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Harley-Davidson's
Women's Ride dominates streets of motorcycle rally
By the Staff of Clutch and
Chrome
March 5th, 2008
Updated at 9.38pm
Police escorts, waving
crowds and a member of the legendary Davidson family leading
the way marked Women's Day in Daytona Beach Bike Week on
Tuesday.
Female bikers gathered at
Bike Week on Tuesday to declare the day "Women's Day."
 Originally
organized by Harley-Davidson as 'The Get Down to Daytona
Women’s Ride' was an expenses-paid for six female winners.
According to the Milwaukee motorcycle manufacturer the
response was so overwhelming, the last leg of the ride was
expanded to include a total of 500 female riders resulting
in the largest women's ride in the company's 105-year
history.
Karen Davidson, the
great-granddaughter of the Harley Davidson founder William
A. Davidson, led the
ride.
"You know they're looking
great, they're feeling strong," Davidson said. "You know
this is a day and age where women really can do anything."
At the start of the ride it
was Karen Davidson with the six winners of Harley-Davidson's
"Get Down to Daytona" contest. They left Atlanta March 1,
and were joined by the rest of the riders for the last 10
miles of the approximately 500-mile trek, which ended at
Ocean Center. Three
women received special recognition as the top fundraisers
for the event: Joanne Mold of Forest Hill, Md., ($3,055
raised), Dee Roberts of Bernville, Pa., ($2,717) and Lynne
Cone of Houston ($2,715). Each received a 105th Anniversary
Harley-Davidson women's jacket, and had lunch with Karen
Davidson and the six "Get Down to Daytona" contest winners
and MDA ambassadors.
Since 1980, Harley-Davidson's family of dealers, customers,
employees, suppliers and H.O.G. chapters have raised more
than $65 million for "Jerry's kids." Every year,
Harley-Davidson riders selflessly volunteer their time to
visit nearly a hundred MDA summer camps across the country.
The riders host barbecues, give sidecar rides, provide
temporary tattoos and let the admiring youngsters sit on
their motorcycles.
The ride went from the Daytona Speedway to the Ocean Center
and overall raised more than $60,000 to benefit the Muscular
Dystrophy Association. |
