It probably started when as a young girl; I clipped a baseball card with a clothespin to my bicycle spokes so it would make that “motorcycle noise.” At 12 years old I got a minibike that made me the envy of the neighborhood boys. At 16 I went to the DMV and got my motorcycle learners permit. With no money for a motorcycle, the dream went on the back burner until I was 34 years old.
Reader Story: Finding My Calling in Motorcycling
Working on your own motorcycle can be rewarding. I was 18 years old the first time I performed an oil and filter change on my motorcycle, and the knowledge I gained from doing it was gratifying and confidence inspiring. Since then Ive done a lot of mechanical repairs and maintenance on motorcycles, but always with the thought in the back of my head that working on a motorcycle is serious business
Setting Up Your Motorcycle Garage
Its the kind of rainy, blustery weather in San Francisco that I never, ever ride in if I can help it but its the perfect day for a thorough test of my new Firstgear wardrobe: the Monarch jacket and Escape pants. Im very cozy with the liners zipped in and vents zipped up when I go outside to start my bike. “Whatsamatter?” yells my neighbor across the street. “Did your truck die?”
REVIEW: Firstgear TPG Monarch Jacket and Escape Pants
BMW believes its success in the US motorcycle market now and in the future requires grabbing hold of newcomers and not letting go. The company has identified many newcomers as women, in addition to older and returning riders and, surprisingly, people of smaller statures.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: BMW G 650 GS: Versatile and Affordable
Harley-Davidson is going high tech with a new gadget for the upcoming riding season. The Road Tech Bluetooth 2.0 Helmet Headset system allows riders to listen to music or talk on their cell phone, handsfree yes, while riding your motorcycle if thats what you choose to do.
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.
Womens Tour Through Alaska This Summer
Its 8:30 on a cold California winter morning and the press folks at Suzuki are ready to lead a dozen journalists from Monterey though Carmel and Big Sur so we can test their new Boulevard M90 on all types of roads.
MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2009 Suzuki Boulevard M90 Cruiser
Im often asked what helmet I prefer to wear. Well, I wear several different brands of helmets on a regular basis mostly Arai, Shoei, Icon, and Harley-Davidson. Occasionally, youll see me in a half shell because Im doing a photo shoot and like to be sure you can tell theres a woman riding the bike.
PRODUCT REVIEW: Arai SZ/Ram III Helmet
Would you let your 16-year-old daughter race a motorcycle going faster than 100 mph? Well, Laura Klock, a 40-year-old mother of two girls raised a few eyebrows in 2007 when she allowed her daughter Erika (16 at the time) to compete for a land speed record at the Speed Trials by BUB, held at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utahs northwest corner.
Laura Klock and Her Two Racing Daughters
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Editors Blog: Lots of stuff going on in December