Chris Carter, the owner and president of Motion Pro and an International Six Day Trials rider in the mid-1970s, took home the 2019 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award for his 1970 Jawa 652 “Banana Frame” ISDT.

The presentation was made at The Quail Motorcycle Gathering in Carmel, Calif., on May 4, by AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman, with AMA Hall of Famers Malcolm Smith and Mert Lawwill.

“I have participated in past Quail Motorcycle Gathering shows and have had some success. But this year is really special, receiving the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award was beyond my expectations,” Carter said.

The AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame Heritage Award recognizes a model that best represents the accomplishments or contributions to the growth of American motorcycling by AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famers.

Carter’s Jawa is a 250cc single-cylinder two-stroke made in Czechoslovakia (now The Czech Republic). The model was dubbed “Banana Frame” because of the large curved spars in the mainframe.