How to Find a Women’s Riding Group—and Make It All the Way to Babes Ride Out

Riding motorcycles can feel incredibly freeing… and also a little lonely at first. If you’re a woman rider looking for community, support, and people who get it, finding a women’s riding group can completely change your experience on two wheels. And for many riders, that journey leads to one iconic gathering: Babes Ride Out.

Whether you’re brand new, riding solo, or dreaming about your first big moto event, here’s how to find your people—and make it all the way there.

Why Women’s Riding Groups Matter

Women’s riding groups are about more than just group rides. They’re about:

  • Confidence-building (especially if you’re new)

  • Skill-sharing without ego

  • Safety and accountability

  • Lifelong friendships

  • Seeing yourself reflected in the moto world

Riding with other women can help you ride farther, try new terrain, and feel supported doing it.

Step 1: Start Where You Are (Online Counts!)

Most women’s riding groups start online before they ever meet in person. Try:

  • Instagram (search hashtags like #WomenWhoRide, #GirlRider, #WomenOnWheels)

  • Facebook groups (local + national women’s moto groups)

  • Brand communities (gear brands often repost or support women-led rides)

Follow riders you admire and pay attention to who they ride with—groups often form organically.

Step 2: Look Local First

Local riding groups are the easiest way to build confidence and consistency. Check:

  • Motorcycle dealerships (especially women-led demo days)

  • Local bike nights

  • Coffee rides and casual meetups

  • Women-owned moto shops or garages

Don’t be afraid to show up alone. Most riders remember what that felt like—and they’re usually excited to welcome someone new.

Step 3: Say Yes to the Ride

The hardest part is often just showing up. Your first group ride doesn’t need to be perfect:

  • Ride at your pace

  • Ask questions

  • Take breaks

  • Skip the ride if it doesn’t feel right

The right group will meet you where you are. Trust that.

Step 4: Discover Babes Ride Out

At some point, you’ll hear about Babes Ride Out—and when you do, listen closely.

Babes Ride Out is more than a motorcycle event. It’s a movement. A gathering of thousands of women and non-binary riders from all over the world coming together to ride, camp, learn, and celebrate motorcycle culture.

For many riders, Babes Ride Out becomes:

  • Their first big moto trip

  • Their first time riding with a massive group of women 

  • The place they find lifelong riding friends

  • The moment they realize they belong here

Step 5: Build Toward the Event

Getting to Babes Ride Out doesn’t have to be intimidating. You can build up to it:

  • Ride with your local group regularly

  • Practice longer rides

  • Learn basic bike maintenance

  • Camp with friends before the event

  • Coordinate travel with other riders going

  • DRIVE! If not comfortable on two wheels just yet, you are so welcome to drive a car out and join us. 

Many women meet their Babes Ride Out crew before the event through local groups or social media—and then ride in together. If you are solo and show up, we celebrate that as well! It takes a lot of courage to just "come as you are" and we are just wow'd by you!

Step 6: Show Up as You Are

You don’t need:

  • A specific bike

  • A certain “look”

  • Years of experience

You just need to ride or be interested in riding.

Babes Ride Out—and women’s riding groups in general—are built on the idea that motorcycles are for everyone. You belong exactly as you are, wherever you are in your riding journey.

The Bigger Picture

Finding a women’s riding group can lead to:

  • More confidence on and off the bike

  • Safer, stronger riding skills

  • Community that extends beyond motorcycles

  • Opportunities you never imagined

And sometimes, it leads you all the way to a dusty campsite, surrounded by thousands of women riders, watching the sun set after a long ride—realizing you found your place &  your people. 

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