Women Riders

Girls revved up by motorbikes Women find ultimate peace and quiet on motorbikes

09 Jan 2013

Details: Category: Women Riders; Written by St. Albert Gazette; Hits: 100

Just before Ireland Perrott’s third birthday she told her parents she wanted to ride on a dirt bike. Her father Chad Perrott, owner of Riverside Honda, told the little girl that she couldn’t have a dirt bike until she was able to ride a regular two-wheeled bicycle without using her training wheels. That didn’t stop the toddler for long.

“Later that day I heard something out in the garage and went to check on her. There she was, in her dad’s shop, trying to take the training wheels off her pedal bike. It was just in her. She wanted to ride that much,” Ireland’s mother Jenine Perrott said.

Now 13 and a student at Camilla School in Riviere Qui Barre, Ireland has been competing in motocross time trials since she was four years old. For her, riding a motorcycle is easy and in her own way, she plainly explained why it doesn’t frighten her. READ ON

Ottawa’s hometown hero loves Harleys

07 Jan 2013

Details: Category: Women Riders; Written by Wheels.ca; Hits: 93

Ottawa’s hometown hero loves Harleys As comfortable on stage as on a Harley motorbike, Stephanie La Rochelle, 18, sang her heart out in CBC’s Over the Rainbow and won fans across Canada. Placing second in the nationwide competition, she’s best remembered for her fearless, in-your-face performances of “Cabaret” and “Buenos Aires,” as well as incredibly touching renditions of “Smile” and “Someone Like You.”

Since returning home to Ottawa, this self-described “quiet girl” has been hailed as a hometown hero by city council and made guest appearances throughout the capital region. READ ON

Riding saved my life

30 Dec 2012

Details: Category: Women Riders; Written by Belt Drive Betty; Hits: 176

Locals weigh in on why female ridership is on the rise

27 Nov 2012

Details: Category: Women Riders; Written by Daily Comet; Hits: 147

Control and freedom are the commonalities found among women bikers. That's why, some local female riders say, female motorcycle ridership is rapidly growing.

“Women riders are actually on a rise,” said Celeno Naquin, Mike Bruno's Bayou Country Harley-Davidson's marketing coordinator. “It's one of the highest-growing parts of the industry right now out of people buying bikes. Women have really stepped forward, and even within our dealership we've noticed a rise in our customers being women. It's really great that they're coming out of their shells. They're gaining their own independence, their own freedom. And we love it.” READ ON