Motor Femmes
In these episodes you'll meet the dynamic women who are making history in female motorcycling. Each of my guests has had an impact on the motorcycling world and has helped to advance the sport for women worldwide.
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Episodes
44 episodes
Ellie Rains: Three World Records, One Mission - Bringing Women Riders Together
This week on the Motor Femmes Podcast, I’m joined by Ellie Rains, founder of Midwest Women Riders. What started as a simple way to connect with other women motorcyclists has grown into one of the largest women’s riding groups in the country. El...
Kimba the Lionness: Starting Over, Sisterhood & the Ride That Changed Everything
Kimba the Lionness shares her journey of starting over, finding strength through motorcycling, and discovering the power of sisterhood on two wheels. From life-changing rides and the women she met along the way to honoring legendary motorcyclis...
Starting Over Isn’t Just for 20-Somethings: Reinventing Yourself at Any Age
It’s never too late to start over—or to be new at something. In this MotorFemmes solo episode, Kay talks about reinvention later in life, the courage to become a beginner again, and the power of saying, “I don’t know.” Because growing older doe...
The Gear Graveyard: Motorcycle Gear We Thought Would Change Our Lives
What motorcycle gear is gathering dust in your closet or garage? From jackets and gloves to seats, luggage, rain gear, and must-have motorcycle gadgets, we’re talking about the gear women riders bought thinking it would change everything—and wh...
From Corporate Executive to Motorcycle Adventurer: How Mary Lou Dobbs Found Freedom, Courage & Her Badass Self
Meet Mary Lou Dobbs—motorcyclist, speaker, adventurer, and author of The Art of Being a Badass Woman: Breaking the Hold on Good Girl Conditioning.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Mary Lou about breaking free from t...
Debbie Matthews: The Godmother of Women's Motocross
Meet Debbie Matthews, the “Godmother of Women’s Motocross” and a 2024 AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee who helped change the future of women’s racing. In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Debbie about her remarkable motocros...
Vicki “Spitfire” Sanfelipo: Saving Lives Through Motorcycle Accident Scene Management
Meet Vicki “Spitfire” Sanfelipo—registered nurse, lifelong motorcyclist, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame inductee, and the driving force behind Accident Scene Management and Road Guardians.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks...
Becky Goebel: Taking Up Space in the Motorcycle World
Meet Becky Goebel—better known as AXEL—motorcyclist, entrepreneur, content creator, and a fearless voice for women in motorcycle culture.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Becky about building a life and career around motorcy...
Michele Wierzgac: What It Takes to Ride Long Distance
Meet Michele Wierzgac—long-distance motorcyclist, riding coach, speaker, and a woman who proves it’s never too late to start riding.Michele learned to ride at 50 and quickly discovered a passion for going the distance. Today, she’s an ex...
Gevin Fax: Live Your Dare—A Trailblazing Woman in Motorcycling
Meet Gevin Fax—lifelong motorcyclist, musician, actor, storyteller, and a trailblazing voice for women in motorcycling.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Gevin about a life spent on two wheels, breaking barriers, finding comm...
Aimee Dorrell: Solo Motorcycle Riding, Freedom & Finding Yourself
Meet Aimee Dorrell—a long-distance motorcyclist and solo rider who discovered that sometimes the best way to reconnect with yourself is to get on your bike and go.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Aimee about falling in love...
Jill Parham: Building J&P Cycles and a Legacy in Motorcycling
Meet Jill Parham—co-founder of J&P Cycles, Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame inductee, and a woman who helped build one of the biggest names in the motorcycle industry.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Jill about st...
Vicki Wiederkehr: Why Women Need Motorcycle Gear Made for Women
Meet Vicki Wiederkehr —motorcyclist, entrepreneur, and founder of Blazen Spirit, a motorcycle apparel brand created to give women something they've been asking for far too long: protective riding gear that actually fits.In this episode o...
Serena Rebechini: Motorcycle Training, Confidence & Overcoming Self-Doubt
Meet Serena—motorcyclist, Motorcycle Safety Foundation RiderCoach, and a woman who's discovered that teaching people to ride is about much more than motorcycles.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Serena about learning to ride...
Mandee Ingvalson: From Anxious New Rider to Long-Distance Motorcycle Adventurer
Meet Mandee—a long-distance motorcyclist, HOG chapter leader, creator of Quest of the Water Towers, and a woman who went from being an anxious new rider to putting 36,000 miles on her motorcycle in a single year.In this episode of MotorF...
Lorna Cuny: Medicine Wheel Ride—Riding for Missing & Murdered Indigenous People
Meet Lorna Cuny—motorcyclist, Oglala Lakota woman, and one of the five founding members of Medicine Wheel Ride, an organization using motorcycles to bring awareness to the crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People.In this episode ...
Gloria Tramontin Struck: 80+ Years of Riding & Paving the Way for Women
Happy 100th Birthday to this legendary woman! Meet Gloria Tramontin Struck—a motorcycle legend, Hall of Famer, longtime Motor Maid, and a trailblazer who has spent more than 80 years proving that women belong in the rider’s seat.Gl...
Ewa “HD Troublemaker” Pozywio : 4,000 Miles Solo Through the Alps
Meet Ewa—better known as HD Troublemaker—a Harley-Davidson rider, solo motorcycle traveler, and content creator from England who is encouraging more women to stop waiting for permission and start having adventures of their own.In this ep...
Melissa Hussong: How Motorcycles Build Confidence & Change Your Life
Meet Melissa Hussong—motorcyclist, entrepreneur, MSF Rider Coach, and host of the Full-Time Freedom podcast, who believes motorcycles can teach us a lot about creating the life we really want.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks wit...
Terri Collier Part 2: Riding 10,000 Miles to Fight Childhood Hunger
Terri Collier set out to conquer the 10,000-mile Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge—but the ride became about something much bigger. Terri shares how her $10,000 goal to fight childhood hunger grew into an incredible $132,000 raised, and how ...
Terri Collier Part 1: Hoka Hey, Long-Distance Riding & a Lifetime on Motorcycles
Meet Terri Collier—a lifelong motorcyclist, former motorcycle magazine publisher, long-distance rider, and Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge competitor who has been riding since she was five years old.In Part 1 of this MotorFemmes conversati...
Sneak Peak-Terri Collier
Endurance motorcycling is not for the weak. In this clip of Terri Collier's full interview, she talks about what pushed her past her own limits during the Hoka Hey Motorcycle Challenge.
Angela Rider: Custom Motorcycle Painting, Pinstriping & Doing What You Love
Meet Angela Rider—motorcyclist, custom painter, pinstriper, and the creative force behind A Rider Customs.Angela has been riding motorcycles since she was eight years old, but her love of motorcycles eventually collided with another life...
Betsy Baldry: “I’m Not a Passenger”—Finding Freedom Through Motorcycling
Meet Betsy Baldry—a South Dakota motorcyclist, financial professional, solo rider, and passionate supporter of women who ride.In this episode of MotorFemmes, Kay talks with Betsy about discovering motorcycles after divorce, learning to r...
Tabetha Kanter: Restoring the Past & Riding Vintage Motorcycles | Motor Femmes
From restoring tractors as a teenager to riding vintage Harley-Davidson and Indian motorcycles, Tabetha Kanter has built a life around preserving the machines—and stories—of the past.In this episode of Motor Femmes, Tabetha shar...