David Hough in the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame
Text: AMA press release, edited by
webBikeWorld.com
David Hough in AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame
June 5, 2009 - The American Motorcyclist Association
(AMA) announced another member of the AMA Motorcycle
Hall of Fame Class of 2009: David Hough.
David Hough is the acclaimed author of several
well-known books on riding techniques that have been
reviewed on webBikeWorld.com, including
Street Strategies: A Survival Guide for Motorcyclists;
the very popular
Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding
Well; and the follow-up
More Proficient Motorcycling: Mastering the Ride
(See the
wBW
Book Review Index page for more).
Hough will be among the motorcycling heroes honored
at the 2009 induction ceremony at the Hard Rock Hotel &
Casino in Las Vegas on December 5.
Many motorcyclists are introduced to proper riding
techniques through the books and columns of David Hough
before they take a training course or even buy a
motorcycle, according to AMA President and CEO Rob
Dingman.
"His comprehensive approach to proper riding
technique has pointed many motorcyclists -- novice and
veteran alike -- down the right path, and has helped
riders learn the skills they need to be safer on the
road."
Don Rosene, chairman of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of
Fame Induction Committee, added: "Since the first
motorcycle was produced for commercial sale, there's
been a need for someone to teach the owner how to ride.
David Hough's articles on how to ride motorcycles safely
have been honored by special awards from the Motorcycle
Safety Foundation. His books should be a mandatory
read for every motorcyclist, from novice to expert."
Hough is a long-time motorcycle journalist who turned
25 years of experience commuting through city traffic
into articles about riding skills and crash avoidance.
He is best known for his series, "Proficient
Motorcycling," in Motorcycle Consumer News, which has
been honored with awards by the Motorcycle Safety
Foundation.
"By the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame giving me this
honor, it's good for me and I appreciate this
recognition, but it's bigger than that," Hough said.
"It's honoring all the people who write and teach about
motorcycle skills and safety, as well as the dealers in
the sport who make safety awareness an integral part of
selling a motorcycle."
Hough said that one of his main messages is that
managing risks is critical regardless of how or where
you ride.
"Teaching this idea of safety has been my mission for
years. Very few journalists write about riding
skills. They write about machines," Hough said.
Hough is the sixth member announced for the AMA
Motorcycle Hall of Fame Class of 2009. He joins
off-road racer Randy Hawkins, suspension pioneer Gilles
Vaillancourt, off-highway rights activist Mona Ehnes,
and industry entrepreneurs and technological
trailblazers Geoff and Bob Fox.
Hough, and the other members of the class of 2009,
will officially be inducted into the AMA Motorcycle Hall
of Fame this Dec. 5 at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in
Las Vegas.
Source: AMA press release.
