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March is Womens History Month and all over the country communities are getting together to recognize the contributions of women throughout history. Some incredible women paid attention to their hearts, telling them to explore the world on two wheels rather than the naysayers.

WRN editor, Genevieve Schmitt, is hitting the dirt this summer jumping right into dual sporting after 20 years of riding on the street. Shes planning on traveling miles of gravel trails in what will be a bumpy, muddy no frills camping journey to raise awareness and money for a womens cancer charity. And shes asking for your help in raising the $2,000 she needs to participate on this ride all of it going to charity.

A big part of planning your next ovenight motorcycle trip is figuring out what supplies you cant live without, and what things you can leave at home. Overloading, or improperly loading your bike can be more than just uncomfortable. It can be dangerous for both you and your motorcycle.

Get ready for the American Motorcycle Association Women Motorcycling Conference this August in Keystone, Colorado, by checking out the highlights of the last conference on a DVD produced by WRNs parent company Solitude Ranch Communications. The price of the $20 DVD has now been discounted to just $15 including shipping and handling.

This May the rumble from those April showers will continue a little longer as thousands of female riders hit the open road to celebrate the first-ever Women Riders Month. Harley-Davidson is staging a series of events designed to celebrate the number of women who have already hit the open road on two wheels, as well as encourage even more women to get behind the handlebars.

MotoQuest Tours is offering an incredible motorcycle tour just for women riders through the Alaskan wilderness this summer. This eight-day, seven-night, all paved ride starts in Anchorage and heads north through Denali National Park to Fairbanks.

The U.S. economy might be in a recession, but thats not stopping Harley-Davidson from introducing a new model with an attractive price tag designed to bring in new buyers. This Sportster Iron 883 is the latest edition to the Sportster family priced at $7,899.

Suzuki latest cruiser packs a lot of power in a zippy package and WRNs correspondent Carla King was one of the first journalists to test ride this new Boulevard. The Boulevard M90 is the newest muscle cruiser to hit the market and its not for the faint of heart says King.

With more women riding motorcycles, women-only motorcycle clubs are popping up all over the country. Now, women interested in joining a riding group have a resource to help them locate one in their area. Women Riders Now has just posted its Womens Motorcycle Clubs page in the “Its All About You” section of links on the left side of the site.

Toy rides are a popular way for motorcyclists to get together around the holidays while doing some good for their community. WRNs Backroads with Betsy columnist Betsy Huelskamp documents her December outings to two toy rides that had her looking at the holiday season a little differently and re-examining the meaning of life through it all in typical Betsy fashion.