WRN remembers well-known inspirational personality, racer, and metal fabricator, Jessi Combs. On August 27, 2019, Jessi died when the jet-powered vehicle she was racing crashed in the Oregon desert while attempting to beat her own personal record of 483.2 mph.
Jessi Combs: Reflections on the Life of the Powersports Superstar
Women and motorcycles. Honestly, is there any better combo for lifting, supporting and empowering women? In its third year of celebrating women and motorcycle culture, the Wild Gypsy TourTM lands at Sturgis Bike Rally, with women from across the country gathering to celebrate.
Reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner took her viewers on a road trip to Sonoma County, California, as part of her new show, “I Am Cait.” In the episode that aired this past Sunday night on the E! Entertainment Television Network, Jenner and several of her transgender friends visited motorcycle racer Shelina Moreda’s Girlz MotoCamp in Petaluma where they learned to ride dirt bikes.
Shelina Moreda’s Girlz MotoCamp Hosts Reality TV Star Caitlyn Jenner and Friends
Four women are participating in this year’s Motorcycle Cannonball Endurance Run, taking place September 5 – 21, 2014, the largest number of female participants since the coast-to-coast vintage motorcycle endurance rally began in 2010. They women are all riding pre-1936 motorcycles, which makes the journey all the more challenging.
Four Women Compete in Cross-Country Motorcycle Event
Some of you may already know Lois Pryce, otherwise known as “Lois on the Loose,” (the name of her first book). She’s the energetic and adventurous fiery red-head from England who’s become known in motorcycling circles for her courageous solo motorcycle tours of the world, including politically dangerous countries like her most recent trip to Iran.
A Woman Tours Iran on Her Motorcycle
If you ride a cruiser and enjoy touring, over the course of your riding life you may find yourself graduating to bigger motorcycles, the choice of machine dictated usually by the level of riding experience you have and the type of riding you do. At what point do you stop moving up, though?
Trading Up to a Dresser: Should You or Shouldnt You?
A good friend of mine recently stopped by the WRN office in Montana on his way to Alaska for a month-long solo ride. David Deep is not a gadget kind of guy, so seeing him with an abundance of gadgets strapped to his BMW R 1200 GS made me laugh out loud. What was he doing with all this stuff?
Touring Adventure: Motorcycle Gadget Man
Perseverance, dedication, courage, and devotion—these four words describe Jennifer Chaffin, who created Leather Lace women’s motorcycle club in 1983 and remains at the helm as the club’s president today. This year the club is celebrating a big milestone—30 years and still going strong!
Profile: Leather Lace Motorcycle Club Celebrates 30 Years
My wife, Suzanne, and I recently took the Lee Parks’ Total Control Advanced Riding Clinic offered through one of the company’s affiliates, CKS KickSTART, in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. We took the class because each of us had, in our own way, reached a place where our riding was mentally “stuck,” and we needed coaching to progress.
Becoming a Better Motorcycle Rider
Looking to achieve what she calls her proudest moment so far, land speed racer Valerie Thompson is aiming to join the 200 mph club at this weekend’s Bonneville Speed Week and at the BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville starting August 24.
Profile with Video: Land Speed Racer Valerie Thompson and Her Need for Speed