A Venue specifically for WOMEN ONLY who enjoy motorcycle riding, looking for riding partners, groups, riding events, products and services!
Has motorcycling fever grabbed your soul leaving you with no space for anything else? Are you looking for other women to ride with and share your love of the road? Look NO Further....
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Women in the Wind has over 1000 members in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and Australia. We have chapter, associate, and honorary members.
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We welcome all kinds of motorcycles, and our members are from all walks of life: everything from students to secretaries, real estate agents and teachers, factory workers, and police officers.
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53 Glen Park Ave. | Las Vegas | NV | 89183 T: 702-540-8922 | F:702-405-7816
Women in the Wind (WITW) strives to:
This group is only for women,
who are changing the image of female riders.
Las Vegas and Lake Havasu City Unite! We hope to change the perception and improve the image of female riders, women of motorcycling. This is a safe place for women riders to share rider information, motorcycle safetly tips and health infomation.
All female riders are welcome, both new and experienced riders, we do not discriminate. Everyone is invited to post events, join us on a run, feature your profile or bike regardless of what you are riding. We are completely dedicated to promoting camaraderie amongst women riders of all ages.
We are however against, nudity, profanity, and racial slurs. We do reservve the right to delete profiles and comments that are not appropriate or abide by our guidelines.
Women can choose associate or chapter membership. Each member receives the newsletter Shootin' the Breeze six times a year. You are also encouraged to meet other Women in the Wind (WITW) members by attending our national meetings:
All members can wear WITW logo gear, except for patches sporting the lady logo which are for chapter members only.
Other perks include being part of the annual Safe Mileage Contest and engaging in large scale fundraising events for causes such as breast cancer research.
Please visit Womeninthewind.Org for more details or email Karen at bitchn38_yahoo.com.
I am the president of the "Sin Sity Sisters." I have been a member of WITW since 1999, when I joined back then- now the Las Vegas Chapter SSS. I moved to Phoenix for 41/2 years and rode with the Desert Diamonds. It was all the girls who wanted me back that made me come back home.
I have been riding for most of my life. I started out on dirt bikes with my brothers. Back in my teens I packed more than I rode but in my early 20's my sister in law had a Yamaha 250 street that I rode quite often. My latest ride is a 1999 Harley ElctraGlide Classic that I have had for 5 years now. I average about 25,000 miles (yes, I said it) a year. I ride to work almost every day and of course I travel on it. My longest trip was 1800 miles in 10 days. Wasn't out to break any records but to just have a good time and I set up the trip to hit San Bernardino for Nationals that year. A side note on that trip: I LOVE San Francisco but I had the best time riding around the city on the bike. It needs to be done by everyone at sometime. Don't let the hills scare you.
If you love to ride, and have your own bike, we'd love to have you contact us if you are interested in riding with our group. We don't care if you are a novice or have been riding for years. If you are a new rider we have a program called "Big Sister." If you are not comfortable riding by yourself, one of the girls will come meet you & ride along with you. It helps you become more confident on your bike.
So, come out to a meeting or come along and ride in an event. Just call us and we'll let you know what we're up to. We have something going on almost every weekend, especially when the weather is cooler. You can reach me personally at 702-280-4468. I'll be happy to meet up with you if you just want to chat about who and what we are. My email is bitchn38_yahoo.com.
I started off riding at a young age in the hills of California. my first bike being a purple Yamaha 80. With three or four bikes in between I'm still riding a Yamaha- a Silverado 1100. Love that bike. It's taken me everywhere without fail. I've been in Vegas for 38 years the second time around. Went to school here as a kid. At this time I'm working as a training instructor for the CCSD, trying to teach adults how to be bus drivers as well as being certified with the DMV as a commerical examiner. I have been treasurer for our chapter since 1998. I've enjoyed every mintue of being with this group. Members come and go, but the best have arrived. Sin Sity Sisters ROCK!
I started riding after I re-united with my first love (38 years later) and came home from work one day to find two motorcycles in our garage instead of one. He bought me a Honda Shadow and I couldnt wait to get to motorcycle school! I rode a Suzuki 250 for about 3 months and then graduated to my Honda. 9 months later I just had to have a Harley and since December of 07, have been riding my 08 Heritage Softail!
In January of 08 I hooked up with a local chapter of W.I.T.W. and found that I not only enjoyed group riding but riding with women was such an amazing experience that I knew I had to join. I have never looked back. Having started riding late in life (57) I can only say that I sure wish I had started riding sooner. It still amazes me how much I love riding and sharing the experience with my Sisters.
