Such an impact is partly why she was inducted to the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame in October, 2016. Motor Maids, established in 1940 as the first women’s riding group, only had 51 members at its inception, and has now soared to more than 1,300 as women like Gloria continue to lead the way. Outside of how she inspires older generation to keep riding and follow their passions, Gloria has been an inspiration to the female biking community, too. She became a member of the Motor Maids group at just 21 years old back in 1946, and it’s been intertwined with her birthdays and daily life ever since.ĪIMExpo 2016 bonus…got to meet this legend: Gloria Tramontin Struck! My 91 year old Superhero! /IBtRv8Xt9l On Jshe held her 90 th birthday in New Brunswick, Canada at the Motor Maids Annual Convention, and that wasn’t her first celebration there either. Three Indians and 11 Harley-Davidsons later, she’s never lost an ounce of the passion to keep riding. From shorter road trips in Canada to the Passo dello Stelvio in northern Italy, a journey she made with her son, Glenn, when she was 76, Gloria has experienced plenty of adventure. Since then, she’s made her way through a host of bikes to keep her moving around the globe, whether she’s touring the USA or heading over to Europe. In 1941, the same year as her first ride, Gloria got her first bike, an Indian Bonneville Scout. Now, looking back as a fanatic of 76 years, she likely wonders why she didn’t jump on one even sooner. At 16 she gave in and rode one for the first time. “You can’t make me.” But that was only going to last so long. “I’m not going to do it!” she used to tell him. It wasn’t until Gloria’s brother encouraged her that she ever tried to for herself. Video: Watch James May build a Honda Z50 Mini Trail.Street Cup first ride: “Triumph has done a great job”.Bike-wreck! Underwater motorcycles found off Australian coast.Beat the winter blues with the Christini AWD II-Track.Yet, for 91-year-old Gloria Tramontin-Struck, doing both is the only way to live.īorn in 1925 and raised in a small apartment attached to her family’s motorcycle shop in Clifton, New Jersey, Gloria has been close to bikes before she could even reach the throttle, let alone ride one. You probably wouldn’t expect them to stay glued to bikes to get around either. Generally speaking, you probably wouldn’t expect 90-year-olds to celebrate their birthdays at motorcycle conventions.
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