Author : Cristine Sommer Simmons
Publisher : Parker House Publishing Incorporated,Csi
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 34,91 MB
Release : 2009-04-15
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9780981727059
Features photographs of women motorcyclists.
Author : Nancy Debenham
Publisher : Steve Brown
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 35,63 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1908890045
Betty and Nancy Debenham were a pair of young adventurous lady motorcyclists who entered trials competitions on equal terms with men in the 1920's. Although they were serious motorcyclists they never let this get in the way of their tremendous sense of fun. Their spirit shines through in 'Motor Cycling for Women'. A practical and yet at times eccentric and quirky book from a bye-gone era that will make you smile.
Author : Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 23,62 MB
Release : 2011-01-12
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0393078361
"This book, a polished, winding meditation on the theory and fractiousness of motorcycles, celebrates both their eccentric history and the wary pleasures of touring."—The New Yorker In a book that is "a must for anyone who has loved a motorcycle" (Oliver Sacks), Melissa Pierson captures in vivid, writerly prose the mysterious attractions of motorcycling. She sifts through myth and hyperbole: misrepresentations about danger, about the type of people who ride and why they do so. The Perfect Vehicle is not a mere recitation of facts, nor is it a polemic or apologia. Its vivid historical accounts-the beginnings of the machine, the often hidden tradition of women who ride, the tale of the defiant ones who taunt death on the racetrack-are intertwined with Pierson's own story, which, in itself, shows that although you may think you know what kind of person rides a motorcycle, you probably don't.
Author : Liz Jansen
Publisher :
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 21,90 MB
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780987758309
A collection of stories that detail a journey along our personal, emotional and spiritual path to enlightenment and becoming all that we are.
Author : Elspeth Beard
Publisher : Michael O'Mara Books
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 178243805X
In 1982, at the age of just twenty-three, Elspeth Beard left behind her family and friends in London and set off on a 35,000-mile solo adventure around the world on her motorbike. This is the story of a unique and life-changing adventure.
Author : Karen Larsen
Publisher : Hyperion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,20 MB
Release : 2004-07-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780786868704
reaking the Limit is one woman's account of riding her motorcycle from New Jersey to Alaska and back. Realizing that years of work and travel in other people's countries made her a stranger in her own, and with an invitation to meet her biological father for the first time, Karen Larsen set out on a fifteen-thousand-mile trip with nothing but her motorcycle and the barest of essentials. Larsen's journey tests the limits of her own endurance, challenges her long-held beliefs and values, and asks what it means to belong to a family. Through the the fields of Iowa and the deserts of the Southwest, over the Rockies and across Alaska's Kenai Peninsula, Larsen confronts questions of femininity, family, independence, and personal identity. Her journey speaks to the immense space and over-whelming beauty of North America, as well as to the diversity and vitality of the people she meets along the way. Breaking the Limit invites you to join her as she braces against the wind, trades security for freedom, sacrifices stability for motion, and opens herself up to the vast canopy of a continent.
Author : Amy Novesky
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 47,27 MB
Release : 2020-09-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0593116305
A picture book biography by an award-winning team about the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world One day, a girl gets on her motorcycle and rides away. She wants to wander the world. To go . . . Elsewhere. This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world alone. Each place has something to teach her. Each place is beautiful. And despite many flat tires and falls, she learns to always get back up and keep riding. Award-winning author Amy Novesky and Governor General's Award-winning illustrator Julie Morstad have teamed up for a spectacular celebration of girl power and resilience.
Author : Lynda Lahman
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 11,93 MB
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 1620082101
Recent statistics show that approximately 12 percent of motorcycle owners are women and that close to 25 percent of motorcycle riders are women. While it’s still a male-dominated field, the number of female bikers has increased by more than 25 percent in just five years, showing that women have a strong presence on two wheels. In The Women’s Guide to Motorcycling, author Lynda Lahman, herself a motorcycle owner and rider, provides a comprehensive look at motorcycling techniques, street smarts, and safety concerns while addressing female-specific challenges as well as issues that all bikers face from a female point of view. INSIDE The Women’s Guide to Motorcycling Anecdotes from female motorcycle enthusiasts, riders, and owners, including the author’s own story Women as a growing presence among riders, including notable names of the past and present Motorcycle skills from basic to advanced, appropriate for bikers of all levels of experience and expertise The physical and mental aspects of riding Considerations for choosing a bike, such as seat height and weight distribution, and female-appropriate gear A primer on proper maintenance and dealing with mechanical problems Different types of riding, such as sport, racing, touring, long distance, and off road Getting more out of the sport through involvement in clubs, forums, charity events, and mentoring new riders
Author : Ken Condon
Publisher : Motorbooks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 2019-10-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780760366943
Riding motorcycles is fun, but author Ken Condon maintains that there is a state of consciousness to be achieved beyond the simple pleasure of riding down the road. Riding in the Zone helps riders find that state of being. It's the experience of being physically and mentally present in the moment, where every sense is sharply attuned to the ride. Your mind becomes silent to the chatter of daily life, and everyday problems seem to dissolve. You feel a deeper appreciation for life. Your body responds to this state of being with precise, fluid movements, you feel in balance, your muscles are relaxed, and it seems as though every input you make is an expression of mastery. This is "the Zone." Condon identifies all of the factors that affect entering the Zone and addresses each one individually, from the development of awareness and mental skills to mastering physical control of the motorcycle. At the end of each chapter are drills designed to transform the book's ideas into solid, practical riding skills. Riding in the Zone takes riders to the next level in their skill set.
Author : Alicia Mariah Elfving
Publisher : Motorbooks International
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0760367507
Alicia Mariah Elfving, founder of TheMotoLady.com and the Women’s Motorcycle Show, dishes profiles of more than 70 women past and present who ride and wrench as well as anyone, and in the process have proven every bit as indispensable to maintaining and growing a positive motorcycling culture.
