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Myra
In 1985, I started my riding on a Suzuki 55cc. Two months later I graduate= d to a 1976 Honda 360cc and managed to get my motorcycle license on it.&nbs= p; Before the end of that first year I was riding around on a 1981 Honda Si= lverwing 500cc. And by the time I was ready to move on to my present bike, = a 1999 Kawasaki Nomad, I had logged on over 115,000 K on the Silverwing. It= was a very top heavy bike but it sure taught me lots of lessons and fine t= uned my riding skills making me the rider I am today. I now average around = 15,000-20,000 Ks a year and think nothing of going to Kalispeal, Montana fo= r pizza or Red Deer, Alberta for coffee. I try to make it to the mountains = (my favorite riding playgrounds) at least once a year. Besides the Silverwi= ng, I learnt a lot of riding skills when in the early 90s I spent a few yea= rs ice racing with a YZ250 dirt bike doing both marathons and oval racing. = I think that Motorcycle Trials are the ultimate of motorcycling and would l= ove to try it some day.
It was while I was riding the Silverwing that I joined up with Women In Th= e Wind, Edmonton Chapter and this year will celebrate 15 years with them. O= ver the years I have held various executive positions in the chapter as wel= l as currently hold the Canadian Administrator position. What Women In The Wind means to me is a great opportunity to share my pass= ion with ladies all over the country, be a mentor to many ladies just start= ing into this great lifestyle and learn from many lady riders that came bef= ore me.
When not riding I am a data coordinator and tax associate at work and a mo= ther to a great daughter and friend, as well grandmother to 2 wonderful gra= ndkids at home. <= /span>
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