American Motorcyclist Association New Web Site

The AMA launched a redesign of their web site, and it looks great. Talk about a change. Gone are the cluttered pages in column format that reminded us all what the web looked like in 1998. Now you'll find a sleek, black interface with great photography and lifestyle images that begin to shift the brand away from "motorcycle news" to "hey - we're all motorcycle enthusiasts here." What a terrific change. Kudos to the web developer, and the person who looked at the old site and said, "Who thinks this says fun?" Check it out at http://www.amadirectlink.com/index.asp. Looks like a magazine redesign and logo change too! Now this looks like an association that's in the game for the 21st century.

VRA Motorcycle Events: Summer 2008

The Victory Riders Association is a membership organization for Victory owners. With the growth of the brand unofficial local clubs are popping up across the country. Victory Motorcycle Club, a group not officially associated with Polaris Inc., but a huge supporter of the brand, has a list of local clubs near you. Polaris Inc. does sponsor a national rally in the birthplace of the bike.

August

• American Victory Rally August 15 - 16 in Spirit Lake Iowa. An event highlight will likely be AVR plant tours, which will suspend during the summer until the 2009 models have been officially introduced. The event will also include demo rides and concerts by the Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, and Guns 'n' Roses tribute band Monsters of Mock. Rally organizers ask that you pre-register, but it's primarily for head count. No money exchanges hands until you get to the event.

Motorcycle Skills & Riding Schools

Learn to Ride

• Take a Basic Rider or Experienced Rider course from the MSF first!
• For a list of schools in your state, visit the MSF web site.
  

There are a number of different types of schools out there, and some like Reg Pridmore's CLASS, offer classes for those of us on touring bikes as well as track racking.

• Road Riding & Touring
• Ride Like A Pro
  

• Track Racing & Super Bike
• Aztrackday Superbike School
  
• CLASS Motorcycle Schools
• Ed Bargy Racing School
• Fastrack Riders
• Keith Code's California Superbike School
• Keith Code's Race and Competition Experience School
• Freddie Spencer's High-Performance Riding School
• Jason Pridmore's Star Motorcycle School
• Kevin Schwantz Suzuki School
  
• Learning Curves Roadrace School
  
• Penguin Racing School

• Dirt Track
• American Supercamp

Know of a school? Leave a comment.