Question for the lady learners here......

[Fub@r]

I've been riding for the past 6 months and loving it. My fiance is now feeling jealous of my two wheeled freedom and now would like to try and learn. I'm all for it.

My problem is that she has tried in the past to learn to drive a manual car and failed. In a female opinion if you were in the same position did you find learning the controls on a bike easier than a manual car?

[Chickadee]

Hey Fub@r

Speaking as a new rider myself if she's had trouble learning in a manual car and given up I'm afraid she may do the same with a bike. You might have to talk her into an Auto scooter or something. If she's got the mindset to learn how to shift gears (come hell or high water) she may well do it. She'll have a first hand experience on a handling test so this will be a good thing for her to get a feel for things.

I learned in auto cages (my folks only drove auto's), then my first cage I got a manual - two weeks of sheer frustration until I got the gear changing mastered, if she's willing to go for it - she'll get there in the end. I definitely preferred manuals after mastering it, and have taken to bikes well. Your future Mrs will probably love riding - it's up to her whether she wants to try and really go for the full experience, or the decaff experience (an auto scooter).

all the best Chickadee

[Nicksta]

I think riding is different to driving... your hands and feet stay in the same place... you dont need to worry about had to wheel/stick/wheel and pedals and stuff... she might be better at riding than driving...
I say.. let her give it a go.... and see...

[Trudes]

I'm with Nicksta, get her to give it a go, she may have more foot coordinated than hand.

[McJim]

Do what I do - I've got a V-Twin - with all that torque I just leave it in 3rd gear all the time and just feather the clutch from staionary - 3rd Gear on the VTR will get me from 0-105kph :rofl:

[The_Dover]

I say keep women off the roads and in the kitchen, where they belong.

[apteryx_haasti]

I've always driven manual cars, but I don't really think that makes a difference on a bike. The gearing and stuff is so different!

I did a Learn to Ride course and the BAsic Handling Skills on the same day - had never been on a bike before but took to it OK. Once I got my own bike I stalled a few times (as you do) but have improved ever since. Practice makes "perfect"...

Get her out there giving it a go!

[Ixion]

I say keep women off the roads and in the kitchen, where they belong.


I thought they belonged in the bedroom. Or has Maurice claimed that?

[Fub@r]

I say keep women off the roads and in the kitchen, where they belong.\

Come March and your tune will change :Punk:

[Fub@r]

Get her out there giving it a go!

I've contacted a few places about getting some lessons where they provide the bike, don't think my Hyo would be an ideal learner for her to try on ;)

Also if I try and teach her I be divorced before i get married............hmmm maybe not so bad :innocent:

[crashe]

I've contacted a few places about getting some lessons where they provide the bike, don't think my Hyo would be an ideal learner for her to try on ;)

Also if I try and teach her I be divorced before i get married............hmmm maybe not so bad :innocent:

Or I could add her onto my list of learners...... Blondini, Scorpygirl.........
Once you buy her a bike to learn to ride on.....that is.

There are a few quiet streets near you for her to learn in.

[megarich]

(posting under hubby's name here) I learnt on a ct100 (I think) and would go out to the beach where there were no cars, no need to indicate, no one watching... And the gears etc are very different from a car, so don't give up. Take her out to a track/beach somewhere and let her know what each bit is for, and let her ask you questions. My hubby tries to tell me everything all at once (i am just getting back onto a road bike after 6 yrs of being freaked out by first road experience) and get confused and annoyed. Would much prefer he just lets me work it out for myself, and if I need help I will ask... Am getting my helmet tomorrow, so will be off on my new GN250!! Yay!! Let her know it will be a bit scarey for a start, but easier than a car I think!

[smokeyging]

I say keep women off the roads and in the kitchen, where they belong.


Yep, if a guy wants attention from the girls...that will just about do it.

[gijoe1313]

Dang Fub@r! You should have kept the mighty ginny for a little longer! :yes: Sounds like your permanent grin and smile at the end of the day, when you come in on your two wheels of freedom got ther thinking!

Ah well, least you know the ins and outs of the basics and point her in the right direction! On ya! :niceone:

[MyGSXF]

I say keep women off the roads and in the kitchen, where they belong.

Tis ok girls.. take no notice of this dribble..!! :shutup: god gave man a brain & a penis.. but only enough blood to supply one at a time... so we aallll know where Dovers blood suppply permanantly is aye... !!! :tugger:

[petermonkeyguru]

You say your not married yet - is she good looking, what does she do when your out riding - does she need some company.
I think the more women out there riding the better, they look great in leather, smell better after a day or so riding, and you know what they say about bike chic's...

[MyGSXF]

I think the more women out there riding the better, they look great in leather, smell better after a day or so riding, and you know what they say about bike chic's...

I'm all ears... :psst: do continue..

[mstriumph]

I say keep women off the roads and in the kitchen, where they belong.

don't be bloody silly ...... you couldn't GET my bikes into our kitchen ......:mellow:

[mstriumph]

....................My problem is that she has tried in the past to learn to drive a manual car and failed. In a female opinion if you were in the same position did you find learning the controls on a bike easier than a manual car?

can she ride a bicycle?

if so, no problem - sit her on - shove it in gear - off she goes & soon she's having so much fun she'll be FIGHTING to learn how to change gear :yes:

if not ........ yep - problem mebbe

can't see what a manual 'car' has to do with it? except mebbe demonstrates she may give up too easily .......... ridicule helps with this :innocent:

can't believe i SAID that :shutup:

[Minnie]

Dang Fub@r! You should have kept the mighty ginny for a little longer! :yes:

Just been thinking the same thing Fub@r, give me a few more months and i can sell it back to you:laugh:

[buellbabe]

My problem is that she has tried in the past to learn to drive a manual car and failed. In a female opinion if you were in the same position did you find learning the controls on a bike easier than a manual car?

