2018 Beautiful Bikers Conference & Awards

Contents: 3 About the CONFERENCE ®

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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MEET THE SPEAKERS

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Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree Peggy Llewellyn

10 Beautiful Bikers Award honorees

Street Angels MC Atlanta, GA

12 ground pounder award honorees Sunshine Rogers

14 sisters in service honorees

Women of Klutch N Khrome Chicago, IL

15 renaissance rider of the year

Jennifer Brewington

16 sports rider of the year award

Erin Sills

18 fallen rider dedication

SJ Harris

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ABOUT THE Conference

WHAT IS A BEAUTIFUL BIKER? The 5th Annual Beautiful Bikers Conference was designed to honor the women of our Motorcycle

Community. Our event highlights the fearlessness and sisterhood of women who embrace the passion of the biker lifestyle. We honor female motorcycle riders and clubs, in celebration of their triumphs and accomplishments on ground.

As our vision expands, we’ve made our way to Dallas, Texas and we’re excited about meeting women from all over the country! From the beginner to the intermediate, we encourage you to continue to push the boundaries of your comfort zone. Our breakout panels will give you the tips and tricks to grow your confidence level to take that first ride, cross country trip, or international journey. We are proud to always curate an uplifting and exciting experience in Celebration of Women Who Love The Ride!

The term “Beautiful Bikers” isn’t meant to sexualize women who ride. We get enough of that in mainstream bike mags and motorsports events. This isn’t about women draped over bikes, with sultry looks. We recognize women for their passion, mileage, sisterhood and service, not their sex appeal or the customized bikes that never make their way out of 3rd gear. There are no awards for cutest outfits, or hottest bikes. To be RECOGNIZED, you must love the RIDE. We invite you to join us and be inspired by the journey of our speakers and honorees. This is a Celebration of these awesome Women who Love the Ride. We find the Beauty in the Sisterhood created by the Road. You are cordially invited to ride with us.

THE HONORS Lifetime Achievement Award, presented to a woman who has spent decades ground pounding and has paved the way in our community.

Ground Pounder Award, presented to one or more woman who has achieved 15,000 or more miles in a year.

Beautiful Bikers Award, presented to a group or club who exhibits Excellence in Sisterhood and Gained Mileage on Motorcycle Rides through two or more states in a year.

Sisters in Service Award, presented to an MC or SC who has exhibited Excellence in Sisterhood and Community Service in a year.

Sports Rider of the Year Award, presented to a woman who has shown excellence in sport riding, road racing, drag racing, dirt bike racing, flat track racing or stunting.

Renaissance Rider of the Year Award, presented to a woman who has inspired others through riding and service.

MEET THE SPEAKERS We’re excited to have some of the most dynamic women in motorsports at this year’s conference! Be sure to introduce yourselves, ask questions, take notes, and let us know what you think! Email your feedback to hello@beautifulbikers.com.

VICKI GRAY

An entrepreneur, passionate motorcycle rider, racer, instructor and journalist, with contributions on & off motorcycles recognized the world over. She’s the founder of MOTORESS. com, the only global magazine of its kind for women motorcycle enthusiasts, and of the world renowned – International Female Ride Day.

Alisa clickenger

Alisa Clickenger fell in love with the roads less traveled nearly a decade ago. She’s ridden all over Europe, the Americas, up to Alaska, India, Israel and most recently Southern Africa. Alisa now writes and leads motorcycle tours in order to continue traveling via her company womensmotorcycletours.com

sunshine rogers

Sunshine takes solace in the peace she finds on the open road. She has completed two 48 state rides. She is an independent rider, who loves to travel to fellowship with other riders. She is a servant of God, and often encourages others to seek him to guide their path. She has become a treasure among our female rider movement, often asked to inspire others through her life story.

sylvia salenius

Syl Salenius learned to ride in 1977. She needed a fast bike to keep up with her husband on their weekly rides, hence her first bike was a very quick Yamaha RD400 2-stroke. She’d ride the Angeles Crest Highway and other SoCal twisties on a weekly basis and take 2-week, 3,500 mile tours during summer months. She’s since gained a wealth of riding experience.

ERIN SILLS

Erin Sills is a +20 time World and National landspeed record holder and 2-time Guinness World Record holder, earning credentials on various types of motorcycles on the Bonneville Salt Flats with a top average mile speed (so far!) of 219.3 miles-perhour.

Sarah “seccret” moreau

S-E-C-R-R-E-T. The C-R-R stands for Cross Country Rider. With 24 crosscountry rides under her belt, she’s racked up hundreds of hours of seat time and thousands of long distance miles across the North America.

She’s passionate about riding abroad, recently completing rides in Cuba, Dubai, Canada, Mexico and the Dominican Republic.

