![]() ![]() “All businesses at the time were storefronts with little apartments above or behind, so that’s where I was born, behind the motorcycle shop,” she said. It was in Clifton that Gloria’s father started his motorcycle shop in 1915, selling Excelsior-Hendersons and bicycles. ![]() She still rides to Daytona and Sturgis, too. ![]() The Motor Maids convention moves locations each year but no matter where it’s held, from Oregon to South Carolina, Gloria rides there from her home in Clifton, New Jersey. I was 21.” Both Gloria and Betty are on track to receive recognition at next year’s convention for reaching 70 years as members, “and, God willing, still riding,” said Gloria. Explained Gloria, “Me and Betty Fauls, (Motor Maids Founder) Dot Robinson’s daughter, were the first to reach 60 years as a member and still riding, then 65. ![]() Those two events have overlapped for years she joined Motor Maids in 1946 so the celebration has become a tradition of sorts. Gloria celebrated her 90th birthday on July 7th in New Brunswick, Canada during the Motor Maids Annual Convention. And if you don’t know Gloria Struck, it’s time you did. That means there’s no better time than now to appreciate her. One of the best-loved female riding pioneers, Gloria Struck, turned 90-years-old in 2015 and she’s still riding. But like any situation in which a minority population ultimately becomes accepted, there were trailblazers. Women motorcycle riders are far more common today than ever. ![]()
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