Its something many women dream about, to ditch life and travel the world on a motorcycle with no time constraints. Well thats what Canadian motorcyclist Doris Maron did when she liquidated her life, literally giving up security as we know it, to venture around the globe for close to three years on a motorcycle.
Just like in the high fashion world, you can always expect new seasonal riding apparel from Harley-Davidson and this spring is no different with fun and colorful new styles for women riders. Two new jackets let you know spring and summer have arrived. Check them out along with some new sunglasses from The Motor Company
New Spring 2010 Riding Apparel
If someone were to ask me what motorcycle print magazine features the best touring articles, hands down the answer is RoadRUNNER. In each issue, you can count on RoadRUNNER to take you on some of the best riding roads in America and showcase the route from a motorcyclists perspective. Now the publisher of RoadRUNNER have just come out with a book featuring the most exciting tours taken from the pages of the magazine. “Riding Americas Backroads” features 20 full-length touring articles with updated maps, travel information and attractions.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Exceptional Touring Book
For the last few weeks, weve been running stories here on gift ideas for motorcyclists, mostly women motorcyclists. We have a few more items we want to tell you about—great ideas if youre still struggling with what to get that motorcycle-riding friend or what to tell others to get you. Take a look at these fun items.
Last-Minute Holiday Gifts for Motorcyclists
In the first of series of three Gift Guide articles, WRN editors have hand picked items, we think WRN readers will want to know about to buy for a friend, themself, or put on their own wish list. We compiled items we think youll enjoy giving and getting.
WRN Holiday Gift Guide: Motorcycle Themed Ideas
If you’re a regular reader of WRN, you know I took a 26-day ride on my motorcycle this past summer hitting three different events I needed to attend for business. I traveled from my home in Montana to Sturgis, South Dakota, then down south to Colorado and back to Montana covering 3200 miles. Here’s a quick review of some handy items I used on my trip.
PRODUCT REVIEWS: Necessities For My Trip
A new coffee table book has come out about our favorite topic, women and motorcycling. “Chicks on Bikes” by Christina Shook debuted at the AMA International Women and Motorcycling Conference in Keystone, Colorado. According to the press release on the book, Chicks on Bikes is the first book to visually chronicle the culture and lifestyle of real women motorcyclists.
PRODUCT REVIEW: New Women Motorcycling Photo Book
Tami Walker, owner of Diva Customs, a specialty garage for female riders, has released a new book about women. Tami asked 100 women why they prefer life on two wheels and compiled their answers. “Why We Ride” tells why these women decided to break the mold and ride a motorcycle. This is an inspiring book with accounts from interesting women riders like Laura Klock, Sara Liberte, Jody Perewitz, and Dawn Williams.
Im a big fan of the Ride Like A Pro series of DVDs that show riders how to become a better motorcycle rider through a series of fun exercises. I even produced a short video on the women and men of the “Ride Like A Pro” team. Now, you can read and look at pictures of how to become a better rider in “Ride Like A Pro – the Book.”
I love books and Ive received many to review over the years, but the latest one Im reviewing is the first book in years Im really excited about, like over-the-moon excited. Why? Because its an incredibly well done and professional presentation of a topic Im passionate about (and I think you are, too) women riders and not just any women riders, but the ones who paved the way for the first 50 years of the 1900s.
REVIEW: The American Motorcycle Girls 1900-1950