Shelby saw that there was a need in her home town of Denver Colorado to create a safe and fun environment for other women to experience riding. There were no feminist reasons for it, just the simple acknowledgment that women are more comfortable sharing the experience with other women… and so was born The Scarlet Headers; an all female social riding group in Denver.
Aleks and her husband started Moto Shop, a Do-It-Yourself motorcycle workshop in the Bay area of San Fransisco about three years ago and have seen a slow and steady success since. Both avid riders who tinkered for years to save money on servicing their sports bikes. She admits when they had the idea for Moto Shop she didn’t expect to be involved. However as things started gaining momentum her “helping out” soon turned to number crunching and eventually being instrumental to running the business.
Anyone who has lived in a city that celebrates Mardi Gras would know the Dykes on Bikes as the bare chested, bondage wearing, Harley Davidson riding lesbians who head the parade with pride. What few realise, (including myself) is that they are the longest running all-female motorcycle club known to the Western world...
