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Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs
(AZCMC or ACMC)
The ACMC is made up of Arizona Motorcycle Clubs and Organizations which have come together in unity to facilitate and broaden communication amongst its Members, within the riding community and general public. It serves to educate both riders and the non-riding public on all of the positive aspects of motorcycling and to warn against and oppose any intrusion(s) upon their rights to live and ride free. Its goals are to promote and protect motorcyclist's rights. It will accomplish these goals by any lawful means necessary. The ACMC does not approve organizations, or in our language “sanction”, Clubs. The ACMC Members are a select group of Elite Clubs and Organizations who have banded together in a fight for freedom and stand in defense of American rights, especially MC Clubs, and all Motorcyclists.
Tucson Chapter joined the Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs in 2004. Sho Ryders MC support this effort in full along with the clubs it is comprised of.
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Tucson Chapter joined the Arizona Confederation of Motorcycle Clubs in 2004. Sho Ryders MC support this effort in full along with the clubs it is comprised of.
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History of the American Motorcycle Association (AMA)
"The slogan of the AMA will be: An Organized Minority Can Always Defeat an Unorganized Majority." (Western Motorcyclist and Bicyclist, May 20, 1924)
The Motorcycle & Allied Trades Association (M&ATA) began registering riders in 1919, and by early 1924, it claimed about 10,000 members. On May 15 at a meeting in Cleveland, the directors of the M&ATA proposed to create the "American Motorcycle Association" as a division of the M&ATA. The new AMA would control rider registration and activities, issue sanctions for national events, and serve motorcycle industry members.
The registered M&ATA riders were transferred as AMA charter members, while individual AMA membership dues were set at $1 per year. The motorcycle industry was represented in the AMA in three membership classes: "Class A,'' which included large motorcycle companies; "Class B,'' which included supply and accessory companies; and "Class C,'' which included motorcycle dealers.
The official ratification of the AMA became effective on August 1, and the first national event operated under an AMA sanction was most likely the second annual National Six Days Trial, held from August 25 through 30 in Ohio and adjacent states. This was a 1,400-mile endurance run that started and finished in Cleveland.
Membership growth was at the top of the early AMA's list of priorities. As Parsons stated in the May 20, 1924, issue of Western Motorcyclist and Bicyclist: "Plans are under way to start membership contests and build up the AMA to a live and active fighting organization for the benefit of the motorcycle riders of America. Instead of the 10,000 members now registered with the M&ATA, it is expected that the AMA will have a membership of 50,000.''
For the first few years, the AMA maintained an office at 326 W. Madison St. in Chicago, with A.B. Coffman (previously with the FAM and the M&ATA) as secretary. The secretary's responsibilities grew substantially over those years, and Coffman was not able to serve full-time because of other duties.
The president of the M&ATA at that time, Jim Wright, hired a full-time secretary for the AMA in October 1928. The new secretary was E.C. Smith, a former referee for the FAM and M&ATA. Along with one staff assistant, Smith relocated the AMA office to 252 N. High St. in Columbus, Ohio. The AMA's subsequent Columbus locations included: 8 E. Long St., 106 Buttles Ave., and 5030 N. High St.; followed by 5655 N. High St. in Worthington and 33 Collegeview Road in Westerville, prior to December 1998, when the association moved to its current home at 13515 Yarmouth Drive in Pickerington, Ohio. Despite the many changes in address, the AMA is still located within about 10 miles of its first Columbus headquarters.
Since its inception in 1924, the AMA has been concerned with the public image of motorcycling. Early statements dealt with the safe and responsible operation of vehicles, and particularly with the subject of noise. Concern about the negative effect of exhaust "cutouts'' led the Association to develop its "Muffler Mike'' campaign in 1948 that invited members to take a pledge for quiet riding. In 1961, a more all-encompassing campaign, titled, "Put Your Best Wheel Forward'' went a few steps further. “What we are planning,'' said AMA Director Lin Kuchler, "is a program to encourage all motorcyclists to present a good appearance to the public--not only by their personal appearance, but also by their riding habits. . .in such measures as safety, mufflers, special consideration of quiet zones, and in many other ways.''
