Trying to shed Hollywood’s “bad biker” image!!
Forever motorcyclists have been portrayed as bad asses by Hollywood in a plethora of “B” movies. For those of us that find passion in riding it’s difficult to shake the self-fulfilling prophesy of outlaw as portrayed by film. The 1960s and 70s gave birth to a subculture of aspiring bad-ass biker wannabes. “The Mini-skirt Mob” […]
Come on Hon, it’s only $90 bucks…
Squirrel on a motorcycle
Happy Cupid Day!
Shutter Speed-A piece of moto film art!
“The Selvedge Yard presents: a film by Toast. Featuring photographer Scott Pommier and East Side Moto Babe Stacie London. This behind-the-scenes short was commissioned to accompany an exhibition of photographs in March 2011. Shot with a Minolta XL601 in Black & White Tri-X and Velvia color Super 8. Music by Makkusu Ensemble, Paper Tulips, Jake […]
1978 Kawasaki KZ 650SR–One awesome motorcycle…but what to do?
I have this beautiful old bike that now lives in our garage. Gary bought it three years ago and used it for commuting from Reno to Sacramento after his FZ1 was stolen. The ol’ boy ran like a top but was always difficult to start. Now it won’t start so lives in our garage. The […]
Another vintage ad…one I nearly forgot!
I have always loved this ad. Plus, I frequently ride just like this… ; )
My Grandmother’s 1922 Moto trip–Ongoing discovery
After posting my grandmother’s photo album on my blog, I have been approached by a few people with some great advice to assist with identifying the other riders in the album and the route they possibly took crossing the Sierra Nevada Range out of Yosemite. So here’s some additional information that I recently received. My […]
British Pathe 1944 Film Clip on Girls Motorbikes-“Fearless but Still Feminine!”
I love coming across these wonderful old historic films and this one seems particularly apropos considering all the recent posts on vintage motorcycling women! This one is of the National Fire Service motorcycle dispatch riders in training. Check out the rigorous training course. These girls are definitely fearless riders and still “feminine” according to the […]
Photographs of my Grandmother’s 1922 motorcycle trip in California astride a Harley Davidson with a sidecar
I began a post a day ago regarding the history of women in motorcycling, and ended it with a couple of photographs that my mother and I had found of my grandmother. She was in moto-garb and astride an old Harley Davidson. Amazed when we found these, it was a total surprise to both my […]
Bikes and Babes–Women Motorcyclists Riding into History
Continuing my study of Bikes and Babes, we’ll take a look at women motorcyclists that made history in the early years. In 1915 Avis and Effie Hotchkiss, a mother and daughter team, rode from New York to California to attend the San Francisco World’s Fair while making themselves the first female riders to cross the […]