Women-only bike magazine launched

**Bob** · 23rd August 2006, 00:40

A magazine aimed purely at women motorbike enthusiasts has been launched.

Bikeress will initially be a quarterly publication and claims to be “Packed full of exciting features, product reviews, tips and advice, stories along with profiles, competitions, giveaways, news, holiday diaries and ideas plus much more, Bikeress is the ideal accessory for any women biker enthusiasts and just perfect for your panniers.”

Tracy Kearley Editor for Bikeress said “The reason I wanted to launch the mag is because there doesn’t seem to be any magazines available to women. I know lots of women read the magazines available on the shelves at the moment, but they don’t seem to cater much for the female variety! The magazine will cover all aspects and types of motorcycling dedicated to women, so if there is anything you would like to see in future issues drop me a line.”

For more information or to subscribe, go to http:// www.bikeress.co.uk

**Bob** · 23rd August 2006, 00:40

A magazine aimed purely at women motorbike enthusiasts has been launched.

Bikeress will initially be a quarterly publication and claims to be “Packed full of exciting features, product reviews, tips and advice, stories along with profiles, competitions, giveaways, news, holiday diaries and ideas plus much more, Bikeress is the ideal accessory for any women biker enthusiasts and just perfect for your panniers.”

Tracy Kearley Editor for Bikeress said “The reason I wanted to launch the mag is because there doesn’t seem to be any magazines available to women. I know lots of women read the magazines available on the shelves at the moment, but they don’t seem to cater much for the female variety! The magazine will cover all aspects and types of motorcycling dedicated to women, so if there is anything you would like to see in future issues drop me a line.”

For more information or to subscribe, go to http:// www.bikeress.co.uk

**Back Fire** · 23rd August 2006, 00:44

why can't they just make one good unisex magazine.... instead of segragating the market

**Bob** · 23rd August 2006, 01:11

Originally Posted by Rayza

why can't they just make one good unisex magazine.... instead of segragating the market

It must be possible, surely? I'd say Ride magazine in the UK isn't bad - at one point their road tester was a woman and one of their main feature writers now is female (and is doing an excellent series where she does a step-by-step feature series of going from novice to taking part in a proper race series).

That said, it is all too easy to offend. I have a part-time role with a biking newspaper here in the UK - and the first issue managed to cause upset as a scantily-clad girlie was used in publicity on one of the pages. For no good reason as far as I could work out.

**ogr1** · 23rd August 2006, 04:32

That's a tad sex'ist ain't it?
What next... "Gay biker weekly"? Trannies on two wheels"?
A mag like that does nothing to promote the solidarity of bikers in general, only promotes segregation of the sexes IMHO.

**Rashika** · 23rd August 2006, 07:26

I actually think it is a grand idea!
Why not have a mag to cater more for female riders? We have always had to read mags aimed at blokes, buy bikes aimed at blokes, buy clothing aimed at blokes, yadda yadda the list goes on.
The one thing I have noticed lately is that the UK does seem to have a whole heap more things aimed at women bikers, clothing inparticular...we never really get to see or hear about it unless we travel over there, or maybe via the internet. It wold be nice to read about stuff that actually does work for women, rather than the usual testosterone buzz that seems to pervade anything remotely biker mag like...bloody good on em I say!
Yup there are some okay mags out there, we have them for Harley riders, sports riders, racers, cruiser, casual riders etc, why not women riders? Seems to be a big group out there who have barely EVER been catered for.
Hope it makes it out our way

**Rashika** · 23rd August 2006, 07:37

Originally Posted by ogr1

That's a tad sex'ist ain't it?
What next... "Gay biker weekly"? Trannies on two wheels"?
A mag like that does nothing to promote the solidarity of bikers in general, only promotes segregation of the sexes IMHO.

Bollocks... Solidarity of bikers, yeah right... you spent a lot of time on KB lately?
For my entire riding life of around 14 years, I have NEVER ever been able to buy something that has been designed/make specifically for women until last year. You have mags aimed at different riders of different bikes, why not the female gender for once?
It might even encourage those who would love to ride but they think riding a bike means becoming all macho and MAN like, it might even helps those of us who ride now to find out about other likeminded people, why not give us a role model to follow?... I reckon its all good

**Bob** · 23rd August 2006, 08:14

Couple of links that may be of assistance (not used them... obviously, so can't vouch for them):

http://www.girlsbike2.com/

http://www.ladybiker.co.uk/

Hope these are useful,

Bob

**Lou Girardin** · 23rd August 2006, 08:16

Originally Posted by Bob

and the first issue managed to cause upset as a scantily-clad girlie was used in publicity on one of the pages. For no good reason as far as I could work out.

They need a reason?
She is naked, therefore she is.

**Rashika** · 23rd August 2006, 08:21

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

They need a reason?
She is naked, therefore she is.

hehe ...now what i need right now is one of those really HUGE smilies that has a BIG tongue poking out, this 'll have to do!

**jazbug5** · 23rd August 2006, 08:24

Will there be hazy pictures of 'surgically enhanced' naked men draped across bikes in the centre spread?

Please?

**Fishy** · 23rd August 2006, 08:30

Sounds like a good idea if you ask me, now Superbike Magazine should finally be able to put full nude centrefolds in without chick readers complaining like they have been recently just over titty shots.

**Finn** · 23rd August 2006, 08:54

Finally a bike mag for Dover. Maybe they'll have book reviews in it too.

**Rashika** · 23rd August 2006, 09:10

Originally Posted by jazbug5

Will there be hazy pictures of 'surgically enhanced' naked men draped across bikes in the centre spread?

Please?

check out the website...they are keen for helpful hints

and THAT sounds like a VERY helpful hint

**Rashika** · 23rd August 2006, 09:15

Originally Posted by Fishslayer

Sounds like a good idea if you ask me, now Superbike Magazine should finally be able to put full nude centrefolds in without chick readers complaining like they have been recently just over titty shots.

yeah see then you can have those mags all to yourself again

so its a good thing really huh??