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About 15 percent of Kawasaki's motorcycle sales are to women, the largest percentage in the industry,. said Sean Alexander, a spokesman for the company. …

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Darlene Davidson, a
project analyst for Cadbury
Schweppes in Plano and
mother of three teenage
sons, averages about
10,000 miles a year on her
2003 Harley-Davidson
Softail
Women driving motorcycle sales
08:06 PM CDT on Saturday, June 23, 2007
By TERRY BOX / The Dallas Morning News
tbox@dallasnews.com
As a child, Genevieve Schmitt would cover her ears when a giant motorcycle with loud pipes blasted
past.
Today that big-twin thunder is music to her ears - and she’s the one making
the noise. After decades of riding on the backs of bikes often driven by
men, women in growing numbers are sliding to the front of the saddle and
driving themselves, a movement Ms. Schmitt fosters as president of
Women Riders Now, based in Livingston, Mont.
Women such as Patty Ryan of Denton and Darlene Davidson of McKinney
account for at least 10 percent of motorcyclists in the U.S. today. And it’s
the fastest-growing segment in the graying $9.7 billion motorcycle industry.
July, not coincidentally, is…