With summer weather finally here, it’s easy to let our minds drift out of the office and onto the open road—more specifically, heading off into the sunset on a motorcycle, without the pinging of cell phones and chaos of train commuting to bother us. More than ever, women are making those little dreams a reality. (Female motorcycle ownership in the US has more than doubled in the past 15 years, plus loads of other awesome info from the Chicago Trib.
But who are those women? Well, we rounded up five of our favorites right here, picked for their style, yes, but also for their amazing sense of community. As writer Leticicia Cline explains on her site, “One of the great things about motorcycles, they’re more than a form of transportation. They also are a form of transformation.”