Welcome one and all

Introducing a new resource for women motorcycle enthusiasts everywhere.United by the love of motorcycles, we hail from all around the world. We are your friends, sisters, mothers, daughters, wives and grandmothers. We are Real Biker Chicks.

Rebel with a cause

Women Who Ride Conga. A Conga line is merely a group of Bikers that ride with each other, going with the Flo from state to state or province to province. You can join the Conga and ride for a mile or two, or a state or two… or more!!

“Think. Ride.”

King, an avid off-highway and street rider, is well known for playing the character Cody Allen in the 1980s television series Riptide. He has also appeared on stage and in movies, including “Slaughterhouse Five,” “The Lords of Flatbush” with Sylvester Stallone and Henry Winkler, and “The Choirboys.”

Lucky Belcamino and ECBC

East Coast Biker Chicks is an all female Motorcycle Club originating February 2003  in the Boston Ma. area now with members from MA, NH, CT, ME, VT, RI and PA.

We are very excited about announcing we have started the process to form individual state chapters.  This new direction will prove us to be a well oiled machine going into the coming years.  We welcome enthusiasts to come take a ride with us and become a “Chick For Life”. We are not prejudice to make or model of motorcycles and members must be 21 years or older.

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Real Vacation for Real Motorcycle Enthusiasts

1st Class Motorcycle Touring Inc. Announces

A LADIES ONLY MOTORCYCLE VACATION
DEC. 10—17, 2010
1st Class Motorcycle Touring is pleased to announce that they are offering a Ladies only motorcycle Vacation, continuing their focus on Women Riders. 
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Conga coming to California

Attention Biker Chicks.
The  Conga is coming to California this Month. Stay tune for more details.

Good tool to have along on motorcycle

So you’re out on a nice ride, not a care in the world. Oooops, your bike falls down for some reason. Your foot slipped on some gravel, you forgot to put the kickstand down when you pulled up in front of the gas pump…… you get the picture. And surprise, your shift lever broke off!!  How are you gonna get your bike home without be able to shift gears? Well here is a great solution I read about a while ago. I cannot take credit for this idea, but I think it is so good, I went out myself and bought these mini-vicegrips to keep in my bike bag. Theoretically, you just clamp them on the broken stub of your shift lever, and you will be able to use it to shift enough to get home. And they also claimed that if your clutch or brake hand lever is broken off, clamping on the vice-grips will allow them to be used also. wow! Sounds good to me. Although I have not yet gotten to test this theory, (and I hope I never have to!!) I just wanted to pass along this idea to you…      by Sly

New model year Husqvarnas on display at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days

PICKERINGTON, Ohio — In addition to celebrating Husqvarna’s storied past at 2010 AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days July 9-11 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, motorcyclists will have an opportunity to get up close and personal with the brand’s present — and future.

2010 TC250

On location at the Husqvarna Marque of the Year tent will be a full complement of 2010 Husqvarnas, including the street, off-road, motocross and dual-sport lineups. Plus, select 2011 Husqvarnas will be on display, including the already announced WR150, TE630 and SM630.

“The 2011 Husqvarna line is one of our biggest rollouts in years, and represents the brands return to dominance on the U.S. off-road landscape,” said Scot Harden, national sales and marketing manager for Husqvarna Motorcycles NA. “In addition to these exciting, cutting-edge Husqvarna motorcycles, some of Husqvarna’s talented off-road stars will be in attendance to sign autographs and talk with fans. We’re excited to give motorcyclists a close-up look at the current lineup and a peek into the future.”
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Ashley Fiolek: Motocross Phenomenon – Say What?

Some women ride on the street; some ride off road. And then there are those brave souls who prefer to mix it up on the racetrack. In a sport that’s equated with noise – lots of it – two-time Women’s Motocross Association Champion Ashley Fiolek has been making quite a bit of noise both on the American and International motocross scene, literally and figuratively! But Fiolek hasn’t been paying any attention to the noise she’s making: she was born deaf in Dearborn Heights, Michigan on November 22,1990.

Despite her inability to hear, which one would assume to be a serious drawback for anyone operating a motorcycle on or off the street, Fiolek has proved to be a riding phenomenon without equals. Her charisma, talent, winning ways and total commitment to the sport – not too mention her good looks – has seen Fiolek become one of the biggest ambassadors for women’s motocross in the United States and abroad. 
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Charlene Casey – SassyBiker

Charlene Casey has created a way for female bikers to feel stylish on a motorcycle – or as she likes to call it, “getting sassified.” She finds her inspiration and tools in crystals – Swarovski crystals.
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JoAnn Bortles

I can remember the first time anyone ever referred to me as a “biker chick.” It was 1993 and someone commented to the guy I was dating, “ I hear you’re going out with that biker chick.” Biker Chick? Me? Up that point, I had never thought of myself as a biker chick. Sure I rode motorcycles, and I had either been painting or welding on bikes since 1976 when I was 16 years old.
And back in the early 80’s I did look the part, fulltime sunglasses, leather wristbands, chain wallet, lots of black leather. I did look “tough.” And in those early years, my life revolved completely around motorcycles and muscle cars. I had but two pairs of jeans, any money I made, went to my motorcycle and hot rod projects.

