An estimated 1000 women from all the U.S. rode to Milwaukee on their motorcycle for Harley-Davidson’s Celebrate Women Riders event, a two-day rally designed to recognize the thousands of women riding their own motorcycles and inspire others to do the same.

Half of all motorcycle crashes involve a collision with another vehicle and the car driver is most often at fault. The Motorcycle Safety Foundation urges all drivers to give riders some space and to not "be that guy" that hits a motorcyclist. Killing or injuring a rider is something that you would have to live with for the rest of your life, and nobody needs that guilt.

One of my great finds walking among the vendors at Arizona Bike Week in Scottsdale in April was Lycaon Custom Leathers. The high fashion stylish nature of the leather jackets hanging on the rack catches my eye. These are no ordinary riding jackets. I learn that each jacket is tanned with hydrology tanning technology, which has revolutionized the leather tanning process. This allows the leather to be cleaned by putting it in the washing machine.

Me, bare naked at the Laughlin River Run? No silly! So who was bare naked? The streets of Laughlin were bare naked! Casino Drive in Laughlin, Nevada, during the annual April bike rally used to be an event in itself. Crowds would line the sidewalks in lawn chairs to watch the bad ass machines cruise by. Boys offering Mardi Gras beads for a glimpse of girls gone wild made the sidewalks nearly impassable in recent years.

In recognition of International Female Ride Day, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. will conduct a special one-day promotion. For 24 hours, starting at 12:01 a.m. PDT on Friday, May 7, 2010, the first 250 women to sign-up on Kawasaki's International Female Ride Day page will receive a free Kawi Girl cap.

The month of May is Women Riders Month and Women Riders Now (WRN) and Cardo Systems are celebrating by giving away four Cardo Scala Rider G4 PowerSet Bluetooth intercom systems, one each to four lucky readers. Starting May 3 and running through May 31, visitors to WRN will be asked to fill out a five-question survey to be entered to win one of four helmet intercom systems. There are four chances to win.

For years, Honda’s Shadow line of cruiser motorcycles has offered riders a pleasing combination of comfortable ergonomics, lighter weight, adequate power and lower price point, and its popularity has proved that the bikes are anything but scary to legions of motorcyclists. Now Honda has unveiled a newly styled model whose looks better reflect the dark nature of the Shadow name.

Women Riders Now columnist Diva Amy Skaling will hit the highway in three weeks on her Diva Glide to ride 2000 miles alongside four other women dubbed the Diamond Posse to raise awareness, support and funds for America’s veterans. The ride was the idea of Vicki Roberts-Sanfelipo, co-founder of Accident Scene Management Inc. (ASMI), a national provider of training for motorcycle safety related classes

Snow melting. Sun shining. With mercury rising and an itch to get back on two wheels, it won’t be long before you’re back on the street again. If you’re not lucky enough to live in a year-round riding zone, you and your motorcycle have probably been dormant for months. Please consider these sure signs of spring as you as you saddle up this season.

Now motorcycles with radial mounted brake calipers like the Kawasaki Concours 14 can take advantage of the extra lighting that Motolight auxiliary lighting adds to one's ride. Motolight recently introduced a version of its auxiliary lights that fits bikes where the brake caliper mount bolts are on the backside of the downtube instead of the side.

There are a lot of biker themed accessories out there but here’s one I bet you haven't seen yet: a biker themed candle. Black Corset Candles is introducing a 100 percent soy wax candle in an hourglass shaped container that’s wrapped in leather with a satin ribbon corset in the front. Works perfect for my biker themed office.

"All set?" The sound of my father's voice was muffled against the angry roar of his 750cc V4. It's a question I've heard thousands of times before. I flashed a thumbs-up, my heart picking up speed as his foot pounded against the kickstand and his right hand twisted the throttle. We set off into a whole new world, a journey of the mind and soul as well as on the road itself.

Women Riders Now was the was the first media outlet to report on a very special event happening as part of Women Riders Month called Celebrate Women Riders put on by Harley-Davidson where women from around the world will join together in Milwaukee on May 22 and 23, 2010. Now The Motor Company is releasing its schedule of activities that is open to the public and to all brands of motorcycles.

This summer the Harley-Davidson Museum will offer a select group of riders and enthusiasts an exclusive opportunity to become the ultimate Harley-Davidson insider. The Harley-Davidson Fantasy Camp is an exclusive behind-the-scenes Harley-Davidson experience offering participants a once-in-a-lifetime chance to immerse themselves in Harley-Davidson Motor Company history.

The Motorcycle Safety Foundation and its members are partnering with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute on what is likely the world's first large-scale, naturalistic motorcycle riding study: The MSF Naturalistic Study of Motorcyclists. Using small video recorders and instrumentation mounted on numerous bikes for 6-18 months, the study will combine unobtrusive, continuous data collection

These days, we all crinthe mail comes and there’s a stack of bills. Those bills can be difficult to face in this economy, but it’s especially hard to pay for something that you ge when hope to never use or need: motorcycle insurance. As responsible motorcycle owners, we wouldn’t think of driving without the protection of insurance. But it still hurts to write that check

One of the first things a lot of motorcycle owners do when they buy a new bike is change out the stock exhaust pipes for an aftermarket brand for a better sound and added performance. Cobra is introducing two new exhaust products that not only look good but sound great. And Cobra is the brand of exhaust pipes WRN editor Genevieve Schmitt chose to put on her Harley-Davidson Street Glide.

I am riding along the spine of the Middle Atlas mountains when the electrical storm hits. Hail pelts my helmet and bolts of lightening streak horizontally across the snow-dusted road ahead of me. There’s no shelter where I can pull over to bundle up under my gear, but thankfully I’d zipped the waterproof liner in before I’d headed uphill.

Kampgrounds of America is again partnering with the American Motorcycle Association (AMA) to sponsor the 2010 AMA Grand Tour Series. This year, five AMA Grand Tours will offer participants exciting competitions, fun destinations and great prizes, including a new set of Dunlop motorcycle tires.

The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has a new initiative to recruit motorcyclists to join America's leading motorcycling advocacy organization: the AMA Member Getter program. The AMA Member Getter program provides incentives to existing AMA members to enlist new members for the Association.