Girls Ride Out

Girls Ride Out was formed in April 2001 when our first ride day attracted over 45 female riders to Mt Victoria in the Blue Mountains.

In 2004 we became incorporated and remain a social group of mostly women, who stay in touch through e-mail, Facebook, and of course regular rides.

We schedule monthly rides, organize charity events, operate a support network for learner riders, and conduct the occasional maintenance day. We also have an active Facebook group and a website for hints, tips, organising impromptu rides, and more.

How Girls Ride Out Began

So what can I tell you, it is a long story and I hope you have a cuppa!

It all started one sunny summer afternoon out in our garage. My husband Terry was out doing what all good men do, having a beer and polishing his pride and joy. If I wanted to talk to him, I knew where to find him!

So whilst he polished, I looked for a comfy seat, and decided to park it on his bike. It only took a nanosecond to work out that sitting on the front of this bike seemed much more comfortable that the back half of the seat. So I told him! To which he told me ‘get your bike then!’.

Feeling a little braver than normal, I took him up on the notion, and a couple of days later he came home with my first motorbike – my very own pride and joy! An ’89 Yamaha Virago. A great beginner’s bike, he said. So off I went and got my license and have not looked back. After I had been riding for a couple of months, I then decided it was time to find some new friends to ride with.

Throughout the time I was learning to ride, I kept thinking to myself, “I cannot be the only 37yo female in Sydney crazy enough to ride a bike”, and to prove this to myself I wanted to find the others. So I decided to create a ride day and invite all the female riders to come along, ‘just for the fun of it!’

Just so you know how naive I was – I didn’t even know about any of the bike clubs – regardless of gender. One evening I was in a class and declared to a group of people that I was going to create a fun day ride for female riders who are relatively new to riding. From that moment on, things just started to happen. I met a woman and now friend, Sasha, who knew just what I needed to do to make this happen.

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