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| 30 July, 2010 - Elegance On A Motorcycle | | Would this qualify as riding elegantly on a motorcycle (or a scooter as the case may be). Sure looks like it to me.. |
| 22 July, 2010 - News On Tiff Coates’s Travels | Some news about Tiffany "Tiff" Coates world travels on her trusty, but old, BMW GS motorcycle.
She's back in the USA, and has decided, spur of the moment, to head for Labrador.
In the mean time, Tiff has met up with Carla King, female solo world traveller and successful book author.
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| 12 May, 2010 - Muslim Women, Motorcycles And The Burqa | Big debate in Europe about women wearing the burqa, comparing them to people wearing a motorcycle helmet in public.
But what about women wearing a burqa riding a motorcycle?
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| 10 May, 2010 - A Tour De France On A Scooter For A Special Girl | Here's a young lady that deserves our respect. Ara Lucia Ashburne suffered an enormous physical problem, resulting in a life long severe disability, but the disability is not visible.
Many people think if you don't show the disability, you're not disabled. So she's going to set out on trip of her life, riding through France. Just to prove that she can do it, and to make people aware of invisible disabilities.
That's tough... not an easy task.
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| 9 March, 2010 - A Look At Livia Lancelot, Female Motocross Knight | On the day after World Woman Day (I'm always a bit late), here's a closer look at Livia Lancelot.
Who is Livia Lancelot you may ask? She is the 2008 World Champion Female Motocross!! Not an easy feat, so she deserves a closer look.
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| 23 February, 2010 - Tiffany To Be A Star | Tiffany Coates, the ultimate female motorcycle adventurer, has been asked by BMW to star in one of five commercials they are making this year.
She will be the only one on a BMW motorcycle, the other four are cars. They are flying her and her old but trusty motorcycle to Turkey next month.
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| 8 January, 2010 - Dakar2010: Annie Seel - Leading Female Motorcycle Rider | A look at the leading female motorcycle rider in the 2010 Dakar rally, Swedish Rally Princess Annie Seel.
She's leading the race in the female category, and is 40th overall in the motorcycle category, despite riding with an injury.
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| 7 December, 2009 - Christmas 2009: 5 Motorcycle Gifts Ideas For Her | Shopping Christmas gifts for female motorcycle riders is not as easy as it sounds. Obviously, you can buy any of our suggested gift ideas for men, but there are few things that are specific to female riders.
Here are 5 gift ideas specific to female motorcycle riders.
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| 5 November, 2009 - KTM: Girl’s Handbag | KTM not only have macho equipment for us motorcycle riders, but also more feminine stuff.
One of these merchandising items is the Deville Girls Purse, a made-by-Ogio handbag for the ladies, that would not look out of place at the Oscars.
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| 3 November, 2009 - Verdandi Motorcycle: Concept Motorcycle For Women | Swedish student at Chalmers University in Sweden have designed a motorcycle for women.
The concept model has been designed low, ergonomic, safe and easy to ride for women.
Here's a video of the motorcycle.
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| 13 October, 2009 - Women: Remain Stylish On Your Motorcycle | Riding a motorcycle as a female doesn't mean that you can't ride in style, at least as far as your head goes....
Style Saver Scarves offer a wide range of hand made silk scarves to suit any occasion, while retaining a female look.
Oh yeah, you also avoid having helmet hair...
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| 9 October, 2009 - Gaza Strip: Women Are Not Allowed On Motorcycles | Hamas have decreed in the Gaza Strip that for their own safety, women are no longer allowed on motorcycles.
Not as rider, nor as pillion.
Please stay pregnant and barefooted on your donkey.
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| 2 October, 2009 - Vote For The Best MSF Slogan, Win A Prize | The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) are calling for people to vote on the top 10 best slogans for the "Motorcycles and Women" theme.
Prizes available for the 3 chosen ones. Entries close on October 15th.
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| 4 June, 2009 - International Women and Motorcycling Conference 2009 | AMA is organizing their International Women & Motorcycling Conference for August in Colorado.
Women can learn more about the joys of riding a motorcycle, riding alone on long adventure trips, dealing with dealers, etc. The 4 day event has several guest speakers, including Carla King who is currently riding solo in Morocco.
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| 18 May, 2009 - Tiffany Coates Off To A Bad Start | Tiffany Coates, who set out on her solo UK to Mongolia trip has started her motorcycle trip badly. In the space of 48 hours, she has had 3 rear shock suspension.
Her BMW R80GS has got 150,000 miles on it, and in the first portion up to Germany she not only was loaded for the trip, but also had a pillion passenger..... not a good start...
