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Bike for my girl?
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:38 pm
by Draven
Hey guys, since ive recently gotten back in the saddle my g/f is hooked on bikes now, she would love to have a bike of her own one day but there is a problem, she is only 5ft tall and its hard to find a bike on which she can touch the ground when sitting on the seat with out leaning the bike to far to one side...
Cause i havent been in the bike scene for about 4yrs i was wondering if and of you guys could help in suggesting a good bike for her...
Cheers
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:41 pm
by Pabs
another one like yours or a ZZR250 a bit more new rider friendly & not to high
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:42 pm
by Draven
Cheers ill check one out
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:48 pm
by bonester
At 5 foot tall she is going to have trouble flat footing many bikes at all. Doesn't stop her riding them, but makes it harder. Viragos and the like are low. Check out the list below:
http://www.nebcom.com/noemi/moto/sbl.sbl.html
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:01 pm
by Draven
bonester wrote:At 5 foot tall she is going to have trouble flat footing many bikes at all. Doesn't stop her riding them, but makes it harder. Viragos and the like are low. Check out the list below:
http://www.nebcom.com/noemi/moto/sbl.sbl.html
cheers, i suggested a virago and similar styled bikes to her and first thing she said was "ugly" lol
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:09 pm
by bonester
Yup she would be right. A Spada is pretty low for a sportyish bike- and they can be lowered further- it is also lower than a VTR250. (newer version of Spada.)
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:12 pm
by Draven
Thank again, i really wanna get my girl a bike that way we can ride together, i love having her on the back but its slightly killsthe power of the lil 250 though lol
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:22 pm
by SenNey
Hyosung Aquila
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:26 pm
by Draven
I pointed one of them out to her aswell, she wants a road bike not a cruiser... dam picky women
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:31 pm
by SenNey
I to wanted a road bike, well i bought a CBR and i hated it!!!
I got a sore back, elbow, kidney issues. I was never comftable, hated riding but i loved the look of the bike. And thats where it ended.
Im not to keen on a cruiser look, bike riding one is fabulous!!
This bike i love
Best bet is to get her to test ride a few, looks alone does not make a bike.
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:11 pm
by Saki
well, i am 6"2 so i find my ZXR a good height for me to put my foot flat down with, but i wanted to get something Sporty, yet something which would fit my size. I jumped on my mates ZZR which he recently got and OMG i was shocked... sooo comfy, but yet so low and toury, yet i was amazed how sporty it still felt!!! if i didn't have a ZXR, it would definately be a ZZR...
so i would recomend a ZZR, as IMO the ZXR will cause a shorty some issue. but like i said thats my oppion!
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:25 pm
by Stace
You should PM Matty or Bobbi. Now Bobbi will probably kill me for saying this but she is somewhat vertically chellenged as well. She's got a ZX7 that her and Matty lowered the suspension on and cut down the seat a little. She gets along great on it. Might be worth a thought?
Re: Bike for my girl?
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:31 pm
by Lainie
87Ninja wrote:Hey guys, since ive recently gotten back in the saddle my g/f is hooked on bikes now, she would love to have a bike of her own one day but there is a problem, she is only 5ft tall and its hard to find a bike on which she can touch the ground when sitting on the seat with out leaning the bike to far to one side...
Cause i havent been in the bike scene for about 4yrs i was wondering if and of you guys could help in suggesting a good bike for her...
Cheers
Nope take it from me 5'1"... GPX250, the ZZR I found a little higher. I am right at home with the GPX and have no dramas at all.
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:33 pm
by QuickaKwacka
87 Ninja,
Have a look at the threads for the two motorcycle groups exclusively for girls in Newcastle, have often seen this problem on their pages and will have no doubt they will have the answer to your girls problem.
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/GRO_Northern_Stars/
http://groups.msn.com/JustGirlsandMotorcycles
Regards
RonnieG
Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:34 pm
by Lainie
Stace wrote:You should PM Matty or Bobbi. Now Bobbi will probably kill me for saying this but she is somewhat vertically chellenged as well. She's got a ZX7 that her and Matty lowered the suspension on and cut down the seat a little. She gets along great on it. Might be worth a thought?
I was thinking she was a new ridier.
If so a 7 wouldn't be any good for her
If she has been riding a while then yeap what Stace said