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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. Wagner motorcycle, 1911 model
She had an ambition to become the first woman to cross the United States on a motorcycle, and decided to visit the Panama Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Age 26, on May 2, 1915, she set out with her mother Avis (age 56) in the sidecar, [ 4 ] who noted, "I do not fear breakdowns for Effie, being a most careful driver, is a ...
In 2002, the sisters were inducted into the AMA's Motorcycle Hall of Fame and into the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum & Hall of Fame during 2003. [ citation needed ] In 2006 Bob Van Buren, great-nephew of the sisters, and his wife, Rhonda Van Buren, retraced the route taken by Gussie and Addie on a Harley-Davidson Low Rider from New York City to San ...
In 1970 she published the successful Easy Motorcycle Riding (1970, Oaktree: ISBN 0706122623). In 1973 she sold her shop and moved to Phoenix, Arizona where she opened the 'Easy Riding Academy'. In addition to her riding school Wallach was heavily involved in the formation and running of the Women's International Motorcycle Association.
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.
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Illustrated Directory of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. MotorBooks International. pp. 130–133. ISBN 0-7603-1126-9. The S model turned out to be a good (and inexpensive) investment in Harley-Davidson's future. It enticed a good number of young folks into the exhilarating sport of motorcycling. Wilson, Hugo (1995). The Encyclopedia of the ...