Jumpin’ on the Throwback Thursday bandwagon- photos from the first time I rode a liter (litre for your Europeans) bike, and the first time on a Ducati sport bike. Did I have fun, you wonder? Well when I brought the bike back, not realizing I scrubbed those ‘chicken strips’ down quite a bit, the owner first gave me wide eyes followed by a slight scowl.
No one likes someone else riding their bike harder than they do- he told me to “go have fun and ride it fast”… so I did. My bad!
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.
Tags: 999, alicia elfving, blog, ducati, ducati 999, gpoy, happiness, liter bike, motolady, motorcycle, motorcycles, red, smile, sport bike, sportbike, superbike, the moto lady, the motolady, throwback thursday
Posted on July 25, 2013 in Motorcycles by Alicia Mariah Elfving
