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The fifth AMA Women Motorcycling Conference will take place in August 2009.

Women Riders Now editor Genevieve Schmitt is among the first “citizens” to ride Victorys Vision motorcycle when select members of the motorcycle press were invited in mid-June to test this much talked-about motorcycle. Up until that point, the only people to ride the new luxury tourer were Victory employee test riders.

An old rider friend of mine shared a cleaning secret with me years ago. He saves his old cotton T-shirts, cuts them up into rags, and uses them slightly wet to wipe down his motorcycle for a quick clean-up.

To continue providing useful and interesting information for visitors to WomenRidersNow.com (WRN), a new feature has been added to the online magazine called WRN Tip of the Week. This section invites readers to submit helpful tips to share with other readers, and starting in July for a limited time, Women Riders Now will give away a WRN pen to those readers whos tip is used on the site.

I learned the hard way. When on long road trips, I, like most riders, would clean my windshield at a gas station using the provided squeegee and paper towels. Over time, I noticed light scratches in my windshield. I discovered this was caused from using the hard paper towels to dry off my windshield at the gas station.

Renowned licensed Harley-Davidson artist David Uhl presents his latest work “In Tune” representing Elvis Presley kicked back enjoying a glorious Memphis spring morning. This artwork captures Elvis outside his new home Graceland tuning his original Gibson J200, (before its re-configuration). Behind him stands another embodied passion, the legendary 1957 Harley-Davidson Panhead.

Triumph Motorcycles (America) Ltd. is launching its “Win a Rocket III Classic” Sweepstakes. Under this promotion, all eligible customers who test ride any Rocket III model at a participating U.S. dealer or demo ride between now and September 30, 2007 will be entered into a sweepstakes to win a brand new Rocket III Classic.

This years Legend of the Motorcycle Concours dElegance hosted a private pre-event ride that broke new ground in the industry by uniting executives from motorcycle manufacturers Confederate, Ducati, MV Agusta, and Triumph in a first-of-its-kind activity. Joining the ride were select media representatives, executives from Lucky Brand Jeans and Smith Hawken, and guests Peter Fonda and Charley Boorman.

Yamaha sportbike owners have the chance to win tickets to the U.S. MotoGP held in July in California race by entering a virtual bike show sponsored by Yamaha Motor Corp.

For the second year in a row, the Americade rally will host a women and motorcycling panel featuring seven notable women in the motorcycling industry including WRN founder Genevieve Schmitt who will emcee.