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But it’s only in recent years that the number of female riders has increased. Back in 1998, 8% of motorcycle owners were female. This year, the percentage of female motorcycle owners has dramatically increased to 14%!
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As for female riders (so not owners, but riders), that’s an even more dramatic increased; in 2014, of the 30 million people who rode a motorcycle at least once, 25% of them were female.
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If we look at the age groups, it’s the younger female generations that are more into motorcycles; 17% of the Gen X generation (born 1960 to 1980), and 17.6% of the Gen Y generation (born 1980 to the 2000’s) own their own rides. The Boomer generations (born 1946 to 1964) hold only 9%.
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Over all age groups, the majority of women prefer cruisers, 34% while 33% prefer scooters. Still, 10% prefer sportsbikes.
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You can see that it’s good that more and more women are taking up motorcycles in the USA; 60% of them went to a motorcycle safety course, while only 42% of guys took one. It’s also a younger group; the median age of the female motorcyclist is 39 years, while it’s 48 for men.
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