Holiday Parade @ the Beach 2009

Here are some pictures from the Holiday Parade @ the Beach for 2009. I want to say a great big Thank You to the members of Tidewater HOG, they did the sweetest thing for me and I just wanted to let them all know how much I appreciate it. I had sent out over 200 e-mails notifying everyone about the Holiday Parade @ the Beach, Diva Customs does this event every year and have the best time doing it. Even though its pretty cold out, everyone who has ever done the parade says its one of the funnest things they have ever done. But even with 200 notices out, the day of the parade there was only me and my son lined up to represent Diva Customs. My heart was broken, I did not want to be a missing spot during the parade but just two people representing Diva Customs was kinda sad too.

So who came to my rescue? The great people from Tidewater HOG! They "donated" a few of their riders to help fill my group. Now, I am a member of Tidewater HOG, but I have to admit that I do not go to the meetings like I should...so for them to step up and see my problem and offer to take members from their group to help me...well..it choked me up. It was truly one on the nicest things anyone has done for me and want them to know how much I appreciate it and that I will not forget their kindness on that cold Sunday night.

So to all those from Tidewater HOG..."THANK YOU'!

Tami

Diva Customs

Hot Featured Item! Scorpion EXO-100

Check out our "Hot Featured Item"! Talk about an awesome helmet...this one has it all! Scorpion has released the EXO-100 helmet, this helmet is both DOT and Snell approved! It has an removable padded ear and neck curtain, inside this curtain you can install headphones! The greatest feature of this helmet is the Retractable Sun Visor! With one click you can drop a sun visor from within the helmet!!! Yep...you heard me right...the visor drops from inside the helmet! Okay, you might have to just stop by and see this one yourself! The helmet comes in multiple colors and designs. You also have a choice of different colored shields. Stop by Diva Customs and check out this awesome helmet! Or you can go to our website at http://www.divacustoms.com/ to see all the styles available.

Why We Ride - Writer Visit

I just got a visit from one of the ladies who wrote for my book..."Why We Ride". Ann Landrigan works for Waugh Harley-Davidson in Orange VA. She, and her family, came to Virginia Beach for a little visit and stopped by to say hello. So if you are ever in Orange VA, stop by the Service Department of Waugh Harley-Davidson and say "Hello" to Ann! Check out Ann's story on page 49! Makes ya want to get a bike and ride!

I want to hear from you!

Hi Ladies, well... I have added a link from my website to my Blog Page...I hope this makes it easier for people to find it. I would like to hear about your adventures as this Summer comes to an end. So if you have a great, funny or interesting story, please feel free to share it with us.

Diva Customs went to Sturgis the first week in August. I love Sturgis, long way to go, but the riding is just gorgeous there! My big news from Sturgis is that my pretty little Sportster, Rojo, got her picture taken for American Iron Magazine!!! Thats right, and I am one proud mother! I took two bikes to Sturgis, on the last day we were there I left my Sportster parked out in front of the hotel...along with about 50 other gorgeous bikes. When I got back there was a note on my bike from a staff photographer from American Iron Magazine. He asked me too give him a call, he would like to shoot my bike for the magazine. I called him, fully expecting that he had put notes on several bikes...not just mine...but NO...mine was the only bike he left a note on!!! He asked if I could meet him with the bike on top of a mountain in about 20 minutes...I told him I was on my way! Well, the spot he chose was gorgeous...it looked out over Sturgis with Bear Butt Mountain in the background.

He told me that if the bike made it in to the magazine it could take from 6 months to a year. So keep your fingers crossed for me and Rojo. But even if we don't make it in to the magazine, just being asked and doing the photoshoot was enough to put a big smile on my face for the rest of the long trip home!

Why We Ride! The Book is Ready!

Hi Ladies....well...here it is! The book is finally done and ready to read! I again want to thank everyone who wrote in... this could not be possible without you. I hope you enjoy this book...I think everyone will find a story that relates to their own riding experience. I plan on doing some book signings at different locations...I would love it if some of you ladies who wrote in would show up and show off your bike! I will list the locations and dates of the signings and would love to see a ton of women and their bikes come on out! The book is available at www.WhyWeRide-DivaCustoms.com and at Diva Customs. They will also be available online with Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Books A Million soon! Again...thank you ladies!!!

Thank you Ladies!!

