Genevieves just back from a test ride in LA, so check out a preview of her upcoming review of California Scooter Companys 150cc 5-speed motorcycles. Plus, details on the Love Ride, new adventure motorcycle travel opportunities and more.
Editor’s Blog: Motorcycling Sidenotes, Week of October 17
Grace McKean, whom I call “Amazing Grace,” is 76 years old and still kick-starts the vintage Harley-Davidson 45 Flathead she bought at the tender age of 17 using all the savings she earned as a Walgreens waitress. Many readers have written to me in response to the first part of my story, asking how Grace as a young woman found the strength and courage to do what she did at a time when a woman on a motorcycle was less than respected.
Backroads With Betsy: Amazing Grace, Part Two
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
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
You’ve probably heard of the Hoka Hey Challenge, a motorcycle endurance ride that has riders traveling 10,000 miles through 48 states and several Canadian provinces to win a $250,000 grand prize.
Editor’s Blog: Motorcycling News, Week of August 8
I must get this question via email five or six times a day, every day: “I just got a brand-new (fill in the blank), and it’s so top heavy! What can I do?” First, let’s get one thing straight: It ain’t the bike.
Riding Right: Why Is My Bike So Top-Heavy?
Land speed record holder Leslie Porterfield will pilot a car thats been designed to break the automobile world land speed record at this years Land Speed Trials at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in August.
Leslie Porterfield Seeks to Set New Automobile Land Speed Record
On June 18, Tamela Rich will launch a cross-country motorcycle ride as part of a larger ride taking place this summer called “Women Who Ride Conga.” Organizers of the ride are encouraging women riders across the United States to join in by starting their own mini-rides.
Nationwide Womens Ride Gears Up
This May, two women-centric companies are offering you the opportunity to be a winner—or be a judge! With these contests from VaVaVroom and Garage-Girls, you could take home a brand-new riding jacket or help one deserving woman get the bike of her dreams.
Enter, Vote and Win with Two New Contests
From contests to win motorcycle jackets and free motorcycle training to the latest with the AMA Women Motorcycling Conference, the WRN Editors Blog has the news we think you want to know about. Plus, events coming up for women this summer.
Editors Blog: Motorcycling News, Week of May 16