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Debbie Evans (born February 5, 1958) is an American former motorcycle observed trials competitor and current stunt actor. [2] [3] In the 1970s, Evans was considered the best female observed trials rider in the United States, earning factory-backed sponsorship from Yamaha. [2]
Pioneer female motorcyclist and racer Clara Marian Wagner (11 November 1891 – 30 December 1961) was one of the first documented woman motorcyclists , who became notable as an endurance racer and was sponsored by the Eclipse Machine Co., a bicycle company, for using its braking products.
Poster celebrating Crockett's Iron Butt Rally win. Wendy Crockett is an American long-distance motorcycle rider.In 2019, Crockett achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first woman to win the Iron Butt Rally, an 11-day, 11,000-mile motorcycle endurance event often referred to as "The World's Toughest Motorcycle Competition."
When this group first started it was composed of 51 members in 1940 and has grown to over 1,300 members. Linda Dugeau and Dot Robinson co-founded Motor Maids with 51 members and a dream. She took interest in the idea of creating a women’s group in the 1930s and took the liberty to reach out to motorcycle dealerships, AMA clubs and fellow riders in search to find women riders who wo
Dykes on Bikes leading the 2005 San Francisco Pride Parade Dykes on Bikes leading the Stockholm Pride parade 2010. Dykes on Bikes (DOB) is a chartered [1] lesbian motorcycle club with 22 chapters, [2] numerous affiliations, [3] and 501(c)(3) nonprofit status. [4]
Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.
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In 1960, while she was racing a Porsche Spyder in Santa Barbara, California, the car's owner, Czech race-car icon Vasek Polak, suggested to McGee's husband that she should ride a motorcycle to improve her car-racing skills. When he told her, McGee responded with, "Okay. Why not?" [5] A female road racer in the United States was a new phenomenon.