THE SCARLET HEADERS BIKE BUILD

"IF IT DOESNT RUN, DOESNT MATTER HOW PRETTY IT IS"

IMAGE FROM @thescarletheaders

IMAGE FROM @thescarletheaders

MORE GIRLS ON BIKES- MORE GIRLS BUILDING.....

We are already in love with group The Scarlet Headers but these ladies are taking it to a whole new level. The group from Denver CO have just begun their first ever charity group bike build!!   The team of ladies  have enlisted the professional help of chaps from Enrico, Ronin & Downshift studios to guide them in rebuilding the 1973 Honda CL350 from the ground up. Learning as they go how to do everything, from how to design the bike to a full engine rebuild, the ladies plan to make a bike built by women for women using their different specs and aesthetic styles. As if this wasn't enough the finished bike will be auctioned off for charity to support their local community. 


"So why do we want to rebuild a vintage motorcycle? The answer is more complex then we may have realized in the beginning. Of course we want to be able to change our own oil, fix a flat, clean a carburetor, and so on; but this is more than that. This is about dreaming of a bike fit for a woman. Maybe a seat more narrow, possibly the shifter in a spot suited for a female, what about a glove box?
As a collective group of women we will be discussing over weeks, months possibly, about what we like and don’t like about our own bikes. With 20+ Scarlet Headers who have different tastes, riding styles, and preferences you can imagine that there will be a shit load of great ideas, even some that will be contradictory of one another. However The Scarlet Headers' dream is to create a classic bike, that appeals to many women. To learn how to build a bike from paper, execute those plans, and get a bike running. That’s our number one goal."


Its amazing to see more women getting into not only riding but learning how to maintain & build bikes. I'm pretty sure that this will inspire a hell of a lot of other women to start to get their hands dirty & I absolutely can't wait to see what these guys come up with....Hell yeah ladies!

GOOD LUCK! 

IMAGE FROM @thescarletheaders

IMAGE FROM @thescarletheaders

FOLLOW THE GIRLS PROGRESS ON THEIR INSTAGRAM OR ON THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.THESCARLETHEADERS.COM

VC NIGHT @ THE SHOP CUSTOMS

Had so much fun at the girls only night we threw recently at The Shop Customs. Thanks to everyone for coming down (especially those who travelled from as far as Brighton to come hang!)

Great to meet you all. Keep your eyes on our Instagram for the next one soon!

ROARING TO GO - BEHNAZ SHAFIEI

IMAGE: From the Guardian article : Mohammad Moheimany/jamejamimage.ir

Recently the internet has been blowing up with news on the very inspiring female rider from Iran. As one of the first in group of female motorcyclists in Iran to obtain official permission to practice on off road circuits & the only women rider in Iran to have done pro road racing, Behnaz  Shafiei is the 26 year old that is truly paving the way for women riders and womens rights in motorsport.

Get yourselves over to this lady's instagram to see her ride dirt, race track & pull tail whips like its going out of fashion. 

Also click HERE to read her recent interview on the guardian website.

Video: BBC

Source: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/13/roaring-to-go-the-female-motorbike-rider-who-wants-to-race-for-iran

WOMEN SHIFT GEARS IN MOTORCYCLE CULTURE.....

Great to see the bike world sitting up & taking notice of women riders!

The Guardian have written an awesome article on the new wave of Women bikers interviewing those awesome ladies The Litas of Utah & the Miss- fires of Brooklyn with a mention about last weekends Ace Cafe world record ladies meet up! Read it HERE!  

Gemma (@ghwfive)x

 (Photograph: From the article - Alicia Mariah Elfving/themotolady.com)


Source: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/aug/16/women-motorcycle-culture-litas-utah

DIRT QUAKE IV

We rode, camped, watched flat track racing, saw the wall of death & danced in a mini mosh pit to a band fronted by Davros from Dr.Who...That was the weekend we went to Dirt Quake.

 

For those of you who have never been, Dirt Quake is the flat track equivalent of Wacky Races on speed. An crazy action packed weekend of both pro & amateur flat track racing where anyone and everything can be entered, with racing in fancy dress being the order of the day (our personal faves were the Clutch Customs boys racing in full teenage mutant ninja turtles garb).

We rode out on the scenic route from London with the Alex Grant, The Shop Customs boys & the lovely Bradley of Dark Arts coffee  & spent the weekend generally causing trouble in a campsite by riding whatever we could get our grubby hands on. We had a bloody ball! If you weren't there this year make sure you don't miss it next year!

Massive thanks to the guys at the DTRA & SIDEBURN MAGAZINE for putting on such a great weekend!

Gemma (@ghwfive)

PHOTOS: ALEX GRANT & GEMMA HARRISON

DTRA LADIES FLAT TRACK DAY

Start slow, go in circles, crash a bit, pick up yourself up, pick up speed, crash a bit more, put on steel shoe, hop on a 450, pray to God, look straight, throttle back, go fast and turn left........
What an amazing day at the first DTRA ladies flat track event at Rye house speedway. There were smiles all round (even when some corners ended in eating dirt), new friends made and some inspired ladies running home to buy more kit for the next one ....now excuse me whilst I go look on eBay for a flat track bike. 

A special thanks to @cobuilt_anthony,  @leahtokove37 .... And all the gang at the DTRA

 

Gemma x  (@ghwfive)
PHOTOS: Ava D'Antimo , Jo Mcdonald  & Gemma Harrison

THE SHOP OPENING PARTY

The Shop opening party in collab with the VC, Kingdom of Kicks, Dark Arts Coffee,  Pistonheads Lager and Sailor Jerry's. It was a good one. Enough said.....

PHOTOS: Alex Grant