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Bessie Stringfield (born Betsy Beatrice White; 1911 or 1912 – February 16, 1993), also known as the "Motorcycle Queen of Miami", was an American motorcyclist who was the first African-American woman to ride across the United States solo, and was one of the few civilian motorcycle dispatch riders for the US Army during World War II.
She promoted motorcycling worldwide, particularly encouraging women to get involved. Marjorie Cottle (5 September 1900 – 17 July 1987) was an English works supported motorcycle trials rider. She was one of Britain's best-known motorcyclists in the 1920s and 1930s.
Jolene Van Vugt (born September 17, 1980) is a Canadian motocross rider. She is the first CMRC Women's Canadian Motocross National Champion, first woman to backflip a full-sized dirt bike, holder of multiple Guinness World Records, and co-star of many motocross/stunt videos. [1]
Leslie Porterfield was named as the 2008 American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Racing Female Rider of the Year, [2] holds three land-speed records and is a member of the Bonneville 200 mph club. She is the former co-owner of High Five Cycles with Ronnie Trent, a used motorcycle dealership in north Dallas.
Sequana Joi Harris [1] (December 11, 1976 – August 14, 2017) [2] [3] was an American motorcycle road racer and stuntwoman. [4] She made history as the first African American woman to be licensed as a motorcycle road racer, racing professionally since 2014, after taking up motorcycling in 2009. [5]
Debbie Evans (born February 5, 1958) is an American former motorcycle observed trials competitor and current stunt actor. [2] [3] In the 1970s, Evans was considered the best female observed trials rider in the United States, earning factory-backed sponsorship from Yamaha. [2]
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Pioneer female motorcyclist and racer Clara Marian Wagner (11 November 1891 – 30 December 1961) was one of the first documented woman motorcyclists , who became notable as an endurance racer and was sponsored by the Eclipse Machine Co., a bicycle company, for using its braking products.