Hardcover, 184 pages (full color), 1.75 lbs

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Written and curated by Alicia Mariah Elfving, founder of TheMotoLady.com and the Women’s Motorcycle Show, and arguably the most notable advocate for women in the motorcycling hobby, The MotoLady’s Book of Women Who Ride subverts all the tired women-and-motorcycle tropes, offering the true stories of the women past and present who ride and wrench as well as anyone, proving every bit as indispensable to maintaining and growing a positive motorcycling culture.

Historically, depictions of women in motorcycle culture tend to objectify—from the outlaw motorcycle club “biker babe” to cheesecake photography to posturing celebrities with motorcycles as props. The truth is much different. From the early days of motorcycle culture more than 100 years ago, women have played a central role in making the motorcycle a legitimate form of transportation, recreation, and motorsport.

Elfving presents more than 70 figures in the motorcycle world, from the Americas to Europe and even the Middle East and South Asia—stunt riders, racers, builders, customizers, organizers, and more. Elfving links today’s women motorcyclists with those of the past and illustrates the freedom represented by two wheels, and how motorcycles allow women to transcend cultural expectations confidently. You’ll meet riders such as:

• The late Jessi Combs, an iconic TV personality, metal fabricator, and land-speed record holder.

• Sofi Tsingos of GT-Moto, who raises money for charities by building and auctioning motorcycles.

• Safety ambassador Brittany Morrow, who found her calling after surviving a high-speed crash with no gear.

• The Van Buren sisters, who in 1916 were among the first motorcyclists to ride coast to coast and the first women to ride to the summit of Pikes Peak.

• Shayna Texter, up-and-coming American Flat Track racer who is rapidly rising in the ranks.

• Gloria Tramontin-Struck, 95-year-old motorcyclist and founding member of the Motor Maids.

• Spanish motorcycle racer Laia Sanz, ten-time trials champion and “the toughest woman in motorsport”.

• J Shia, third-generation metal worker and award-winning motorcycle builder.

• Lois Pryce, author and adventure motorcyclist known for solo travels across the middle east.

• Debbie Lawler, original motorcycle stunt rider, “The Flying Angel” who beat an Evel Knievel record.

  
  Publisher ‏ : ‎ Motorbooks (May 25, 2021)
  Language ‏ : ‎ English
  Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0760367507
  ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0760367506
  Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.75 x 9.5 inches

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