Hear Me Roar: Women, Motorcycles, and the Rapture of the Road
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Rating | : | 4.59 (717 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0517881721 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 211 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-02-03 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
. From the Inside Flap Chronicling the bold world of women in motorcycling, this book encompasses the freedom, the independence, the excitement, the mythsm the sensuality, and the phenomenon. 150 photos. Their story is here in fabulous detail, along with practical information and a rider's reference to motorcycle clubs, rallies, manufacturers, and periodicals across the country
150 photos.. Chronicling the bold world of women in motorcycling, this book encompasses the freedom, the independence, the excitement, the mythsm the sensuality, and the phenomenon. Their story is here in fabulous detail, along with practical information and a rider's reference to motorcycle clubs, rallies, manufacturers, and periodicals across the country
A history of past and present riders and safety information A Customer Hear Me Roar is a fascinating chronicle of the lives of past and present female motorcycle riders. The inspiring riders date from the early 1900's to the present, street and race drivers, young and old. Any female motorcycle rider who reads this book will feel proud to be a part of this ongoing history. The practical sections in Hear Me Roar regard safety and risk management. "Empowerment for Life from a Two-Wheeled Thrill" according to A Customer. When we see a woman on a motorcycle, we can't help butwonder who she is, what her life must be like, and whatmakes her ride. Author Ann Ferrar traveled across the country on her own motorcycle to answer those questions for us. And the answer vibrates as resolutely as an American V-Twin, crosses boundaries in dual-sport fashion, and powers motorcross style over life's bumps a. A book that gives women wings This is the first book of which I am aware that identifies and follows--literally "on the road"--a group of women who have found a sport that is at once an exhilarating physical activity, a mode of transportation, and a recreation that makes its own political statement: I can do it myself! I don't need to cling to the back of a man while he guides the machine through the tra