What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day, than with a screening of the latest motorcycle-focused documentary short? Writes Leonie Watkins. Petrolettes: The Wrench-Off, is a film made by Petrolettes founder, Irene Kotnik and chronicles a Europewide motorcycle customising competition – borne of a desire to showcase not only the capabilities and skill of female custom builders, but equally the passion and ambition inside each of these women – incorporating their own expertise and particular style to fabricate a beautifully designed, functioning, race-ready motorcycle. The final stage would be a showdown between the finished bikes in the form of a sprint race. And earned crowning glory for the winner.

https://www.sideburnmagazine.com/post/petrolettes-the-wrench-off

A growing number of women are riding motorbikes. But the biker scene is still very male-dominated. Irene Kotnik founded Petrolettes, Europe’s first female motorcycle event, to help women bikers get connected and to create a community.

https://www.dw.com/en/born-to-be-wild/av-51015212

Nur für Frauen: Motorradliebhaberinnen aus aller Welt treffen sich zum Petrolettes-Festival in Ferropolis in Deutschland. Für die rund 500 Teilnehmerinnen gibt es Workshops, Konzerte und natürlich Motorradrennen.

https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/bikerinnen-treffen-petrolettes

In this episode of AU COIN DU PNEU Alice discuss with Valerie, living in finland, Abbey, living in London and Line living in Danemark about Petrolettes german woman only festival, women riding motorcycles and travel across Europe.

https://podcast.ausha.co/

Frauen sind in der Motorradszene eine Minderheit – dazu oft leicht bekleidet. Irene Kotnik und ihr Team will das ändern: Zu ihrem Bikerinnen-Treffen Petrolettes dürfen keine Männer kommen.

https://www.spiegel.de/auto/fahrkultur/petrolettes-das-motorradtreffen-nur-fuer-frauen-a-1221262.html