Motorcycle Explorer September 2016 Issue 13 | Page 12

Paul, my boyfriend, and I were spending the summer in England after our travels around South America. When I discovered this opportunity to get together with a group of kindred spirits and enjoy a weekend of two-wheeled fun, I knew right away I had to go. In Chile, where I am from, finding girls who ride is very hard and events like this don’t happen. So it was a unique opportunity for me, not to be missed and the Editor was all for it. The only limitation facing me - and it was a big one - was what bike I was going to use and what riding gear. But where there is a problem, there is always a solution! A few weeks earlier, I had visited a Triumph dealer with Paul when he took his Tiger to be serviced. Seeing a Street Twin parked up outside, I jumped on and immediately fell in love with it. So we contacted Triumph to get hold of a Street Twin and they leant me one for a few days. It proved to be the perfect bike for me; at only five foot and four inches and used to riding smaller bikes, it was low enough for me to feel completely confident; and the 900cc engine was just so smooth and easy to handle through the twisting Welsh roads. Honestly, it was a real struggle when I had to return it! I was also going to wear in a set of Forma Boots, and Lindstrands had a set of riding jeans I was keen to try out!