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| 15 April, 2009 - Interview: Tiffany Coates - Pre Mongolia Motorcycle Trip | Here's 14 questions I asked Tiffany Coates before she heads out, on her own, from the UK to Outer Mongolia on her trusty BMW R80GS motorcycle.
Find out what makes her tick... Would you dare go out into the unknown, often dangerous countries, on your motorcycle?
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| 17 March, 2009 - Amazing Tiffany Goes For Another Amazing Motorcycle Trip | Tiffany "Tiff" Coates is an amazing woman. I've interviewed her once before when I was covering the 2005 Dakar race. She was on her way for a lunch appointment (the appointment was in Timbuktu).
She had during the 1990's ridden a 2nd hand BMW R80GS from the UK to India, since she couldn't afford to go any other way. She had never been on a bike before! She loved it so much, she continued riding around the world.
Last year she became very ill, and was confined to a wheelchair. The Docs said she could probably never ride again. Boy were they wrong.
Tiff is now going to ride from Cornwall all the way to Mongolia! No support crew, no trucks, helicopters, cameras, doctors, etc... the way it was intended.
Click the headline to read more about this amazing woman.
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| 25 February, 2009 - Pretty Helmets For Females | Female motorcycle helmets don't need to look like Power Ranger helmets. A woman can look female with a helmet on!
Here's an example from the bicycle world. It shows that it is possible. Why not??
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| 5 January, 2009 - Sliding Angels: Female Supermoto team | More and more women are joining not only the ranks of motorcycle riders, but also motorcycle sports.
Here's an all female Supermoto team, consisting of four lovely girls racing the local Italian Supermoto Championships.
Good on'em!
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| 2 January, 2009 - French Gendarme Now Allowed To Dress Up When Motorcycling | The short sleeved French motorcycle Gendarme is a thing of the past! No longer do they need to ride their motorcycle clothed the way they ride their horses.
Now, they getting real motorcycle jackets with an incorporated airbag! Good on them!
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| 29 September, 2008 - Book Review: Wind In My Face | A review of the book entitled "Wind In My Face" by Canadian author Dorothy Bush.
The book can be of interest to women who are thinking about starting to ride motorcycles in Canada.
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| 26 September, 2008 - Chrome Cowgirl: Sasha’s New Motorcycle Book Out | Sasha Mullins, a fellow motorcycle blogger and journalist, has released her latest book. Called "The Chrome Cowgirl", it's a motorcycle guidebook for women (though guys can learn a thing or two).
Her website has the first chapter on-line, so head over and see if you like it..
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| 6 May, 2008 - Cheaper To Be A Female Motorcycle Rider In France | One of the bigger motorcycle insurance companies in France, AMV, has decided it's better to insure female riders. According to them, there are more and more joining the ranks of motorcycle riders, but have less accidents.
So they're now rewarded with a 10% reduction in their insurance rates... not bad.
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| 3 December, 2007 - Sarah Lyon’s 2008 Female Mechanics Calendar | Sarah Lyon is a female photographer who travels cross-country on her motorcycle in the USA making photos of female mechanics.
Then she assembles her best photos and produces a calendar. This year is no exception, and Sarah Lyon has produced a great 2008 Female Mechanics Calendar.
Here's a nice Christmas gift for someone (or yourself).
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| 9 October, 2007 - Ludivine Puy: Enduro Female Champion Of Europe | The pretty and very capable Ludivine Puy, known for her riding skills during the Dakar race, has become European Champion Female Enduro last month.
Now, she's first of all getting married, and then she's stopping the Female Enduro Championships series, so that she can concentrate on taking on the guys in the E3 championships. And next year, she's riding a KTM 690 in the Dakar.
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| 14 August, 2007 - European Women’s Championship Results | Dutch girl Iris Ten Katen wins the European Women Championship Superstock 600, while German Nina Prinz wins the Superstock 1000 in the same championship.
The 3rd year that the races are being held, and it's become very popular. 40,000 people attended the last race.
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| 7 August, 2007 - Female Motorcycle Magazine; UK Based | The UK has been enriched with a female motorcycle rider magazine, called Lady Biker Magazine.
Their first quarterly issue is out, and they have a complete website, with a discussion forum, for sale, etc
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| 17 May, 2007 - Motorcycle Amusement Park Only For Women! | The Italians are organizing an international, ladies only, motorcycle gathering close to Florence (Tuscany area), Italy.
Women will be able to learn to ride their motorcycles on the track, motocross, enduro and trial. Several workshops (mechanics, first aid, etc) will be given as well.
