Leaving Your Comfort Zone
BY FRANZISKA JENETZKY When I was back in Germany last summer, I was often puzzled by people telling me how brave I was to travel...
#MeToo. Adventuring On, Regardless
BY ELISA WIRKALA “I bet I’ll see you on the news…” a young man muttered negatively under his breath as he walked away after learning...
The Women’s Guide To Motorcycling. Breakfast with Lynda
BY EGLE GERULAITYTE Lynda Lahman and I had breakfast the other day, and the discussion inevitably veered towards women and riding. “What makes your book...
Adventure Is Attitude: Louise’s Tips for Confidence on the Road
BY EGLE GERULAITYTE Louise Powers taught me all about figures of eight on dirt, optimism, and confidence back in May when we met at a...
Adventure Is Attitude: Campaigning for Self-Confidence
WADVR Team This fall, we‘re gearing up for a new challenge: connecting and sharing the inspiration to boost women‘s self-confidence through motorcycling, adventure, and travel....
Short Legs and a Big Ugly Bike: A Woman’s Kawasaki KLR650 Review
BY ELISA WIRKALA The first Kawasaki KLR650 to be brought to my attention belonged to a college boyfriend in 2006. I had no idea what...
Adventure and Kindness: Motorcycling in Nepal
MICHELLE J. SOLARO I grew up in Rural Ontario, Canada, and have taken a long and winding trail to even more rural Ontario, which included...
Women and Motorcycling: To Dress or Not to Dress?
Whenever I see scantily clad women posing next to motorcycles and complain that this is not quite the image we as women riders want to...
Winter is Coming: Riding in the Cold
EGLE GERULAITYTE Brace yourselves: winter is coming, and for a lot of riders, this means months of misery in the saddle....
Motorcycle Adventure in Kyrgyzstan: Ten Women vs Central Asia
EGLE GERULAITYTE For sixteen days, Alexandra “Ola” Trzaskowska and nine other women rode their motorcycles in Kyrgyzstan. But the locals were far from surprised: in...