Aussie biker chics going their own way

[Clutch Cargo]

Full-throttle queens

More than bikes, beer and a mechanical bull, Sheilas Shakedown is a lifeline for women who want to ride fast. Warning: this story contains some nudity.

Spoiler:

Aussie translation: Sheila = woman

One of these events will be an experience like none other. Sheilas Shakedown, a women-only campout, is now in its third year and Tracy is nervous to be attending for the first time.

Biker stereotypes busted
A bloke on a gleaming Harley on a weekend jaunt has long been dismissed as a midlife crisis. But if there’s a common theme among the 250-odd women who will gather for Sheilas Shakedown, it’s that buying a bike marked a new era of life.

For some, like Tracy, it’s the kids leaving home. For others, it’s a breakup or getting sober.

“It opens you up to amazing friendships,” says Sheilas Shakedown organiser Remmi Aloni, 37.

“If you’re going on long rides you’ve got each other’s lives in your hands. It’s such an adrenalin rush, which is something you share, so it’s one of those almost out-of-this-world, spiritual experiences.”







Let the games begin
By noon, the spacious campgrounds of Phoenix Park are buzzing with girls doing circuits on choppers.

Revving motors echo around the site: it’s time for the “Sheila-lympics”.

Spoiler:

What happens at Sheilas stays at Sheilas
Before sundown has even hit, the mechanical bull has been forsaken for the dance floor.



But Sheilas Shakedown has given Tracy food for thought.

“We’d been noticing there’s no young people at rallies anymore,” Tracy says of her outings with her husband. “When Mark used to go in the ’70s and ’80s they were all his age. They’re still all his age now.

“There are lots of derogatory theories floating around, like millennials wouldn’t want to break a fingernail, but it was really reassuring to see there is a future for motorcycling and there are younger people wanting to get out there and get dirty.”


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-02/ ... T1F3BJQZUU

[Duncan]

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[Captain]

No thank you! No nudity of those fat Aussie chicks, please!

[Clutch Cargo]

Nothing new here.

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but..but..but..but dykes are lesbians..no?

[Sidewalker]

Nothing new here.

www.dykesonbikessydney.org.au

but..but..but..but dykes are lesbians..no?

So what?

[Bluelabel]

My thai mate from chang mai came to sydney and he though it was a lesbian country from the get go.