July: “Women’s Motorcycle Month?” 

Who knew July was bursting at the seams with so many wacky holidays? Our Nation’s Independence aside, of course… There’s National Bikini Month (we probably won’t be celebrating), Nude Recreation Week, Cow Appreciation Day, and the list goes on and on. Among these most notable observations is Women’s Motorcycle Month. Our question is: who deemed July as our month? Who gets to decide? Were women even taken into consideration when the idea was stamped and approved? And so then, do guys get August dedicated to them, or maybe it’s June when the riding season is suspiciously milder? These things can keep a girl up at night. 

While it would be too easy to dedicate Helmet Hair magazine.com’s July issue to this so called “Women’s Motorcycle Month,” we claim that every month is our month. Yes, we said it. And just to prove it, we’ve compiled a whole lot of stuff women riders have been keeping themselves busy with each and every day – and they needn’t a holiday to celebrate. 

Just ask Susan Carpenter who writes a column, Throttle Jockey, for the LA Times. She gets to test ride motorcycles each week. She didn’t even mention the July holiday during her interview. And then there’s Judy Mirro, founder of the Women’s Riding School (WRS) in New Hampshire… ok, which just so happens to take place in July, but we think purely coincidental. Let’s not forget all the days of the year when women motorcyclists are busy participating in charity rides and gathering for rallies, read which ones made our Top Ten List. Only a few take place in July. 

Let’s all take a stand together and declare that we commemorate female riders every month of the year!  Starting now, starting today, starting…this month!             Oh well.