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Legendary former Easyrider Magazine Editor , publisher , writer and freedom fighter Keith Ball ' s Bikernet Blog Website is reported to have broken into the world ' s top 25 motorcycle sites . Ball ' s background is as varied as his site . He ' s a Vietnam-era Navy veteran who served as an electronics technician on a heavy cruiser , then , upon his return to civilian life , he was a staffer and editor at a host of motorcycling and automotive titles . He eventually became Executive VP for Paisano Publications . His understanding of motorcycles and the motorcycling culture helped him develop and lead publications like Easyriders and In The Wind , which became the top newsstand titles in the industry , along with Hot Bike , Hot Rod Bikes , Quick Throttle , American Rider , Street Chopper and several other titles . Ball also drove the founding and growth of motorcycle rights organization ABATE and was appointed as National Director of the organization . His racing resume includes being part of four successful motorcycle land speed record attempts and his honors include induction into the Sturgis Museum ' s Hall of Fame ( 2006 ), Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame ( 2016 ), the Motorcycle Riders Foundation Hall of Fame ( 2018 ) and the Cycle Source Man of the Year ( 2006 ).

Irving , Texas based used inventory specialist RumbleOn ( NASDAQ : RMBL ) has announced a ten year exclusive sponsorship agreement with the City of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally . The agreement is for a prime downtown retail property lease through 2031 . The City of Sturgis Mayor Mark Carstensen said : " We are excited to have RumbleOn as the exclusive Powersports category sponsor for the next decade ."

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp . has broken ground on an " advanced and innovative SMART Warehouse " project at Newnan , Georgia . " Using state-ofthe-art automated storage and retrieval systems , the new 200,000 sq ft facility will be capable of reducing response time for fulfilling dealer orders for Yamaha WaveRunners , Golf Cars , ATVs , and Side-by-Sides by more than 50 percent ."

MyDigitalListing . com has returned as the Official Real Estate Company of Progressive AFT for the 2022 season . The company has " taken the booming Southwest Florida real estate market by storm with its innovative ' 4 % allthe-time ' listing service ."

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after appeared to have done enough . A few seconds back , the " partiallyretired " Dan Bromley ( No . 62 Vinson Construction / Viper Air Yamaha MT-07 ) showed he ' s still got his chops with a strong ride to third . As a result , Bromley stands two-for-two in

podiums per attempt this year following his runner-up at the season opener in Volusia . Cory Texter ( No . 1 G & G Racing / Yamaha Racing Yamaha MT- 07 ) once again salvaged a decent result out of a less-than-perfect round . The defending class champ executed successive passes on sixth-placed Cole Zabala ( No . 51 Memphis Shades / Corbin / Vinson Yamaha MT- 07 ) and fifth-placed Johnny Lewis ( No . 10 Moto Anatomy X Powered by Royal Enfield 650 ) to minimize the day ' s damage with a fourth-place finish .

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Parts Unlimited AFT Singles presented by KICKER title leader Kody Kopp ( No . 12 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 450 SX-FFE ) was in a class of his own all

day long at New Hampshire Motor Speedway . The prodigious Kopp was fastest in every practice and qualifying session , won his Semi and the Al Lamb ' s Dallas Honda Challenge going away , and then stamped his authority through multiple starts and stops for his third win of the season in a three-time redflagged Main Event . Trent Lowe ( No . 48 Mission Foods / Al Lamb ' s Dallas Honda CRF450R ) narrowly edged rookie Chase Saathoff ( No . 106 American Honda / Progressive Insurance CRF450R ) for second at the stripe by 0.019 seconds . Trevor Brunner ( No . 21 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F ) took fourth ahead of Mission Red Mile II winner Dalton Gauthier ( No . 79 American Honda / Progressive Insurance CRF450R ), who rounded out the top five .

Next up is the demanding Mission Lima Half-Mile at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima , Ohio , on Saturday June 25 . Then the season heads to Weedsport , NY for the New York Short Track ( Round 8 - July 2 ) and the Port Royal ( Pennsylvania ) Half Mile ( Round 9 ) on July 17 . After that the series starts is swing West stopping in Illinois for the Peoria TT ( July 30 - round 10 ); then it is Sturgis Rally time with the Black Hills Half Mile at the Black Hills Speedway , Rapid City on August 6 before heading to Castle Rock in Washington and Sacramento , California at the end of August . www . americanflattrack . com

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