Kandi Spangler is a 5′ 2″ (157.5 cm) two-time U.S. Women’s Team GS Trophy finalist and longtime motorcycle enthusiast. Her passion for motorcycling started at a young age when she learned how to ride dirt bikes on her family farm in eastern Ohio. After a nearly 20 year hiatus from the sport, Kandi rediscovered her passion for motorcycles when she and her husband moved to Colorado in 2010 where she currently resides today. She has amassed over 100,000 miles on various motorcycles, is an MSF RiderCoach and has been coaching adventure riders of all skill levels since 2016.
Her goal is simple: Help adventure riders reach and exceed their riding goals through training, education and inspiration.
In 2017, Kandi became enamored with the idea of competing in the GS Trophy but quickly decided she was too short to be competitive. It was shortly thereafter she witnessed Jocelin Snow make the Women’s Team and realized that what she previously considered “fact”, was nothing more than an obstacle she had created in her own head. With proper training and many different coaches (male and female), she competed and won a spot on the GS Trophy U.S. Women’s Team in both 2019 and 2021. She has ridden and competed on an F700GS, F850GS, low-suspension R1200GS and now rides a standard-height R1250GS at competition level. This is not her full-time job, but it is her passion, and she looks forward to sharing it with you.
Don’t know if you have what it takes to be a great adventure rider? The answer lies in your ability to get out of your own head and consistently train.
“Road to the GS Trophy” is a short video of Kandi’s 2019 bid for the BMW GS Trophy. Filled with emotional highs and lows – traveling to California, South Carolina and eventually Malaga, Spain to compete. She came in 10th place.
Three Pillars of Good Riding
Line Choice | Thinking Ahead of the Bike.
Environment
Body Position On and Over the Bike
Pilot
Proper Use of the Bike’s Controls
Motorcycle
Moto iKandi 