Earlier today I saw an amusing facebook post from Georgeina Schaller, “Yes, I am a girl in a dress, with knitting needles sticking out of my bag, on a motorcycle. Try not to stare. Or cat call me.” After begging for a picture, she found someone to snap one. Her riding pants are covered by her long dress, which is kind of great.

Earlier today I saw an amusing facebook post from Georgeina Schaller, “Yes, I am a girl in a dress, with knitting needles sticking out of my bag, on a motorcycle. Try not to stare. Or cat call me.”

After begging for a picture, she found someone to snap one. Her riding pants are covered by her long dress, which is kind of great.

Damn, Lanakila sure knows how to capture motoladies in their natural habitat. This time she caught a few of the East Side Moto Babes; (left to right) Stacie B. London, Jeanette Mekdara, and Ana Llorente. Be sure to go check out the Women’s Moto Exhibit website to see more of her striking photography. 

Damn, Lanakila sure knows how to capture motoladies in their natural habitat. This time she caught a few of the East Side Moto Babes; (left to right) Stacie B. London, Jeanette Mekdara, and Ana Llorente.

Be sure to go check out the Women’s Moto Exhibit website to see more of her striking photography. 

Announcing the women’s Dirt n’ Dip ride this June 8th and 9th, brought to you by See See Motorcycles! More info: $25 includes dinner, breakfast, beer, and a camp spot Ride meets at 11a, leaves at 12p Ladies are encouraged to ride, however if you’ll be taking four wheels you are encouraged to car pool. Contact Emily at See See ahead of time if you’re looking to haul a bike in. Bring snacks, beverages (again, beer is provided), and toilet paper The route to Jordan Creek is all paves except the last two miles of well maintained paved road. Be prepared for that if you are riding.  June 9th is an open day for lounging and kicking up dirt in the forest.  When: June 8-9, 2013 - ride leaves at 12pWhere: See See Motor Coffee Co. 1642 NE Sandy Blvd  Portland, OR 97232

Announcing the women’s Dirt n’ Dip ride this June 8th and 9th, brought to you by See See Motorcycles!

More info:

  • $25 includes dinner, breakfast, beer, and a camp spot
  • Ride meets at 11a, leaves at 12p
  • Ladies are encouraged to ride, however if you’ll be taking four wheels you are encouraged to car pool. Contact Emily at See See ahead of time if you’re looking to haul a bike in.
  • Bring snacks, beverages (again, beer is provided), and toilet paper
  • The route to Jordan Creek is all paves except the last two miles of well maintained paved road. Be prepared for that if you are riding. 
  • June 9th is an open day for lounging and kicking up dirt in the forest. 

When: June 8-9, 2013 - ride leaves at 12p
Where: See See Motor Coffee Co. 1642 NE Sandy Blvd  Portland, OR 97232

Portland: Moto Galore

Portland is a great town. I start my post with this for a couple reasons. First, I’ve gotten about five emails in the last week asking if I live in Oregon/Portland. To clarify… I live in Portland. I was born and raised in the Portland metro area. I wanted to move up until I actually could, and then I realized this place was all too awesome to up and leave. 

Boy am I glad I stuck it out. As I’ve taken up motorcycling and started frequenting events here, I couldn’t be more happy with the motorcycling community in which I live. I’m currently working on the planning stages of a cool [big] project and because of this I am visiting people and shops around town, talking ideas and getting feedback for what I’m doing. Some colleagues and friends pointed me in the direction of some shops I’d never actually been to. One of which being the aptly named Moto Galore. Long story short this spot further reinforced how many cool people and places there are in this small town.

image

READ MORE »

Katya Kishinevsky working on her track bike. Katya is from Portland, OR. Check out those knee pucks!

Katya Kishinevsky working on her track bike. Katya is from Portland, OR. Check out those knee pucks!

help help !!!so just brought a ducati monster 600 (2001) and im in the process of fixing her up , but ive just realised !!!! argh where do i put my paniers and tent when i go camping and rallys ????? any ideas ???? the soft luggage ive got drops on to the exhaust so is no good ,please dont say a top box as i really dont like them ! have you got any suggestions — Asked by Anonymous

Hahaha. I’m sorry, I can’t help but laugh at the panic in which you asked this. Take a breath. Ducati Monsters aren’t rally or camping bikes in my minds eye, but I’m sure there are options. Firstly, without information about where your exhaust sits (high, low mount) and such, I don’t really know what to tell you!

Look into getting hard case side mount saddle bags that have a bracket. This might be hard to find for older Monsters, but I’m sure you can peruse ebay and the Ducati Monster Forums for help.  Sign up, post an advice thread… people are usually pretty helpful and will have more experience with this than I will. 

My Monster has no tail, so I’ll be unable to mount any saddle bags. My tank is so fancy I won’t be mounting any top boxes either. So, everything I take anywhere with me will be trapped to my back. 

[post script] jack455 wrote me and said: “Tell your follower with the ducati monster panic to google search ducati monster luggage or panniers on images for an idea. I was looking at monsters and did some searching myself”

Check out the facebook post of this for other replies from readers »

I finally witnessed it in real life… a dog on a motorcycle.

I finally witnessed it in real life… a dog on a motorcycle.

Ray Gordon is stylin’ on his new ride, rockin’ the Biltwell Gringo helmet. He recently traded his Triumph for this 1990 Harley FXR, now named “Ron Burgundy”. Read my interview with Ray Gordon here » [ more tagged Biltwell | for the ladies ]

Ray Gordon is stylin’ on his new ride, rockin’ the Biltwell Gringo helmet. He recently traded his Triumph for this 1990 Harley FXR, now named “Ron Burgundy”.

