Womens board track racer?
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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
Mike
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
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
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!
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.
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.
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
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
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!
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!
suvete. you go girl building a boardie now myself and waiting to get my whizzer home to start keep in touch we can swap ideas.....Barb
Very cool. Thanks for finding and sharing that. She must have been a heck of a rider and athlete. I'd like to have known her. Young girls need different kinds of icons to choose from in who to emulate. Fay seems like a real quality person. A couple of those bikes she rode are awesome. Maybe sometime we'll see a board track racer replica with Fay Taylour on the gas tank.
SB
I guess that I will start to make a Board Track Racer for my wife so we will have a his and hers set. I will start on hers this weekend. Here is my first tracker I had put together. Maybe we both will be in the next Death Race in Dec. 2 2010 ?
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check out acmemotobikes.com we have a womens bike early shwin with a motor on it but i dont think it fits the bill for a board tracker
She's GOTTA beat Fairracing31!!!!!!!
Funny thing is back then women like Fay Taylour or Amelia Earhart were the furthest thing from what parents wanted their daughters to emulate.
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