Michelle is a lady rider and cafe racer enthusiast from South Africa.
Her gorgeous custom 1980 Suzuki cafe racer was built by Custom Worx (website) in 2012, later acquired by V Custom Cycles- a custom bike shop located in Centurion, Gauteng.
The classic lines of the cafe racer design with the powdercoated stock GS wheels is just fantastic.
Michelle was happy with the performance of the bike before taking it to Custom Worx for a revamp. Clip ons, a shortened tail, matte pearl white paint job and red racing stripe are a few of the details.
She added Steve McQueen’s old racing number 278 to the tail and her helmet, an ode to the king of cool.
Photography by Nolan Lister.
Mary McGee is a pioneer in American motorcycle racing, thanks to her untamable determination and a spirit as warm as her smile. Her excitement for motorcycling, especially racing, is contagious even in her eighties. She was the first woman to receive an FIM racing license in the United States, first woman to complete the Baja 1000, and the first woman to race the Baja 500 solo. These aren’t her only firsts, either. She was also the first woman in motocross and road racing in the States. McGee was rightly inducted into the AMA Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Posted on August 18, 2014 in MotoLadies, Motorcycles by Alicia Mariah Elfving
Kapow!
Goddam. Seriously…. Goddam.