Womens board track racer?

suvete · #1 (**permalink**) 08-14-2009, 12:55 AM

Is there any history of a women board track racer? Has any one built a racer that is something a wild girl would like to sport. Maybe something like the new Harleys that are flat black & pink? Anyone have photo's of women M.B. riders?

doubledice · #2 (**permalink**) 11-15-2009, 11:30 PM

Not that i know of but you know that would be a sick build even tho im a guy i must admit

MotorbikeMike · #3 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 12:43 AM

Hi if you read about board track racing, and the high death toll, I don't think you will find any mention of a female racing, in addition the "Ladies" acted completely different in those days, and did not even yet have the vote (till 1920)

Mike

silverbear · #4 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 07:08 AM

I bet there there were women back then who wanted to. Lots of women rode bicycles and wind in your face is wind in your face.
I know I'd rather look at pictures of women on motorbikes than men on them. I was looking at Veniceboy's group photo of his ride a few days ago. Lots of guys and one girl. It wasn't hard to notice who looked best. (And no, it wasn't you, Veniceboy. Ha! I'll give you this, there's nothing wrong with your eyesight, bud.)
SB

**Bikeguy Joe** · #5 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MotorbikeMike

Hi if you read about board track racing, and the high death toll, I don't think you will find any mention of a female racing, in addition the "Ladies" acted completely different in those days, and did not even yet have the vote (till 1920)

Mike

Not all women were oppressed "ladies" though. There were women farmers, pilots, bikers, ect. "back then" too.
Suvete- Why not be the first? Build one!

K.i.p · #6 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 05:45 PM

Well, mines going to be kind of a hermaphrodite. Does that count?

Kevlarr · #7 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 05:57 PM

One problem, BTRs didn't have "coat guards".

fasteddy · #8 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 06:24 PM

My Mother is 98 on Dec. 22 and if you want to know what was allowed I can ask her.
We have a picture of her sitting on my grandads motorcycle about 90 years ago in England with her brother.
She has said the first world war opened things up for women as they were called upon to do jobs that men usally did but after the war things went back pretty much to normal.

As she said Ladies had to be and Gentlemen better be.

Steve.

pre-war Schwinn · #9 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 06:43 PM

there was a BoardTrack located at PCH and Beach Blved in Huntinton Beach california also known as ?Tin Can Beach because of the transients who lived the Beachcomber Lif and cooked over bonfires raced Boardtrank and basically did there own thing.
I've seen a Harley that was graciously alloted the cherished parts kept safe in sheds all over Socal It was built bu a Sober guy in AA who started with just a frame and wish. as he progressd the OLD Racers let go of their private stash to trick it out I laughed though when I onced asked if I could photograph it I was told No way. It would leak out about its origins and build secrets. He then proceeded to try and Kick start that Witch and an hour later had to tow it back the two miles to the garage Har Har

Kevlarr · #10 (**permalink**) 11-16-2009, 09:19 PM

Few weeks ago my brother came over to have me work on his PC, while we were waiting for windows to load I was showing him some board track videos on youtube, even came across a video of a hillclimb here in Lansing in 1917 (want a laugh watch last half of the video!)
YouTube - Michigan Motorcycle Madness from 1917

Well my brother says "Remember the old Harley grandpa had when he was young?" (btw grandpa would be 105 now) I said yeah, I remember seeing the pictures of him sitting on it, "Well did mom ever tell you the story that he rode all the way to upstate New York to watch a hillclimb back in the 20's?" Ummmmm...no.....mom never told me that one!