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
I hear from so many riders with heavyweight bikes—the Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic, Honda Gold Wing and Yamaha Venture, just to name a few—who say these bikes are heavy and clumsy. A lot of riders tell me they’ve been riding motorcycles for 20 or 30 years and just purchased their big dream bike but believe they may have made a mistake.
Riding Right: Get More Control Over Your Motorcycle
The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) is celebrating April as “AMA Get Out and Ride! Month.” While some motorcyclists live where just about every day is a day in the saddle, many riders are stuck in a deep freeze all winter. Theres no better way to rekindle Americas ongoing love affair with two- or three-wheeled wonders than a monthlong ridefest.
April Is Get Out and Ride Month
I love when a company puts its money where its mouth is—companies that say women are an important, influential and powerful demographic in motorcycling and then do something about it. Can-Ams Spyder parent company, BRP, is holding two women-only demo events in April allowing female riders to test the new three-wheeled Spyder roadster in a very pleasant and inviting experience.
Editor’s Blog: Motorcycle News of Interest, Week of March 21
“Dual-sport,” I wisecracked. “Isn’t that riding in the dirt where you have to wear all that safety gear?” Find out what Genevieve Schmitt, a die-hard street rider learns when riding off-road for the first time. Theres way more than the physical. Riding on dusty trails will challenge you mentally while opening up a whole new world.
A Ride to Change Your Life—Yes, Really!
From launching a new business to winning racing titles, these women are carving out their own place in the world of motorcycling. Get inspired by reading our latest installment of Way To Go, Girl!
Way To Go, Girl! Following Their Dreams