- Who are you?
- Joanne T. Donn
- Where do you live?
- San Francisco, CA
- Most importantly, what have you ridden and what do you ride now?
- I started on an Aprilia Scarabeo 50cc scooter, and then a Kawasaki Ninja 250, then a Kawasaki z750s. I now ride a silver Suzuki SV650s.
- What do you do for a living?
- I've worked for the Cycle World International Motorcycle Shows in the Women's Center, and as a speaker in The Hub on gear. I work part time as an MSF instructor. My other part time job is in the apparel department of Scuderia West.
- What is your goal with this website?
- My goal
is to help women find Ms Right in a sea of Ms Wrongs. I disagree with
those who feel that there isn't anything available to them, due to their
size/shape. The challenge is finding a resource to provide you with the
right information to get what you need. I hope that
my site serves this purpose well and hope to hear from those of you who
feel that it isn't. Or, if there isn't an option available, I hope
you'll let me know. I'm also here to help you figure out how
your gear should fit and how to make the right shopping decisions.
When something doesn't fit you,
it may not protect you. Why bother spending a few hundred dollars
on something that may not work well, doesn't fit, or you simply
don't like?
I also hope that I can convince some of my readers to wear more gear if they're not wearing any. It's more important for me to encourage people to develop a lifelong habit of being fully protected.
- What else do you want your readers to know?
- That I'm not a store. Contrary to what you might think, I'm
simply here to provide as much information as I can about what I call
"Real Gear". Just because something says it's a Motorcycle jacket,
doesn't mean it's necessarily made for riding. If it's not protective,
functional and articulated for riding position, it's probably not
meant to be ridden in.
Ride Safe
Or Email me: joanne at gearchic dot com.