No matter how you slice it, women riders are still motorcycling underdogs. For years, I wore men’s boots because women’s styles just weren’t available. I’m talking about real riding boots with reinforced and sturdy waterproof material, ankle protection, and nonskid soles. All I found on the women’s shelves were boots with ridiculously high heels and frilly adornments.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Waterproof Riding Boots from Harley-Davidson
To some, the age of 50 is anticipated with dread. Me? I started planning my 50th birthday celebration a year or two before I even reached that age. I considered 50 a milestone to celebrate—a time to revel in the joy of feeling young and alive with endless possibilities!
Reader Story: Celebrating 50 Years with a Solo Trip
It wasnt all that long ago that finding womens riding gear in large and/or tall sizes meant crossing the aisle into the mens department. Fortunately for todays women riders, those days are long gone.
Motorcycle Riding Gear Guide for Big Girls
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is celebrating April as “AMA Get Out and Ride! Month.” While some motorcyclists live where just about every day is a day in the saddle, many riders are stuck in a deep freeze all winter. Theres no better way to rekindle Americas ongoing love affair with two- or three-wheeled wonders than a monthlong ridefest.
April Is Get Out and Ride Month
Textile motorcycle riding gear was once worn only by adventure-touring and off-road riders. Now these abrasion-resistant fabric jackets and pants are nearly as popular as leather gear among the mainstream street-riding population. Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen major advances in fabric versatility, as well as in style and sizing. You asked, and designers listened.
Gear Guide for Big Girls: Textile Jackets and Pants
Women Riders Now continues to hand out free stuff with its Ultimate Giveaway, and this month were giving away a Skwoosh Gel Seat valued at up to $79.99. Gel seats are placed on top of
Girl power was in full force on March 8 when close to 150 women riders lined up their motorcycles on Beach Street in Daytona Beach, Fla., for the fourth annual Harley-Davidson MDA Women’s Ride.
2011 Harley-Davidson MDA Women’s Ride Raises $35,000
May marks the third annual Women Riders Month, which celebrates women who already ride and inspires other women to grab life by the handlebars. There are several significant events to take note of that month, the first being International Female Ride Day on May 6, 2011.
Get Ready: May Is Women Riders Month
I love when a company puts its money where its mouth is—companies that say women are an important, influential and powerful demographic in motorcycling and then do something about it. Can-Ams Spyder parent company, BRP, is holding two women-only demo events in April allowing female riders to test the new three-wheeled Spyder roadster in a very pleasant and inviting experience.
Editor’s Blog: Motorcycle News of Interest, Week of March 21
“Dual-sport,” I wisecracked. “Isn’t that riding in the dirt where you have to wear all that safety gear?” Find out what Genevieve Schmitt, a die-hard street rider learns when riding off-road for the first time. Theres way more than the physical. Riding on dusty trails will challenge you mentally while opening up a whole new world.
A Ride to Change Your Life—Yes, Really!