S&S Cycle® co-sponsors the AMA Hall of Fame 2011 Induction Ceremony
Posted by Justin Lorraine on Tue, Dec 06, 2011 @ 10:02 AM
November 13-15, 2011 - Red Rock Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
S&S® was proud to be a co-sponsor of this year’s event as the Who’s who of the motorcycle world gathered in Las Vegas Nevada for the AMA’s 2011 Hall of Fame Induction event. Over 800 people were in attendance at the banquet ceremony hosted by actor/motorcyclist, Perry King. Newly named, S&S President, Steve Iggens and his wife represented S&S Cycle at the star-studded affair.
Industry leaders gathered to pay tribute to this year’s inductees which included Fred Fox, founder of Parts Unlimited, Phil Schilling, managing editor of Cycle magazine, Stu Peters,
Photos by Camilla Sjodin, courtesy of the AMA.
S&S President: Steve Iggens
Continental Motosports Club racing promotor, Norbert Schickel, early designer and innovator/founder of Schickel Motor Co. and Doug Polen, World Superbike roadracer.
Special awards were also given to existing Hall of Fame members, racers Kenny Roberts and Roger DeCoster.
This year’s induction ceremony was held in conjunction with the Dave Mungenast Memorial Concours d’Elegance. Over 100 beautiful classic and historic motorcycles were on display. Best of Show award went to Bob Mitchell’s 1947 Indian Chief.
Other winners included:
Loren Carpenter’s 1958 Harley Sportster Al Lutino’s 1971 Kawasaki F-5
Dan Selman’s 1961 Triumph TRS AC Don Harrell’s 1966 BSA Hornet
Don Johnson’s 1967 BSA Spitfire Peter Palko’s 1972 H-D XR-750
Brad Boyle’s MV Augusta 500 Paul Wheeler’s “Easy Rider” replica
Rick Huemmerich’s 1960 BMW R69S Eric & Lee Hale’s 1978 Yamaha OW-36
Gary Brigg’s 1966 Honda CA-77 Dream Don Johnson’s 1953 AJS 185
S&S company founder George J. Smith was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.
Established in 1958, S&S Cycle has been the industry leader in high performance accessories and engines for American and metric V-twin motorcycles. From engines, big bore kits, camshafts, valve train components and more, S&S has delivered the finest in American made high performance products to a worldwide market for over 50 years.
Count on S&S to bring “Proven Performance” to your motorcycle.