Mary Rose-Smith

Mary ‘K-Barbie’ RoseSmith, current road captain of 2 DEEP WMC. In the years since joining 2 DEEP, Mary has logged over 40,000 miles. Last year alone she was awarded the 1,000 Iron Butt, Border to Border, Smiley 24 State Ground Pounder Patch, and her longest trip to date SCMA Four Corners Tour.

Jenn Brewington

As an active mother of 3 sons, and an executive, Jenn has developed her passion for riding, from sport bikes to cruisers. She’s a breath of fresh air and positivity, often lighting the way with a bright smile and hug. Each year, she hosts the 2Wheels2Gether All Female Ride in Jacksonville, FL, and inspires riders to come together in fellowship for the ride.

Moira Zinn

Track riding instructor, adventure riding enthusiast, and motorsports entrepreneur, Moira Zinn has ridden just about every style of bike.

She’s gone from street to track to dirt, and will offer her expertise in how to get the most out of your ride.

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We are honored to recognize professional motorcyclist Peggy Llewellyn, as our 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. Peggy, of Mexican and Jamaican descent, became the first woman of color in the world to win a professional motorsports event, winning at the NHRA POWERade Dallas event in 2007, earning her an appearance in the inaugural Countdown to 4 and Countdown to 1, giving her a finish in the POWERade top five in standings where she recorded her post-career-best time and speed. For the season, she finished fourth overall and holding the highest placing for a female in the Pro Stock Motorcycle class. The eight year professional motorcyclist ran an abbreviated season in 2008 where she advanced to the semifinals in Denver, finishing the season qualifying five of six races. Peggy made history once again in 2010 becoming the first woman of color to own, operate, and race for a professional motorsports team.

Named 2009 Female Athlete of the Year by The Elements of a Champion Foundation for displaying extraordinary character on and off the racetrack, Peggy is dedicated to her community through actively being involved with Women’s Sports Foundation’s Go Girl Go! and independently promoting the sport of motorcycle racing, physical fitness education, and following dreams to young girls. She also supports Divas For A Cure, a unique national service-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Black and Latina women, who ride motorcycles across country to increase awareness and raise funds to support a cure for breast cancer throughout the year and through their signature fund raiser, Divas For A Cure Breast Cancer Motorcycle Run. Over the years, Peggy has been covered by many media outlets to include ESPN, ESPN Deportes, FOX Sports, Ocean Style Magazine, Heart & Soul Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Dragster Magazine, Essence Magazine, to name a few, and has graced the cover of Latina Style, Decisive Magazine, Black Girls Ride, and Our Heritage Magazine, as well as being featured in 2012 on BET “Black Girls Rock!” We are proud to add Peggy Llewellyn to our Beautiful Bikers legacy!

We are excited to announce the women of Street Angels MC of Atlanta, GA as the recipient of our Beautiful Bikers Club Award, presented to a female motorcycle club or riding group that exhibits Excellence in Sisterhood and Gained Mileage on Motorcycle Rides through two or more states in a year.

Building a sisterhood is no easy task. With over a decade of bonding, Street Angels MC has proven that they are heaven sent to the streets of Atlanta. Founded in 2003, Street Angels Motorcycle Club is a collaboration of professional women riders who are dedicated in their efforts to promote the safety, camaraderie, and patronage of the riding population as well as provide for the community. Through riding, sisterhood and community service in the Atlanta area, these ladies have proven to embody the spirit of what it means to be a successful sisterhood of women. We are proud to add Street Angels MC to our Beautiful Bikers legacy.

We are proud to announce Sunshine Rogers as our Ground Pounder Honoree for 2018, presented to a woman who has exhibited excellance in gained milage in year. As a retiree and a new grandmother, Sunshine takes solace in the peace she finds on the open road.

In 2003, she divorced her husband, who was adamant that he didn’t want his wife around motorcycles. She immediatly purchased her first bike, a custom 1200 Harley-Davidson Sportster. Just two weeks later, she realized she needed a bigger bike, and upgraded to a 2004 HD Fatboy, named “Fatty”. After 12 years and 118,000 miles, she sold “Fatty”. She’s currently riding a 2017 HD Screaming Eagle RoadGlide named “MID-NIGHT”.

Sunshine has ridden around the USA two times on her motorcycles. Her “48 State Journey With God” came to life after she saw five men do it. She thought it would be a rewarding trip to just rededicate her life to God while rolling around the USA. Her first trip around the USA/48 States in One Trip took 21 days, 9,139 miles on “Fatty”, and her second 48 States in One Trip Journey With God also took 21 days, 9,716 miles on her 2013 HD Street Glide named “BLACK-GAL”. In total, Sunshine had ridden18,855 miles within 90 days and received 2 “Red Star Smiley Patches”, Ground Pounder Patches from Highway Smiley, of Kings Of Cali MC, whom is widely recognized in the MC community as “The Ultimate Ground Pounder”.

