Ladies - Mama Riders

[turtle]

Hello Everyone from Queensland, Australia
I am new here. This looks like a great forum.
Am I the only grandmother here?
I am 51 and have just got a vintage CX 500 Custom (Honda 1980). Hubby has a '82 CB 750 F2 - way too far off the ground for me. We are also restoring a 1972 CB 350 Four.

I got my bike licence at 17 (on a Vespa) and rode on and off for a few years BK (before kids). Hung up my helmet around 1981. I rode my eldest's 125 a few times but basically I feel like a learner again.

I look forward to getting to know some like-minded women on here.

Cheers
Jane

[Loonette]

Welcome aboard!

You're not the only grandmother on the forums, but your numbers are small. "April" is a grandma, but she posts sporadically. We do have a lot of lady members here, and the age range of all our members is quite diverse. A little something for everyone.

Enjoy the forums!!

Cheers,
Loonette

[motogirl]

Welcome! How nice to have a "mature" woman joining in the fun.

Can't say I'm a grandma, or even a mother, but I'm very possibly a like-minded female just the same. Hope to see many more posts from you.

Ride safely,
Janet

[thattallgal]

Are there any female members of the forum out there who are mothers? When did you start to ride - pre or post motherhood?

I’m just getting started in the motorcycle world since an unusual inheritance fell my way. I grew up riding 3-wheelers and then 4-wheelers in the Alaskan bush. I was pregnant last summer and rather down about not being able to do some of my favorite 4-wheeling tasks such as hauling the zodiac (small ocean inflatable fishing boat) out and over the shoals. This is fun and quite thrilling since the boat weighs the back down so you have to ride part of the time with your front wheels in the air and your body leaning forward over them to keep from tipping backwards. You also can’t stop because you’ll sink in the shoals and then it’s a pain to get out.

Anyway I am now a proud mother of a happy baby girl and I am just starting on getting a 1970 Suzuki TC-90 Blazer running again (I hope). I am looking forward to the day when my daughter is old enough to ride with me.


*side note* for those who were wondering I'm 6'2"

[cbm]

Are there any female members of the forum out there who are mothers? When did you start to ride - pre or post motherhood?

I’m just getting started in the motorcycle world since an unusual inheritance fell my way. I grew up riding 3-wheelers and then 4-wheelers in the Alaskan bush. I was pregnant last summer and rather down about not being able to do some of my favorite 4-wheeling tasks such as hauling the zodiac (small ocean inflatable fishing boat) out and over the shoals. This is fun and quite thrilling since the boat weighs the back down so you have to ride part of the time with your front wheels in the air and your body leaning forward over them to keep from tipping backwards. You also can’t stop because you’ll sink in the shoals and then it’s a pain to get out.

Anyway I am now a proud mother of a happy baby girl and I am just starting on getting a 1970 Suzuki TC-90 Blazer running again (I hope). I am looking forward to the day when my daughter is old enough to ride with me.


*side note* for those who were wondering I'm 6'2"

Welcome aboard, TTG! I'm a fellow member of the "tall-gal-new-mother" club...I'm 6'0 and have a 6-month-old daughter (and 3-year-old son.)

Anyway, good luck with your Blazer...looks like a fun little bike! Hope you get it up and running!

[MISS SALLY]

Ladies
Yes, I'm a proud Mother of Two
Daughter is 18
Son is 13

[Loonette]

Welcome aboard "thattallgal" and "MISS SALLY". It's nice to have some new lady voices here. Enjoy the forums.

Cheers,
Loonette

[Henriettaah]

I wanted to return to this thread and explain how I now feel about my initial thoughts -

Did you have.. qualms about getting astride and out on the road? i.e fears about the effect any accidents etc might have on your children

For reasons I won't go into I had a very real fear of dying whilst out on two wheels, but with that I knew this was something I had to do despite my fears. I owed it to myself to go through that and give myself something I had longed for, for many years!
Its this awareness of my non-infallible abilities that (hopefully) will continue to make me think twice before taking any risks, or riding beyond what I am able to do (so far, and my goodness may it remain that way). I ride with some very fast guys and its important for me not to try and keep up with them!

Anyway, while I have made sure that in the event of anything dreadful happening to me all loose ends are tied up and my son will be cared for, I still go out on my bike loving every second whilst remembering this body is not immortal.. and that I want to do all I can to ensure I hang around as long as possible I also feel that when its your time to go, its just your time to go - but this doesn't mean you should take massive risks and ride like an idiot making it more likely of serious injury or worse

Rambling thoughts, over!

[cherokeepati]

I am currently going thru a Big squabble with my younger 1/2 sister, her mother etc. because I enlisted my 30 year old daughter in an MSF course. She,my daughter, has a daughter 1- 1/2yo. I did it to give her a weekend to learn more about something she loves (bikes) and to learn how to ride more defensively and be able to handle the bike in an emergency.

I am a 50 y/o fiesty newly wed (2yrs8mo) grandmother who took the MSF course two months ago with my husband (also a newbie) and I now commute to work 60 miles a day mostly on the interstate round trip. I had never ridden a motorcycle other than a couple of times (pillion) when I was in my 20's.The family thinks my daughter is being irresponsible and not thinking about being a good mother by risking her life (she doesn't even own a bike at this time). I think she is mature enough to make her own choices. Like I said she doesn't own a motorcycle, but I hope she will someday and not put it off as I have or learn foolishly just enough from friends to get herself hurt trying. Ride on Ladies (and gents)

[blues2cruise]

I am currently going thru a Big squabble with my younger 1/2 sister, her mother etc. because I enlisted my 30 year old daughter in an MSF course. She,my daughter, has a daughter 1- 1/2yo. I did it to give her a weekend to learn more about something she loves (bikes) and to learn how to ride more defensively and be able to handle the bike in an emergency.

I am a 50 y/o fiesty newly wed (2yrs8mo) grandmother who took the MSF course two months ago with my husband (also a newbie) and I now commute to work 60 miles a day mostly on the interstate round trip. I had never ridden a motorcycle other than a couple of times (pillion) when I was in my 20's.The family thinks my daughter is being irresponsible and not thinking about being a good mother by risking her life (she doesn't even own a bike at this time). I think she is mature enough to make her own choices. Like I said she doesn't own a motorcycle, but I hope she will someday and not put it off as I have or learn foolishly just enough from friends to get herself hurt trying. Ride on Ladies (and gents)

You are right. 30 is old enough to make her own decisons. She is lucky to have your support. There are too many naysayers in our lives trying to tell us what to do.

She may find she does not like it after all, but the decision should be hers to make. I hope she loves it though.

I just learned at 53...a year and a half ago. Although my mother still does not like motorcycles, she has come to accept that I am doing this and loving it.
I think she sees that it does not have to be dangerous.