Contact details
Email: wima.ukraine[at]gmail.com
Facebook: WIMA Ukraine Division
Instagram: @wima.ukraine
My name is Alena Puhovaya and I’m the founder of WIMA Ukraine. I’ve been riding motorcycles since 2006 and during these years I have been trusted with some important tasks, including being the director of a Ukrainian Association of Motorcyclists, UAM, and the Ukrainian ambassador during the Women Riders World Relay in Ukraine. I’m also a member of the Ukrainian organisation Motohelp, a medical support organisation for motorcyclists on the road.
In Ukraine about 5-7% of the bikers are moto ladies and we ride with great pleasure, to get to work, to meet with friends, for leisure, travelling. We ride all types of motorcycles: adventure touring bikes, choppers, cruisers, dirt bikes, naked bikes, sport bikes etc.
However, in our country women do not have their own communities. Mostly, moto ladies are independent bikers. There are some groups in Ukraine: Lady of Harley, Cherries Community and some small moto clubs with less than 5 members. Very often, moto ladies are members of men’s motorcycle clubs. This is why I set up WIMA Ukraine. I wanted to provide a platform for all Ukrainian moto ladies and create something more powerful than just a moto club.
WIMA Ukraine is just in its early days. It was established in 2020, during the pandemic, and therefore we have not yet been able to hold many events but we have great plans for the future. In 2022 our country was invaded by Russia and life changed overnight. But we are still here and we are to be counted with.
Our logo means my road is without a beginning and without an end, which leads to WIMA.
