Today we’d like to introduce you to Mandy Chuey.
Hi Mandy, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I had been riding for about a year and a half when I started noticing a common theme in the North County motorcycle community: **women were looking for other women to ride with.**
Through various Facebook riding groups, I saw women reaching out to find riding buddies, build confidence, and simply feel more comfortable getting into the motorcycle community. I also noticed that some women who were putting themselves out there vulnerably were receiving inappropriate comments from men. It made me realize there was a real need for a space that felt welcoming, supportive, and—most importantly—safe for women.
I had noticed that Veronica Rodriguez was already organizing Sunset Rides for North County riders. Although we didn’t know each other at the time, I reached out and asked if she would be interested in creating a women-focused riding community. We started throwing around names, landed on **Moto Girly Pops**, and created the page within a day.
The response was immediate. We had 12 members almost right away, and about eight women showed up for our first ride. From there, it just kept growing. The most recent Sunset Ride brought together 18 women, and the larger North County Moto Girly Pops community has continued to grow far beyond what we initially imagined.
What started as two women recognizing a need has become a community built around connection, confidence, friendship, and a shared love of riding.
And our philosophy has remained the same from day one:
**Community over competition. Always.** 🩷🏍️
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Because Moto Girly Pops is still only a few months old, we’re very much in the process of figuring out what we want this community to become. We have ideas, but we don’t feel the need to rush into defining ourselves before we really understand what our members want and need.
We’re exploring everything from simply continuing to organize twice-monthly rides and creating opportunities for women to connect, to potentially doing volunteer work, offering merchandise, and collaborating with businesses and organizations that align with our values. We’re also considering whether Moto Girly Pops should eventually become a formal or for-profit organization, or whether we want to keep it simply as a fun, community-driven riding club.
For me, one of the most important parts of this process is being intentional. We want to create a community where women feel supported and protected, and that means being thoughtful about the people, businesses, sponsors, and organizations we choose to collaborate with. We want our mission to be clear before we attach our name to something.
This is all new territory for me, and I’m learning as we go—how to build a community, how to grow it responsibly, and how to make sure that growth doesn’t come at the expense of what made Moto Girly Pops special in the first place.
Ultimately, we want to stay true to why we started: creating a welcoming space where women can ride, connect, build confidence, and find their people. The rest is something we’re excited to discover together.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
I think one thing Veronica and I, as the two founding members, can wholeheartedly agree on is that what we’re most proud of isn’t the number of members or how quickly the group has grown—it’s the **connections and friendships we’re seeing form between these women.**
We’ve received countless DMs from women telling us things like, “I’ve never seen this many women riders together in one place,” or thanking us for creating such a fun and welcoming community. We’ve had women come up to us at rides and tell us how meaningful it is to finally have a space where they feel like they belong.
One of my favorite moments happened at one of our recent rides. I looked around and saw all of these women smiling, laughing, showing off their motorcycles, introducing themselves to each other, and genuinely having a great time. I actually got emotional. I had this moment of thinking, *We created this.*
For me, that’s what Moto Girly Pops is really about. The motorcycles are what bring us together, but the **friendships, confidence, and sense of belonging** are what make people keep coming back.
That’s the part that makes me proud—and honestly, a little teary-eyed.
Any advice for finding a mentor or networking in general?
One of the challenges—and also one of the things I value most—is building a riding community while still being relatively new to riding myself. I’ve only been riding for a little over a year, so I’m certainly not approaching this as someone who has all the answers.
I’m a lifelong learner, and I want Moto Girly Pops to reflect that mindset. I’m constantly working on improving my own riding skills, learning from more experienced riders, and encouraging the women in our community to do the same.
For me, riding isn’t just about getting on a motorcycle and having fun. It’s about continuing to develop our skills, becoming more confident and responsible riders, looking out for one another, and ultimately making sure we all get home safely to the people who love us.
I think there’s something really powerful about building a community where **we can learn together, encourage each other, and never stop getting better.**
Contact Info:
- Instagram: sdmotogirlypops
- Facebook: Moto Girly Pops
