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Yamaha Announces the Ultimate Ranch Hand Sweepstakes

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA has announced the Ultimate Ranch Hand Sweepstakes. The winner will receive a new 2016 Viking VI Ranch Edition SxS with Electric Power Steering (EPS). Entries are now being accepted at www.yamahaoutdoors.com/ranchhand.

AMA Celebrates Racers, Organizers at 2015 Championship Banquet

The American Motorcyclist Association honored the country’s top motorcycle and all-terrain-vehicle racers and organizers during the AMA Championship Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 23, presenting 2015 AMA National No. 1 plates and announcing the 2015 AMA Athletes of the Year.

2015 MPN Feature Highlights

Throughout the 2015 calendar year MPN focused on a number of different topics to engage you readers. Therefore, it was an awfully tough task to pick some of the year’s top feature stories to highlight in this special issue. But here are the top 10 we chose.

‘Best of’ Confessions of a Customer

As 2015 winds down, MPN staff took a look back through Eric Anderson’s Confessions of a Customer and highlighted a few of the year’s best columns.

Who Will Win 2015 AMA Championship Awards?

The American Motorcyclist Association will be announcing the nominees for the 2015 AMA Championship Banquet awards, which recognize individuals and organizations that excelled in AMA competition and recreational activity during the previous 12 months.

AMA Road Race Grand Championship Set For July 1-3 at Road America

The country’s top amateur road racers will compete to clinch American Motorcyclist Association National No. 1 plates at the 2016 AMA Road Race Grand Championship at Road America in Plymouth, Wis., on July 1-3.

Ducati Announces New Bikes Highlighted By the XDiavel

One of the most eagerly awaited bikes at EICMA 2015 was undoubtedly the XDiavel. This intriguing new bike sees Ducati enter the Cruiser world in its own inimitable way by presenting a true cruiser that has all the design, technology and performance one expects from a Ducati thoroughbred.

Tread Lightly! and Noble Energy Celebrate Restoration Projects on Pawnee National Grassland

Tread Lightly!, Noble Energy, Inc. and the U.S. Forest Service recently celebrated the completion of three priority Restoration for Recreation projects implemented this year on the Pawnee National Grassland, near the community of Greeley, Colorado.

Vee For Victory: Thai Tire Company is Winning the Battle for Worldwide Acceptance

Thailand is one of the world’s leading producers of natural rubber, so it only makes sense that they should be a leader in tire production at least that is how Vee Rubber sees it.

Twenty-Four AMA National Championships Awarded at AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship

More than 195 motorcycle and ATV hillclimbers faced off at the 2015 AMA Hillclimb Grand Championship, held Aug. 8-9 in Waterford, Ohio. At the conclusion of the weekend, 24 champions were crowned in various competition classes.

AMA Congratulates 38 Champions at AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship

The Rocky Mountain ATV/MC AMA Amateur National Motocross Championship presented by AMSOIL, held July 26-Aug. 1, pitted hundreds of the country’s top riders against one another at the Loretta Lynn Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tenn. When the dust cleared, 38 champions emerged.

ProTaper Micro Bars

ProTaper has announced its all-new Micro Handlebar Kit. Technology has made it possible to reduce the size of the grips without sacrificing the structural integrity of the handlebars. Immediate benefits of being able to use a smaller diameter grip include more control with less fatigue.

Champions Crowned at AMA Dirt Track Grand Championship

Success at the highest levels of motorcycle racing demands consistency, speed, maturity and respect. Kevin Stollings, from Indianapolis, Ind., displayed all those qualities in winning the 2015 AMA Dirt Track Horizon Award, the top honor at the AMA Dirt Track Grand Championship.

HJC 2015 Off-Road Helmets

HJC has introduced two all-new helmets for 2015 that strengthen its lineup. These helmets, the CS-MX 2 off-road helmet and CL-XY 2 youth off-road helmet, target recreational riding enthusiasts.

AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days Seminar Program to Cover Riding, Racing, Restorations and More

Attendees at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, July 10-12, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, will have numerous opportunities to hear from motorcycling experts, including AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers, as part of the event’s seminar program.

Old Bikes Highlight New Show

They say everything that is old is new again.