Well in my opinion i don't think it makes any difference... I was riding bikes before I ever drove cars... I did find the clutch a little touchy at first and was continually stalling the bike but solved that problem by doing downhill rolling starts!
From then on there was no holding me back!

:Punk: :yes:

[Jantar]

I say keep women off the roads and in the kitchen, where they belong.
Strange as it may be, I must support Dover on this one. From the Oxford dictionary

woman • noun (pl. women) 1 an adult human female. 2 a female worker or employee. 3 a fully automatic, general purpose, two legged, kitchen utensil that is screwed on the bed.

:innocent:

[Fub@r]

Well in my opinion i don't think it makes any difference... I was riding bikes before I ever drove cars... I did find the clutch a little touchy at first and was continually stalling the bike but solved that problem by doing downhill rolling starts!
From then on there was no holding me back!

:Punk: :yes:

The comparision with a manual car is one my fiance made. She gets rather frustrated stalling which just compounds her frustration the more she does it.

I have said the same to her that if she can ride a push bike she should be able to coordinate on a motorbike.

The idea is that I will pay to get her some lessons, if she feels that she can do it etc then I will buy a cheap Ginny or alike so she can practice on weekends and then she can do her basic skills. If she finds she can't ride a motorbike then once I get my full ina few months I will buy a 600cc crusier style bike so we can use that to two up and go on the organised rides etc and use my Hyosung for my commuting.

[Hellraiser]

If she finds she can't ride a motorbike then once I get my full ina few months I will buy a 600cc crusier style bike so we can use that to two up and go on the organised rides etc and use my Hyosung for my commuting.

B4 you get a 600cc bike you yourself need to learn what its like to ride a bike that goes forward faster than it goes backwards ............ LOL

[Lteejay]

don't be bloody silly ...... you couldn't GET my bikes into our kitchen ......:mellow:

LMFAO :rofl: :killingme

I agree, she might find hand controls on the bike much easier than using her feet in a car. The only thing to do is to get her out there and see if she can do it. Have fun 'soon to be' Mrs Fub@r.

[Nasty]

Let the woman ride .... when grub taught me we went to a quiet back road .. he showed me how to change the gears .. and followed me in the car and let me know how i was going ... seeing how I did corners etc ... just rode up and down the same road for the evenings of two weeks till I felt confident to see the basic handling skills .... I can't drive a manual car anymore due to MS ... but hell I can ride a bike!! no problems. Oh well that is what we did .. was a shiteload of fun too!:yes:

[disenfranchised]

Could always try something like the Gilera DNA 180 (or the CPI GTR 150 but they sound like they'd be gutless).

I rode a GN for my handling test, and stalled it heaps in the practice, as soon as I got my own bike I've never had a problem...just a much nicer clutch action...a well constructed bike should be no problem...I think multiple cylinders might help too...smoother action.

[Toaster]

Small steps.... get her used to driving 4 wheels and make sure the issue aint to do with traffic, fear etc etc. If she gets it wrong on a bike, it'll hurt her a lot more than in a car.

[Lissa]

I personally thought learning to ride a bike was going to be the scariest experience I would ever go through, and just wanted to give it a try even if I failed. But my instructor was awesome... little steps, learning one thing at a time, and after two hours of riding I got my BHST, I love riding! As long as she has good balance and someone experienced to teach her to ride the right way, she should have no problems.... Just do it! :D

[Alice]

I think its patronising to believe she cannot learn to ride a motorcycle.If she failed to learn to drive a manual car, she gave in to easily in my way of thinking.Lots of things we learn in life take a certain amount of determination.If she really wants to learn to ride a bike then she will do so, if it is something she really wants to do.Giving in to soon does not do much good for anyones confidence and some things come easier to some people than others.
I hope she masters it o'k as she is guaranteed endless hours of fun and freedom.

[Kornholio]

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Come March and your tune will change :Punk:

Bahahhahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahaha....that is funny cos...well it just is :shifty: :innocent:

[kevfromcoro]

OK iam all for this some women make excell bike riders...get a small bike with gear change.teach her how to change gear..then stick her in safe place..like a football feild.......were there is noyhing to hit....go round and round and then go round and round the other way....iam sure she will learn....then teach her how to to stop ....FAST...biking isnt all about going fast forward..there are a lot of hazards out there for us people... i have just done a run to whitianga..and there was a sheep on the edge of the road....dumb things..u just dont know which way they are going to go.....if she learns the gear change bit..iam sure she will...teach her how to reconise dangers..and pull the bike up real quick...dump it if u have too...a few gravel rashes are better than snotting a large object...its a bugga cars, trucks ,milk tankers, etc. are a lot bigger than us,,,especially if u are pulling big numbers,,,,good luck..i think she will learn...ride safe ..KEV

[MattRSK]

People have trouble with manuals?? :gob:

[The_Dover]

People have trouble with manuals?? :gob:

i never read them.

[buellbabe]

I just look at the pictures...