Many ladies are getting into motorcycle riding. This is especially true in places like San Diego, California and southern Florida, where the weather is conducive to motorcycling almost all year round.
Even with that said, it’s still rare to find a good-looking lady rider on a large bike, who can do our own regular maintenance.
San Diego biker lady – Mandy:
Here is a little know fact about women motorcycle riders – – – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Augusta and Adeline Van Buren, sisters, were the first women to ride 5,500 miles in 60 days over hazardous roads to cross the continental United States, each by their own solo motorcycle, in 1916. They descended from Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States, and were “society girls”.
In 1916, America was about to enter into World War I. At the time, both 24 year old Augusta and 22 year old Adeline Van Buren, or Gussie and Addie as they were known, were in their 20s, active in the national Preparedness Movement and wanted to prove that women could ride as well as men and were able to serve as military dispatch riders freeing up men for other tasks. They also hoped to remove one of the primary arguments for denying women the right to vote. For their ride, they dressed in military-style leggings and leather riding breeches, a taboo at that time.
They set out from Sheepshead Bay racetrack in Brooklyn, New York on July 4, riding 1,000 cc Indian Power Plus motorcycles equipped with gas headlights and arrived in Los Angeles on September 8 after having to contend with poor roads, heavy rains and mud, natural barriers like the Rocky Mountains and social barriers such as the local police who took offence at their choice of men’s clothing. They became the first women to reach the 14,109 feet summit of Pikes Peak by any motor vehicle. The Indians were the top of the range motorcycle at the time, selling for $275!
Below are a few direct links to other posts about women bikers:
