Now's your chance to say what you like and don't like. Do you need a toaster that burns the KTM logo onto your bread? It is a candiate for the Fallen Star award in the "What were they thinking?!" category. No joke.

Janet writes Biker Chick News, capturing the spirit of women riders. She features women riders other than herself, writes humorously about the camaraderie of women riders and road experiences. Janet’s blog has been in existence since 2004. She writes “getting to know you”-type blurbs about other women riders, humorous rants about various bike-related topics, original instructional articles, entertaining ride reports (with photos), posts that promote the blogs of other women riders (via links and comments about their posts), and general commentary on issues in motorcycling. Janet has been an active member of the Women Who Ride (WWR) forum on Delphi Forums since 2004, writing there with encouragement and support for other riders. She is the New Member Ambassador of her local Harley Owners Group chapter in Des Moines, Iowa.

[I rejected two nominations for me/my blog because my role in this year's awards looks like a clear conflict of interest. However, Mike Werner, founder of MBI, ruled that the nomination is okay. Thank you to the people who nominated me.]

Donna is a motorcycle riding instructor/demonstrator with a giving heart and independent spirit! Donna, as the wife of motorcycle instructor and law enforcement officer Jerry Palladino, travels to different bike events around the nation and demonstrates the motorcycle skills that are taught to officers. She is tireless in her efforts to show that women riders can control any bike they ride with these techniques. She is also the founder of the Women Who Ride forum on Delphi Forums, which has been a gathering place for women riders since 2003. Through her forum Donna provides a place where women riders can ask questions and seek and offer support. She is not only a personal inspiration, but her skills are admired by the many hundreds (thousands?) of women riders who frequent her forum and purchase her instructional videos.

Gail has an clean, uncluttered way of presenting her views as a motorcyclist. Traveling over 9 thousand miles
2-up with her incredibly grounded 12-year old daughter is not something done lightly. Gail and Lisa shared their insights as they traveled together through heat, rain and various other challenges.This shared journey was enjoyable and fascinating to follow.

She currently writes a monthly column about women and motorcycling for these motorcycle magazines: American Iron, the number one motorcycle magazine on the newsstands, and Dealernews, a leading industry trade publication. An inductee in the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum Hall of Fame for her journalism work on raising awareness of the female motorcyclist, Genevieve tours the country speaking at motorcycling events including ladies nights, dealer open houses, and motorcycle rallies. Her speeches are designed to inspire women to take up motorcycling for the first time, or inspire current riders to spend more time in the saddle by creating new riding goals. In addition, Genevieve does presentations to business owners to help them better market to the female customer.

Liz maintains a well-rounded unique blog with the catchy name, Rippin' Kitten, geared toward female riders that doesn’t alienate men. Liz has created an informational, hip and fun motorcycle blog that is appealing to a wide, motorcycle-lovin’ audience.

Lois completed a 20,000 mile solo ride from Alaska to the tip of South America on a 225cc bike. Lois on the Loose chronicles her riding achievements. Lois is an outstanding reminder of what a person can do with minimal support an a large amount of self determination. Ms. Pryce’s experience and example shine a bright light on what is possible not only for women, but men as well who choose a more challenging option to commercial adventure expeditions.

Sarah photographed and produced the first Female Mechanics calendar. She is an artist, motorcycle mechanic and enthusiast, who traveled over 6,000 miles on her 1978 Yamaha during the summer of 2006, photographing women mechanics from around the US for the first Female Mechanics calendar. For the second calendar, Sarah set out on her 1977 BMW R100S, traveling 12,000 miles to both the east and west coast. These are the pictures that will inspire the next generation of female mechanics for trucks, cars and airplanes, and especially motorcycles.

Author of The Savvy Guide To Motorcycles, and the long-running blog (since 2004), Uncaged Librarian, Shirl does extensive research on motorcycle safety and women riders in the news. As a professional research librarian, she’s the premier researcher for this subject.