Retrieved from http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/About-The-AMA/Story/history-of-the-ama
The Motorcycle & Allied Trades Association (M&ATA) began registering riders in 1919, and by early 1924, it claimed about 10,000 members. On May 15 at a meeting in Cleveland, the directors of the M&ATA proposed to create the "American Motorcycle Association" as a division of the M&ATA. The new AMA would control rider registration and activities, issue sanctions for national events, and serve motorcycle industry members.
The registered M&ATA riders were transferred as AMA charter members, while individual AMA membership dues were set at $1 per year. The motorcycle industry was represented in the AMA in three membership classes: "Class A,'' which included large motorcycle companies; "Class B,'' which included supply and accessory companies; and "Class C,'' which included motorcycle dealers.
The official ratification of the AMA became effective on August 1, and the first national event operated under an AMA sanction was most likely the second annual National Six Days Trial, held from August 25 through 30 in Ohio and adjacent states. This was a 1,400-mile endurance run that started and finished in Cleveland.
Membership growth was at the top of the early AMA's list of priorities. As Parsons stated in the May 20, 1924, issue of Western Motorcyclist and Bicyclist: "Plans are under way to start membership contests and build up the AMA to a live and active fighting organization for the benefit of the motorcycle riders of America. Instead of the 10,000 members now registered with the M&ATA, it is expected that the AMA will have a membership of 50,000.''
For the first few years, the AMA maintained an office at 326 W. Madison St. in Chicago, with A.B. Coffman (previously with the FAM and the M&ATA) as secretary. The secretary's responsibilities grew substantially over those years, and Coffman was not able to serve full-time because of other duties.
The president of the M&ATA at that time, Jim Wright, hired a full-time secretary for the AMA in October 1928. The new secretary was E.C. Smith, a former referee for the FAM and M&ATA. Along with one staff assistant, Smith relocated the AMA office to 252 N. High St. in Columbus, Ohio. The AMA's subsequent Columbus locations included: 8 E. Long St., 106 Buttles Ave., and 5030 N. High St.; followed by 5655 N. High St. in Worthington and 33 Collegeview Road in Westerville, prior to December 1998, when the association moved to its current home at 13515 Yarmouth Drive in Pickerington, Ohio. Despite the many changes in address, the AMA is still located within about 10 miles of its first Columbus headquarters.
Since its inception in 1924, the AMA has been concerned with the public image of motorcycling. Early statements dealt with the safe and responsible operation of vehicles, and particularly with the subject of noise. Concern about the negative effect of exhaust "cutouts'' led the Association to develop its "Muffler Mike'' campaign in 1948 that invited members to take a pledge for quiet riding. In 1961, a more all-encompassing campaign, titled, "Put Your Best Wheel Forward'' went a few steps further. “What we are planning,'' said AMA Director Lin Kuchler, "is a program to encourage all motorcyclists to present a good appearance to the public--not only by their personal appearance, but also by their riding habits. . .in such measures as safety, mufflers, special consideration of quiet zones, and in many other ways.''
Retrieved from http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/About-The-AMA/Story/history-of-the-ama
History of Motorcycle Club Patches
The AMA was founded in 1924 as an organizing arm of Motorcycle Manufacturers and mainly supported by the Motorcycle Manufacturers to promote motorcycle riding in America. They sanctioned groups of riders from the same area that rode together as motorcycle “clubs”. Some wore complete matching dress outfits with the name of their motorcycle club stitched on the back of their shirts and jackets.
At events, the AMA gave awards for the best-dressed club so this was the start of motorcycle club’s patches.
The term “colors” is used in referring to a motorcycle clubs’ patch set up.
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At events, the AMA gave awards for the best-dressed club so this was the start of motorcycle club’s patches.
The term “colors” is used in referring to a motorcycle clubs’ patch set up.
Retrieved from: http://www.rcvsmc.net/id13.html