Podcast Interview, Side Stand Up

I'm so excited, because tomorrow night at 5:30 Pacific/8:30 Eastern I'm going to be interviewed by Denise Maple, founder of VaVaVroom. She does a women's segment on a live radio show called Side Stand Up on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. Find out how to listen in here. Just click on the "Talkshoe" box on the left tomorrow night just before 5:30pm Pacific.

I'm going to be chatting a little bit about me, but also my advice for finding gear, and where you can find me getting into trouble this year.

Quick Shout Out

Big thanks to Simon's Auto Werks in Pacifica, CA for carrying my new tshirts.

Thanks Simon!!

And another thanks to those of you who've signed up for my forums. Too bad I had to ban someone for posting Windows ads. Don't you realize that PCs suck? Maybe if you posted OS X or Macbook Pro ads I wouldn't have had to do that.

I'm on a posting rampage!

Just trying to make up for lost time. December and January were slow, so I'm doing my best to catch up. :)

I wanted to announce a new project of mine, the GearChic Forums! www.gearchic.com/forum. I need a few guinea pigs to test out the forum, help me beef up content and give me feedback. I thought a forum solely dedicated to gear would be a great place for people to talk nonstop about it. Here's a description of the boards I've created.

"Gearchat" Zone - All about Gear, All the Time!
1. Gearchat General - Post here for general comments and ideas about women's motorcycle gear.
2. Questions about Gear - Post any and all questions you have about your gear, gear you don't own yet, fit/sizing or anything regarding motorcycle gear. Yeah, Finally!!
3. I'm a Gearslut - That's right, you own more than 1 jacket, 1 helmet, 1 pair of gloves, 1 pair of overpants and 1 pair of boots. Do you have more gear than your S/O thinks you should? Then come on in and tell us what you have and why!
4. Gear Shop - Sale/Wanted
Do you need to sell your gently used gear? Looking to buy gear? Or, know of any slammin' deals on the interwebs that you'd like to share with your fellow female riders?

"Social" Zone
1. Events/Meetups - This is the place to post for meetups (moto and non moto related) for Social users
2. Social/Genearl - Once you have a sponsor, have them PM me directly to let you in.
This is a forum where women who love motorcycles can chat about anything/everything related to riding.

Women only, please! I've designed the Social Zone to be a safe place for women to post without worrying
about being bothered by guys for their pics, or any other offensive/uncomfortable comments. Sorry guys,
but there are a million other motorcycle forums open for you to join to socialize. This isn't an online dating
forum.

A couple of rules about my forum:

1. If you want to post you must register.
2. You can browse the "Gearchat" zone without registering.
3. Access to the "Social" zone is only given if you know someone who already has access. That person must email or PM me and vouch for you that you're a woman (sorry boys).
4. Boys are only allowed access in the GearChat zone.

Please feel free to drop me a line via email or through the forum. My username is pretty obvious.

:)

Fit, Updates

So I just acquired a new 2 wheeled vehicle. Yep, a 2003 sv650s, in superb condition (only 587 miles on it. {Thanks Steve and Valerie!}). I have many reasons for the transition, but my main reason is it's a real, bonafide sportbike! And a twin at that. There's something about the low rumble of a twin. Not the "Potato Potato" of a Harley, but more of a "barr-umph" when you rev it. Thats exactly what it is. A Barr-umph. It also has a lower riding position. Since my arms are short, I'm leaning over quite far, maybe 45 degrees? But when my husband is riding it, he's not leaned over very much at all. Probably because he has big man arms.

I've been riding around a lot wearing the Revit Ignition, testing it out (especially today in the rain) and I realized that this jacket is more comfortable in riding position on the SV. On my Z750, I find it to be 'scrunchy' and too much length in the arms since my bars are upright. But leaning over more requires a little more length.

And this jacket works perfectly. *sigh* It's inevitable that I'll be ordering my own Revit Ignition Ladies jacket in a size 40. Which is 2 full sizes larger than my Revit Pearl. I think due to the cut of the Ignition and also because Revit hasn't quite figured out proper sizing for the American crowd. I guess the same goes for many European brands. I'll post a full review soon.

Rubber Side Up!