Read my interview with Ray Gordon here »

[ more tagged Biltwell | for the ladies ]

Jada (the roomie, motowifey) washin’ and lovin’ her (still very new to her) Triumph Bonneville after riding to Corvallis today.  [ more of Jada Noriyuki | tagged Triumph ]

Jada (the roomie, motowifey) washin’ and lovin’ her (still very new to her) Triumph Bonneville after riding to Corvallis today. 

[ more of Jada Noriyuki | tagged Triumph ]

This guy bench presses (four times?!) a woman on top of an oldschool Ducati. You know, the heavy ones… not one of them newfangled 360 lbs weighing bikes.

Thanks for sending this to me, Jonah!

This is going to be the best motorcycle event all summer. Why? Well, let me tell you. Tug of war battle! Lady headliners Lark vs Jenocide and lads Big Steve vs “Hay Little Guy!” Jonah go head to head for the trophy! After that, it’s a f**king free-for-all, anyone can try! Minibike racing tournament! You don’t have to be good, you just have to have fun! We’ve got the minibikes, you just have to have to get on and ride. 25 cent beers for those who participate in either racing or tug of war of the above events. Stuff to put in your mouth! The pig roast and food stuffs will keep your belly full so you can properly hooligan-about. Get down on the full bar and don’t worry about leaving your bike on the street if you take a cab home- there’s a fence and secure parking. Games! Play some pool, horseshoes, darts, or try your hand at our carnival games and competitions! Bring a strong throwing arm, that’s all I’ll say. Get down with the raffle! We’ve got amazing prizes coming from Icon Motosports, Zombie Performance, Wolf Designs, and me! This list is still growing, and if you have something you’d like to donate you can contact me.  Step right up! Come hang out and party SATURDAY, June 1st, 2013… at the Flying Fifteen Clubhouse (SE 72nd & Fir, PDX). RSVP to the facebook event and keep up on raffle prizes! Brought to you by Flying Fifteen MC, MotoLady, and Puddle Cutters Moped Army.

This is going to be the best motorcycle event all summer. Why? Well, let me tell you.

Tug of war battle! Lady headliners Lark vs Jenocide and lads Big Steve vs “Hay Little Guy!” Jonah go head to head for the trophy! After that, it’s a f**king free-for-all, anyone can try!

Minibike racing tournament! You don’t have to be good, you just have to have fun! We’ve got the minibikes, you just have to have to get on and ride. 25 cent beers for those who participate in either racing or tug of war of the above events.

Stuff to put in your mouth! The pig roast and food stuffs will keep your belly full so you can properly hooligan-about. Get down on the full bar and don’t worry about leaving your bike on the street if you take a cab home- there’s a fence and secure parking.

Games! Play some pool, horseshoes, darts, or try your hand at our carnival games and competitions! Bring a strong throwing arm, that’s all I’ll say.

Get down with the raffle! We’ve got amazing prizes coming from Icon Motosports, Zombie Performance, Wolf Designs, and me! This list is still growing, and if you have something you’d like to donate you can contact me. 

Step right up! Come hang out and party SATURDAY, June 1st, 2013… at the Flying Fifteen Clubhouse (SE 72nd & Fir, PDX).

RSVP to the facebook event and keep up on raffle prizes!

Brought to you by Flying Fifteen MC, MotoLady, and Puddle Cutters Moped Army.

If you missed it on facebook yesterday, I posted an 8k likes FB Giveaway contest! You can find the rules on the website here or to the left (8k Giveaway button).  Go enter and share with your friends! Oh and look out for more photos from the shoot I did with Lanakila MacNaughton for this giveaway!

If you missed it on facebook yesterday, I posted an 8k likes FB Giveaway contest! You can find the rules on the website here or to the left (8k Giveaway button). 

Go enter and share with your friends!

Oh and look out for more photos from the shoot I did with Lanakila MacNaughton for this giveaway!

The GasMask Bandanas are now available at See See Cofee & Motorcycles on Sandy in Portland, OR.  For those of you who can’t make it there, you can purchase them through the website with paypal, click here!

The GasMask Bandanas are now available at See See Cofee & Motorcycles on Sandy in Portland, OR. 

For those of you who can’t make it there, you can purchase them through the website with paypal, click here!

Lanakila MacNaughton’s beautiful medium format photographs of Stormie’s Wrench Night last wednesday. 

The topmost photo is definitely my favorite from the night, Stormie, Jada and I all kicking it being the überdorks we are. 

See/read more: 
More of Lanakila MacNaughton’s photographs
More tagged Jada Noriyuki / Stormie Ray
Writeup on Stormie’s Wrench Wednesdays

Alan Kempster, one arm and legged motorcycle racer from the Australia, is in desperate need of sponsorship in order to keep racing.  Friends of his have started a petition rallying for Red Bull to take him on! Help a fellow motorcyclist out, go take a minute to sign. Click here. If you want to know more about Alan, check out my article featuring videos and photos, Alan Kempster: More Than Whole.

Alan Kempster, one arm and legged motorcycle racer from the Australia, is in desperate need of sponsorship in order to keep racing. 

Friends of his have started a petition rallying for Red Bull to take him on! Help a fellow motorcyclist out, go take a minute to sign. Click here.

If you want to know more about Alan, check out my article featuring videos and photos, Alan Kempster: More Than Whole.