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Women's Riding Magazines

July 8, 2008
It is my sad duty to inform you that Biker Ally (US, eight years), Sister Cycle (Canada), and Bikeress (UK, six issues) have all folded. This follows the demise of both Motorcycle Madness and Woman Rider several years ago.

 

 

General Riding Magazines (no naked women!)
Updated 4/26/08

American Rider 
(6/yr @ $12.95)

FREE MAGAZINES

Cycle News National 
(50/yr @ $45)

Cycle News National

Cycle World 
(12/yr @$4.69)

FREE MAGAZINES

Friction Zone: Motorcycle Travel and Information
Eastern and Western editions
Free at participating dealers/shops
Mail subscription: 12 issues/year @ $30

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://www.friction-zone.com/

Motorcycle Cruiser 
(8/yr @ $14.97)

FREE MAGAZINES

Motorcycle Product News 
(12/yr @ $55)

 Motorcycle Product News

Motorcyclist 
(12/yr @ $10.00)

 FREE MAGAZINES

Rider 
(12/yr @$11.95)

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Robb Report Motorcycle Magazine
(6/yr @$4.69)

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Sport Rider 
10/yr @$12.95

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TRIKES!
6/yr @$18

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://www.trikes.org/trikes.shtml

 

Videos/DVDs

Motorman's Ride Like a Pro V, Surviving the Mean Streets, Learn to Ride the Easy Way, and now Ride Like a Pro on the Dragon.

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Freedom of the Open Road
Basic and advanced riding skill building

Freedom of the Open Road

Fix My Hog . . . DVD
Softail edition: $39.95
Sportster edition: $42.95
Touring edition: $45.95
Bolt-On DVD set:
Softail/Dyna edition: $49.95
Touring edition: $49.95

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://www.fixmyhog.com

 

 

Books (Learn To Ride)

The Complete Beginner's Guide to Motorcycle Skill & Safety by William Hampton

 The Complete Beginner's Guide to Motorcycle Skill & Safety

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motor Scooters by Bev Brinson, Bryce Ludwig and Sandra Carr

 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motor Scooters

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles

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 The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles, Third Edition

Easy Motorcycle Riding by Theresa Wallach . . . although published in 1971, it may prove insightful!

 Easy Motorcycle Riding

Hear Me Roar by Ann Ferrar -- a book on women and bikes

 Hear Me Roar: Women, Motorcycles, and the Rapture of the Road

How To Ride a Motorcycle by Pat Hahn . . . how, what and why to practice

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 How To Ride A Motorcycle: A Rider's Guide to Strategy, Safety and Skill Development

Motorcycle 101 by Dave Preston

 Motorcycle 101

Motorcycling Excellence by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation

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 The Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Guide to Motorcycling Excellence: Skills, Knowledge, and Strategies for Riding Right (2nd Edition)

Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well and More Proficient Motorcycling: Mastering the Ride, both by David L. Hough

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 Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

 More Proficient Motorcycling: Mastering the Ride

Ride Hard, Ride Smart: Ultimate Street Strategies for Advanced Motorcyclists by Pat Hahn (April 2004)

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 Ride Hard, Ride Smart: Ultimate Street Strategies for Advanced Motorcyclists

Road Angels: Women Who Ride Motorcycles by Shirley Dicks (comments note that spelling/syntax errors abound)

 Road Angels: Women Who Ride Motorcycles

The Savvy Guide to Motorcycles by Shirley Duglin Kennedy (November 2005)

 Savvy Guide to Motorcycles

Starting Out Sportbike by Tracy Menas (October 2008)

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

 Starting Out Sportbike: An Introduction to Sportbike Riding for Women
Street Strategies: A Survival Guide for Motorcyclists by David L. Hough

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 Street Strategies: A Survival Guide for Motorcyclists

Total Control by Lee Parks

 Total Control: High Performance Street Riding Techniques

 

Books (Repair/Maintenance)

 
ABC's of Motorcycle Wrenching by Jasmine Bluecreek Clark

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://www.bluecreekartworks.com/

Bike Bandit -- service manuals and tools

BikeBandit.com

The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance by Mark Zimmerman

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Reviewed by VTwin Mama

The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Maintenance

How To Set Up Your Motorcycle Workshop by Charles G. Masi

 How to Set up Your Motorcycle Workshop (Tech Series)

MotorBooks -- repair manuals and great books to read on all things motorcycle!

Motorcycle Basics Techbook by John Haynes

  Motorcycle Basics Techbook

Motorcycle Detailing Made Easy by David Jacobs, Jr.

 Motorcycle Detailing Made Easy (Tech Series)

Repair Manuals -- aftermarket and factory manuals -- an excellent source!

http://www.repairmanual.com/motorcycles/

 

Books (Ride Stories)

 
10 Years on 2 Wheels by Helge Pedersen (June 1998) . . . Excellent photos, a real rider embracing the people and places he visited.

