Bike for the girl

[lauralynne]

Um....what does SHE want. Have her sit on bikes - there's going to be a matter of what is physically comfortable. It's not a power issue for girls. In either direction. How long are her legs, how big are her hands, is she more comfortable with sport position or standard?

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by lauralynne

Um....what does SHE want. Have her sit on bikes - there's going to be a matter of what is physically comfortable. It's not a power issue for girls. In either direction. How long are her legs, how big are her hands, is she more comfortable with sport position or standard?

What she said. All the recommendations in the thread have been great so far, but in the end, HER wants/needs are what's most important.

[HurricaneHeather]

Originally Posted by lauralynne

Um....what does SHE want. Have her sit on bikes - there's going to be a matter of what is physically comfortable. It's not a power issue for girls. In either direction. How long are her legs, how big are her hands, is she more comfortable with sport position or standard?

Yep, what she said. I think it's cute though that all the boys *know* what she needs

[MILK]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Yep, what she said. I think it's cute though that all the boys *know* what she needs

Just like they told me what I 'needed' when I was bike shopping!

[neebelung]

Originally Posted by HurricaneHeather

Yep, what she said. I think it's cute though that all the boys *know* what she needs

Meh, I'd have made some of those same recommendations if the new rider in question were a guy. SV's, F4i's and Ninja 250's are all solid starter bikes (and beyond), IMO.

[rogue]

Originally Posted by lauralynne

Um....what does SHE want. Have her sit on bikes - there's going to be a matter of what is physically comfortable. It's not a power issue for girls. In either direction. How long are her legs, how big are her hands, is she more comfortable with sport position or standard?

Yep! Yep! And Yep!

Let's not forget how heavy the bike is. The main reason I went from learning on a cruiser to buying a sport bike was to shed some weight. A fat pig of a bike (to her) can be as difficult to ride as one that she can barely touch the ground on. Trust me, I know.

[Antwanny]

Originally Posted by lauralynne

Um....what does SHE want. Have her sit on bikes - there's going to be a matter of what is physically comfortable. It's not a power issue for girls. In either direction. How long are her legs, how big are her hands, is she more comfortable with sport position or standard?

She wants a brand new r6 im trying my bst to talk her out of it, and yea shes tiny 5'2ish and likes the sport position. She just wants to dive right in and get a 600 i still kinda like her so dont wanna see her with skin graphs all over. I agree she also has to sit on somethin and find out what she likes.

[MILK]

Has she taken the MSF course yet? That certainly helps you get the feel of a bike and get you started off in the right direction.

[jalaan1]

Originally Posted by Antwanny

She wants a brand new r6 im trying my bst to talk her out of it, and yea shes tiny 5'2ish and likes the sport position. She just wants to dive right in and get a 600 i still kinda like her so dont wanna see her with skin graphs all over. I agree she also has to sit on somethin and find out what she likes.

and if you didn't, she can get a liter huh? lol



for real tho, i vote for a used 250 as well.
my wife's actually gonna go for her permit soon and wants to rides as well.
i'm thinking used '08 Ninja for me... uh, her. ; )

[Trip]

A good bike to learn on that you can resell pretty easy and will teach you all sorts of throttle control and you won't have to worry about dropping it hasn't been said yet.

A 225XT or 250XT dualsport or something similar. She can learn on dirt and street and you don't have to worry a thing about dropping it. It's low cost, and resells decent. Plus since it is dirt bred, it's got low end torque to get you use to twitchy throttle.