One of the things I treasure most about my riding experience is that I have met the most wonderful women and Im proud to call them my friends. If you think you want to ride, do it! You will never look back with regret!
I'm a new memeber to SSS but have been enjoying every second, especially the slumber parties!! I love each and everyone one of the ladies in the group and I'm so glad I found them. As far as my intro to riding: my husband bought me the bike for my 40th birthday. What a complete surprise, but it's been the best birthday so far. I've only been riding for 2 years and I'm on a Honda Shadow 750. I plan to stay here until I master my left turns!! Being a memeber with such a great group of ladies has been nothing but a pleasure and hope to be a memeber for life! I'm also the webmaster and I'm trying my best to make it all look so darn cute! Welcome future riders!
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I started riding a Honda 550 in 1980 (when I was five HA HA) and spent some time on a Honda 900 before hanging up my leathers for a long while. Thirty years later I reunited with my friend who first introduced me to riding, but I eventually got bored lounging on the back of his bike. After completing the Motorcycle Safety Course again, I bought a Harley Deluxe and have been riding it for about two years. I love it.
I was introduced to Women in the Wind by the amazing Jody Peterson while we were chatting at a Harley store. I subsequently joined the Rocky Mountain Chapter but was not active because I lived in the mountains, a long way from Denver. Since I spend most of my life in Arizona, I transferred to the Las Vegas Chapter. One of the best parts of riding is the camaraderie with the wonderful Sin Sity Sisters. I can't say enough about how awesome these women are.
There is something so special about riding with other women. Maybe it is the common bond of confronting our fears, pushing our limits, and going for the adventure in life. Maybe it is the feeling of acceptance from strong, untamed women. Maybe it is just being with my own kind.
I began riding my own bike in 1999 after getting off the back of a mans bike and vowing to never depend on a man to provide my passion of riding again. I love riding on the back tooI love riding any way I can get it! But it wasnt long before I bought my first bike - a Honda Shadow 1100. It was a beauty! And I will never forget the fun I had with her.
Four years later, at the Laughlin River Run, I bought my True Love - a Goldwing Trike. Since then Ive been on some of the most incredible rides and experienced this great land of ours in a very special way with the wind in my hair!
I was always looking for other girls to ride with, which gladly to say, is becoming an easier task now that so many woman are riding. One day, while at a book signing for my novel about a woman motorcycle rider, a woman from Canada told me about a national organization of women riders Women in the Wind. I couldnt get to their website fast enough!
Being a member of WITH and a part of our chapter, Sin Sity Sisters has been a blessing that I will always be grateful for. I have met the most wonderful women and have shared in some of the most incredible times with still more to come! Each one of my Sistas, unique and special, has brought joy to my life in her own special way. My Lake Havasu Sistas along with my Las Vegas Sistas YOU ROCK!!!
I have been riding for 11 years and about 80,000 miles. Like many women, my first riding experience was as a passenger on the back of my husband's bike, a 1987 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail Classic. However, it wasn't long before I decided to take the Motorcycle Safety Foundation's Introductory Riding course to see if I would like riding my own bike. I had never ridden a motorcycle before taking the class. Of course, I absolutely LOVED it, and spent my first year riding a 2000 Harley-Davidson Sportster 883. My husband kept trying to get me to ride his Heritage, but for a long time I was intimidated by its size and weight. However, one day I finally gave in and tried riding the Heritage. Boy, was my husband sorry then -- once I started riding his bike, I didn't want to ride the Sportster anymore, and he had trouble getting his bike back!
After about a year of riding the 1987 Heritage, I realized that I wanted one of my very own, one that I could customize to fit me and to look the way I wanted. So, I bought a brand-new 2003 100th Anniversary Edition Heritage of my very own and customized it the way I wanted. Almost 60,000 miles later, this is still the bike I am riding, and I have no plans to "give her up" anytime soon. I love my motorcycle!
Although I still enjoy riding with my husband (he now has a 100th Anniversary Edition Electra Glide Standard), I have really come to enjoy riding with my Women in the Wind sisters. I first joined WITW when I moved to Arizona in 2004. It was a great way to meet people in a place where I didn't know anyone. It is really neat to be a part of such a great group of strong, confident, caring women. We all share the love of riding, the confidence it brings us, and the sheer joy of the open road. Come join us!
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We welcome all riders. We're such a diverse group and welcome each and everyone of you! We'd love to speak with you if you are interested with riding with us. Trust us when we say you won't be disappointed!
