SHERIDAN — The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is, in motorcycle parlance, a beast of a machine.

It has an engine with the strength of 47 horses and a frame tested over thousands of miles and hours and a wide variety of road conditions. The engine, both at idle and full power, runs steadily and confidently — a gentle burble when idling transforms into a distinctive rumble at full power.

Looking over the motorcycle —  her motorcycle — at Sheridan Iron Works, Michaela Trumbull still seems a bit in awe of the machine.

Trumbull, a local cosmetologist who leads the local chapter of female motorcycling group The Litas, is one of seven female motorcyclists from across the country who have been presented with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity by Royal Enfield as part of its “Build. Train. Race.” road racing program.

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