I am Woman Hear me Roar!

I won two tickets to the Minnesota State Fair on Twitter from @TCHotelDeals {thank-you}. I am woman Hear me Roar! How’d I do it? I re-tweeted a friend’s tweet hoping to give her another chance to win. What a surprise when I received a direct message letting me know I won and asking for my mailing address. {Sorry Heidi!}

I am Woman Hear me Roar!

Hubby and I went to the Fair on Friday. My goal was to see all four motorcycle vendors, eat cheese curds, and visit the Miracle of Birth barn. The first place we hit was Harley Davidson. There were a few new, but mostly used motorcycles and lots of clothing. You could look but no sitting on the cycles.

A couple of 1200 Sportsters caught my eye, but I couldn’t get the attention of a sales guy.  I’ll be the first to admit I don’t look like the “traditional” Harley rider, but is that any way to treat a potential customer?

So on to the Honda dealer I went. Again, there was a mix of new and used motorcycles. Do not sit signs were on these bikes too. I asked a couple of the sales guys some questions and received short answers.

Not too interested in talking with me, they both walked away. Really? Was it my pink Under Armour jacket? I hope not. Hey guys I own a ’00 Honda cb750 Nighthawk!

Never found the dealer that was to have some Indian cycles. But we found the Kawaskis. You could sit on these bikes, but the only person there was a girl selling the Monster t-shirts. She didn’t know much about the bikes and not sure where the sales person was. Wow. Oh, and no brochures either. Talk about poor planning.

HELLO motorcycle industry I’m a woman and I ride a motorcycle! Talk intelligently to me. Advertise to me – not just with pictures of women riding as passengers – but as a motorcyclist. Create products and accessories for me. Don’t objectify me either. Hollywood and many current motorcycle brands seem to have that covered.

For nearly a century, the motorcycle industry has been dominated by men. If you want to survive the next hundred years, you should include women.

We are women hear us rev our motorcycles!

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