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The excitement stirs: 2009 Pashnit Girly Ride
As the excitement stirs for the 2009 Pashnit Girly Ride which is scheduled for July 24-26, I sat revisiting last years ride details and discovered an entire set of photos of which I had never posted. I believe the time has come for these pix to be unveiled! Last year our scheduled route, the details…
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Stand by Me
Every now and then I find something so uplifting of the web, I feel the NEED to share with everyone. This video clip of Stand By Me, is one of those rare finds! When I was in NYC about 13 years ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Roger Ridley. He was a jewel. A…
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Agirl’s Amazing 2007 Adventure to Alaska
I have always held a respectful fascination for women who take to the road solo. Especially given there aren’t many, however when a female rider takes the road to Alaska solo, then she has really gained my undivided attention! Agirl began this journey and for all but two weeks rode alone covering 12K. WOW! I…
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Shameless self-indulgence Ride Video
Random Post Day!! A goofy video view of the culmination of my years of riding!! Plus the accompaniment of Iggy Pop and some of CA’s best ever roads!! Woohoo!!
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International Female Ride Day
Motoress.com, a Canadian website for female riders initiated May 1 as a female ride day, a concept to connect women with motorcycling. The dream was to have it grow and become celebrated on an international scale. Well the dream is now being realized and there are thousands of women riders in many countries around the…
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Got Skilz? Try designing a motorcycle…
BMW Motorcycles is sponsoring a competition as part of a scientific study on innovation processes. There are prizes and money awarded. What they are looking for is the “perfect” motorbike of the future, what features it should have and how much it will cost. “Break free from common conceptions and let your imagination fly! Take…
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I dropped my bike, now what??
Last year, while living in Reno, I decided to take a quick ride, out of the city in the spring sunshine. There aren’t many ways to go out of Reno, and really only two fun roads until you get to the Sierras. I was heading to one that led to Virginia City. I made it…
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Face Plant
In my web wanderings I come across some pretty interesting items, but this one I felt I must pass on!! It seems that Dainese and AGV have launched what they are calling the MyFace Project. The project allows motorcycle racing fans to make his or her own helmet unique by personalizing it with a photo…
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What is art??
Funny, being an artist myself I never thought much about the crossover between my two passions, art and motorcycles, but suddenly I find myself in contemplation. A friend of mine sent me a link to a woman rider who is also an artist by trade. She is a painter. Her latest venture into the art…
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International Women and Motorcycling Conference
This coming August 19-22 Harley Davidson and Buell are hosting the AMA premier event for women in Keystone, CO. This will be the fifth International Women and Motorcycling Conference and will be offering state-of-the-art amenities and world-class riding in the heart of the Rockies. The cost of the four day event is $165 until 8/03/09,…
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