Shopping Tips

I've created a 6x9 full color version of my shopping tips.

I created these to help not only women, but men as well. We have similar challenges when it comes to buying gear. Sometimes it's hard to tell if it fits right, or we're not sure what to look for in a certain piece of gear.

Download them here (or right click and save on the pics) and share them with everyone you know. Happy Shopping!

New Women's Sportbike Group - Meetup.com

If you're not familiar with meetup.com, it's a great site to find people with similar interests, whether it's crafting, motorcycling or camping.

I'm a member of several meetup groups, mostly motorcycle related. Okay ALL motorcycle related! I typically ride with one meetup group, a co-ed intermediate/advanced riding group made up of mostly sportbike/dual sport riders.

Sometimes, we wish more female riders would come with us on rides.

So my friend (the cofounder of that group) and I decided to start a new riding group for women only.  You don't have to be on a sportbike to join as long as you love riding twisties!

This meetup is San Mateo based, so we'll be riding mostly along the coast, through Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties.

All experience levels are welcome so Join Us!

Myths about Women and Motorcycling

1. Women need a "woman's motorcycle."

2. All women riders are short thus need a shorter bike.

3. We all refer to ourselves as Biker Chicks. (I prefer motorcyclist)

4. We don't need to wear gear. They don't make any for us anyway.

5. It makes more sense for my significant other to teach me because he loves me!

6. We don't ride very well.

7. We're always the passenger.

8. It's just a hobby.

9. We never ride alone.

10. We never go very fast.

11. We only wear pink gear. (added 7/5/11. Thanks Bolty!)