Orlando, Fla. — Four years ago, Shantell Williams rode solo across 48 U.S. states in 27 days on her Harley-Davidson.
Now she’s looking to break her current record on a new Netflix series.
“I’m hoping they’ll be able to keep up. I think once they get to one day of one thousand miles, they may not like me,” Williams said with a laugh.
Williams, a mother of ten children, also owns Shantell's Just Until Café in Sanford. On Sunday, she started a GoFundMe to help keep her doors open.
She says Bessie Stringfield was her inspiration to ride. Stringfield was the first African American woman to complete a solo ride across the United States.
Stringfield was also a civilian motorcycle dispatch rider during World War II for the US Army.
“I was ready to quit on day seven. The thought that this woman in the 30s and 40s did it, there’s no reason I can’t do it. I would tell myself just shut up and ride,” Williams said.
“Shut up and ride” will be the name of the Netflix docuseries set to debut in February.
Williams hits the road on July 18.
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