Robyn, a rider from New Zealand, sent in this story after readying Women Motorcycles and the Road to Empowerment. As a new rider, she set off on a long distance adventure through spectacular scenery, learning much about riding – and herself. Thank you Robyn for sharing your story. After years of dreaming …….. in September 2012 I [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series about women and motorcycles. Through their stories, these women illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. Pam originally shared her story last November. This July 8th, she was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left her with, among other injuries, 6 fractures to her [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. Donna gives her fitness and yoga students the same advice she gave herself once she began riding in mid-life: “Let yourself be new.” After successfully navigating through many ups and downs, [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. “When I ride, I don’t dissect my past or try to control my future. I just have my breath, my bike and my God.” Read Tanya’s moving story. What prompted you [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. After a childhood moped crash, Stacey lost interest in riding. Twenty-eight years later, after mustering the courage to ride with her date, she fell in love. With riding. Not even a [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. Barely five feet tall, Cheryl, a management and program analyst for the Department of Defense, Navy Branch, knew that by far her most challenging obstacle was going to be her height. [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. Facing financial difficulties, Judy had to make the agonizing decision to sell the first bike she’d customized to suit her perfectly over five years. But life has a wonderful way about it. Four [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. Wrestling with the controls on her vintage bike, Diane managed to send everyone off a main downtown Toronto street in a panic. She has since refined her technique and traveled the countryside [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. A chance meeting introduced Sue to a person who would teach her to ride. And change her life. Now, as President of Women in the Wind (WITW) Black Rose Chapter in [...]
Women Riders Speak is an interview series with female motorcyclists. Through their stories, they illustrate the transformative role motorcycling has played in their life. Cindy Walas dreamt of owning a Porsche. Instead, this graphic arts professional and her husband found themselves owing three Harley-Davidson motorcycles and riding along the Mississippi River. Read how she got [...]
