September 2024 Feature: The ’90s

Like the Roaring Twenties, the insane ’90s were a great time to be a motorcycle nut, and many would say the best of times. On top of the two-wheeled tech explosion of the 1980s, mostly-great economic times for most demographic groups during the 1990s allowed enthusiasts, veteran and rookie alike, to afford just about any motorcycle they wanted — all of which fueled a motorcycle-sales uptrend that wouldn’t peak until the mid-2000s. The AMA moved into its present-day headquarters, held its first Vintage Motorcycle Days event and established the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in a plenty busy decade that was pretty good to motorcyclists.