We still get asked about the "Those Girls" contest we ran last year.  Lady riders want to read the stories of other women riders. We'll feature a different story every month.  Here is Julie's story.

For THIS girl, riding motorcycles is not just a fun pastime or hobby. For me, it is therapy. It is a time for me to get inside my own head; to set order to the jumble of thoughts and ideas that my mind has accumulated over the past 5 days. After a good 100 mile or so ride, I dismount with a much clearer mind and more positive outlook on life. I began riding motorcycles because I thought it was “cool”. I quickly realized that motorcycles were a puzzle piece in my life that had been missing for 28 years. In riding I found the self confidence I had always lacked. I learned to trust myself and my own decisions. I learned that I am truly stronger than I had previously thought. Riding also put me in control of my own life. I was no longer at the mercy of another person to take me where my heart desired. Riding motorcycles has taken this shy insecure girl to more places and with more people than she ever imagined. I have ridden some of the most beautiful roads in the U.S. I have drag-raced and exceeded 130 mph in the quarter mile. I have made a beautiful motorcycle family all over the U.S. (and beyond) out of the people I have met along my travels. Riding motorcycles truly is the best therapy in the world for me. 

-Julie Henderson