Welcome to Ladies of Chrome & Leather Chapter,
the Riverside, California chapter of Women in the Wind
the Riverside, California chapter of Women in the Wind
WHAT WE'RE ALL ABOUT
Ladies of Chrome and Leather (L.O.C.A.L.) is the Riverside, California area chapter of Women in the Wind (WITW), an international organization for women motorcyclists (all makes and models of motorcycles accepted). WITW was founded in Toledo, Ohio by Becky Brown in 1979 and has grown to over 1,200 members with chapters in the U.S., Canada, England and Portugal.
MEETINGS: Held the third Saturday of the month at Flo's Restaurant in Riverside located at 5620 Van Buren Blvd.with a group ride following the meeting. We participate in various events and runs including benefit rides and poker rides sponsored by many motorcycle groups in the area. We are a very active and enthusiastic chapter. Our members come from all walks of life but we have one common interest in motorcycling.
OUR GOAL: Meet other ladies with a common interest in riding, encourage new riders, socialize, have fun, raise money for excellent
causes, learn safety and minor maintenance, better our riding skills, promote a positive image of women riders and RIDE.
Ladies of Chrome and Leather (L.O.C.A.L.) is the Riverside, California area chapter of Women in the Wind (WITW), an international organization for women motorcyclists (all makes and models of motorcycles accepted). WITW was founded in Toledo, Ohio by Becky Brown in 1979 and has grown to over 1,200 members with chapters in the U.S., Canada, England and Portugal.
MEETINGS: Held the third Saturday of the month at Flo's Restaurant in Riverside located at 5620 Van Buren Blvd.with a group ride following the meeting. We participate in various events and runs including benefit rides and poker rides sponsored by many motorcycle groups in the area. We are a very active and enthusiastic chapter. Our members come from all walks of life but we have one common interest in motorcycling.
OUR GOAL: Meet other ladies with a common interest in riding, encourage new riders, socialize, have fun, raise money for excellent
causes, learn safety and minor maintenance, better our riding skills, promote a positive image of women riders and RIDE.
THE BEGINNING: Women in the Wind
WITW Founder, Becky Brown, has been riding since the 70's, and her story is similar to the stories of many women. "We would ride on the back with boyfriends or husbands, or some of us were tomboys and rode dirt bikes. But once we got the bug, it was a matter of knowing how to find a bike that fit us and learn the rules of the road".
In 1979, Becky Brown placed an ad in her local newspaper. Soon after, eleven women took their first ride through the scenic byways of the Maumee River. Since those first women in Toledo chose our name, Women in the Wind has expanded to more than 1300 members and spanned the globe across the U.S., Canada, Great Brittain and Australia. The organization now sports over 100 chapters, and while sometimes the chapter locations and member faces change, Women in the Wind keeps its spirit to promote a positive image of women motorcyclists. WITW is open to all motorcycles and 3-wheeled street-legal vehicles.
WITW Founder, Becky Brown, has been riding since the 70's, and her story is similar to the stories of many women. "We would ride on the back with boyfriends or husbands, or some of us were tomboys and rode dirt bikes. But once we got the bug, it was a matter of knowing how to find a bike that fit us and learn the rules of the road".
In 1979, Becky Brown placed an ad in her local newspaper. Soon after, eleven women took their first ride through the scenic byways of the Maumee River. Since those first women in Toledo chose our name, Women in the Wind has expanded to more than 1300 members and spanned the globe across the U.S., Canada, Great Brittain and Australia. The organization now sports over 100 chapters, and while sometimes the chapter locations and member faces change, Women in the Wind keeps its spirit to promote a positive image of women motorcyclists. WITW is open to all motorcycles and 3-wheeled street-legal vehicles.
LADIES OF CHROME & LEATHER CHAPTER
In 1998 after riding with a group of ladies for the filming for a local cable station called "The Harley Girls" Dee Norman got the bug to form a ladies only riding group and after researching the internet for various women’s motorcycle groups, and after talking with the WITW founder Becky Brown, she decided to form a chapter in Riverside, Calif. In January 1999, Ladies of Chrome & Leather Chapter ("LOCAL") had its first meeting with 33 ladies attending who all joined the chapter. Now it is 2017 and we're still going strong. From our founder: "I am grateful and feel fortunate to have met some wonderful ladies over the years who all have the same common interest of the love of riding motorcycles."
In 1998 after riding with a group of ladies for the filming for a local cable station called "The Harley Girls" Dee Norman got the bug to form a ladies only riding group and after researching the internet for various women’s motorcycle groups, and after talking with the WITW founder Becky Brown, she decided to form a chapter in Riverside, Calif. In January 1999, Ladies of Chrome & Leather Chapter ("LOCAL") had its first meeting with 33 ladies attending who all joined the chapter. Now it is 2017 and we're still going strong. From our founder: "I am grateful and feel fortunate to have met some wonderful ladies over the years who all have the same common interest of the love of riding motorcycles."
