Mandy Brander is a 27 year old photographer from the Netherlands. She and her man Pieter have a very cool travel website called “We Want Adventure” featuring her breathtaking photos from their trips. This year she piloted a BMW 650GS (love that bike) from the Netherlands to Mongolia in three months- crossing 16 countries and covering 8,700 miles (14,000 km) with her boyfriend riding a Honda Africa Twin adventure motorcycle.
“Some people thought it was not possible, because I’m a small girl (and kind of girly looking). But I would like to tell women to do it, it is such an amazing experience just to live basic, drive and be part of the amazing nature. Mext dream is to ride a Royal Enfiel in Nepal/India!”
Mandy riding her BMW through a water crossing in Mongolia.
I’m so excited to announce the project that I’ve been working on for two years… a book all about badass motorcycling women! In the MotoLady’s Book of Women Who Ride you’ll meet 74 of the most influencial motorcyclists of the last century. Motorcycle heroes, trailblazers, and record-breakers like Jessi Combs, Shayna Texter, Laia Sanz, Gloria Tramontin-Struck, the Van Buren sisters, and more can be found inside the 184 pages of this hard cover book celebrating motorcycling women!
Posted on September 7, 2014 in MotoLadies, News & Features by Alicia Mariah Elfving