP Tornado-devaSTaTed TrailS

Ohio’s Maumee State Park Reopens

More than 20 volunteers turned out for the Toledo (Ohio) Trail Riders clean-up day on Oct. 24 to clear damage caused by a summer tornado at the Maumee State Forest.

A devastating tornado ripped through northwestern Ohio on June 5, causing significant damage at the Forest.

Officials said the tornado made a swath about one-third of a mile wide through the heart of the 3,100-acre state forest.

Mike Bucher of the Toledo Trail Riders said he was pleased with the turnout for the clean-up effort. Riders pitched in on foot to clear trails and prune back branches.

For more information on the club, visit ToledoTrailRiders.com.

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Ask the MSF

REDUCING LANE

CHANGE STRESS

You Ask: “I’ve been riding for a few

years and feel confi dent on the road with

one exception. Freeway lane changes

still make me nervous. I always perform a

“head check” before I move over, but I hate

taking my eyes off the road ahead (and the

car in front of me). Any advice for how I can

decrease my stress in these situations?”

The MSF Responds: You’re wise to

perform a head check before changing

lanes, to confi rm that another vehicle isn’t

trying to move into the same slot you are.

It should not be a stressful action, if you

take a few simple precautions.

First, you should already have assessed

overall traffi c fl ow, by continuous use

of the Search, Evaluate, Execute (SEE)

strategy. Next, do a brief mirror check to

assess conditions in the lane you wish to

move into, and look ahead of the vehicles

in front of you to be sure they won’t be

slowing while you’re make a head check.

Adjust your following distance based

on traffi c conditions. If you have a clear

view of the traffi c scene ahead, and traffi c

is fl owing smoothly, a 2-second minimum

following distance should give you enough

time to make your head check without the

risk of everything coming to a screeching

halt in front of you at the moment you

divert your eyes to the side.

In stop-and-go traffi c, open up your

following distance to 3 or 4 seconds to

provide an extra space cushion while

preparing to change lanes because there’s

often a greater chance the vehicle in front

of you will slow or stop while your head is

turned.

Now turn on your turn signal and make

your head check. Head checks should be

done as quickly as possible—less than

1 second. If all is clear, make the lane

change, turn off your signal, and enjoy the

rest of your ride.

Find more info about the Motorcycle

Safety Foundation at MSF-USA.org.

Ph

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Brian J

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AMA Racing champions and their

families, friends and fans converged on

the Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in

Las Vegas, Nev., on Saturday, Nov. 20, for

the AMA Racing Championship Banquet,

presented by World of Powersports.

Not only did the banquet celebrate

champions in all racing disciplines, but a

number of special awards acknowledged

the best of the best as well.

The AMA Racing Athlete of the Year

award was won by Charlie Mullins, the

overall champion of the 2010 AMA Racing

Rekluse National Enduro Championship

Series, presented by Moose Racing.

Mullins won six rounds in the 10-round

series, while also competing

in the Can-Am Grand

National Cross Country

(GNCC) Series, where he

fi nished second in overall

points to Josh Strang.

Chris Borich won the AMA

Racing ATV Athlete of the

Year Award. Pennsylvania’s

Borich won both the GNCC

series and the AMA Racing

ATV Hare Scrambles

National Championship Series.

The AMA Racing Youth Rider of the

Year was Jake Pinhancos. He won the No.

1 plate in the 65 Stock (10-11) class at the

EXCELLENCE RECOGNIZEDSpecial Award Winners Elevate Racing

AMA Racing Amateur

National Motocross

Championships.

Pinhancos also led

AMA Team USA to

the overall win at the

FIM Junior World MX

Championship by

taking the title in the

Junior 65cc class.

Motorcycle

Hall of Famer Jeff

Fredette was named

AMA Racing Vet/

Senior Rider of the

Year. Fredette not

only competed in his 30th consecutive

International Six Days Enduro, where

he won a gold medal, but also won two

National Championships: the Senior 40+ A

class in the AMA Racing Rekluse National

Enduro Championship

Series and the 86cc-200cc

Modern class at the AMA

Racing Vintage Grand

Championships.

The AMA Racing Female

Rider of the Year was Maria

Forsberg, from Brier, Wash.,

who took the Women’s class

title in the GNCCs.

The late Randy Texter,

a longtime fi xture in the

dirt-track community, was

posthumously named AMA

Racing Sportsman of the

Year. Texter supported

amateur dirt-track racers

for decades and raised two

children—a son and a daughter—who

ascended to the highest level in the

sport: AMA Pro Racing Grand National

Championship competition.

AMA-chartered organizers also were

recognized. Winners were Victory Sports,

AMA Racing Motocross Organizer of the

Year; Rausch Creek, AMA Racing Off-

Road Organizer of the Year; BUB Racing

Inc., AMA Racing Track Racing Organizer

of the Year; Salinas

Ramblers, AMA

Racing Club of the

Year; Pediatric Brain

Tumor Foundation,

AMA Recreational

Road Riding

Organizer of the

Year; and Buckeye

Dual Sporters, AMA

Off-Road Organizer

of the Year.

Racer X Illustrated

won the AMA Racing

Media Award for its

coverage of AMA-

sanctioned events.

Jeff Fredette: Is he the

greatest off-road Vet/Senior

racer of all-time?

