The Ladies of Harley are a unique sisterhood; a family of sorts.

"We’re tied together not by blood but by motorcycles," Rebecca Wilkinson-Huffman said.

Mitzi Tuck elaborated: “We’re not just women who ride bikes. We’re women who enjoy life and happen to ride bikes."

To be part of LOH, women must first be associate members of the roughly 500-member Roanoke Valley Harley Owners Group. Since its formation in 1988, LOH has grown significantly, reflecting a larger trend in the rising number of women who ride motorcycles. The group has more than tripled to about 26 members since five years ago, Tuck said.

It is a diverse group.

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