
Shasta Smith, Classic Bikes, Business and The Vintage Monkey
05/22/18 • 35 min
Shasta Smith, Designer, Motorcycle builder, Entrepreneur and owner of The Vintage Monkey in Sacramento California, shares her many years of experience in not only riding motorcycles but also building them. She talks us through her Television career, her background in Interiors and Architecture and how that all lead her to open an incredible classic bike repair shop, motorcycle exhibit, venue and now learning space for local bikers.
You can connect with Shasta and The Vintage Monkey at their website http://www.thevintagemonkey.com or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thevintagemonkey5
She chats with host, Kojii Helnwein about her charitable causes, the female biking community and being a woman in business. She also parts with some valuable advice on DIY motorcycle maintenance and building. Links mentioned: DGR (Distinguished Gentleman's Ride): https://www.gentlemansride.com
This episode of Motowitch Chronicles is brought to you by MOTOWITCH COLLECTIVE.
At www.motowitch.com we host MOTOWITCH MAG, a collection of articles, road logs, tips and more written by worldwide female motorcyclists, be they seasoned, brand new, world record holders, driving instructors and so on.
Subscribe at www.motowitch.com or on your favourite podcast app to be sure you don't miss our future episodes.
For daily updates follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/motowitchcollective or Facebook www.facebook.com/motowitch
If you're a female biker with a story you'd like to share on either MOTOWITCH MAG or MOTOWITCH CHRONICLES please email [email protected].
We'd love to hear from you.
Shasta Smith, Designer, Motorcycle builder, Entrepreneur and owner of The Vintage Monkey in Sacramento California, shares her many years of experience in not only riding motorcycles but also building them. She talks us through her Television career, her background in Interiors and Architecture and how that all lead her to open an incredible classic bike repair shop, motorcycle exhibit, venue and now learning space for local bikers.
You can connect with Shasta and The Vintage Monkey at their website http://www.thevintagemonkey.com or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thevintagemonkey5
She chats with host, Kojii Helnwein about her charitable causes, the female biking community and being a woman in business. She also parts with some valuable advice on DIY motorcycle maintenance and building. Links mentioned: DGR (Distinguished Gentleman's Ride): https://www.gentlemansride.com
This episode of Motowitch Chronicles is brought to you by MOTOWITCH COLLECTIVE.
At www.motowitch.com we host MOTOWITCH MAG, a collection of articles, road logs, tips and more written by worldwide female motorcyclists, be they seasoned, brand new, world record holders, driving instructors and so on.
Subscribe at www.motowitch.com or on your favourite podcast app to be sure you don't miss our future episodes.
For daily updates follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/motowitchcollective or Facebook www.facebook.com/motowitch
If you're a female biker with a story you'd like to share on either MOTOWITCH MAG or MOTOWITCH CHRONICLES please email [email protected].
We'd love to hear from you.
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This episode of Motowitch Chronicles is brought to you by MOTOWITCH COLLECTIVE. At www.motowitch.com we host MOTOWITCH MAG a collection of written articles, road logs, tips and more by worldwide female motorcyclists, be they seasoned, brand new, world record holders, driving instructors and so on.
Subscribe at www.motowitch.com or on your favourite podacst app if you don't want to miss our future episodes.
For daily updates follow us on Instagram
www.instagram.com/motowitchcollective
or Facebook
If you're a female biker with a story you'd like to share on either MOTOWITCH MAG or MOTOWITCH CHRONICLES please email [email protected]. We'd love to hear from you.
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http://www.adventuretravelfilmfestival.com This episode of Motowitch Chronicles is brought to you by MOTOWITCH COLLECTIVE. At www.motowitch.com we host MOTOWITCH MAG, a collection of articles, road logs, tips and more written by worldwide female motorcyclists, be they seasoned, brand new, world record holders, driving instructors and so on.
Subscribe at www.motowitch.com or on your favourite podcast app to be sure you don't miss our future episodes.
For daily updates follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/motowitchcollective
or Facebook
If you're a female biker with a story you'd like to share on either MOTOWITCH MAG or MOTOWITCH CHRONICLES please email [email protected].
We'd love to hear from you.
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