I am pretty sure I don’t have to remind you of this, but motorcycling is supposed to be fun. Of course, fun is defined differently for each rider. Some riders like to push themselves and their bikes to their limits while others just want to cruise around town. As they say, different strokes for different folks, but only you know whether or not you are having fun.
Riding Right: Are You Having Fun?
Two years ago, I bought the new Firstgear TPG Monarch jacket. I am not a fair-weather rider. I ride a BMW K 1200 GT and put between 10,000 and 15,000 miles a year on it (wish I could ride more). I’m not a big woman, but I am no skinny-minny, size 2 model either.
READER PRODUCT REVIEW: Firstgear TPG Monarch Jacket
I am still catching up from Sturgis and wishing the rally went on for another week. I need more downtime… dont we all? Although Sturgis is mostly work for me, I do try and build in some fun. I just dont feel I got enough fun this time, quite frankly. Im too busy riding to and from industry events and test riding other motorcycle and trikes to have time to get out into the Black Hills and do some joy riding.
Editors Blog: Post Sturgis Ponderings
To me and thousands of other riders, Sturgis and the Black Hills represent just that, the land of the free and the home of the brave. I have watched countless documentaries about Sturgis, and I have yet to see anyone capture the essence of what keeps this 50-year-old woman coming back summer after summer.
Backroads With Betsy: Sturgis Rally 2010
The Deerhurst Resort, nestled on 800 acres of rolling wooded countryside, beside Peninsula Lake in the small town of Huntsville, Ontario, made the big time this past June when it hosted the 36th annual G8 summit. Just two months later, from August 12-15, the resort was also the suiting locale for the inaugural International Women Riders Congress and Festival.
Canadas Women Riders Festival Wraps Up
People ask me, “What is a touring bike?” and I always say it’s any bike you’re touring on. I know I know, but really, unless you’re doing some truly hardcore riding, anything with a decent-sized gas tank that’s comfortable for a couple-day’s ride that you can strap some gear on is fine. Still, it’s very nice to have a bike that’s actually built for touring and the 650cc Versys is a versatile choice.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Kawasaki Tourers for Every Taste
An impressive list of sponsors are coming on board in support of the fifth annual Women’s Sportbike Rally taking place in the Great Smoky Mountains September 10-12. Women Riders Now recently signed on as an affiliate level sponsor for the second time, while Draggin’ Jeans has signed on as presenting sponsor for the third year in a row.
Womens Sportbike Rally Gearing Up in the Smokies
Its a hot summers day and Im waiting at a red light. I turn my head left to follow the roar of 10 bikes and 12 riders as they zoom past me on Route 21. That looks like so much fun, but Im 54 years old and I dont know if I could learn to ride a motorcycle, let alone pick it up from the kickstand.
Reader Story: If She Can Do It, So Can I
I don’t get mad when people call me a “hack” mom; I take it as a compliment. I am a single mom of two beautiful daughters, ages 12 and 17. My 17-year-old is legally blind, and riding on the back of a motorcycle was very disorienting for her. She just didn’t enjoy it, so I never pushed. Motorcycling has been and always will be a big part of my life, and I wanted to share the love I have for it with my children.
READER MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 Triumph Bonneville with Jawa Sidecar
The 70th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is now history and by all accounts the 7-day official event that ended Sunday, August 15, is shaping up to be a record attendance year with early estimates around 600,000, up from the 442,000 in 2009. The increase was expected as milestone-rally years like the 70th always attract larger crowds.
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2010 Recap