Women Motorcycle Riders - Why We Ride

Funny Story...  Okay, I have often laughed about the real reason I began riding. I was the first born of 2 daughters to a father who always wanted a son; so needless ...

It takes me back....  to when I was 13 with my first bike, riding with my best friend Kate! It takes me from being a married, 47 year old mother of three (nearly grown) boys ...

Therapy.. and I don't mean group therapy  Sooo many reasons! Have always wanted my own bike since the late 70's, when I first started riding (on back of the ex's Superglide). But, knowing how ...

Because I can!  When it gets right down to it, I'm a control freak. Why let someone else have all the fun when you can do it yourself, right? And, I figure - heck, if ...

My bucket list  Before I turned 40 this past May I decided it was time for a bucket list. I have been riding behind my husband for years and decided on my list was to ...

For my Dad  I'm 17 and my Dad was recently diagnosed with lung cancer and it is likely that he won't live for more than a few years. His biggest passion has always ...

it makes me genuinely happy  im in a state of total bliss while on my bike. i used to ride my cousins dirt bike when i was a kid , and then i had a couple of small bikes as a teenager,...

FUNNY STORY  I am 26 and never in my wildest dreams had i ever thought i would ride a bike. Infact i never liked em. I wouldnt even be a passenger on a bike. I always ...

The ultimate sense of FREEDOM!  I ride because once I get onto my motorcycle I feel at one with everything. I get a sense of freedom I can not get doing anything else. I get on my bike ...

Why ride, because NOBODY ever expected me to.  I work in an office. I've always had an office/desk job. I have to wear the right clothes, have the right hair, etc. When my husband got a motorcycle ...

It's been a bad year & shoes/purses just weren't cutting it...so I bought a Harley  I just got my motorcycle endorsement a little over a year ago and signed the papers on my 2011 Harley 883 Iron Sportster in July. After a horrible year ...

Why do I ride? That's easy. Coffee!  (Originally posted on www.primoworks-on2wheels.com)


Yes, coffee. I've been asked that question often and I feel coffee is a perfectly acceptable reason....

A new start  Well, I use to ride on the back of my husbands bike he didn't want me to have one and I could only have long hair. I was so hot under that helmet in the ...

So I don't have to wait for someone to ride with.  I just turned 41 years old, 3 days after buying my first Harley.
I rode as a passenger for close to 6 years, and then married a non-biker. I gave it ...

The Thrill and Joy of it  I'm a new rider and have found so much JOY in it. My husband has a Cobra Sportster and is always out on the road enjoying himself. I ride with him too ...

I ride because of my daughter!  Hi everyone
My name is Katie and I just started riding. I am really enjoying it. Lets go back to 2006. My 11 year old daughter was having some vision ...

Save money  I bought the bike initially to save money on gas and parking. I work downtown and parking costs too much. It was also my gift to myself as I turned 30....

It's My Turn!  Because I choose to be an active participant in my life, not a passive observer.

It feels good.   Does there need to be another reason?

At one with nature...  I ride because it allows me to be at one with nature. I can smell the flowers and farmer's fields. I ride with the geese and ducks flying alongside me....

Why I Ride "My Motorcycle"  BECAUSE I CAN... AND I AM A GRANDMOTHER AND NO ONE CAN SAY I CAN'T...

This is the life I always dreamed of.

I Ride Because I Am  That is actually the reason I ride. Just because I am and I can. I've ridden bigger, I've ridden smaller. Just love to ride.

I ride, because there's nothing else like it!  There's nothing quite like the freedom and sheer joy of being out on the open road with the wind in your hair. I feel totally relaxed, and all of my worldly ...

I Ride 'cause it's Fun   I grew up riding behind my daddy. He put me on his bike for the first time when I was 3y/o. All through my teenage years I rode with him. My parents were ...

Closest Thing to a Stallion!  I love the feeling of freedom, the power underneath you, the wind in your face... I never knew I wanted to ride, until the day I did it!

I've been ...

Twisties!  I ride because there's nothing more fun than perfecting your line through the twisties.

