By Amanda Dunn
Every July is Women’s Motorcyle Month. Although it’s traditionally a past-time more associated with men, it’s a fact that around 10% of the US riding population is actually comprised of women.
QL+ was recently the beneficiary of funds raised from the Lance Vaccaro ‘Never Give Up’ Memorial Motorcycle cruise.
This event celebrated the life of fallen Navy SEAL, Lance Vaccaro, who tragically lost his life in a parachute training accident. Lance lived his life with a persistence and determination that rarely went unrewarded; hence the ride’s name. Held in his hometown of Reading, Pennsylvania, on June 18, the day-long event included a display of classic cars, a band and various food vendors, plus a four-hour motorcycle cruise. QL+ is deeply grateful to Lance’s mother, Chris Vaccaro, uncle, Jim Hartman, and all the other family members and friends who worked tirelessly to make this event a success and to commemorate the life of a one of our fallen heroes.
Coincidentally, just a few days after the NGU ride took place, QL+ was contacted by a West Point graduate who is also a physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a competitive athlete. Dr. Lisa M. has an upper leg amputation, resulting from a neurovascular condition developed during her service in the US Army. And she wants to ride her motorcycle again!
Hopefully, come the new academic year in September, a team of students at the QL+ Laboratory, located on-campus at Cal Poly (California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California) will begin working on developing a specialized kickstand that will allow Lisa and others with lower limb impairment – both men and women – to once again feel the thrill of speed and cornering that’s associated with riding a regular motorcycle.
So get your motor running and join us for the ride of a lifetime – one that will improve the life of a woman who’s already sacrificed for her country, but who shouldn’t have to sacrifice her love of motorcycling.
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