Wednesday Evening Moto News - Travis Pastrana + AGV, AMA Vintage Days & Trials Schedule

Travis Pastrana is just the latest addition to the AGV helmet sponsorship program. They already have the two best racers in motorcycle racing history - Valentino Rossi and Giacomo Agostini - and now they have another very successful rider in Pastrana. Now that Dainese owns AGV, it will probably only get better...

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The AMA is looking for some good vintage project bikes as a part of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days this 9 - 11 July 2010. It doesn't matter if you are complete or not, and the destination can be any one you for which you are looking. Just get in contact with the AMA as soon as you can.

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The AMA released, a few days ago, the schedule for the AMA Racing/NATC Observed Trials National Championship Series, 2010 edition. For the information you seek, take the link. I can tell you that the season starts on 1 - 2 May 2010 in Oklahoma.

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Couple of Motorcycle Safety Tips and Stories - Good Reading for Riders

First comes the story of Jerry "Motorman" Palladino - the guy behind the "Ride Like a Pro" - will be putting several motorcycle safety videos on SpeedTV.com. There are already 29+ videos up on the site and more are coming soon. So take the link and learn how to ride like a pro...

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After that, we hear that Travis Pastrana is donating some US$5,000 to help Brad Lackey get Danny "Magoo" Chandler a special needs van due to his injury. Pastrana did so because he really feels that Magoo has done wonderful things for the sport and he is continuing to do great things for motorcycle safety. This is all apart of Bob "Hurricane" Hannah's Challenge to raise funds for the transport.

http://tinyurl.com/yg6shqk

And, finally, a great tale of a politician doing something right for motorcyclists. She has taken up the mantle for Denise Lodge, whose son was killed while riding on Vancouver Island, Canada. It is a sad story, but some good is coming from it thanks to Mayor Joanne Monaghan, who actually listened.

http://tinyurl.com/yhfa8q5