The Girls on their Motorcycles: Vintage photos of kickass women and their rides



1971



Kickass or badass—whatever you wanna call these tough biker ladies—here’s a selection of vintage photos of real-life motorcycle riding women.



Anke Eve Goldmann, 1958





Ann-Margret rode a classic Triumph T100





Bessie Stringfield





Some 70s Harley kickstarting action









Cafe Racer Girl, 1960s.





1949









San Francisco Womens Motorcycle Unit, 1940





Dispatch Riders





Beryl Swain, 1962





A woman on her BMW motorcycle, 1935





The Riverhill Riders Club, 1962





Repairing her motorbike, 1950





A reverend blesses the motorcycle of a woman who is learning to drive, 1938





1960s





Lipstick and leather





