Battlestar Galactica's Katee Sachoff "Blonde Tomboy Space Girl" and Tricia Helfer "Bleachy Cyclon" kick ass in real life too! "One in 10 motorcyclists is a woman, but that statistic is rarely reflected on screens big or small. If an actress does 'ride,' it tends to be only for the camera and it's usually rigged, as it was for Renée Zellweger in 'Leatherheads,' whose Indian was operated by remote. Enter Tricia Helfer and Katee Sackhoff — stars of SciFi Channel's 'Battlestar Galactica.' Helfer, who plays the part of sexy cylon [sic] Number Six, and Sackhoff, a.k.a. combat pilot Starbuck, are both avid motorcyclists who will be taking their off-screen passion to guest roles on other TV shows when Season 4 of the space-age series ends."

"Helfer, 34, is game for doing her own riding on an upcoming episode of the USA show 'Burn Notice,' playing Carla, a slinky spy who may have figured into the 'burning' of ex-CIA operative Michael Westen. According to show creator Matt Nix, he's 'trying to find an episode where we can incorporate Tricia's skills.'

"Sackhoff, 28, will do her own stunts when she plays an anesthesiologist with a fondness for body ink and bikes on four episodes of the FX show 'Nip/Tuck.' The love interest of Dr. McNamara, 'My character rides a motorcycle to work every day,' said Sackhoff.

"'It's really interesting when writers and producers find out that you ride,' said Sackhoff, a self-described tomboy. 'They're so excited . . . like, wow. We need to use that.'

"Sackhoff, who's from Portland, Ore., and Helfer, who grew up on a farm in Canada, both rode all-terrain vehicles when they were young. They took up motorcycling last year because they were each 'tired of being on the back of a guy's bike,' said Sackhoff. 'Then Tricia and I started working together, and we both started going, 'We should do this.' "

The article includes awesome video of the ladies riding their hogs here.