Contents
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THE JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN V-TWIN COMMUNITY
COLUMNS
4 LONG STRANGE TRIP
By Mitch Boehm
8 CONTRARIAN BASTARD
By Reg Kittrelle
Volume 29 Issue 5
10 MEGAPHONE
By Scottie Deubler and Chris Carter
DEPARTMENTS
12 RUMBLINGS
News , notes and natterings from the American V-twin world Women Riders World Relay More New Harleys !
16 BACKFIRES
Readers ’ responses from clueless to clever
84 CALENDAR
Can ’ t-miss events
82 PARTZ
Cruisin ’ gear you just gotta have
85 CLASSIFIED
Stuff you need to know
85 MARKETPLACE
Biker shopping made easy
86 LAST PAGE : THUNDER PRESS ’ LEADING LADIES
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ON THE COVER
For us it was a total no-brainer to feature the iconic Gloria Tramontin Struck on the cover of this month ’ s special Women In Motorcycling issue . Famed photographer Michael Lichter captured this image of Gloria at an event in Daytona Beach . She ’ s an inspiration to us all !
FEATURES
20 SPECIAL SECTION : WOMEN IN MOTORCYCLING 2020
22 COVER STORY : GLORIA TRAMONTIN STRUCK
Grand Dame At 94 years young , Gloria is a living , breathing window to the world of motorcycling ’ s first century — and an inspiration to riders everywhere
32 HAYLEY BELL The Visionary
34 LETICIA CLINE
The Forever Tourist
38 EMMI CUPP
The Shop Girl
40 GENEVIEVE DAVIS
The Nomad
42 MICHELLE DISALVO
The Mechanic
46 TINA HURLEY The Connector
48 JODI JOHNSON
The Shooter
50 NATALIE KLEINER
THE DEHAVN
54 KRISTEN LASSEN
The Wrench
56 SUZY PILACZYNSKI
The Up-and-Comer
58 ANGELLE SAMPEY
The Drag Queen
62 J . SHIA
The Builder
64 SANDRIANA SHIPMAN
The Comeback Girl
66 CRIS SOMMER-SIMMONS
The Ambassador
68 SHAYNA TEXTER
Man Eater
70 LEAH TOKELOVE
The Hooligan
72 JACQUI VAN HAM
The Announcer
74 JENNIFER WILLIAMS
Wind & Throttle
76 STACI WILT
Ride to Food
78 KAYLA YAAKOV The Road Racer
80 KELLY YAZDI The Wild One
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