Scorpion burst onto the scene a few years ago with a line of helmets splashed with edgy graphics and an attitude to match. Last year, the company started making womens riding gear with lots of sass and pizzazz, part of its Scorpion EXO clothing line. I tested the leather Elektra jacket and Haley pants.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Scorpion Leather Jacket Pants
WRN editor, Genevieve Schmitt, is hitting the dirt this summer jumping right into dual sporting after 20 years of riding on the street. Shes planning on traveling miles of gravel trails in what will be a bumpy, muddy no frills camping journey to raise awareness and money for a womens cancer charity. And shes asking for your help in raising the $2,000 she needs to participate on this ride all of it going to charity.
WRN Hits the Dirt This Summer for Charity
BMW believes its success in the US motorcycle market now and in the future requires grabbing hold of newcomers and not letting go. The company has identified many newcomers as women, in addition to older and returning riders and, surprisingly, people of smaller statures.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: BMW G 650 GS: Versatile and Affordable
Pams New Bike WRN contributor Pam Collins traded in her 5-year-old Kawasaki ZZR600 for a brand new 2009 Kawasaki FZ6R thats pearl white. The FZ6R is an all-new design and Pams going to do a
If you keep up with the leather and textile jacket offerings from Harley-Davidson, youve heard of the FXRG line, the Motor Companys functional riding gear (thats what FXRG stand for). Ive worn both the FXRG leather jacket and pants and the textile riding outfit when they first came out and found them to be top notch in protection and comfort.
A big part of planning your next ovenight motorcycle trip is figuring out what supplies you cant live without, and what things you can leave at home. Overloading, or improperly loading your bike can be more than just uncomfortable. It can be dangerous for both you and your motorcycle.
“Denice, before you go…” I hear that voice in my head, that teacher voice, that voice that does so much for me and yet drains me by the end of the day. Every paper left ungraded, every lesson plan left incomplete, every student left unsaved is forgotten as I walk out the door. I have one mission right now and it doesnt involve the vanilla world.
This May the rumble from those April showers will continue a little longer as thousands of female riders hit the open road to celebrate the first-ever Women Riders Month. Harley-Davidson is staging a series of events designed to celebrate the number of women who have already hit the open road on two wheels, as well as encourage even more women to get behind the handlebars.
Get ready for the American Motorcycle Association Women Motorcycling Conference this August in Keystone, Colorado, by checking out the highlights of the last conference on a DVD produced by WRNs parent company Solitude Ranch Communications. The price of the $20 DVD has now been discounted to just $15 including shipping and handling.
AMA Womens Conference DVD Price Reduced
The American Motorcyclist Association is offering a remarkable new membership benefit effective Friday 2/13/09 for anyone wanting to join the AMA: free AMA Roadside Assistance for the same $39 annual cost that AMA members currently pay to belong to the worlds largest member-based motorcyclists rights organization. Every member who enrolls in the AMAs new auto-renewal program is rewarded with free AMA Roadside Assistance.
AMA Now Offers Free Roadside Assistance