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 10 Years on 2 Wheels: 77 Countries, 250,000 Miles

A Little Twist of Texas by Linda Raven Moore (2006)

A large motorcycle, a small woman, four different states and thousands of miles

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Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://www.ravensroads.com/writing/

Against the Wind: A Rider's Account of the Incredible Iron Butt Rally by Ron Ayres

 Against the Wind: A Rider's Account of the Incredible Iron Butt Rally (Incredible Journeys Books)

American Borders by Carla King

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://www.motorcyclemisadventures.com/
Bikerlady: Living & Riding Free! by Sasha Mullins

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 Bikerlady: Living & Riding Free!

Breaking the Limit: One Woman's Motorcycle Journey Through North America by Karen Larsen

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 Breaking the Limit: One Woman's Motorcycle Journey Through North America

Chicks on Bikes by Christina Shook

Release date: August 20, 2009

http://www.ChicksOnBikes.us

The Chrome Cowgirl Guide to the Motorcycle Life by Sasha Mullins  The Chrome Cowgirl Guide to the Motorcycle Life
Dream Rider: Roadmap to An Adventurous Life by Rosemary Carstens

http://www.thedreamrider.com

First to Last: the Tale of a Biker by Dennis Lid (June 2007)

 First to Last: The Tale of a Biker

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Jupiter's Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph by Ted Simon . . . it's not the destination . . . it's the journey!

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 Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph

Lois on the Loose by Lois Pryce

 Lois on the Loose: One Woman, One Motorcycle, 20,000 Miles Across the Americas

The Longest Ride: My Ten Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey by Emilio Scotto

 The Longest Ride: My Ten-Year 500,000 Mile Motorcycle Journey

Motorcycle by Steven Alford and Suzanne Ferriss

Motorcycle (Reaktion Books - Objekt)

Motorcycle Journeys by Kay McGary

 Motorcycle Journeys

Motorcycle Pilgrimage: A Journey of the Soul On Bike & In Verse by William Rowland

 Motorcycle Pilgrimage: A Journey of the Soul on Bike & In Verse

Motorcycle Therapy by Jeremy Kroeker (August 2006)  Motorcycle Therapy: A Canadian Adventure in Central America
One Life to Ride: A Motorcycle Journey to the High Himalayas by Ajit Harisinghani (September 2008)  One Life to Ride: A Motorcycle Journey to the High Himalayas
The Perfect Vehicle: What Is It About Motorcycles by Melissa Holbrook Pierson

 The Perfect Vehicle: What It is about Motorcycles

Philosophical Ridings: Motorcycles and the Meaning of Life by Craig Bourne  Philosophical Ridings: Motorcycles and the Meaning of Life
Purple Mountains: America From a Motorcycle by Notch Miyake

 Purple Mountains: America from a Motorcycle

Road Magic Books -- Real Life Adventure by Susan Foss

http://www.roadmagic.com

The Rugged Road by Theresa Wallach, published in 2001, a chronicle of two women riders in 1935 on a bike trip

 The Rugged Road

Sorebums Rattling Around Asia by Georgie and Simon McCarthy . . . two British riders go from England to Japan and back

Note: Ships internationally and payment is done through PayPal. About $35 total U.S. dollars

http://www.sorebums.net

Two Wheels Through Terror by Glen Heggstad (July 2004)  Two Wheels Through Terror: Diary of a South American Motorcycle Odyssey
Untamed Spirit by Doris Maron (October 2007)

Excerpt

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://www.untamedspirit.net

Two Wheels Through Terror by Glen Heggstad (July 2004)  Two Wheels Through Terror: Diary of a South American Motorcycle Odyssey
Wind In My Face - Canadian Women Who Ride by Dorothy Bush (August 2008) Wind In My Face: Canadian Women Who Ride
Women In The Wind: Fearless Women of the 20th & 21st Centuries by Jasmine Bluecreek Clark . . . a collection of stories about getting started, long trips, lessons learned, and how life weaves into the motorcycling adventure

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig

A classic! The true story of one man's quest for truth set within a father and son's cross country motorcycle trip. A bible of 70s culture that is profound and timeless.

 Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values

 

Books (Business)

 

The Biker's Guide to Business by Dwain DeVille (August 2009)  The Biker's Guide to Business: When Business and Life Meet at the Crossroads

 

Books (Fiction)

 
Iron Horse Rider by Adelle Laudan

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

http://adellelaudan.com/
Motorcycleman: Restless by Phil Englehardt (April 2006)  Motorcycleman: Restless
Motorcycleman: Voodoo Moon by Phil Englehardt (April 2006) Motorcycleman: Voodoo Moon 
Who's Got Skills by Tyrenna Tolbert (October 2008)

Reviewed by VTwin Mama

 Who's Got Skills

 

 

Books (For Kids)

 
Why Grandpa Rides a Harley by David Strange and Nancy Vogl (November 2005)

Why Grandpa Rides a Harley 

Grandma Loves Her Harley Too by Nancy Vogl and David Strange (November 2006)

 Why Grandma Rides a Harley

 

 

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