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The AMA hosted its AMA Hall of
Fame Days in Ohio, during which
it inducted six new AMA Hall of
Famers: (L to R) Chris Carter, Ryan
Young, Chad Reed, Colin Edwards,
Joe Kopp and Dana Bell.
PHOTO: WILLY BROWNING
AMA Hosts Hall of Fame Days
T
he AMA hosted a large group
of AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Famers, industry leaders and
motorcyclists at its campus
from October 23-26 for AMA Hall
of Fame Days.
"AMA Hall of Fame Days is a
grand celebration of all of the
amazing individuals in the AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame that
have helped foster a thriving
motorcycle community through
-
out the United States," AMA
President and CEO Rob Ding-
man said. "This week reminds
us of how strong motorcyclists
are when we work together and
the strides that we have made
as a community to promote the
motorcycle lifestyle and protect
the future of motorcycling."
AMA Hall of Fame Days
kicked off with the AMA Motor
-
cycle Hall of Fame induction cer-
emony on Thursday, October 23,
during which six motorcyclists
were welcomed into the Hall of
Fame. This year's Hall of Fame
class included Dana Bell, Chris
Carter, Colin Edwards, Joe Kopp,
Chad Reed and Ryan Young.
The AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame also paid tribute to the
memories of the Hall of Famers
who passed away over the past
few years: Dave Barr, Malcolm
Smith, Mary McGee, Mark
Buckner, Richard Teerlink, John
Penton, and Norm McDonald.
Supporters and partners for
the 2025 AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame induction ceremony includ
-
ed Honda, Yamaha, MX Sports,
Feld, Keeway America, Phoenix
Handlebars, Guts Racing, the
Broc Glover family and Rob
Buydos. The induction ceremony
was followed by a cocktail recep
-
tion at the Hall of Fame Museum.
The celebration featured a Hall of
Famer autograph session and a
silent auction.
"I started out riding horses,
and my cousin had a dirt bike,"
said Reed. "For obvious reasons,
I chose to sell the horse. Ever
since then, motorcycles have