June 22 to 24.
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| 4 May, 2007 - Canada’s National Female "Just Ride" Day | Today, 4th of May, has been proclaimed Canadian National "Just Ride" day for female motorcycle riders.
Organized by Motoress, just get on your trusty motorcycle, and ride. Anywhere will do, as long as your seen riding your bike.
You can also meet up with them this morning at Toronto's CNE.
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| 11 April, 2007 - Female Motorcycle Helmets | What do you do when you want a pony tail, or pig tails on your helmet?
You can drill holes in your precious helmet, or you want wait until some motorcycle helmet manufacturer produces a helmet for women.
Or, you can go to Helmet Hair....
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| 8 March, 2007 - UK: Lighter Motorcycles For Female Cops | Police in the UK, according to English motorcycle magazine MCN, are required to be able to lift their motorcycle off the ground. This prevents a lot of female cops to become a motorcycle cop.
So the authorities are looking in to providing lighter motorcycles to the female Police officers.
But why do they also need to provide them with smaller guns ????
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| 30 January, 2007 - Pink KTM - Part Deux | The mystery of yesterday's pink KTM has been solved thanks to reader Ed Moore.
It belongs to a very interesting girl, nicknamed Skinny, living in South Africa.
Read more about her....
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| 29 January, 2007 - Pink KTM | I thought all KTM motorcycles were orange.... not so !!
Here's a pink one !
You think it's a girl riding it ?
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| 23 January, 2007 - Urban Biker Goddess | Carole Bennett has produced a calendar based on digital art, depicting women and their motorcycles.
Not the kind you'll find in a men's locker room, but real fake images.
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| 16 January, 2007 - Female Biker Only Shop (Paris) | I discovered France's only for-females-only motorcycle shop, full of gear for lady bikers.
Very nice, and a great website.
Way to go !!
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| 15 January, 2007 - Endurose 2007 Cancelled | | Since their paperwork was a bit late, the authorities decided to cancel the female-only motorcycle enduro, L'Endurose. French authorities are showing their true colors. Would this have happened if the event was the Tour de France ? |
| 9 January, 2007 - Dakar Contestant Extraodinaire: Annie Seel | A closer look at one of the more extraordinary contestants of the Dakar 2007, Swedish Goddess, Annie Seel, aka RallyPrincess.
She's done it all on two wheels, including climbing the Mt. Everest on her motorcycle.
This is her 2nd Dakar attempt (she finished very good in her first, with a broken hand).
Read all about her.
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| 5 December, 2006 - Female Motorcycle Mechanics Calendar | Female professional photographer, Sarah Lyon, has produced a calendar featuring female mechanics.
She travelled 6000 miles on her Yamaha motorcycle to find them in the USA.
Now, you can buy the wall calendar.
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| 22 August, 2006 - UK Female Motorcycle Magazine | The UK sees the birth of the first female motorcycle riders magazine; Bikeress.
To be published every quarter, it's in a handy A5 format.
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| 20 June, 2006 - Female Scooter | I don't think we're wrong in claiming that this scooter belongs to a girl.
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| 13 June, 2006 - Interesting Motorcycle Blog - Reality TV | With our motorcycle bloggers database growing to 181 bloggers, this new blog is interesting.
It's a group blog by 5 girls who are learning how to ride motorcycles, and are followed by TV cameras for a new reality TV series. |
| 23 May, 2006 - First Ever Female Motorcycle Expo | The very first Female Motorcycle Expo opens it doors 3 and 4 June in California, USA. Female motorcycle riders are mainstream now, and here to stay. 2 day event full of music and "seminars".
Looks like fun, men are welcome.
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| 4 March, 2006 - Ladies Biker Gangs | According to the USA Motorcycle Council, female riders are on the increase (36%), and more and more women are forming motorcycle clubs.
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| 7 February, 2006 - New Women Motorcycling Website | A new website sees the light, dedicated to female motorcycle riders.
Professional and very interesting.
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| 14 January, 2006 - Ludivine Puy, Dakar Angel | A look at the pretty, and very cable Ludivine Puy, female motorcyclist in the Dakar race.
Too bad she crashed while avoiding a little boy standing on the road during the special in Day 13, and she's now in the hospital.
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| 28 November, 2005 - Motorcycles and the Ladies | UK based motorcycle organization, MCIA, have published statistics on female motorcycle riders.
Not only the number, but also the why and hows ! |
| 9 December, 2004 - Female Motorcyclists - The Paper | After the flood of emails that Carla has received about Females and Motorcycles, here is the paper that was submitted.
Download in Adobe Acrobat.
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