A record number of women competed at the world-renowned land-speed trials at the Bonneville Speedway the last week in August. Twenty-one women raced their motorcycles down the Bonneville Salt Flats, the wide-open salt bed near the Utah and Nevada border, to attempt to set new speed records in the classes they’d entered.
Salt Sisters: Women Who Love Speed!
I was hard-pressed to find a replacement for my trusty touring boots. But then I found what looked like a worthy replacement: Forma’s Simo. Designed for women, this handsome Italian-styled touring boot features a waterproof, breathable membrane and many other desirable features.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Forma Simo Boots
We receive information on hundreds of products aimed at motorcyclists here at Women Riders Now. In an effort to spotlight several products in one story, our editor has carefully selected a few items she thinks you might find beneficial to your motorcycling life and compiled them here.
New Motorcycle Products Roundup
For cold-climate dwellers who can’t bear to stash away their motorcycles for five months, it’s time to start thinking about how to keep warm out on the open road.
Heated Gear to Warm Up Your Winter Rides
It had been a long three-year motorcycle drought for me. Although I was blessed to be able to rent a Honda ST1300, a Shadow Aero and a Harley on vacations over those three years, I missed riding my own steed and tried to miss it less by living vicariously through WRN contributor articles, having five different rider magazines sent to my house every month and attending motorcycle shows.
READER MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2011 Victory Vegas 2009 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Classic LT
At my motorcycle training site where I’m an instructor for basic riding skills, students often ask me if I think they should start off on a scooter. Sometimes riders are nervous about learning how to work a clutch, while others have anxiety about their ability to plant both feet on the ground. I respond by telling them it’s their choice.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: Giving Kymco’s 2012 Scooters a Whirl
I’ve always enjoyed taking passengers and sharing my passion for riding motorcycles. But when my young daughter, Kaia, started asking me to take her for rides, I would immediately dismiss the idea. It’s one thing to accept the risk of injuring my own body, but to put my own daughter at risk was unimaginable.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Kids’ Riding Gear
OK, full disclosure right off the bat: I’ve been a big fan of artist David Uhl since I first met him nearly 20 years ago when he started painting Harley-Davidson-inspired images. I still kick myself to this day for not jumping at the chance to buy one of his limited-edition giclées of “Ruby,” one of David’s most recognizable works of motorcycle art.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Uhl Art-Inspired Tees
From a jacket that keeps you cool on those scorching riding days to boots that will take you from July to January, these new items from Harley-Davidson will have you riding in style this summer.
Motorcycle Boots, Jackets, Helmets and More for Summer Riding
With jeans you can wear while riding to new T-shirts designed by the worlds fastest motorcycling woman, these new products from Gravitate Jeans and Movoc 16:3 are all about letting you sport your passion on or off the road.
New Riding Jeans, Plus Tees Inspired by Leslie Porterfield