home away from home where you can have a brew , hang out and enjoy talking about bikes . It ’ ll be a place where people can work on custom builds , use our workbenches and welders , watch bike films and documentaries , and just bring a community together .”
One thing she wants to continue spreading throughout the industry is this : “ It ’ s important to have role models that are ‘ real ’ and tangible and relatable . Women are real ; we ’ re not all models . We ’ re not fake Instagram accounts or naked women on bikes . We have real lives and real situations , and we ’ re doing really amazing things in the industry .”
For many women the motorcycle community becomes home , and that ’ s true for Bell . “ If you ’ re searching for family ,” she noted , “ or a sense of purpose and a community that has your back through thick and thin , and if you want to get your heart pumping and feel some adrenaline – motorcycling is for you . You won ’ t find freedom or family anywhere else like you will on a motorcycle . It ’ s the only place I ’ ve ever felt like I belong , and that ’ s a powerful feeling that never leaves you .”
You can follow Bell at @ womenridersworldrelay on Instagram , join the WRWR – Women Riders World Relay group on Facebook , or head to womenridersworldrelay . com .
— JOY BURGESS
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