Liberation?
The male gaze and phallocentrism is very much a part of "Girl on a Motorcycle." We see the male gaze in the many provocative camera shots of Rebecca on the motorcycle. For example, when we see her from the back, or when the camera pans down her body. We also see the male gaze through the eyes of men in the movie when they look at her. For instance, when the boarder patrol man harasses her and runs his hands provocatively down her body. Phallocentrism is specifically used when we see Rebecca on the motorcycle. The machine becomes her phallus. She feels "power" from riding it, controlling it, and perhaps "dominating" the road with it- she feels like a man (powerful) when she is on the motorcycle.
I don't believe that this film is liberating towards women, nor do I believe that is was meant to be so. In fact, this film seems to be the opposite of liberation in many senses. She was not drawn out on the road because of a personal initiative to be more free- rather, she was drawn to the road because she was a slave to it. She could not control her desire to be with Daniel even though she knew all along it was wrong and unhealthy for her. Thus, instead of reading the images of her on the motorcycle as her dominating the road, I believe the underlying message of these scenes suggest the opposite-that the road is actually dominating her.