PRODUCT REVIEW: Icon Stryker Vest
Fashion meets ultimate protection
2/21/2012, By Rachael Westfall, Photos by Salvador Maltbie
I’ve had my fair share of falls and crashes with my motorcycle, but having the right gear to protect my body made all the difference when it came to recovery. If anything was loose or too big, I paid for it. Luckily, that was back before gear manufacturers began to focus on the needs of women riders and create gear that fits snugly and comfortably so women can have a safer ride.
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PRODUCT REVIEW: Cat Out’a Hell Armored Hoodie
Cool, spunky style with some added protection
2/21/2012, By Rachael Westfall, Photos by Salvador Maltbie
In the sportbiking lifestyle, sometimes fashion outweighs function. Many of today’s female sportbike riders prefer edgy, alternative garments with spunky designs and vibrant colors. So the quest becomes finding pieces that are fun to wear but also provide a level of protection.
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Women Sportbike Riders Vs. Women Cruiser Riders
What's the attraction to those racy machines?
1/10/2012, By Rachael Westfall
People always wonder why I choose to ride a sportbike. They ask, “Aren’t you afraid of what might happen?” My guess is they assume youth is the reason I’m so willing to drag a knee through a corner at more than 100 mph on a motorcycle I’ll probably never master.
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MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2010/2011 Aprilia Mana 850 GT ABS
No clutch and no shifting, if you choose
5/31/2011, By Tricia Szulewski, Photos by Bob Feather and Tricia Szulewski
The middleweights—the 750, 850 and 900cc bikes—are a popular class of motorcycle among women who prefer sport touring. In 2008, Aprilia introduced the Mana 850 to the United States, and women have been interested in this sport tourer ever since.
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Salt Sisters: Women Who Love Speed!
Female riders compete at Bonneville land-speed trials
9/16/2011
A record number of women competed at the world-renowned land-speed trials at the Bonneville Speedway the last week in August. Twenty-one women raced their motorcycles down the Bonneville Salt Flats, the wide-open salt bed near the Utah and Nevada border, to attempt to set new speed records in the classes they’d entered.
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Editor’s Blog: What Happened to Femmoto?
The background on the end of this phenomenon
4/19/2011, By Genevieve Schmitt, Editor
Have you ever wondered what happened to Femmoto, the all-women demo event that lasted for seven years before ending in 2008? It just up and vanished, never to occur again after that year.
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Women's Track Days Set for This Summer
Challenge yourself in a controlled environment
4/19/2011
If you have a need for speed but no desire to feed the egos that seem to dominate the track environment, you’re in luck. Three women-oriented track days are set for this summer, offering women riders of all skill levels the opportunity to hit the track in a fun, supportive and safe environment.
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MOTORCYCLE REVIEW: 2010 Honda VFR1200F DCT With Automatic Transmission
No clutch, no shift!
4/5/2011, By Pamela Johnson
Manufacturers regularly update and improve upon motorcycles already in their lineups, but last year Honda didn’t just make an existing model better—it designed a brand-new VFR. A sleek, 167-horsepower, liquid-cooled, 76-degree V-4 VFR1200F has taken the place of the “either you love it or hate it” VTEC VFR800.
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