Riding Together in Freedom!  I love doing everything with my husband! We enjoy each other and have always shared adventures...so when he(we) decided to buy a motorcycle I couldn't ...

You have to experience the thrill of handling that roaring monster under you!!  It was fun to ride as a passenger and I may at some time have to go back to being a passenger, but until that day, there will always be Yamaha under me!...

Riding Engages All Five Senses   Freedom. Riding is like having my own magic carpet. I love the immediate speed and acceleration of a motorcycle. It's a bonus that I can see the Golden ...

Control and Respect  It's the difference between a business man and a cowboy. I'm a woman (and I am all woman) but I prefer risk-taking and reward to safe and domestic. I ...

Adrenaline Junkie...  When I was 15, I met a guy who rode a Harley. We started dating and everyday for a week he came to pick me up on the bike. One day, he arrived in his car....

Mama's turn..  I'm 41 years old and a single mother. I got pregnant when I was 20. After I had my son, I went back to school, while working to support the two of us ...

I ride because I can be by myself and feel things more intense.  Every time I go out it's something different. Even if I travel the same roads as the same time it feels: challenging, invigorating, more intense everything ...

Don't wait too long !!!   I sat behind my husband for 20+ years, riding on the back of his Honda 750 & then later on his Harley. My 2 grown daughters said they would not ride on ...

A 40 Year Dream Come True  Last week at age 55 I passed the MSF Basic Riders Course and received my motorcycle license endorsement. Forty years after sitting on my father's 1965 ...

I just wanna!  Motorcycles had always scared me. Plus it didn't help knowing that my aunt died of a motorcycle crash at the tender age of 19. There did not seem to ...

Family Legacy  I grew up riding on the back of my dad's bike. It was a Suzuki when I was little, but a GoldWing for most of my life. I loved the feeling of being close ...

Inner Peace  That's why I ride it brings me inner peace, no matter what my day brings within fifteen minutes on my bike it washes the worst day away. I have ridden ...

Why I Ride  Because when I ride, I can't have a bad feeling. My other problems fade away. I'm in the moment.

Why do I ride! Really?  Hi Ladies,

Well, hmmm. Let's see, when I was about 5 years old, my Poppa sat me on the gas tank of a pre-war Harley and took me for a ride. I was frightened ...

My Bike is My Best Friend  It's freedom, no kids, no spouses, no bosses just me and my bike. I always ride solo because that's what it's about for me, making my own choices. It'...

Its a control thing....   Need I say more, LOL.

Tired of Being Someones Kissass  Well you see I got married to young!!!! Had to do this and do that all most my whole life. Kids grew up the xx wanted to sell our business after 25 yrs ...

The Silver Lining  Ah, motion. It's why we go to fairs & festivals & ride those vomiting conducing rides. I love fresh air, rainy air, cool air - sniff! sniff! Like the ...

I ride because it is who I am, not what I do.   I started being on bikes when I was two years old. When my family went trail riding, I would sit safely nestled in my moms arms on the front of her bike....

Why I choose to ride "my own" bike?  I'm surprised about the way you phrased the question. Is the assumption that we choose to ride our "own" bikes instead of riding with a man on "his" bike?...

My Bike...Gave Me Life  I raised two beautiful children on my own.
I worked hard everyday to provide for them financially for 20 years.

My extra time was spent with my children ...

The Thrill of Nature's Beauty  I really love riding on back roads, National Parks, mountains, straight and level, wherever the road takes me; or I take roads that just might intrigue ...

I'm an Independent Tomboy Who Loves Technology and Nature!  I'm 19 and I just recently bought my first motorcycle(a used Kawasaki Ninja 650R, (candy plasma blue). I love it! I fell in love with motorcycles as a ...

My Husband Talks Too Much  My bike listens. That's all. No back-talk.

Always Wanted to Ride My Own  I have been riding on the back of one guys bike or another since I was 14 and I had always dreamed of riding on my own. Took the MSF classes and they ...

