Left : Jenna ( in sidecar ) and her father back in the early ‘ 80s . Top Right : Taking a moment to check out a race bike at local races . Bottom Right : Jenna and her brother , who she calls a “ huge influence ” in her life .
ambulance rides are way more expensive , trust me !”
As Stellar works to educate women on the protection they need , her only regret is not starting this business sooner . “ Seeing more women riding these days is amazing , and it inspires me . I think if I ’ d have seen more women racers on the track when I was little , going to all those races with my Dad , who was a sidecar racer , I ’ d have started sooner .”
Though she didn ’ t start riding motorcycles seriously until her 30s , Stellar ’ s motorcycling roots run deep . “ We were always going to the races when I was a kid , she added . “ My dad would tote me around in his ’ 64 Triumph Bonneville 650 sidecar . I was just always around motorcycles ; that was completely normal for me .”
After her father passed away from a motorcycle accident , Stellar got her license at age 18 … but seeing her mother ’ s face when she saw it made Stellar put away her license for years . Yet motorcycling was always in her blood , and her brother continued to influence and inspire her . “ He started riding before I did ,” Stellar remembers , “ on the street , and then in a club called the Cretins . They ’ d go to the racetracks and race vintage bikes , and he ended up hanging out with all the sidecar people we knew growing up .”
Nowadays , she says , it ’ s all about inspiring and protecting women – and men , too , as her line includes gear for both ladies and gentlemen riders .
“ I want everyone – and women , especially – to know they don ’ t have to sacrifice style for protection ,” she told us . “ Women have told me stories of how they ’ ve gone down and that my gear saved them . That ’ s exactly why I do this ! And we do it the right way , without cutting corners . We are worth it !”
It might be a stretch to call Jenna Stellar the ‘ Mother of Invention ,’ but it ’ s really not that far off . You go , girl !
Learn more about Stellar Moto Brand at stellarmotobrand . com or follow @ stellarmotobrand on Instagram .
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