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REPOST: Bike and Babes: The Female Rider…who is she and why does she ride a motorcycle?
photo credit/chickthatrides What is the quintessential female rider? In fact how do we define women riders in general? Who are those women that decide to reject standard female roles for a less common practice. Are they adventurers, enlightened or just plain mad? The population of female riders is expanding and with that expansion, come women…
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It’s that time of year again…the 5th Annual Pashnit Girly Ride
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Why we ride…just in time for International Female Ride Day!
Photo credit: chickthatrides Since International Female Ride Day is tomorrow, I thought it was the perfect time to repost an article I wrote a couple of years ago, where I interviewed several female riders with the question, “why ride a motorcycle?”. I got some amazingly varied answers as well and several that bordered on channeling…
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Women motorcycling alone and why every female should try it…
This morning I read an article in the Huff Post entitled “Why Every Woman Should Travel Alone (At Least Once in Her Life)“. Though I find a good many of the Huff Post’s women’s section articles pretty darned trite, I did find this one quite interesting, even though it was not geared to motorcycle rides…
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Time to Repost….WHY WOMEN RIDE
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Survey for Female Motorcyclists and Pillions!!
Vintage photo from google Here’s your chance to speak up, girly riders and pillion riders. A women completing her doctorate degree is doing some academic research and is asking for your help with a survey she is doing involving female motorcyclists and women who ride behind other riders. It will take you a bit of…
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What “women” ride…
Anke-Eve Goldman According to Cycle Trader, the following is a LIST of what we “female riders” ride. I found it interesting and a very small cross section of female riders in general. I believe it is a purely American trend, as in Europe it certainly isn’t true. Women ride a much broader selection of machines…
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Protection, grace and beauty…
Ok…who’s stepping up to purchase this for me. 😉
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Following up the AMA International Women and Motorcycling Conference with a survey!
“This survey is designed to examine both aspects for women motorcyclists and also co-riders (passengers). Here you can give voice to your opinions about what women riders think, need, and want. By contributing your thoughts and opinions through this survey, you can express your power, and show that your opinions — and those of thousands…
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This weeks BEST BUY on gear!!
I found some outstanding deals from Girl Gear Apparel on women’s moto jackets. Whether you need your first jacket or to add another to the gear closet, these certainly seem like a great buy with wonderful features. Here are the stats: Another color combination So, if you are in need of a new moto-jacket, don’t…