As women, we have a vested interest in increasing our presence in the motorcycle marketplace. Since the dawn of two-wheeled transportation, men have had a wide choice of apparel—not so for women, despite the fact that nature bestowed us with a heightened sense of fashion and design.
Icon Motosports’ Bombshell line skillfully treads the line between custom and sport, offering feminine apparel that appeals to a woman, whether she’s astride a Ducati or a Harley-Davidson. The tailored leather Bombshell jacket and pants caress the wearer in a cocoon of CE-approved safety and moto culture style. Wisely chosen stretch points and buckles ensure the rider is readily recognizable as female. To preempt any notion of misidentification, the Bombshell boots’ faux high-heels and domineering buckles enhance the explosive allure of the line.
Fast women are taking to the secure confines of racetracks in increasing numbers. Spidi’s new Lizard Pro one-piece race suit is the splendid result of three years of development. As fully protective as a professional race suit must be, the Lizard Pro is cut to affectionately follow a woman’s delicate contours. The snug, secure and sexy fit is successfully designed to work in conjunction with a superbike’s ergonomics. Elastic Schoeller Keprotec panels are generously dispersed, assuring easy movement on the motorcycle, offering supple encouragement to drag Spidi’s bi-phase knee sliders through a turn. At the extremities, Spidi Strada ladies gloves and Spidi B-2 boots are designed with women’s unique proportions in mind, and more toward street than track duty. Though not exclusively designed for women, the Suomy Spec-1R Extreme helmet is claimed to be the lightest track-approved helmet, while the floral graphics scheme is unquestionably feminine. (Click image to enlarge)
This week, Editors Don Williams and Nic de Sena discuss the new Moto Guzzi Stelvio. It has been around eight years since Moto Guzzi updated the Stelvio, and so expectations were quite high when Nic went to the launch in Spain. Don chats with Nic about his experiences with the new Stelvio, and whether this new version is now a credible ADV bike. Â
In the second segment this week, Associate Editor Teejay Adams chats with Ray Hammons. Despite his mature age, a couple years ago Ray realized a long time dream—to learn to ride a motorcycle. To say that he jumped in with both feet is somewhat of an understatement. Ray was fortunate enough to attend the YCRS Champ Street School when he first got his license, and interestingly, he credits the school with saving his life almost immediately. The topic of whether you should cover the brake when riding is actually quite controversial, and if you do it during an MSF course, you will fail. This is patently wrong, and Ray is clearly hoping the right people wake up, and this change is made to rider training across the country. Â
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