7 Problems Women Motorcyclists Will Understand
Being a woman rider has its perks, but there are also some annoying problems that come along with it. Maybe men go through similar things, but well, I wouldn’t know! Here are a few...
Tagged: Women
XX-Files: Women in Out of the Way Places
When I finally got to a clearing where I could see a view of the valley, I’d traveled a couple miles down a long gravel road. There, a single empty car was parked off...
Full Tank of Gas, Wandering Heart. Pretty Dresses Will Have to Wait.
When I left aboard the ferry on Sunday morning, I still had to shake the sleep loose from my eyes. Though I’d been awake for hours and wanted to go riding, I wasn’t exactly bright-eyed...
Women Motorcycle Bloggers: Lunch with 3 Kick-ass Motorcycle Women
While I struggle to find the thread of a full blog post, I just have to share Leslie’s photo from Facebook and Madeline’s from Instagram of our lunch meeting on Sunday. I’ve talked before about...
Ural Riding with Carla King – American Borders
I finally picked up a copy of American Borders by Carla King. It is the saga of her circumnavigation of the United States on a then newly imported Ural sidecar rig. In just the...
What is An Adventure?
“Adventure is just a personal thing, I decided, it means whatever you want it to. To me it means having a go at something that might be exciting or difficult, just to see if I can.”
from Lois on the Loose by Lois Pryce
Listening to Lois – Where Are You Going?
While at the motorcycle show in New York, I sat and listened to motorcycle adventuress Lois Pryce’s presentation of her trip from Alaska to Argentina. It was a life changing endeavor that spawned the...
Featured on Liz Jansen’s Feel Good Friday Blog
Shortly after the new year I was contacted by Liz Jansen, author of Women, Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment with a request to include my post about taking my mom for a ride...
If You Can Read This Sticker…
My friend Kathy over at Appalachian Tours (visit her blog!) surprised me with this awesome sticker. Don’t you just love it? I have the perfect spot for it on my Givi box. ::squeals:: 😀
Do Women Who Ride Motorcycles Find It Easier to Get Dates?
I received a comment from long time motorcycle rider BobbyN who asks the following: In a previous life I was a bartender for a large theme restaurant in NYC. I worked with a lot of...
Motorcycle Misperceptions – Changing Them, One Person At A Time
Yesterday when I stood outside of my office packing up my sidebag and getting ready to head home – a man walked out of the building, eyes fixed on me and the Tiger. I...
Snapshot: Girlie Motorcycle Commuter
It was good to hear from some other ladies in the You Might Be a Motorcycle Chick If… blog post that they too wear dresses with their riding gear when they commute to work....
You Might Be A Motorcycle Chick If…
You’ve had the Velcro from your riding pants stick to your tights when changing after your commute to work. You’ve ever found a tire pressure gauge in your makeup bag. You have a Kryptonite...
You Know You’re a Motorcycle Chick When…
…you use a ROK Strap on your purse. This particular bag doesn’t have a shoulder strap. While we were at the bike show, I wanted to be able carry my bag without it slipping off my shoulder...
Is the Motorcycle Spokesmodel a Necessary Evil?
During our visit to the bike show over the weekend, we saw a lot of beautiful spokesmodel types representing different manufacturers and vendors. Some just stood around looking sexy and others… well, they were apparently coached...
Motorcycle Girls on Tumblr
If you aren’t checking out Motorcycle Girls on Tumblr each day, you’re missing out on some great, often vintage images of women on motorcycles. What are you waiting for?! Motorcycle Girls. Do you have...
Books: Chicks on Bikes by Christina Shook
Chicks on Bikes by Christina Shook explores what it means to be a woman on a motorcycle.
