American Louise Scherbyn, founding father of WIMA, was first launched to bikes within the early Twenties when she sat on a 1921 Indian motorbike. Years later, her husband purchased an Indian
Chief and took Louise driving within the sidecar. By 1932 she beloved driving within the sidecar a lot that her husband determined she ought to be taught to experience.
Within the Forties, motorcycling grew to become extra widespread for girls. Louise traveled to compete at AMA occasions and inspired different girls to experience. She met and befriended many ladies as she traveled and created her personal casual community throughout the nation. Finally, she got here to consider there ought to be a worldwide group for girls motorcyclists so that girls may share concepts and opinions, and have a spot to go for recommendation and downside fixing.
She based WIMA in 1950 with the assistance of some pals. WIMA quickly unfold to Europe and new divisions sprang up in Germany and the UK, and different nations adopted swiftly. By 1952, WIMA had grown to be the most important girls’s motorbike group on the earth. The primary worldwide rally was within the Netherlands in 1958. Since that point, WIMA has expanded to 40 nations.