She never needed a reason to ride, other than her love of the journey. She is an independent rider, who loves to travel to fellowship with other riders. She is a servant of God, and often encourages others to seek him to guide their path. She has become a treasure among our female rider movement, often asked to inspire others through her life story.

Sunshine is steadfast in her faith, and the epitome of a Beautiful Biker.

We are excited to announce Women of Klutch N Khrome MC as the honorees for our 2018 Beautiful Bikers Sisters In Service Award, presented to a club who has exhibited excellence in community service. Founded in 2010 under the Klutch-N-Khrome MC umbrella, the purpose of Women of Klutch-N-Khrome Motorcycle Club is to promote Sisterhood, Structure, Unity, and Respect in the motorcycle community. WKNK MC Chicago, now known as the mother chapter, has 14 active members, and has expanded to include chapters in Milwaukee, Atlanta and Detroit. The Women of Klutch N Khrome MC love to ride, and actively serve their communities, with weekly summer bike nights, feeding the people of Chicago for free. We are inspired by their commitment to service and proud to add Women of Klutch N Khrome MC to our Beautiful Bikers Legacy.

Jennifer Brewington aka Lil Tigger is a woman that has been through many trials and tribulations conquering them all through her spirituality and her love for riding. She is a promotor for positive sisterhood and a believer of bringing women together from all backgrounds to “build bridges”.

The life difficulties that Lil Tigger deals with as a single mother of three boys can become stressful, but feeling the power, the control, and respect for the machine helps her obtain clarity and peace in her life. She felt as though an All-Female Ride would empower other women to share their stories and build a support system. Jennifer organized her first all-female ride in 2014, which included 7 local Jacksonville females. The purpose of this ride was to come together, regardless of what patch was worn, or club affiliation so we could build sisterhood. By 2016, she was a guest speaker for the All-Female panel at the PRO Convention, allowing her to reach out to women from all over the country that wanted to come together for the sake of sisterhood. In 2016, the third year of the “All Female Ride” flourished to over 350 women. This event was more than just riding motorcycles; it brought women of all backgrounds from across the United States together for education, sisterhood, and building bridges. Jenn’s passion is to simply see others happy and show unconditional love as Christ shows us.

We are excited to announce Erin Sills as our 2018 Sports Rider of the Year Honoree! As a +20-time World and National landspeed record holder and retired Facebook executive, Erin is very familiar with life in the fast lane. She’s been named the American Motorcyclist Association Female Athlete of the Year for her motorcycling accomplishments and the American Marketing Association’s Woman to Watch for her business accomplishments. Erin and her team have set 2 Guinness Book World Records, and she a member of the Bonneville 200 mile-per-hour Club and the El Mirage 200 mile-per-hour Club, with her fastest record to-date of 219.3 mph.

Erin is also an off-road adventure riding coach with RawHyde Adventures, training people how to ride big bikes in the dirt. In 2014, Erin was named University of Cincinnati, College of Business alumni of the year. At heart she is an avid sport-touring traveler, having journeyed over 300,000 miles since she began riding at the age of 35. Erin also advocates for women in the sport of motorcycling and, with her late husband Andy Sills, she founded the sheEmoto Scholarship to support women in the sport. We are proud to add Erin to our Beautiful Bikers Legacy!

We are deeply saddened and heartbroken by the loss of Joi “SJ” Harris, the first licensed African American Woman to Road Race in the United States. SJ, as she liked to be called, started out riding sport bikes in 2009 and picked it up quickly on the aggressive streets of Brooklyn, New York. In a quest to improve her motorcycling skills, she made her way to the track. Excelling quickly from beginner to advanced riding, SJ grasped the technical side of motorcycling just as fast as she learned to ride. It was then that she realized that she wanted more, and she required more of a challenge. The obvious next level was competitive Road Racing. She began Threader24 Racing set out to make history.

Always the sole female on a 24-racer grid per race, SJ held her own with the best of them. Watching her pilot a 600cc machine at only 120 pounds down the front straight at 170 mph, downshift with precision timing to 90 mph just enough to scrape her knee in a hairpin turn and throttle out back to more than 100 mph all in 3-4 seconds, was breath taking. In 2016, SJ was the first honoree of our Beautiful Bikers Sports Rider of the Year Award.

SJ’s life was cut short on August 14, 2017, as she realized her dream of being a stunt motorcycle rider on the Marvel blockbuster film “Deadpool 2”. During a stunting accident on the set in Vancouver, Canada, SJ was called home. She was an extraordinary woman with a passion for riding and motorsports. She was known for her beautiful spirit and bubbly personality. She was fearless and relentless in her pursuit of her dream, to ride as a motorsports professional.

Joi will be remembered for her ground breaking career as the first African American female road racer. She was living her dream, when her life was suddenly cut short while filming as a stunt rider. She will be dearly missed by her race fans all over the world.

We miss you SJ. Your trailblazing fearlessness and brilliant smile will never be forgotten.

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