Profile of a Female Motorcyclist Meet Courtney! I don’t know how I found and started following @diamondgirlzmc but I saw her tweet, “Launched DiamondGirlzMC.com one year ago Nov 2011 and we’re over 93,000 visits!“ and I retweeted with my congratulations. Then the lightbulb went off … here’s another lady rider to profile, I just need to ask!
I am pleased as punch to introduce to you Courtney a.k.a. Mz Pink co-founder and President of Diamond Girlz MC – an all female motorcycle club out of Boston, MA.
Profile of a Female Motorcyclist Meet Courtney
How long have you been riding a motorcycle? 9 years
How did you learn to ride? I always LOVED motorcycles but only knew one rider … my Brother who lived two states away. One day I just bought a bike, called my brother and asked him to come down one weekend and teach me.
He did and after 4 hours or so in a parking lot I was ready to hit the streets and never looked back!! It was not long until I started meeting many biker friends in the streets. After that it is history!!!
What was your first motorcycle? Kawasaki Ninja 250- Yellow
How many have you owned? I am currently on my 4th. I spent one summer on the 250 and then thought of it as a scooter — LOL – and upgraded to a GSXR 600 which I customized all white and pink.
Don’t get me wrong, the 250 was a GREAT bike to learn on but I was soon ready for more power! After the GSXR I got a R6 which I customized Pink and now I have had my 2003 Kawasaki 636 for the past 4 summers; this is my baby and she is ALL custom- Pink of course with Diamonds on her. She has won many, many shows and I love her!!
Why did you want to ride a motorcycle? It looked fun and had a sense of freedom!!
Tell us about your riding. I love riding. I ride practically every single day in the summer. Unfortunately I live in Boston so we really only have 7 – 8 months of good riding weather.
I seek great pleasure in riding and love being in an all female motorcycle club because we have a sisterhood and a very tight bond that no one can break. We travel and make a lot of weekend trip plans over the summer. We go on many trips together and have a blast.
What advice do you have for women who ride or want to ride a motorcycle? That you only live once and why live it “wanting” to do something … live it “doing it”. I tell every female that who wants to ride: You can do ANYTHING you want and put your mind to!!
What is the longest trip that you’ve taken on your cycle? The longest I have ever rode was to NJ (3 times over the years) and to NY several times which NJ trip was about 260 miles one way … put it this way … I ride 🙂 I bought my bike 4 years ago with 4,200 miles on it and today I have 36,071 miles on my baby!!
Do you belong to any motorcycle groups? I am the Co-Founder and President of Diamond Girlz MC an all female motorcycle club out of Boston MA that was established in Feb 2008.
We started with 8 females and today we have 11 fully patched members and 1 prospect (of course members have come and gone) the 3 “original members” from day 1 who are still by my side are my 2 loyal sisters Teez my VP and Jewels my SGT at Arms – Thank you ladies!!!
We have come a long way in 5 years and I am very proud of what we have accomplished! We do a lot of community service and have a very strong bond with one another. We also just put out our first ever 2013 Diamond Girl calendar which you can see on our website.
Also all the details for our 5th year anniversary event the weekend of Feb 8th and 9th 2013 is all on our website, Please check us out DiamondGirlzMC.com Before Diamond Girlz then I was a member of a co-ed club Bikerz Finest in Boston. I saw a “vision” for an all female club in Boston and saw through it!!!
Do you have a favorite riding story? Every 3rd Sunday of the month is Diamond Girl day- we meet up around 11AM plan a day trip and ride and hang out for the whole day. Diamond Girl days are ALWAYS my favorite!!!!
I am so glad you stopped by today! I started this blog to document my journey into motorcycling and along the way I met so many other lady riders with inspiring stories to tell I began to share theirs as well.
About the same time I started this blog I joined Twitter (@helmetorheels) and began to meet other female motorcycle riders. These ladies were so inspiring to me because I found other newbies like me to life-long experienced riders who were willing to share encouragement, tips, and their friendship. I was welcomed where I was on my journey. What an incredible community I found online to fuel my desire to ride.
Catch us on Instagram @helmetorheels and Pinterest @helmetorheels – we are just getting started!
7 Responses
Cool. All I can think of to say is – “you go girl” – and “wow, that is a lot of pink.”
Always great to hear of lady riders hanging out and being a good role model for others in the community.
I admire her initiative in starting a club to meet the needs of women riders. And now I want a pink motorcycle!
I want a pink motorcycle now too!
Great story…lovely rider!
Omg how exciting i have always wanted a pink ninja bike that is a dream and im going to accomplish it. your story was inspiring:) your a rolemodel
One of my bikes is a bright pink 250 ninja that came to me when a good friend was very ill. She had dedicated it to BC awareness and I now ride it in her memory. I get lots of positive comments about Lil Pink that make me smile.
Pink also rode with her 78 year old Grampy this past summer. So very proud of my niece and all the community service she and her DiamondGirlz do.