Aunt Betty "Bones" Hall

“Maverick”… “Dissident”… “Pioneer”… There are a lot of titles you could possibly hang on Bubba’s Aunt Betty but “Typical” would not be one of them.

Picture, if you will, a Type A personality young lady full of spunk and vigor living her best life while growing up in a male dominated 1930’s. She witnessed a lot of things in her generation at a time when things were changing rapidly.

The stock market crash of 1929 resulted in more women entering the workforce and an assertive, capable, intellectual, new First Lady by the name of Eleanor Roosevelt entered the White House in 1932 demonstrating to young women everywhere that they were much more than a helpmate to their husbands.

There was indeed plenty of inspiration but Aunt Betty really didn’t need any. We’re not quite sure where she got her free spirit from but we do know that her passion for motorcycles started at a very young age and ran very deep.

She was taken by two wheels… so much so that she became the first woman in the state of Indiana… ever…  to acquire her State Issued Motorcycle License. This was unheard of at the time but following her heart and passion motivated her beyond any negative feedback from friends, family… or society.  

She married Bobby Hall in the late 1940’s and the motorcycling couple ended up having two daughters of their own. Still, they found time to hang out with other riders and participate in Motorcycle Field Games, Motorcycle Shows and the likes. Uncle Bobby was also a successful regional flat track racer (#34 Below) and Aunt Betty was his biggest and most boisterous fan! (We’re guessing that motorcycle racing might have been a part of her attraction to him!) It was a lifestyle for these true original Hooligans that helped lay the foundation for things to come.

By 1950, Boswell’s Harley-Davidson had opened its doors in Henderson, Kentucky and Aunt Betty was maybe more proud than anyone. After all, her love of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and the riding lifestyle helped create a lifelong passion for riding that is still alive in the Boswell family and evident at Boswell’s Harley-Davidson today.

©2021 BOSWELL'S HARLEY-DAVIDSON