I have my 100 stories!! Thank you all for sending in your great stories. I am finishing up all the information for my book and it will be on the way to the printers!!! I was told that the book should be done and on the shelves in April or May. So all of you fantastic women who shared your incredible stories with me...Thank You. This has been a wonderful experience for me and I can't wait to share all these great stories from other women riders with the rest of the world. So thank you again for sending them in, and also putting up with all my begging!!! I will let you all know when it's here!!

Thank you again with all my heart.

Tami Walker

10 ! I need 10 more stories

Okay Ladies...I need 10 more stories and the book is on its way to the publisher!!! I have to have them by the end of February...so hurry up and get your story in! After these last ones the book is closed and heading off book history!...Okay...maybe thats a bit much, but, this has been an incredible experience for me and I know that for every story in the book there will be a woman out there who can relate to her experience. So thank you ladies...for all the stories, allowing me to take a peak into your life and for sharing your wonderful memories and most of all...putting up with me sending out so many requests!!!!

Here are some more photos from some of our women riders!

Almost There!

Okay ladies...the deadline is approaching and I still don't have 100 stories from 100 women that ride! Which is painfully hard to believe...because all of the women I have talked to are so passionate about riding...how can they not want to share their story? I am sure that some just don't know what to send in..well...you can send in anything...send your story to me and I will help you. But I guess some people just don't want to share their reason...and I can understand that too...its special to you...and just you. Well...as for me, this book has been an amazing experience...I am truly taken aback by some of the stories. Some are funny...some are sad...some are inspiring. I feel privileged that women allowed me and the rest of the world to share in their experiences. And I want to thank all the women who have written in....you are amazing...and you should be very proud of yourselves!

Now...for all of you that have not written in...get writing! Time is running out! And we need you! Send your story to Tami@DivaCustoms.com

Women Riders!

Check out some of the pictures sent in from women who sent in stories for my book. Unforntunately I cannot put the pictures in the book, but I do plan on using the photos to help promote the book. So ladies you are more than welcome to send in pictures of you and your bikes. Keep riding safe and always keep riding sexy!

Okay... there is definitely more than 37 women riders!

Boy, did I sit on somebodies motorcycle without asking! Go Ladies! I sent out this blog about having only 37 women reply to my request for a story for my book and wow did the ladies come back with gusto! I went from only having 37 women reply to 53 in two days! Lets hear it for the girls! I have been getting great responses and I truly thank you for sharing them with me. Some of the stories make me laugh, some make me proud to be a woman riding and some just bring tears to my eyes. So ladies we are half way there...only 47 more to go! If you would like to send in a photo that would be great too. I am very proud to be able to ride motorcycles, to own a business doing what I love...although sometimes I wish I just worked the drive-thru at McDonalds! We are a special breed, not everybody rides...but we do! So thank you ladies...for putting your hearts in your stories, for sharing special moments and for setting me straight that there are more than 37 women who ride motorcycles! Ride Safe and Ride Sexy!

There are only 37 Women Who Ride Motorcycles?

Okay, I have sent out numerous e-mails, I have posted my request on several websites and have contacted several motorcycle groups about helping me spread the word about the book I am putting together. The book is filled with quotes from women on why they decided to start riding motorcycles. And I have to say to my complete surprise that there are only 37 women in the entire United States that ride motorcycles! Shocking isn't it? I could have sworn there were more than that. Well, maybe there are more they just don't want to let the world know why they started riding motorcycles. Maybe they are just shy...well...if you are a woman on a motorcycle you better get used to people looking at you. See...there are still a lot more men riding out there than women so its still a surprise when people see a motorcycle go by and there is a woman on the back of it.

Now my goal was to get 100 quotes from women on why they started riding, and my time is running out. I need all of the stories in by the end of January so the book will be available by the Spring. Now maybe you might feel like you don't have a good story...every story is good...because its yours. We all have different reasons...that's what makes it special. And I know you have time to write...it's wintertime...most of us are not out there riding in this cold weather. But I have to say that I have met several women who brave the cold climate and ride anyway.

So ladies, I ask you again, send in your stories...help me spread the word...don't let the other women riders down. Lets get together and finally let the world know why we ride. Its your time...its our time!

Send me your story, a paragraph 10 to 20 sentences long, to Tami@DivaCustoms.com. At the end of your story give me authorization to publish it, I have to ask for copyright reasons.

Thanks for helping me prove that there are more than 37 women who ride motorcyles!

Tami Walker
Diva Customs
www.DivaCustoms.com