So you think women just wash motorcycles at Harley Davidson rallies? Think again!

How Many Women Riders Are There?

• In 2003, 9.6% of bikers in America were women.
• By 2015, that number was 14%.
• By 2018, that number was 19%.
• Among Millennials, women make up 26% of riders.
• Among Gen Xers, women make up 22% of riders.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/11/30/number-women-motorcycle-riders-u-s-grows-nearly-20-percent/2156000002/

How Safe Are Women Riders?

• In 2017, 446 women died on a motorcycle. 59% of those—263—were passengers. That leaves just
  • 183 total deaths among female drivers…
  • compared to
  • 4,724 total deaths among male drivers.
• Though to be perfectly fair, 33% of women are riding scooters (less than 250cc), which brings the risk factor down.

https://www.iihs.org/topics/fatality-statistics/detail/motorcycles-and-atvs

What Makes Women Riders Safer?

• 71% of motorcycle owners state that they have taken at least one motorcycle training course during their lifetime.
• 60 percent of women regularly undergo rider safety courses, as of 2013 (compared to just 42 percent of men)
  • While the true efficacy of safety courses remains undetermined, this stat shows that women are at least actively trying to be as safe as possible.

https://www.mic.org/#/statistics

What Are Women Riding?

• Here’s how the female two-wheel community breaks down:
  • 34% on cruisers
  • 33% on scooters
  • 10% on sports bikes
• But before you smirk at scooters (which are topping out these days at 850cc!), consider this:
  • 49% of women prefer to work on their own bikes rather than taking it into a shop

https://www.mic.org/#/statistics

Women Are Moving Motorcycling Forward

Women on motorcycles aren’t “biker babes”—they’re equally as knowledgeable and talented as any man on a motorcycle. Let’s show them the respect they deserve.