Motorcycle Trader - Women in Riding feature

**Riff Raff** · 25th June 2007, 16:54

I bought the June issue of Motorcycle Trader because it has a lovely full page picture of my dearly beloved crashing at Taupo.

But I was also interested to see what they'd put together for their Women in Riding feature. It started off ok with a bit about Katherine Prumm (yep she's definately an inspiring role model), one of their own staff who's recently got back into bikes, and Kate Latimer, Belgian Classics champion (could they not talk to a New Zealand racer tho?). It went a bit downhill with Liz Dobson (scooter rider) who recounts the day she and motorbikes became enemies (yep that's helpful in an article trying to get women onto bikes), and the wonderful tips from Jacobina Plummer. I particularly liked this wee gem from her: "Wear pretty knickers if you are in a skirt or a dress on your bike - you never know what the wind might do."

But the best part of it was (I'm not even going to mention the pink jacket for the fashion conscious ladies amongst us), was the two 'bikes' they feature for 'what you could learn on' - A Vespa (well manicured, go anywhere style) or a Yamaha Jog.

I guess it's a start 'though....

Thank goodness for KB where we have real women, doing real riding, who can offer real advice and inspiration to other women.

**MyGSXF:Me** · 25th June 2007, 17:00

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Thank goodness for KB where we have real women, doing real riding, who can offer real advice and inspiration to other women.

Yep!!!

**crashe** · 25th June 2007, 17:05

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

Thank goodness for KB where we have real women, doing real riding, who can offer real advice and inspiration to other women.

oh yeahhhhhhhhhhhhh

**Lissa** · 25th June 2007, 17:33

Might get myself a couple and have a look.

Thank goodness for KB where we have real women, doing real riding, who can offer real advice and inspiration to other women.

I umm Third that!

**klingon** · 25th June 2007, 18:04

Originally Posted by Riff Raff

...and the wonderful tips from Jacobina Plummer. I particularly liked this wee gem from her: "Wear pretty knickers if you are in a skirt or a dress on your bike - you never know what the wind might do."

Ha ha ha that made me laff.

I would like to add, "keep your bones pretty because you never know what the road might do if you come off your bike while wearing nothing but a dress and pretty knickers"

**merv** · 25th June 2007, 18:45

Too cold in Welly today to be showing off your pretty knickers - except indoors.

**Trudes** · 25th June 2007, 18:59

Here here! Fuckin' scooters...

**doc** · 25th June 2007, 19:00

Originally Posted by merv

Too cold in Welly today to be showing off your pretty knickers - except indoors.

Do you like playing "Dressup's"

**McJim** · 25th June 2007, 19:02

Yeah - real women choose real bikes. I asked the missus what she wanted to start on - GN250, Scorpio 225? Nah - RG150 2 stroke animal! That's my girl

**crashe** · 25th June 2007, 19:12

Originally Posted by McJim

Yeah - real women choose real bikes. I asked the missus what she wanted to start on - GN250, Scorpio 225? Nah - RG150 2 stroke animal! That's my girl

You NEVER offered to show her a VIRAGO

cos thats a REAL BIKE.
Shame on you my lad......

**Storm** · 25th June 2007, 19:42

Originally Posted by crashe

You NEVER offered to show her a VIRAGO

cos thats a REAL BIKE.
Shame on you my lad......

You do know you can get help for that addiction? Therapy and standing up and telling the group about it

**Rashika** · 26th June 2007, 09:31

gee, maybe they need an influx of some real women rider stories, sound like they are running abit lean.

Note to self: must go buy some pretty knickers, just in case

**cindymay** · 27th June 2007, 21:06

They didn't try very hard to get a story. I guess it was a fat balding male who wrote the piece?

**u4ea** · 27th June 2007, 21:14

Originally Posted by rashika

Note to self: must go buy some pretty knickers, just in case

well .....g strings(or lack thereof) give me a rash on my arse so now I wear boy nikers when riding...they are always fresh in case one does happen to seal the road with a kiss!!!!!

**chanceyy** · 27th June 2007, 21:18

Originally Posted by u4ea

well .....g strings(or lack thereof) give me a rash on my arse so now I wear boy nikers when riding...they are always fresh in case one does happen to seal the road with a kiss!!!!!

must spread rep blah blah blah