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May 18, 2013


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What's Stopping You?

Getting Over the Mental Hurdle
You've dreamt about what it would be like to ride a motorcycle for years now. You can even picture yourself on your own bike, but for some reason, you can't find the emotional firepower to jump start the learning process and make your dream a reality. You're not alone. Thousands of women dream about riding a motorcycle, but many are held back because of a variety of reasons stemming from family approval to stereotypes.
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Other Barriers

Reasons that hold some women back from riding

11/10/2005
Many women are still held back from pursuing motorcycling by what they perceive as barriers. Those barriers are confidence, product knowledge, cost, skills, and life stage. Confidence: Some women are intimidated by the the thought of controlling such a big machine. "What if I can't handle it on my own?" "What if I drop the bike," are some of the thoughts that run through her h...
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