Garage Parties in Full Swing in March Contest winner meets rider & TV host Jillian Michaels 3/7/2010: Women motorcyclists have been the fastest growing demographic in the motorcycle industry since 1990, when women represented just three percent of riders. Today, women represent 23 percent of all motorcyclists, and in an effort to encourage this growing trend of women hitting the open road, Harley-Davidson is celebrating National Garage Party Month in March by hosting nearly 400 Garage Party events at dealerships across the country. Read the full story.

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Nancy Davidson To Be Inducted into Hall of Fame Wife of Willie G. will be honored in Sturgis 3/1/2010: Nancy Davidson, wife of Willie G. Davidson, director of styling with Harley-Davidson Motor Company, is one of two women to be inducted into The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame in August. The Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame is designed to recognize individuals or groups who have made a long term positive impact on the motorcycle community. Read the full story.

New Women & Motorcycling Rally To Be Held Women gather in southern midwest states 2/22/2010: There is a new women's motorcycle rally shaping up in the southern Midwest region called Bikes Babes & Bling scheduled for July 1-3, 2010 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Bikes Babes & Bling is the sister rally of Bikes Blues & BBQ festival which just celebrated its 10 year anniversary in 2009. The goal of this first time female oriented event, say rally organizers, is to focus on providing women a safe and fun experience where they can come together to share their love of motorcycles and riding. Read the full story.

Reinvent Your Biker Self Enter to win the Ultimate Biker Makeover 2/7/2010: Are you still sporting the same riding gear you bought back in 1997, or are you tired of wearing the same ole riding apparel? Is your motorcycle lacking a few cool components to finally make it your own? If this describes you, then the Garage-Girls Ultimate Biker Makeover is just for you. Read the full story.

WRN Reviews the BMW K 1200 LT What a woman thinks of this luxury tourer 1/29/2010: WRN contributor Tricia Szulewski explores the features of one of the top-of-the-line touring motorcycles, the BMW K 1200 LT. For years this motorcycle has led the industry in creature comforts and handling for long rides and touring trips. Is this machine still state-of-the-art, or is the aging BMW K 1200 LT ready for an upgrade? Read the full story.

Harley-Davidson Unveils New Sportster Radical look joins line of Dark Custom motorcycles 1/25/2010: A new 1200cc Harley-Davidson Sportster joins the model family, this one called the Forty-Eight. It is a factory custom in the legendary tradition of the hot rod Sportster line with the raw, elemental appeal of the Dark Custom bikes, the Motor Company's line of blacked out motorcycles that includes the Nightster, Iron 883, Cross Bones, Fat Bob, and Street Bob. This story includes video! Read the full story.

Chicks Rule & Boys Drool Tour Gets Underway Women rider focused roadshow stops in Daytona Bike Week 1/7/2010: A new traveling showcase dedicated to women motorcycle riders called The Vagabond Chopper Company's 2010 Chicks Rule & Boys Drool Tour continues its 12 city road trip with its next stop at Daytona Bike Week in in Florida from March February 26 to March 7. Bike builder Athena "Chickie" Ransom, owner of The Vagabond Chopper Company, came up with the idea for the rolling tribute to women bikers that offers a mix of on-site how-to seminars, fashion shows, book signings and special guest appearances with a feminine flare. Read the full story.

WRN Editor Test Rides Lehman CrossBow Trike Stunning looks, but how does it ride? 12/21/2009: New from Lehman Trikes is the Crossbow, a three-wheeled version of the Victory Vision, the luxury tourer that made a statement with its sleek, unconventional design when it was introduced three years ago. While this new trike is visually appealing with a unique look all its own, it carries a lot of weight, more than 1,000 pounds. How does that translate on the road? Read the full story.