Girlfriend wants a bike...

shayne86 · Post by **shayne86** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:23 pm

my gf is realy geting keen on the idea of geting a bike and learning to ride. i reckon it would be awsome but i have no idea what would be good for her. all i know is that she wants a road/trail tp learn on before she steps uptp a road bike. Any ideas?

i learned to ride on a klr 250 but thats about the extent on my dirt bike knowledge lol

thanks

Johnnie5 · Post by **Johnnie5** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:43 pm

this would all depend on her height

as most dirt bikes are tall even at 5'9 i have trouble on most bikes

the kid · Post by **the kid** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:58 pm

Get her a "Neka" , real easy to ride , no experience required and an absolute Bike .

Expensive , but from what I have been told , worth every cent .....

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 8:19 am

the kid wrote:Get her a "Neka" , real easy to ride , no experience required and an absolute Bike .

Expensive , but from what I have been told , worth every cent .....

Yeah, but I reckon she may like something different. Everyone has ridden a Neka for gods sake!!!!!

Plus they are a sloppy old barge. They are 25 kgs overweight, colour choice is limited, they are very unreliable apparently, blow loads of smoke, are high maintanence, chew threw rubber quickly but often reuse the rubber on a few different roads

, Consume a lot of fuel, make a lot of noise, are anti social, and are very obvoiusly just cop bait!!!!!

Plus servicing costs are horrendous and you will never ever get anyone to trade it in when you have finished with it!!!!!

Saki · Post by **Saki** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:12 am

sports tourer 250 ... ZZR250 ? my mate got one for his learner and i went for the ZXR! and if i hadn't got the ZXR i would have te ZZR easily, they are a really nice little bike, esp to learn on!!

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:32 am

My first bike was a Honda Spada and they are a great, reliable little bike and excellent for building your riding confidence, which is important for a learner.

Saki · Post by **Saki** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:49 am

Colette wrote:My first bike was a Honda Spada and they are a great, reliable little bike and excellent for building your riding confidence, which is important for a learner.

pity was a honda

mick_dundee · Post by **mick_dundee** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:01 pm

Colette wrote:My first bike was a Honda Spada and they are a great, reliable little bike and excellent for building your riding confidence, which is important for a learner.

Surprisd you're game to admit to that Col

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:03 pm

mick_dundee wrote:
Colette wrote:My first bike was a Honda Spada and they are a great, reliable little bike and excellent for building your riding confidence, which is important for a learner.
Surprisd you're game to admit to that Col

I've never denied it

Honda or not, it is a great little bike, very easy to repair and find parts for, great for reselling and a demon commuting through heavy traffic

mike-s · Post by **mike-s** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:29 pm

speaking of which, how goes the zzr repairs?

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:32 pm

mike-s wrote:speaking of which, how goes the zzr repairs?

Don't want to hijack this thread, she is in the shop so hope to have her back soon

matchan · Post by **matchan** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:56 pm

Colette wrote:My first bike was a Honda Spada and they are a great, reliable little bike and excellent for building your riding confidence, which is important for a learner.

Yeah, I'd second this, top little bike the spada, I bought one about 5 years ago as a commuter, a few friends also used it to learn on, low seat height and no expensive fairings to scratch and decent go for a little bike.

As Glen said, chookies tend to be pretty tall, not the best for confidence if you can't easily touch the ground with both feet.

Cheers
Matt

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:35 pm

I got a 1979 AG100 (yeah its a yammy but it is green!) to dirt ride on, just to learn control and such - eg skidding

. Unfortunately it required some maintenance and is still not "going" but I did ride it once round wetlands.
If your gf is like me and not had much/any experience with bikes and wants to learn how to ride before going for L's (I think you said that in your post) then something like mine is great, not much power so dont get scared by acceleration, no way on earth to pull a wheelie.

I got mine on ebay for $250, but did need head and base gasket (not easy to find), piston rings and the tank needed cleaning, new fuel and oil.

rotaboy · Post by **rotaboy** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 6:31 pm

i just got my 250 licence on the weekend and they used honda cb250's seemed like an alright bike was alittle gutless but then again if ur learning u dont want somehting that will do warp speed.
i was used to the bike with in 1 hr of riding
its very upright seating position and easily 2 feet on the ground with some bend (im 5'11")

Nafz750 · Post by **Nafz750** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:19 pm

ZR250/Balius would be my choice, I had one, absolute blast to ride and I do miss it at times, light, naked and still pretty quick for a 250.