My last three speaking engagements have taken me to points east, south, and west meeting a variety of women riders. In between I squeezed in a trip to Chicago to attend the national Marketing to Women Conference where I educated myself on the latest trends, statistics and cultural shifts taking place regarding women. It was fascinating!
Editors Blog: Meeting With Women Riders
Women Riders Now, is organizing a top-notch women riders symposium held during Ohio Bike Week in June. Its called “Women Riders: No Limits” presented by Motolight. Ohio Bike Week is a week long rally taking place in Sandusky, Ohio, near the shores of Lake Erie from June 6 through 15.
To those of you who tried to get on WomenRidersNow.com today, you probably figured out that you couldnt. Well I couldnt either. There was a storm in the Dallas area that caused a major power outtage that made my Web site go down. “How could that be,” you ask, “when youre in Montana.” Yea, I wondered, too.
According to the rally pins I collect each time I go, the last Daytona Bike Week I attended was in 2002. Other than the fact that there was more attention paid to women riders – yea! to the Harley womens parade – and more trikes on the road, the rally looked pretty much the same to me.
Since I started Women Riders Now two years ago Ive been on a treadmill and the treadmills been running between fifth and sixth speed. For those who regularly use a treadmill you know thats between a jog and a run. Fellow entrepreneurs can relate, Im sure. Running your own business is fulfilling, fantastic, and fanatical. You work more than you play, fortunately motorcycling is a “fun” business so it easily merges with the “play” part of life.
This past week I purchased a new motorcycle. This is a big deal because I havent owned a brand new motorcycle since I purchased my 1994 Dyna Low Rider in 1994 – 18 years ago! Thats crazy! Ive been test riding new motorcycles for the past eight years so I havent really needed a new motorcycle for myself. When I was without a test bike, my Dyna filled the bill just fine.
Theres only a few days left to enter our WRN Thank You contest. The contest ends on December 31. Be sure to click on the big box on the home page, or the link on the left that says Thank You contest for all the details on winning four great prizes including an Arai helmet worth $500!
As I write this, our very own Backroads With Betsy columnist, Betsy Huelskamp, is on a plane on her way to New York City to view the first installment of “Everest 2: Beyond the Limit,” the TV series on Discovery Channel that starts airing Tuesday night, October 30th.
I just returned from giving two speeches to a group of riders at Chesters Harley-Davidson open house event in Mesa, Arizona, this past weekend. What a fun dealership! The staff was very friendly, and lots of interesting customers to talk with. I even loved the southwest decor of the place.
