Biker Chicz Of North America

In Biker Chicz of North America, Edward Winterhalder and Wil De Clercq have compiled in-depth profiles of twenty-two fascinating women who ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Each chapter features an individual whose life story is compelling, intriguing, fascinating, and inspirational.

In Biker Chicz of North America, Edward Winterhalder and Wil De Clercq have compiled in-depth profiles of twenty-two fascinating women who ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Each chapter features an individual whose life story is compelling, intriguing, fascinating, and inspirational. Global studies indicate that 12 to 18 percent of motorcycling enthusiasts are women. The number of women motorcycle riders in North America has increased exponentially since the early 1990s, and that exciting trend continues. American Motorcycle Industry Council statistics indicate that over one million new motorcycles were sold in the United States in 2008. Of that impressive number more than 100,000 were sold to women. While each woman featured in this book is unique and extraordinary in her own right, there are, not surprisingly, certain attributes they all have in common. In addition to being avowed motorcycle riders—they live to ride and ride to live—they are successful, intelligent, freethinking, adventurous, creative, inspiring, and tenacious. They are women who have followed their dreams and dared to live life on their own terms. All are survivors who boldly took on challenges that many of us—men or women—would find daunting. Some of them came by their success easily, others by triumphing over adversity. Despite their common traits, most are as different as night and day. Some are introverted, others extroverted; some are family oriented, others are loners. They'll be the first to admit, however, that without their Harleys, they would not be who they are today. Their beloved motorcycles are what defines them and what sets them apart from their nonriding sisters.

Edward Winterhalder is an American author who has written more than twenty-five books about motorcycle clubs and outlaw biker culture published in the English, French, German and Spanish languages; a television producer who has created programs about motorcycle clubs and the outlaw biker lifestyle for networks and broadcasters worldwide; a singer, songwriter, musician and record producer; and screenwriter. Winterhalder has produced segments, episodes and documentaries for television such as Gangland, Outlaw Bikers, Gang World, Iron Horses, Marked, Biker Chicz, One Percenters, Recon Commando: Vietnam and Living On The Edge; and is the creator and executive producer of Steel Horse Cowboys, Real American Bikers and Biker Chicz. A prominent member of the Bandidos motorcycle club from 1997 to 2003 and associate from 1979 to 1996, he was instrumental is expanding the organization worldwide and assigned to coordinate the assimilation of the Rock Machine into the Bandidos during the Quebec Biker War—a conflict that cost more than one-hundred sixty people their lives. Associated with motorcycle clubs and outlaw bikers for almost thirty years, Winterhalder has been seen on Fox News (O'Reilly Factor with Bill O'Reilly & America's Newsroom), CNN, Bravo, Al Jazeera, BBC, ABC Nightline, MSNBC News Nation, Good Morning America, History Channel, Global, National Geographic, History Television, AB Groupe, and CBC. Books written by Edward Winterhalder include Searching For My Identity: The Chronological Evolution Of A Troubled Adolescent To Outlaw Biker (2022); Searching For My Identity: The Chronological Evolution Of An Outlaw Biker On The Road To Redemption (2022); The Blue And Silver Shark: A Biker's Story with co-author Marc Teatum (2015); Biker Chicz: The Attraction Of Women To Motorcycles And Outlaw Bikers with co-author Wil De Clercq (2014); The Ultimate Biker Anthology: An Introduction To Books About Motorcycle Clubs And Outlaw Bikers with co-editor Iain Parke (2013); The Moon Upstairs: A Biker's Story with co-author Marc Teatum (2012); One Light Coming: A Biker's Story with co-author Marc Teatum (2011); Biker Chicz of North America with co-author Wil De Clercq (2010); The Mirror: A Biker's Story with co-author James Richard Larson (2010); Biker Chicks: The Magnetic Attraction of Women to Bad Boys and Motorbikes with co-authors Arthur Veno and Wil De Clercq (2009); All Roads Lead To Sturgis: A Biker's Story with co-author James Richard Larson (2009); The Assimilation: Rock Machine Become Bandidos - Bikers United Against The Hells Angels with co-author Wil De Clercq (2008); and Out In Bad Standings: Inside The Bandidos Motorcycle Club - The Making Of A Worldwide Dynasty (2005), and his screenplays include Bloodline Redemption, Twin Roads To Revenge, Vindication, Das Portal and Biker Daddy.