Wonder Woman goes off-road on her Kawasaki KE175 motorcycle

Wonder Woman stunt rider, Kitty O'Neil, riding this light and nimble 1975 Kawasaki KE175 motorcycle in "The Murderous Missile" episode

Need some moto-vation to get out and ride this weekend? Watchy here! It's rate to see female stunt riders on motorcycles and this is some stellar riding. Kitty O'Neil (Lynda Carter's Stunt Double) is seen riding a Kawasaki KE175, from Wonder Woman 1975 TV series, Season 2, Episode "The Murderous Missile".

Kitty O'Neil was an American stuntwomen and racer, she later set land and water speed records and became the fastest woman in the world in 1976. She died at the age of 71.

Kitty O'Neil broke a land speed record of 512.710 mph (825.127 km/h) and a peak speed of 621 miles per hour (999 km/h)

In December of 1976, the "motivator" or motor captained by Kitty O'Neil to set both water and land speed records was the "SMI Motivator," a hydrogen peroxide-powered, three-wheeled rocket car built by Bill Fredrick. The Motivator accelerated rapidly, though silently for Ms. O’Neil; she was deaf. Her speed peaked briefly at 618 miles per hour, and with a second explosive run measured over one kilometer, she attained an average speed of 512.7 m.p.h., shattering the land-speed record for women by about 200 m.p.h. on the Alvord Desert in Oregon. O'Neil believed that she could have reached speeds over 700 miles per hour (1,100 km/h) with full power, but contractual restrictions limited her to a lower speed. The SMI Motivator was a critical component in O'Neil's groundbreaking achievements and a testament to the ingenuity of its designer.

For Ms. O’Neil, her record — which still stands — is the career highlight in daredevilry. She also set speed records on water skis and in boats. And, working as a stuntwoman, she rode motorcycle, crashed cars and survived immolation (burning alive in a vehicle!).

You can read her bio and see more images in the NYT Obituary here