I have to say thanks to my friend ArtBiker for calling this to my attention only yesterday! I wish I’d known about it sooner. You still have two days to vote on the new slogan! Top 10 Semi-Finalists Selected for the Motorcycle Safety Foundation “Ride On! Write On!” Contest. Public Vote Will Determine Winning MSF [...]
Chicks on Bikes: a new book by author Christina Shook. When you hear the phrase “chicks on a bike” it might conjure up one of two images: a dolled up, half-nekkid girl with butt floss & fake boobs draped across some guys motorcycle -or- a real, independent woman riding her own. Christina Shook thankfully delves [...]
The fifth annual AMA International Women & Motorcycling Conference presented by Harley-Davidson and Buell takes place Keystone, Colorado, at the Keystone Resort & Conference Center in from August 19-22. The conference honors women riders of past and present and celebrates the ever growing role that women riders are playing in the future of motorcycling. The [...]
The other day I was checking my inbox when I see an email about “Bruce Rossmeyer’s Harley-Davidson Special Event.” Naturally I open that one to see what the special event is, which turns out to be one of those women-only garage parties that I’ve heard so much about. I’m immediately turned off by the headline [...]
Sucker Punch Sally’s has announced that artist Sara Ray (check out her portfolio: http://www.sararayart.com) is now a permanent member of the SPS crew. Ray has relocated to Arizona, where she will serve as Sucker Punch Sally’s in house artist. Despite the sluggish economy, Sucker Punch Sally’s continues to expand and has hired Ray to help [...]
It’s an interesting thing to watch a trend begin to happen. A few years ago when the inaugural International Female Ride day came into existence in the beginning of May 2007, I shrugged and said “ok.” I would be out there riding anyway and it’s primarily taking place in Canada, so…whatever. Last year, the day [...]
Happy first day of Spring! Harley-Davidson is trying to build out it’s Women & Motorcycling section on their website and are looking for women who would like to share their personal stories about why they want to learn to ride. Interested in submitting a story? Then here’s what you gotta do: You would need to [...]
My cookies are frosted right now at all companies that are trying to cash in on the rising number of women motorcyclists. I know that the female demographic is the only one that is having gains these days and that the industry is so much in the shitter that they’ll do whatever it takes to [...]
If you are a regular reader of this blog you know that I’m not one of those “I am woman hear me roar”-type girls. I’d like to think that when I write about riding, or the motorcycle world in general, that it’s from the perspective of a biker first and a woman second. That being [...]
Hey all! Slackey McSlackbag is here back in action. I feel like Rip Van Winkle, or Rippin Van Winkle as the case may be. All of a sudden I looked at the calendar and realized I’ve missed half of the month, my day job is slowly eating away my soul and I’ve seriously been neglecting [...]