Kayla Yaakov is an incredibly accomplished young (17) motorcycle racer. Riding since the age of four, she’s now winning races in MotoAmerica, North America’s premier road racing series. Learn more about this rising road racing star.
17 Year Old Kayla Yaakov Takes MotoAmerica Road Racing by Storm
WomenRidersNow.com’s Sarah Schilke attends this year’s AMA Hall of Fame induction ceremony as a guest of her motocross mentor and this year’s inductee, Debbie Mathews. Learn more about Mathews’ incredible career and why she deserves this esteemed honor.
Meet the Women of the AMA Hall of Fame Class of 2024
Women Riders Now is thrilled to congratulate Christy LaCurelle, who has been elected to become the new President and CEO of four powerful powersports associations including the Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) and the Motorcycle Industry Council (MIC), the non-profit trade association that provides vital support to the powersports industry.
Christy LaCurelle Selected as President and CEO of MIC, MSF, SVIA, and ROHVA
Engineering, analyzing, organizing…learn how these accomplished women are an integral part of motorcycle racing on the track and in the paddocks.
5 Women Working Behind The Scenes in Motorcycle Racing
Dystany Spurlock started drag racing motorcycles at age 17. Now 31, Dystany is racing a Buell Racing pro stock motorcycle in this year’s National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) series. Learn more about Dystany and support her team.
Dystany Spurlock: Fueling this Racer’s Adrenaline Started with Mom and Dad
The BMW GS Trophy U.S. Qualifier is a motorcycle competition made up of 21 exercises spanning a two-day period designed to challenge the adventure rider’s skill, fitness, and mental fortitude. The winners move on to compete in the International competition. This year a record number of women entered the challenge!
Women Overcoming Mental Barriers in the BMW GS Trophy
In 1982, at just 23 years old, Elspeth Beard set off on a 2-1/2 year, 35,000-mile solo adventure around the world on her 1974 BMW R60/6 motorcycle. With almost no money, but a voracious appetite to experience faraway cultures by way of two wheels, she became one of the first British woman to accomplish such a feat. Read about this incredible pioneer and find out how you can join WRN on a ride with Elspeth.
Elspeth Beard: One of the First British Woman to Ride a Motorcycle Around the World, Alone
At 47 years old, Pamela Say finally found the “thing” that lights her up inside. Traversing the winding roads of the enchanted hills of Western New York, happiness radiates from her body, transcending anything she has ever experienced before. Curious to know if other women shared this experience, she posted the question on social media. Check out the overwhelming responses.
Liberated: Women Riders Cite a Mind, Body, Spirit Experience
30 women riding antique and modern motorcycles met up in Milwaukee at the Harley-Davidson Museum in June. From there, they rode from the starting point of Route 66 in Chicago, Illinois, for two hot-as-heck weeks traversing the old route all the way to California’s Santa Monica Pier. Check out the highlights from this amazing bucket-list ride.
Riveters Chix on 66: Women Riders Make History on the Historic Road
More than a century ago, Effie and Avis Hotchkiss set out on their Harley-Davidson 11-F sidecar rig from Brooklyn, New York, to complete their 9,000 mile, two-month trek to San Francisco and back. The harrowing journey was a first for women, who weren’t even allowed to dress the way they wanted back then. WRN congratulates Effie’s family with her recent induction to the AMA Hall of Fame.
Effie Hotchkiss — Pioneer for Women in Motorcycling Honored by AMA