Women on Sportbikes
Though it started in 2006 as a test to see how many people would show up, the Womens Sportbike Rally, held at the Fontana Village Resort in Robbinsville, N.C., began its second year with a boom.
Though it started in 2006 as a test to see how many people would show up, the Womens Sportbike Rally, held at the Fontana Village Resort in Robbinsville, N.C., began its second year with a boom.
Aprilia, BMW, Buell, Harley-Davidson, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Kymco, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki, Triumph, Victory, Yamaha all want you to buy their motorcycles. Thats the main reason these and other manufacturers spend thousands of dollars to make their bikes available for licensed riders at no charge to test ride at events like Daytona Bike Week, Americade, and the Honda Hoot and the Laughlin River Run (to name a few).
Demo Rides: Why Riders Should Take Advantage of the Them
There are many ways to introduce the sport of motorcycling to women. Riding on a race track is not usually one of them. One company is out to change that thinking. Sportbike Track Time owners Bonnie Strawser and Monte Lutz bring their enthusiasm and innovation to an area of motorcycling many women never experience.
Company Profile: The Femmoto Phenomenon
A celebration of three-wheelers, International Trike Week, is a new addition to Americade in Lake George, New York, this year. The event, June 4-9, commemorates the touring rallys 25th anniversary.
INTERMOT is the biggest motorcycle trade show in the world taking place in Germany each year. WRN contributor Voni Glaves was there and shares of glimpse of what it was like through her photos.
For the fifth year in a row, Femmoto, an all womens track day, was held at the Las Vegas Speedway. The event is gaining momentum in terms of attendance and number of sponsors. Check out our story in pictures.
The annual Heels Wheels Ride was held at Ventura Harley-Davidson in California, and this year supported the Amazon Heart Ride, a group that focuses on young breast cancer survivors.
Several long rows of vendors with products either targeted to women or favored by women were on display in a big air conditioned hall. There were many more vendors at this conference over previous conferences and many of the vendors used the event to debut new products.
AMA/FIM Womens Conference In Pictures, Part 2
Weve collected some interesting photos from events recently. Heres a hodge podge, most taken from the annual Love Ride in Southern California in 2005.