Just like the child learning to ride the bicycle for the first time, the riders in the class will at first attempt to make the transitions at a slow walking pace. What’s more, the riders attempt to look where they are at the moment instead of where they want to go next. This of course will not work.
Safe Riding Tips: Mastering the Head and Eyes Technique
After about two hours into the MSF course, I was told that since I was having difficulty completing the exercise properly I was done and needed to leave. Once you are asked to leave, that means you go away and dont come back and forfeit your enrollment fee. Are there other women out there who have had a similar experience that have gone on to become riders?
Harley-Davidson claims it to have 62 percent of the female market making it the the top-selling motorcycle brand among women in the United States. It sold more new on-road motorcycles to women in the U.S. than all other brands combined in 2013.
Harley-Davidson Leading Sales Among Women
For decades, a certain percentage of the automobile driving public has targeted their disdain to some lesser or greater extent towards the motorcycle riding public. Citing fatality statistics, loud noise, and recklessness, theyve rallied for tougher laws on motorcycles. But are women riders on the verge of changing that perception?
Commentary: Can Women Save Motorcycling?
Gone are the days when women riders had to forgo safety and protection for their motorcycling gear in favor of simply looking good. While most motorcycle apparel companies now offer a selection of functional and fashionable riding gear patterned for women’s bodies, there are limited choices for gals who want an fashionable look while riding their motorcycle. Enter the Alpinestars Vika line.
Clothing Review: Alpinestars Stella Vika Jacket, Pants Gloves
For me, the Steel Horse Sisterhood Summit was also a sort of coming-of-age as a female motorcycle rider, having never attended such an event before. Being accepted with open arms by hundreds of seasoned motorcyclists made it feel as if I had reached a milestone in my year and a half experience of riding. No competition, no cattiness, no judgment; just kinship on an unspoken level.
Events: Steel Horse Sisterhood Summit Rocks Denver
I’m an old soul, no two ways about it; a bit of a rebel, perhaps even a hoodlum. I prefer to stand out by embracing the ‘50s vibe of a motorcycle-riding-James-Dean rather than current trends in biker regalia.
Clothing Review: River Road Men’s Hoodlum Jacket
For many women riders, Daytona Bike Week also means the opportunity to participate in the Harley-Davidson Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Women’s Ride, which took place on Tuesday, March 11. This year’s ride brought riders back to the Daytona International Speedway as the starting point, where the ride originated in year’s past.
Events: 2014 Harley-Davidson MDA Women’s Ride
I purchased a Ducati Monster 796 this month and have fallen in love! It’s sexy and nimble, and is a blast to ride. At 5-feet-3, it is a tad tall—I cannot be “flat-footed when sitting on it—but can touch the ground, and havent had any issues. I installed a 696 rear upper shock mount and this lowered the height a bit too.
Your Review: 2012 Ducati Monster 796
This top 10 list of motorcycles is compiled from our surveys and input from our readers over the last six years. Women Riders Now has been the definitive resource for on-road women riders over the last decade so we’re pretty confident this list represents the most popular motorcycles among women motorcyclists today.