I spent the week between Christmas and New Year in Portland making sure I made time to see my friends and family. Chris Herrin, one of my best buddies, and I got together for a day to hang out and play with the motorcycles at his place out in the boonies about 40 mins from Portland. It was a lot colder than expected (in the 20s) so after he taught me to do a burnout, he rode out to the street for a couple wheelies to keep the cabin fever at bay. Naturally, I busted out my DSLR to snap a pic of him against the glorious sunset.
He calls this lil green Kawasaki his burnout bike- as you can see from the rear wheel that’s got a big flat spot from burning rubber in his garage. Since Chris lives a ways out of town, it’s often a lot colder out there than in the metro area, and getting out of the house during winter for a real ride can be a bit difficult between the rain and ice of Portland winters. Hence the burning rubber and spontaneous wheelies.
You can follow Chris’ racing and riding adventures on instagram @chris_herrin.
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Photographs by Alicia Mariah Elfving, copyright themotolady.com 2014.
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: chris herrin, motorcycle, motorcycles, portland, sunset, wheelie wednesday
Posted on January 7, 2015 in Blog by Alicia Mariah Elfving