In 1976, I had started welding and guys would bring me their broken bike parts to repair. I had always been a gearhead. I would sit for hours going through hot rod and bike magazines, studying the paintwork I saw.
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Shaw TV News: Go with the Flo

WWR Conga – Conga 3 Ride for Breast Cancer Research was on the Shaw TV news June 16, 2010. Watch here for Tannis ‘FLO’ Fuhr interview by Marjorie Greaves on this years Conga ride and preparation.
For more about the Conga or Flo go to: GoWitheFlo.org

Conga III Update

This past weekend my good friend Jenn Geeson and Len Redekopp hosted a Barbeque at the Movie Gallery in Mill Bay. Jenn has ridden in the past two Congas with me, as well as helping organize me and the Conga itself. She went out of her way organizing the BBQ to make it another huge success. When those two get together, they can put on a great event. On Sunday May 23rd, we managed to raise close to $700.00 selling hot dogs, burgers and Breast Cancer items.
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Women Who Ride Conga III-Ride for Breast Cancer

The Conga III kicks off on Canada Day-July 1st from the Fusilli Grill in Campbell River at 10:30, one of our biggest sponsors. Fusilli Grill will be serving the Conga Crew coffee and muffins before we hit the road. Fusilli Grill donated $500.00 worth of gift certificates to auction off at one of our events. Also 99.7 The River will be there to follow the story.

Anyone that wants to escort us to the BC ferries in Nanaimo is welcomed with open arms, to ride as far as they want with us, even if it is for a mile or two. This banner will be carried along the way taking autographs of anyone that has joined the Conga for even a mile.
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Women Bikers Are Alright By Me

Cris Summer Simmons

As a kid in my native Belgium back in the 1950s, I grew up around motorcycle riders – both men and women. To see a woman riding a motorcycle was not at all unusual and nobody gave it a second thought. Motorcycles, and its predecessor the bicycle, were a main source of transportation. In post World War II Belgium, cars were expensive and gasoline was expensive. (Not much has changed except that unions have ensured the working stiff earns enough money so he/she can afford – at least on credit – to buy a car.) But up to the mid-60s most people couldn’t afford the luxury of four wheels. Back in the ’50s there were still more bicycle riders on Belgian roads than anything else. But anybody who had a bit of a commute to work rode a motorcycle or moped.
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Breaking News: It’s Official – filming starts for East Coast Biker Chicz TV reality series June 19th

FILMING SCHEDULED TO START FOR NEW REALITY TV SERIES FEATURING BOSTON’S EAST COAST BIKER CHICKS MOTORCYCLE CLUB
Subject: Biker Chicz TV Series – Press Release – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 2, 2010

BOSTON, MA – 6/2/10 – Eight members of a Boston area all female motorcycle club called the East Coast Biker Chicks, will soon be featured in a new television series. Filming for the Biker Chicz docu-reality series is scheduled to start on June 19th during the annual Laconia Bike Week in Laconia NH, and continue in eastern Massachusetts throughout the summer.
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RainGear

Written by Eli Enokizono

So far, it’s been a crazy year… I’m not talking about work or family obligations although those have been just as chaotic. I’m talking about the weather. Living in Southern California, one would think about the stereotypical beach weather and typical t-shirt, shorts and flip flop attire. But it’s been on the cold side with lots overcast and rainy days. This brings me to the topic of rain gear…and riding.  With so many options out there, how can one choose a durable, practical, reliable and essential part of riding gear?
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Bikers put on pink display for cancer

These Harley honies, in the pink about raising funds to fight breast cancer, are Judy Smith (Fancy Pants), Donna Sawkins (Belle), Jenn Geeson (Dragon), Tanya Loiselle (Vgirl), Pepper Catala with puppet Rozilla, Flo Fuhr and Diane Ward.

Get your motor running and “Go with the Flo!”

That’s the cry of these gals who are bikers with a mission. They are taking pink to the limit by raising funds for breast cancer as they send some of their group on a motorcycle pilgrimage called a “conga line.” Led by Flo Fuhr, they are leaving soon on a trip to Wyoming that will offer a reunion for the many female and even male bikers she met as she rode her motorcycle from Hudson, Florida to Vancouver Island.
It’s called a conga line because she traveled with guides who would hand her off to another group as she left their area, seeing her safely on her continent-wide journey.
What’s amazing is that when she first attempted the run, she didn’t know any of them. Now, it’s turned into a fundraiser for breast cancer and the adventure and friendship just make it that much more rewarding.

Lexi Bainas, Citizen
Published: Friday, May 28, 2010
© Cowichan Valley Citizen 2010

Learn more about Flo and the Conga Ride at: gowitheflo.org