Watching the Ladies Ride Made Me Want to Try It   I have fallen on my bike 7 times, lucky I didn't get hurt. Going around the corner not giving enough gas. But never riding to fast that I fell and really ...

Why, Why, Why  I've been riding for a year now...I'm 17 years old....why not ride a bike, I feel so independent when I ride my bike. Thanks to my boyfriend, he's the ...

I Would Love to Learn to Ride  I am too scared now to ride.

Why Ride When You Can Drive?  Riding a motorcycle is like becoming one with nature, you become a part of the road, the wind and the bike. Why do I ride my bike? I love the feeling of ...

It's so unwinding and refreshing.   I love to ride. It makes my anger release easier.

Riding is Flying on the Ground  I am a pilot. Have been for 40 years. I was a motorcycle rider prior to that though and the best thing I can say about riding motorcycles is that if you ...

Because I can!  I have always been the "safe, dependable" one. The one who never ever breaks out of her box, who never walks on the edge. Until I started riding years ...

In the Moment  My whole life is about boxes; I wake in my housebox to the alarming sounds of the 'go to work' bell, shower in the wet box and climb half asleep into my ...

I get...." Are you Crazy?!"  I am a 49 year old woman whose kids are grown and who could not get my husband to come in and sit and learn to crochet with me so.....instead of me sitting,...

Why I Started Riding  I am 32 years old, and up until a few months ago, I really had never thought about operating a motorcycle on my own. I have ridden on the back of a Harley ...

Love the way I feel..  Riding is the best way to express a part of me that I can't describe in words alone. I can't help but smile really big when I take off on my bike. After ...

Getting back on the metal horse  In 1990 I had a really bad motorcycle accident that almost cost me my life. I didn't ride for many years after it due to fear. In 1992 I became a police ...

Stress release. Fun. Challenging  When I've had a bad day and need to unwind it's just amazing how a little while on the bike can calm your nerves and refresh your spirit.
Growing up I ...

Dreams Come True  I just got my motorcycle license this year (2011) & I couldn't be happier! Even before I got my drivers license, I was doing stunts on bicycles & riding ...

Can't stop Grinnin  When I pull up at a stoplight and I am grinnin from ear to ear I know that this is what I am supposed to be doing. There is nothing like it in the world ...

Why Not?  If nirvana is being blissfully in the moment, I have an instant nirvana machine parked in my driveway.

And a side note: I sold my car several years ...

PEACE....  How do you spell out one word to describe why I ride..... so very many things. But the one thing all of those others lead to for me is peace.... that feeling ...

It's INTOXICATING  For me, it's a full-frontal assault on every single one of my senses! Sight, sound, smell, feel & yes, even taste. It's an amazing collaboration between ...

Why do I ride? Because I can.   My parents always told me not to ride motorbikes, after my older sister fell off her moped and my older brother smashed his leg up badly (Both their own ...

Pure Control, Comfort and Freedom  I love to ride my own 2002 Harley Davidson Road King Classic, because I am in control and I have the freedom to stop when and where I want too. Taking ...

Always Wanted to Ride My Own - Part Two :)   Well I posted once about riding a Hondamatic and learning the basics and now I have finally mastered the clutch and gotten a 700 Virago. I LOVE LOVE LOVE ...

I Ride Because I Want To  I am 52 and I love to ride my bike. It's cheap, so even on my budget I can have some fun. In fact I like it so much that I have taken the insurance off ...

FUN!  I just started riding my husband's 750 bike a couple of weeks ago. I only started because he was deploying and didn't want the bike to sit. He's had ...

My Husbands Bike was Just Sitting There!  I hated riding on the back of my husband's Bourget Kruzer. It was never intended to be a passenger bike. That face became obvious on the first ride, being ...

Why Not!  I ride because.......WHY NOT.....
IT'S THE MOST AMAZING FEELING in the world.
You have got to try it. Here's a pic of my 5th bike in 2 years. You can ...

Love the way I feel..  Riding is the best way to express a part of me that I can't describe in words alone. I can't help but smile really big when I take off on my bike. After ...