In 2009-2010, Alisa went on a seven-month, solo motorcycle journey from New York to Argentina, riding through Mexico, and Central and South America. She’s ridden across America, from East to West and from North to South, on the Trans-America Trail and the Continental Divide Trail, as well as on pavement multiple times. Other motorcycle trips have taken her to Alaska, all over Europe, India, Israel, and Southern Africa. In the summer of 2017, she borrowed a bike in Bosnia and again rode solo through Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Croatia. A self-professed two-wheeled travel junkie, Alisa most recently spent a month riding through Portugal, Spain, and Morocco.
Having worked as a motorcycle tour guide for various companies, Alisa started her company, Women's Motorcycle Tours, as a way of bringing women together to explore their inner adventuress in a supportive and encouraging environment. Alisa's dream was always to lead a group of ladies across the United States, and in 2016 she organized the Sisters' Centennial Motorcycle Ride, a three-week cross-country motorcycle event commemorating the legendary Van Buren sisters’ ride in 1916. They were the first two women to each ride their own motorcycles across the USA.
Since then, Alisa has been working on designing women’s motorcycle tour experiences, keynote speaking, and coaching women to have more confidence on and off their bikes. In 2019 Alisa authored her first book, Boost Your Confidence Through Motorcycling: A Woman's Guide to Being Your Best Self on and Off the Bike, which became an Amazon bestseller.
Alisa is now organizing another cross-country event for female motorcycle riders, the Suffragists Centennial Motorcycle Ride (SCMR2020), which takes place July 31- August 23, 2020. A celebration of unity, community and the freedom of the road, Alisa plans on leading 1,000 women on motorcycles across the United States and into Washington, D.C. for the final moto celebration.
"I love wrapping motorcycle events around historical events as a way of gaining greater recognition for both," says Clickenger. "I believe in promoting the positive image of motorcycling throughout the world, both as a traveler and as an event producer. I also believe we need to look back to where we've historically been in order to see what's possible for the future...sometimes that's the most powerful form of inspiration."
As the SCMR2020 takes shape, Alisa talks about her journey into motorcycling and her passion to share it with other women riders.