Stunning capture of New Zealand flat track back in the day, the giant metal sole on the riders boot in clear view. Can you imagine hauling ass over dirt into a corner at full speed with only rear brake and a metal soled boot to save you? (claspgarage.com) Sounds fun… [ see more Historical images | offroad ]
A pair of smokin’ dames on their motorbikes in Britain, 1930s. Photographs of women motorcyclists from this time period always fascinate me; society norms changing quickly through the early 1900s allowed women to exercise and enjoy some new freedoms. Can you imagine wearing a corset on a motorcycle? Original photo source unknown, though I suspect it’s from historial archives. [ more from the 1930s ]
The second half of my photo series with Lana– fashion style for retro appeal. Lana is a Portland local and amazing photographer, you can see her photographs of real women who ride on WomensMotoExhibit.com. She’s wearing the MotoLady Gasmask bandana, Icon 1000 El Bajo boots, Icon Pursuit gloves, and Biltwell 3/4 DOT helmet. Photographs copyright Alicia Mariah Elfving, themotolady.com 2013. [ See more photos tagged Lanakila MacNaughton ]
Portland is a great town. I start my post with this for a couple reasons. First, I’ve gotten about five emails in the last week asking if I live in Oregon/Portland. To clarify… I live in Portland. I was born and raised in the Portland metro area. I wanted to move up until I actually could, and then I realized this place was all too awesome to up and leave. Boy am I glad I stuck it out. As I’ve taken up motorcycling and started frequenting events here, I couldn’t be more… Continue Reading »