Looking hot in motorcycle riding leathers is one thing, but being able to ride like a serious road racer is quite another. Now, women who dream of racing their sportbike on a racetrack can learn from the some of the best in the world at an upcoming training camp.
Girls in Leather on Fast Motorcycles
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?
The Monster. An unusual name for a motorcycle model, yet that hasn’t stopped thousands of women from owning one since the lightweight naked motorcycle was introduced in 1993.
Motorcycle Review: 2014 Ducati Monster 696, 796, 821, 1200, 1200S
Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing bad about riding pillion on the back of a motorcycle. For many years, I used to sit behind my husband, Jonny, on his Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce, spacing out and staring at the scenery. But now that I’ve taken the leap to the rider’s seat, I’m encouraging more women to move from the back seat to actively riding their own bikes.
Reader Story: How One Woman Inspired Another to Ride
The Himalayas have been calling me since I was a young woman. Having visited there half a dozen times, I cannot begin to explain why in a page of words. The Himalayan Mountains surround you with 360 degrees of visual splendor that can never be captured fully by the lens of a camera.
Backroads With Betsy: Motorcycling Trip of a Lifetime Riding in the Himalayas
I am embarking on my 50th year of adventure on the face of this planet. As part of that adventure, I took up riding in 2004 following a lifelong love of bikes. My passion for motorcycles was a gift from my older brothers. When I was younger, they’d put me on the tanks of their bikes and ride around the block in my hometown of Winnipeg.
Reader Story: A Spectacular Day Ride on Vancouver Island
We love Scorpion Sports because the company makes fun, edgy motorcycling jackets and helmets for women—all with armor and protective features. Now Scorpion is snazzing up its helmet line with throwback graphics and colors that remind us of Richard Petty and all things motorsports.
Scorpion Helmets Under $200 with New Graphics and Colors
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
This is truly one of those trips of a lifetime—riding a motorcycle through Alaska! And with this special tour sponsored by MotoQuest in conjunction with Schuberth Helmets, women riders can do it in the company of other women. MotoQuest Tours is now taking reservations for its 2014 Alaska All Ladies Motorcycle Ride, running June 29 through July 6, 2014.
All-Women Alaska Motorcycle Tour Now Taking Reservations
What’s in a letter? That’s the challenge BMW set out to tackle. The BMW F 800 ST carried the company’s middleweight sport touring flag for six years, but after listening to ST owners—and wannabe ST owners who felt something was preventing them from pulling the trigger—BMW decided the bike needed more gran turismo (i.e., touring elements).
Motorcycle Review: 2013 BMW F 800 GT, A Sport Tourer Youll Love!