We hold monthly meetings at 6:30pm at the Black Bear Restaurant off Tropicana and we welcome you!
Mailing Address:
WITW International
P.O. Box 8392
Toledo, OH, USA, 43605
Local SSS President:
Karen J.
702-280-4468
Email: bitchn38_yahoo.com
If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please leave us an email. We'll get right back to you.
START ENGINES
With your right or left arm extended, move your index finger in a circular motion.
LEFT TURN
Raise your left arm horizontal with your elbow fully extended.
RIGHT TURN
Raise your left arm horizontal with your elbow bent 90 degrees vertically.
HAZARD LEFT
Extend your left arm at a 45 degree angle and point towards the hazard.
HAZARD RIGHT A
Extend your right arm at a 45 degree angle and point towards the hazard.
HAZARD RIGHT B
Extend your left arm upward at a 45 degree angle with your elbow bent to 90 degrees and point towards the hazard over your helmet.
SPEED UP
Raise your left arm up and down with your index finger extended upward. This indicates the leader wants to speed up.
SLOW DOWN
Extend your left arm at a 45 degree angle and move your hand up and down.
STOP
Extend your left arm at a 45 degree angle with the palm of your hand facing rearward.
SINGLE FILE
Position your left hand over your helmet with your fingers extended upward. This indicates the leader wants the group in a single file formation. Usually this is done for safety reasons.
STAGGERED or SIDE-BY-SIDE FORMATION
Extend your left arm upward at a 45 degree angle with your index and pinkie finger extended. This indicate that it is safe to return to staggered formation.
TIGHTEN UP
Raise your left arm and repeatedly move up and down in a pulling motion. This indicates the leader wants the group to close ranks.
TICKED OFF
Extend your left arm straight out with your elbow bent 90 degrees. Carefully extend your middle finger to clearly demonstrate your dissatisfaction with the other guy. NOTE: It is not recommended you do this when you are alone.
Always check before riding
T tires
C controls
L lights
O oils and fluids
C chasis
S side stand
Skerts Dropped Bike Technique
Here is a short video in assisting you with proper maintence.
HELMET....ATTENTION ! ! !
A HELMET ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD indicates a motorcyclist has a problem and may need assistance. Help make this a universal signal by spreading the word and by stopping when you see a " HELMET ON THE SHOULDER ".
Just a Little History on WITW. WITW was founded by Becky Brown in Toledo, Ohio in 1979. The organization has grown to over 1000 members in more than 60 chapters, including chapters in Canada, Great Britain and Australia. Last year, Becky was the seventh woman inducted into the Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame for her role in founding WITW and promoting a positive image of women in motorcycling.
Becky Brown has been riding since the 70's, and her story is similar to the stories of many women. We would ride on the back with boyfriends or husbands, or some of us were tomboys and rode dirt bikes, but once we got the bug, it was a matter of knowing how to find a bike that fit us and learn the rules of the road.
In 1979, Becky Brown placed an ad in her local newspaper. Soon after, eleven women took their first ride as a club through the scenic byways of the Maumee River. Since those first women in Toledo chose a name, Women in the Wind has expanded to more than 1000 members and spanned the globe across the U.S. and into Great Britain, Canada, and Australia. The organization now sports over 60 chapters, and while sometimes the chapter locations and member faces change, Women in the Wind keeps its spirit to promote a positive image of women motorcyclists.
She Lives to Ride is a PBS documentary that features Becky Brown with some other famous women motorcyclists such as Dot Robinson (founder of Motor Maids). It was film director Alice Stone's debut film in 1994.
Founder Becky Brown rides into Motorycle Hall of Fame. See her local Toledo Blade online article, and of course, the Hall of Fame Announcement!
A Women in the WindTradition
"The Chapter Spoon"
A LITTLE BIT OF WOMEN IN THE WIND HISTORY
By Becky Brown
As Women in the Wind has grown over the twenty three plus years of its existence, so has a few traditions. The first tradition was starting our almost famous newsletter. Then came our Annual Winter and Summer National meetings. These all were started for the sole reason of getting our different Chapter members together. But it seems that the Women in the Wind tradition that gathers the most interest is our "Chapter Spoon"
When the very first spoon was passed out, we had only about three or four chapters. I have explained the custom to new chapters as they have joined our ranks, but I'm sure that some of our members and most of our associate members are unfamiliar with the ritual of why we pass the spoon.
After every new Chapter passes our probationary time they are blessed with a chapter spoon. It is an ordinary wooden cooking spoon with a hole drilled on the top of the handle for a strip if rawhide or shoestrings that helps make it easy to tie to a belt or handlebars of the bike. On the bowl or shaft the words "OOPS" are added along with the logo. These spoons vary from artist to artist.
