Ever heard of the Vintage Monkey? Here’s a look at the back side of a late 70’s Shasta Smith and an early 70’s Triumph 250. Shasta is a mechanic specializing in vintage bikes who works out of her shop in Sacramento, CA.  [ Vintage Monkey website | more of Shasta Smith ]

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Gloria Tramonin Struck, 87 years young and still riding, was one of the original members of Motor Maids.

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Wall of death, huh? Try this German silodrome… it’s suspended high above the ground and hoisted using pullies.

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Sneak preview of Free Soul helmet art by Jeff Wolf for the three year anniversary party coming up at Deus!

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“Rain or shine, we wrench.” J. Shia of Madhouse Motors in Cambridge, MA wrenching on one of the Harley projects.

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Some more photos from my photoshoot with the amazingly talented Lanakila MacNaughton for the Women’s Moto Exhibit (website). Gear breakdown for those of you curious- sporting UglyBROS USA jeans (Twiggy and Ton-Up), Icon 1000 Akorp jacket (review here), Icon Elsinore boots, and Icon Airmada stack helmet.  Major thanks yet again to Tim & Isaac (owners of Trophy Motorcycles) for the bitchin’ 1970 Triumph to ride. [ more photos from Lanakila MacNaughton ]

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Unknown source- boss lady on a Harley shows the boys who’s the best in the west. Tire riding challenge! If anyone has the original (key word) for this photograph, please let me know. [ see more historical motorcycle photos ]

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Sydney Showgrounds Police Carnival performers riding Harley Davidson motorcycles (with and without sidecar) in the 1930’s.  [ source: Small Sun Custom blogspot | more motorcycle history ]

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Colleen Boretto and her two stroke Yamaha RD350 named Kermit (for the paint job) at Cerberus Motorcycles yesterday. I think the Icon 1000 Catwalk leopard print gloves are a nice touch. Photographs by Alicia Mariah Elfving, copyright themotolady.com 2014. [ more women who ride | rd350 ]

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“Lady Florence Norman, a suffragette, on her motor-scooter in 1916, traveling to work at offices in London where she was a supervisor. The scooter was a birthday present from her husband, the journalist and Liberal politician Sir Henry Norman.” (Thanks to Barbara Fuentes for photo and text.)  It’s not a motorcycle, but she certainly paved the way for us motoladies.

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