Retouched much? The question is, would you have done that if it was a guy? I think not. What does that say about how you viewed your subject? Not as a biker, but as a model. For shame, especially considering the article it's related to, slightly hypocritical.
Barely retouched, and yes I retouch all portraits, and no action shots, that's just my style. This looks like more than it is because it's ever so slightly out of focus, so not that I softened her skin much, but mostly that I had to sharpen eyes and other details a bit more than normal... Take a look at the shirt on her shoulder and the strap of the helmet, that's about the same as her face and those haven't been touched...
@rbeach, is it really that shameful that a male would comment on a female's beauty? really? the reason i wouldn't say it about a male subject is because i'm not into that. i'll leave that up to the women to decide on male beauty.