As every story, this one has a beginning. I'm not sure just what year it was. I am going to guess 1983. A few Women in the Wind members and our husbands were heading south to Zanesville, Ohio for motorcycle races. It was a holiday weekend and we all met at Rick and Diana Wise's home near Cleveland. We were somewhere between there and our destination when Diane caught her pant leg on her shifter lever while slowing down on an expressway exit ramp. When she reached the stop sign, she was still trying to get untangled and stop at the same time. The only thing I saw was Diane and her bike kissing the pavement. She didn't get hurt but she was kind of shaken up. I think the thing that upset her most was the dent and scrape she put on her newly painted custom tank.
We all stopped at the closest place we could find to collect ourselves and make sure that Diane was all right. It just happened to that the closest place was a McDonalds. We sat down with coffee and just about then Rick handed Diane his spoon and jokingly mentioned something about her staying in the kitchen instead up on a bike. It seemed to be a symbolic moment, since it has stuck with us ever since.
Now every Chapter has a spoon to pass between the members as they '"claim" it after a fall. Some Chapters have gone so far as to let members earn it for just screwing up good. For example, it goes to the Road Captain after she guides the group down a closed road or to the Chapter Secretary after she forgets to send out meeting announcements.
Now Diana, I didn't mean to embarrass you with this story, but it's now history and tradition. And yes, I do remember that my husband Tim should have been the second to possess the spoon. We never did make it to Zanesville in time to see the races. His 1949 Harley decided to keep us at the Massillon Harley Dealer just long enough that we missed the races completely!
Sisters-
Like a book, click on the bottom right of the book to turn the page. Keep doing that until you get to the last page. There you will find the Winter Nationals Registration Form.
Can't wait to see you all!
CLICK HERE
As I sit here and write this the Tennessee girls are putting Summer Nationals 2011 to bed. But we here in the Southwest had a long meeting yesterday to get Winter Nationals 2012 rolling.
It will be Feb 16, 17, 18 & 19. The theme will be Molls & Mobsters, Vegas from Bugsy to the Rat Pack. So break out your fedora hats, tommy guns and put on your best glad rags and come join us for a trip back to the Old Vegas!
There will be tours through the Mob Museum. The Tropicanna had an inter-acvtive Mob Experience. Well take you to the Neon Graveyard where some of the most iconic signs from times past now live. And if the weather is nice enough one of the rides planned for Sat will take us to Primm where the car from Bonnie & Clydes last stand is on display.
The Host hotel will again be The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas. They are currently going under a major remodel and will open the 1st of Sept so we will have spiffy new digs to stay at. And I have to say the new beds are awesome (even though some of you might not even use them). And the crew at The Plaza is excited to have us back. Their reservation center is open and you can call 1-800-634-6575 to reserve your rooms. Make sure you state you are with WITW to get our quoted price. Standard rooms are $69 Sun thru Thur and $109 Fri & Sat. They have also given us special pricing for their 1 and 2 bedrooms suites and their Derby Suites, which there are 3 of and they are gorgeous with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths and a huge living room, dining room, bar area. And all rates are good from Feb 13th to the 22nd. So come early and stay late!!!!
We couldnt get the registration form ready for this issue but we will have it for the next one. Or check our website, www.sinsitysisters.net We will post it there as soon as it is done. Also check the site for more information and information from The Plaza on their renovations!
WE look forward to seeing you all in Old Vegas!
Karen- President, Sin Sity Sisters Las Vegas Chapter
RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY!
When you call, please be sure to tell them when you are making the reservation that you are with WITW. If you fail to do so you forfit any discount that is associated with WITW's account!
RESERVATIONS:
800-634-6575
Click Below to view the Hotel.
WOMEN IN THE WIND
YOU ARE WANTED BY THE AUTHORITIES TO CELEBRATE
2012 WINTER NATIONALS
FEB 17-19TH, 2012
PLAZA HOTEL
1 MAIN STREET
LAS VEGAS, NV 89119
RESERVATIONS: 800-634-6575
TELL THEM YOU ARE WITW
Women In The Wind Sin Sity Sisters Chapter
Winter Nationals
Las Vegas, NV
February 17-19, 2012
The Plaza Hotel, Downtown Las Vegas
Vendor Sign Up Sheet
Come and show your wares to about 250 women motorcyclists! We expect a great turnout for our 2012 Winter Nationals to be held at The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas.
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