“Some women refuse to be a slave of routine,” said Pathé News in 1962, the year Beryl Swain entered the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy race. “Mrs. Beryl Swain not only works an office job and holds down a home, but has an unlikely hobby—motorcycle racing. And,” says the announcer, with some muted astonishment, “she’s good…

There was a time when motorcycle helmets for women were given a lot less importance on the marketplace. Many big and high-end industry leaders totally focused on manufacturing and designing motorcycle helmets only for men. Some people may see it as being partial to men but the truth is there were very few female motorcycle... [Read More]

When you think of motorcycles and the people who ride them, often a specific image comes to mind. Does that image look like any of the motorcyclists pictured below? Women ride motorcycles across the planet. They ride dirt bikes, sport bikes, cruisers, dual sports and trials bikes.

Read more about Elspeth Beard, the first Englishwoman to ride a motorcycle around the world.