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I think the history of women and motorcycling is really interesting because women have always been doing it.
在我看来，女性骑摩托的历史是非常有意思的，因为女性一直都在这么做。
When I started the Miss Fires, I'd been riding for a really long time, but I never saw women.
创立“火女”那会儿我就已经骑了好多年了，但我一直没见到有别的女同胞骑摩托。
The minute that we put the call out there were 10 girls
我们刚一把联系方式挂出去就有10个女孩打进来，
and then, the next week, there were 20 and you know, six months later, there's 150
第二周就有20个了，六个月后已经有150个了，
and now, there's, you know, over 250 across the United States.
现在，我们在全美国已经有超过250个成员了。
We always joke that it was a thing that we didn't know that we needed until we had it and then, we couldn't imagine life without it.
我们总是开玩笑说，我们原本并不知道我们需要摩托，直到我们拥有了摩托，但从那以后，我们已经无法想象没有摩托的生活。
I do have my own shop in New York City, which, does custom motorcycle seats and upholstery,
我在纽约有自己的店，做的是定制摩托车座椅和装饰，
but, I'm currently run away with the circus with the Wall of Death.
但是，最近我在和我的团队去了“死亡之墙”。
The Wall of Death is, it's wild.
死亡之墙比较，比较狂野。
They're riding motorcycles sideways on a vertical wall.
要在一堵垂直的墙上横着骑摩托车。
Samantha Morgan who must be one of the most famous 20th century wall riders, I work at the wall that she did ride at.
萨曼莎·摩根绝对称得上是20世纪最著名的死亡之墙骑手，我现在就在她曾经挑战的地方工作。
There are very few industries where you have men being inspired and following in the footsteps of the woman,
很少有行业是男性受到女性的鼓舞然后追随女性的脚步的行业，
not doing it for a woman, but, because some lady blew their minds.
不是为了某个女性去做那件事，因为有的女性的能力是超乎他们的想象的。
The Wall of Death is living history.
死亡之墙就是活生生的历史。
In 1916, the Van Buren sisters motorcycled from Brooklyn to San Francisco to prove that women could be dispatch riders in World War I.
1916年，范·布伦姐妹骑摩托车从布鲁克林一路骑到了旧金山，就为了证明女性也可以在第一次世界大战中充当骑手。
They were even arrested several times for wearing men's clothing, illegal in most states,
因为穿男性的衣服，她们甚至还被逮捕过几次，因为当时在好多州这一做法都是违法的，
which, really was just protective gear and after all that, the Army still rejected their applications.
但其实，她们只是穿了男性的防护装备，最后，军方还是拒绝了她们的申请。
That history and the list of women over the years that have done this is important for me to keep going.
那段历史，还有这么多年一直在做这件事的女同胞的名单成了激发我坚持下来的重要动力。
The really cool thing is trying to connect younger generations of riders to an older generation of riders
真正酷的事情是将年轻一代的车手与老一代的车手凝聚到一起，
and so, I'm on my way to meet Becky Brown, founder of Women in the Wind.
所以，我现在要去见贝姬·布朗，她是“风中的女人”的创始人。
I first started riding motorcycles in 1976, but, I didn't know one single woman who rode.
我是从1976年开始骑摩托车的，但除了我，当时没有一个女性骑摩托车。
So, I actually put an ad in the local newspapers and it really blossomed from there.
所以，我在当地报纸上登了一则广告，就是从那时候开始多起来的。
We now, have 135 chapters of Women in the Wind.
现在我们团队已经有135个分会了。
We have 'em as far away as New Zealand, Australia, Nepal.
新西兰、澳大利亚、尼泊尔也有。
Traveling on the road is absolutely freedom,
骑行能够带来绝对的自由，
to be able to hop on a motorcycle and just go, rain, hail, cold, and heat, that bike gets me where I need to go.
骑上摩托车，无论下雨还是下冰雹，无论寒冷还是炎热，它都可以带我去任何我想去的地方。
Whether you're by yourself, with a friend, or with a few people, you would find adventure partners.
无论你是一个人、还是和朋友或是好几个人一起，你都能找到冒险的伙伴。
Corinna, I'm so glad you could make it.
科琳娜，你能来我真是太高兴了。
This is some of the girls from my Toledo chapter.
她们是我托莱多分会的一部分会员。
Just some of them?
只是一部分吗？
Just some of them.
只是一部分。
I think that knowing that they have a family of other women to get together and ride with, it's wonderful.
我认为，知道她们还有一个大家庭，有其他姐妹跟她们一起骑是非常棒的。
Women who ride motorcycles, we're not afraid do anything.
我们都是骑摩托车的女人什么都不怕。
It's an adventure.
这是我们的冒险。
