Posts Tagged ‘vintage’

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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Wrench, ride, repeat. Ain’t that the truth.  Computer froze at work, so I made this on my phone to kill time. 

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Wrench, ride, repeat. Ain’t that the truth.  Computer froze at work, so I made this on my phone to kill time. 

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1940s Women Motorcycle Messengers

Women motorcycle messengers pictured outside the W.M. Garland building in Los Angeles, CA- Chief Messenger Phyllis Domich, Dora “Babe” Duncan, and Janet Spangenberg (ca. 1940s).

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Motorcycle messengers pictured outside the W.M. Garland building in Los Angeles, CA- Chief Messenger Phyllis Domich, Dora “Babe” Duncan, and Janet Spangenberg (ca. 1940s). [ more motorcycle history ]

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Sofi Tsignos snugglin’ up on her Dad’s beautifully restored 650 Triton. [ more photos of Sofi | tagged Triton ]

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French singer and actress Françoise Hardy in a 3/4 helmet. Hardy has become a music and fashion icon, and was often seen on a motorcycle. [ source: Silodrome facebook ]

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Photo still from the 1989 movie ‘Chopper Chicks in Zombie Town’ featuring the famous Billy Bob Thornton.  Yeah, I’m going to need to watch this movie. 

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Tamara’s Triumph Scrambler

Tamara Raye looking stunning in her vintage styled helmet on her Triumph Scrambler.

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