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Women Bikers in NYC

I looked through their website and some of the videos posted. It seems a lot of these people talk about "finding yourself on a bike". I still don't know what it means..:(

But yes, i wanna see more female motorcyclists on the road too..:thumbup
 
MikeL said:
Has nothing to do with them being women, I don't like the dudes who do the same shit. It just happens to be these articles on female women are all like this it seems.
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Be happy! Think women riders, not 'dudes'.
 
Hank Wong said:
Women riders are sexy. Don't care what they ride or what they wear. Don't care if they are tall or short, on a scooter or a superbike. They are sexy. Period. Their hair is sexy messy from wearing their helmets. IMHO, a 72 women riders afterlife would be a far superior fantasy than a 72 virgins afterlife.
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I'm ready to join that Church! :leghump
 
Hank Wong said:
Women riders are sexy. Don't care what they ride or what they wear. Don't care if they are tall or short, on a scooter or a superbike. They are sexy. Period. Their hair is sexy messy from wearing their helmets. IMHO, a 72 women riders afterlife would be a far superior fantasy than a 72 virgins afterlife.
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...I'm smart and modest too. And if you buy all that I have some oceanfront property in Colorado that I'd like to discuss with you via PM.

More to the point, there's often an expectation for women to look good and be a rider while those same expectations aren't there for guys on bikes. The aesthetics of the issue shouldn't be relevant. These gals ride, period. That should be enough. :)
 
DucatiHoney said:
...I'm smart and modest too. And if you buy all that I have some oceanfront property in Colorado that I'd like to discuss with you via PM.

More to the point, there's often an expectation for women to look good and be a rider while those same expectations aren't there for guys on bikes. The aesthetics of the issue shouldn't be relevant. These gals ride, period. That should be enough. :)
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Depends on where you look. Have you been to the mission lately? That group of women would be at-home shooting shit with Piston & Chain patrons, discussing the finer points of the essence of the spirit of the lifestyle that is uninhibited flight of the soul on two wheels on your aircoo*cough cough*.

Same can be said for the racer crowd or the cruiser crowd. All very homogenous groups. They have a condition of worth (photogenic, fast, 'Muricah, etc) and people appeal to each other in that context.

I think your statements extrapolate much better in life in general, though. Still valid.
 
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Being judgmental is not sexy. In fact it is quite a turn-off. It does not matter if it is from a man or a woman, a sport bike person or a hipster. Am I being judgmental by saying that?
 
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DucatiHoney said:
More to the point, there's often an expectation for women to look good and be a rider while those same expectations aren't there for guys on bikes. The aesthetics of the issue shouldn't be relevant. These gals ride, period. That should be enough. :)
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And it is. I think most women don't understand that what they wear and how made-up they are doesn't matter much, if at all. We guys have X-ray vision. :teeth
 
I agree that the press obsession with womens' appearance, even rider gals, is frustrating. I wish there were more substantive pieces on the many women who ride and do all kinds of cool stuff on bikes. And I roll my eyes at the hipster thing, but whatever works for them; I like the food and the good coffee that results.

Fact is, though, that for some of these women, "looking cute," wearing 3/4 glittery helmets, having a gal's club, and lightly modifying their kinda hipsterish bikes is only the beginning. And to me, anything that is an entry point to motos is a positive thing. Give it 10 years and some of those women will be wrenching on their own stuff, riding to Baja or Timbuktu, doing trackdays (maybe even sumo trackdays), starting their own motorcycle rallies, etc.
 
Supermotos get a lot of shit from cops in NYC due to their prevalence in "biker gangs" that occasionally swarm around evading cops during the summer, they're trickier to squeeze through cars (where inches count) than other bikes, and very few people want to sit on the back of them.

You see a lot of vintage bikes in NYC because they're cheap, simple, comfy, look sweet, and are easy to sneak through traffic with. There's literally a city-wide speed limit of 25mph. No need for much bike.

This isn't to say there aren't better practical alternatives, but I expect that I'm one of few hipster assholes who got one to look cool while kickstarting it in front of McCarren park in my Bultaco lid.

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bruceflinch said:
I don't think these women from NYC have anything on the BARFettes.
http://www.refinery29.com/miss-fire...here&utm_campaign=150129-healthy-eating-guide
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Funny you should say that because it reminds me that what's old is new again! I remember San Francisco back in the late 80's had a number of female moto riders and they mostly rode older moto guzzis, bmw airheads, nortons and triumphs and not to date myself but this was way before barf or the term hipster was even in the "Zeitgeist"---speaking of which.....:cool
 
This was just painful to read: "A lot of the other women's clubs around the country are 'The Hottie Babes' or 'The Super-Awesome Sexy Girls.' And, that’s not us."
Yeah, no. I've heard of far more 'girl clubs' with non stupid sexy Flanders names, than bullshit like Hot Bitches with Stitches. We get it, your club is super special, way better than those other clubs that are about posing and looking good on their bikes.
Ride, girl. :ride


Tremelune said:
Supermotos get a lot of shit from cops in NYC due to their prevalence in "biker gangs" that occasionally swarm around evading cops during the summer, they're trickier to squeeze through cars (where inches count) than other bikes, and very few people want to sit on the back of them.
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Pretty sure you're the first person I've ever heard say that a sumo is difficult to squeeze through traffic on. :dunno My DRZ may have been the best bike I've owned for city traffic jams.
 
This is another reason sexism exists. Women want to be treated equally, but special when they do things that are traditionally unwomanly.
 
mean dad said:
Pretty sure you're the first person I've ever heard say that a sumo is difficult to squeeze through traffic on. :dunno My DRZ may have been the best bike I've owned for city traffic jams.
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It's just different traffic. In SF it's common for there to be space for a motorcycle to move in a straightish line between cars such that you can get through without putting your feet down.

In NYC there usually isn't enough space between cars to get through without waddling, leaning the bike a bit, shuffling forward, turning a bit, leaning...The cabs are just mean, man.

Supermotos do handle curbs and potholes a great deal better, though...
 
Kornholio said:
Doesn't that completely defeat the purpose? I mean, I really don't understand why anyone would want to shorten up the suspension on a motorcycle in the first place. Why would you want less travel? :dunno
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You are definitely not a Harley rider!:wow:twofinger
 
Motorcycle enthusiasts are motorcycle enthusiasts. What difference does it make what the gender is (or race, etc.) as far as motorcycling is concerned? I've never really understood a gender specific spotlight, no matter what the (non-sexual) activity is being talked about.

This is one thing that bugs me about the USPA (United States Parachuting Association). They seem to think that women in sport parachuting need a "special status" and highlight SIS (Sisters In Skydiving) with special coverage, special women-only events etc. Who gives a flyin' F, we're all parachutists - what diff does it make?

Dan
 
Nemo Brinker said:
Fact is, though, that for some of these women, "looking cute," wearing 3/4 glittery helmets, having a gal's club, and lightly modifying their kinda hipsterish bikes is only the beginning. And to me, anything that is an entry point to motos is a positive thing. Give it 10 years and some of those women will be wrenching on their own stuff, riding to Baja or Timbuktu, doing trackdays (maybe even sumo trackdays), starting their own motorcycle rallies, etc.
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As usual, Nemo nails it.


Oh man, do I ever want that one-piece leather get-up.
 
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