L-R: Charlie Mullins, Joe Bromley

L-R: Josh Mosiman, Jake Pinhancos

Bill Kaeppner with Laurette Nicoll

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“I was never as fast as some of the top

guys,” he says. “If you looked at the time

trials, I was usually about 10th. I wasn’t

as fast. I wasn’t as good. I wasn’t as

experienced. But I knew, and fi gured out

at an early age, that if I trained really hard, I

could be there.”

Endurance made all the difference, he

says.

“We rode for 45 minutes per moto in

those days,” Hannah says. “Riders today

can say whatever they want. They can

go fast, and do the jumps. But until you

do 45 minutes with some good guys, you

don’t know what it’s like. In the summer, it’s

absolutely brutal.

“What I fi gured out was that at 30

minutes, everybody started slowing down,”

he says. “Many times, I was way back at

30 minutes, but at 45 minutes, I was in the

lead. It’s because I worked at it.”

“Some of the trash talk in the old days was purely manufactured.”

Once Hannah discovered what worked,

he made it a way of life, devising an

unforgiving training regimen.

“I’d do a lot of bicycle riding, and a lot

of running. Basically from the time I got up,

other than eating, I was on that,” Hannah

says. “I’d run 10 miles, and then go ride my

motorcycle, and then put in an hour and a

half on the bicycle. And if you could do that

all day, you could eat whatever you want,

and sleep like a dead dog. There’s a lot to

be said for that.”

He also adapted his mental toughness

for the track. He developed a simple and

extremely effective philosophy.

“Anybody can be a quitter. Anybody can

be a loser—at any time. I didn’t want to

be a quitter,” Hannah says. “Many times

I’ve been in a race, and I’ll be in the lead

and drop back to third. And I start talking

to myself, going, ‘Why are you giving up?

This is what you do for a living.’ I mean, I’ve

trained for months, and it’s not going right. I

need to give the effort. And I’ve come back

and won the race. I knew I had the ability,

but I had to drag it out of my gut.”

The intangible quality? Heart.

“Everybody on the start line has

something in his mind that he wants to win.

But most guys are beat before they start,”

he says. “There are maybe 10 guys who’ve

done some training and have the ability.

And maybe two of them have the heart.

And heart wins races. When it gets tough,

your heart wins the race. Your ego drops

out. The money drops out. The want drops

out, and only your inner soul wins the race.

I’m still like that today. Obviously, I’m getting

older and can’t beat these young kids on a

bicycle when we’re out for a ride, but I still

have the desire. I’m going to give everything

I have.”

Back in the day, Hannah was known

for his bold talk and his bolder results. But

these days, Hannah fi gures some of that

was a necessary ingredient for winning.

“Some of the trash talk in the old days

was purely manufactured,” he says. “The

riders who weren’t competitive with me, I

loved all of them. But if you’re banging bars

with me for wins, or the money, or for my

contract, I didn’t particularly care for you. I

don’t think Muhammad Ali liked Joe Frazier,

either.

“It comes down to how you do the

training during the week. It made it easier

to beat a guy if you hated him on Tuesdays

and Wednesdays. It was artifi cial hate that I

drummed up.”

Case in point: A

famous bit of contact

on the racetrack with

competitor Roger

DeCoster, who himself

went on to join Hannah in the Motorcycle

Hall of Fame.

“I didn’t hate Roger DeCoster. He was a

hero of mine. But once I started racing with

him, one day he banged me at Unadilla,

I was so pissed I couldn’t see straight. I

wanted to break his leg,” he says. “That

day there was some emotion in it, and the

next weekend I rammed the crap out of him

to pay him back. I slowed up and looked at

him, eye to eye. He knew why I did it. He

knew why, and it was over.”

“Every job, when it gets tough, it’s easy to quit.

I didn’t allow myself to quit.”His confi dence became a weapon—an

extremely powerful one. Hannah climbed

to the top of the MX world, winning seven

national championships. He was poised to

launch one of the most dominant streaks

in all of motocross history. But he had it all

taken away from him. While waterskiing

with fellow racer Marty Tripes, he broke his

leg in 12 places when he hit a submerged

rock and was catapulted onto a riverbank.

He faced a long rehabilitation, and

wound up sitting out the 1980 season and

then trying a comeback.

The philosophy he developed early was

that this was his salvation, his path back.

“Coming back after that was tough,”

he says, with unusual understatement. “I

was in terrible shape. I was always used

to winning, and I was getting it handed to

me at races. It was tough.

“But the thing is, anybody can quit.

Any idiot can quit. And that’s true with

any job. Every

job when it gets

tough, it’s easy to

quit. I didn’t allow

myself to quit.”

One reason is because, as one of the

most popular and charismatic riders on the

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& LEGENDS CHAMPIONS

The AMA Legends & Champions Weekend brought motorcyclists from all corners to the Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa in Las Vegas on Nov. 19-21. Kicking off with the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, presented by JT Racing, and featuring the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Concours d’Elegance bike show and AMA Racing Championship Banquet, presented by World of Powersports, the weekend had something for everyone. Photos by Holly Carlyle and Kenny Hyatt.

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“This Motorcycle Hall of Fame is your hall of fame. What we’ve done, we couldn’t have done without you.” Jeff Heininger, AMHF Chairman

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