Last Update: 10 February 2024
International Female Ride Day® (IFRD) goals and missions are of building awareness of women motorcycle riders and promoting those who enjoy the sport – across worldwide cultures and communities. The action of “JUST RIDE!” further intends to encourage other women who have not yet explored motorcycling, to take up the activity.
Each woman participating on IFRD, first-handedly is a role model for motorcycling and powersports. IFRD equally aims to defy preconceived [gender limiting] notions of motorcycling for women and of women motorcyclists – promoting diversity and gender parity. Women participating on IFRD demonstrate the formless, ageless, varied numbers of women who have mastered the skill of motorcycling.
IFRD MISSIONS AND GOALS
Marked annually on the first Saturday in May, International Female Ride Day® (IFRD) is one of the most important ride days of the year to:
- Highlight the number of women who ride.
- Encourage other women to take up the activity.
- Raise awareness about women’s equality in motorsports.
- Celebrate women’s advancements in motorsports and powersports.
- Ride for accelerated gender parity.
International Female Ride Day® (IFRD) is a campaign for women motorcycle riders across all cultures of the sport, with the purpose of highlighting and profiling the many numbers of woman riders enjoying the activity. It is an all brands, all forms, and all styles worldwide ride. All riders are invited to take part and join in on the universal ride day action of “JUST RIDE!”
International Female Ride Day® shines a spotlight on women motorcyclists while asking each woman rider to be a role model for motorcycling during this one, globally synchronised ride day. This is achieved by the single unified IFRD action of “JUST RIDE!”.
It’s a day for and of women motorcycle, scooter, and trike riders – women powersporters everywhere. A day emphasising the many numbers of female’s who ride motorcycles; supporting their diversities, agelessness, limitless abilities and the enjoyment women embrace in the activity of motorcycling.
International Female Ride Day® was created on the basis of four main guiding principles. These have remained year after year ensuring the campaigns’ intentions are clear.
International Female Ride Day Guiding Principles
- FREEDOM. Women motorcyclists, motorsporters and powersports enthusiasts are free to take part and enjoy the day in any way they choose/prefer. It is their choice to determine how the mission of “JUST RIDE!” is translated to their personal action of motorcycling. This welcomes women riders at all levels of experience, of varying ages, and styles of riding to take part in the task of unifying women riders around the world – through motorcycling.
- BRANDLESS. IFRD is the property of founder Vicki Gray, and its “for use” campaign is dedicated to promoting women and motorcycling. It is to be enjoyed by all. It will not be limited or exclude any woman motorcycle, scooter, trike enthusiast in any way. It is not to be taken over by any one motorcycle manufacturer brand, product or country. Women are not to be excluded but rather united in motorcycling. The industry, individual rider groups or clubs are encouraged to participate.
- ONE FIXED DATE. IFRD now occurs on the first Saturday of May every year. This date is solid and fixed no matter the time zones, culture or climate. The power of the global JUST RIDE! action – now referred to as a women’s movement – achieves its goals due to this one day unified action. Note: Any event occurring outside of the worldwide ride day occurrence is not IFRD.
- OPEN GOOD WILL. The purpose of IFRD is not charity driven. Its sole and most needed focus is to expand awareness for women in motorsports. If events wish to include a charity partnership or “good cause” as a side focus, that is up to the particular event manager. We do importantly encourage the FOCUS be on IFRD and of IFRD. Furthermore, if a charity action is included, that it NOT overpower the goals and main event – IFRD. The advancement of women is a due and deserved focus and one which still requires much work!
IFRD occurs on the first Saturday in May, every year. JUST RIDE!
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6 comments
I’m ready to go, look out Arizona
Very interested
San Antonio and Slingshot Sistas Nationwide had a great event. We would love to share photos
This will be my first time as a participant. I’m so excited.
Let’s Ride!!!
I love the spirit of unity!