Black Bikers Experience

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I am posting these pictures as a prelude to my interview with one of the only Cycle Queens Black Female Motorcycle Club that’s left. The Cycle Queens were one of the first all black female riders in the country. They were out of the D.C., Maryland and Virginia area. These women were trailblazers that paved the way for women like myself to ride today. They not only handled racism from white riders but also from our black male riders too. I am excited to have found one of their members still alive to tell her story. Stay tuned folks!


  

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George Allen Miles, Jr. (September 5, 1947 – February 26, 2008), known as Buddy Miles. If you’re a Rock and Roll fan you may remember Buddy Miles as the drummer in a group called the Electric Flag. He also was a member of Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsys from 1969 through to January 1970. George “Buddy” Miles was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 5, 1947. He was known as a child prodigy, originally playing drums in his father, George Miles, Sr.’s, jazz band, The Bebops, beginning at age 12. Miles Sr. had played upright bass with Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Charlie Parker,the Delfonics, Wilson Pickett and Dexter Gordon.

  

The starred and striped Harley-Davidson trike was designed by Miles, with the help of fellow Novato, California resident Glen Thorsson, who also did the actual construction work. The basic ’57 Harley was converted to trike form with the help of a Ford rear-end. To coax a little more power out of the engine, ’69 Sportster barrels were installed. That incredible seat was also designed by Miles and built by William Schneider.

  

Since we’re in Black History Month I’d like to celebrate Buddy Miles as another Entertainer who had a love for custom Harley-Davidsons.

  

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