For the past seven years, women have had the opportunity to demo ride manufacturers motorcycles on a track without the presence of men or their testosterone at an event called Femmoto.
Femmoto 2007: Women Motorcycling At Their Best
Four women share photos and explanations of why they love their motorcycles.
READERS RIDES: Harleys and a Hayabusa
Ducati North America is adding two new color selections for the 2008 model range unveiled this past weekend at the Paris Motor Show.
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.
The CBR1000RR is the newest addition to Hondas lineup of motorcycles. A completely new machine from the ground up, the CBR1000RR reinforces Hondas legacy of creating breathtaking breakthroughs in the literbike class and establishes a new pinnacle of sportbike performance and rideability.
Honda Unveils Next Generation CBR1000RR
On a drizzly day in late-June in Anchorage, Alaska, video cameras were running and men cheered and waved as 11 women motorcyclists rode out of the parking lot of a tour company here. With so much fanfare, it seemed like we were celebrities, not motorcyclists. Check out WRN Contributor Perri Capells take on touring Alaska with just women.
First Womens Organized Tour of Alaska
Kawasakis supersport models are for riders who like to have the ability to go fast. The three bikes in the lineup for 2008 all feature technology thats used or tested on the racetrack. The ZX-14 is one of the fastest production sportbikes on the market. All these bikes possess serious power and should be ridden by those confident in their riding abilities.
To some people life in the fast lane equals jet-setting jaunts, late nights, and hard-partying ways. Karen Stoffer defines “fast lane” differently. To her it runs at dizzying speeds and higher rpms than Paris Hilton could ever imagine. Try nearly 200 miles per hour. Or a blazing fast quarter-mile lasting just over six seconds.
Shes young, shes bright and shes on the fast track. The very fast track. Shes Elena Myers, the 13-year-old roadracing sensation from Discovery Bay, California, whos turning heads and burning treads at big tracks on the West Coast. Competitive and driven, she not only holds her own, she often holds a top spot at the head of the pack and a podium spot at the end of nearly every race. Yes, she likes to go fast. And yes, she likes to win.
13-Year-Old Racer On the Fast Track
BMW executives didnt have to come right out and say it, but I knew that the new F 800 S and ST models being talked about at the press launch I attended recently are aimed squarely at the womens market. How do I know this? Read on to find out what Genevieve has to say about these new BMW motorcycles.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2007 BMW F 800 S/ST