First bike for small female?

[Katman]

I know what I would prefer.

You're a beautiful man Gordie.

[boman]

So I'm sure this has been asked a hundred times but all I can find is it being asked by tall people!

Being a 64kg 5'6ish ( at the most ) female I'm wanting my first bike to be smallish so i can have both feet on the ground!

Have an absolute love of KTM so was looking at the RC390 last a good few years before needing to upgrade and looks like a good learner bike

RC390 or ninja 300 or R3

As its going to be my daily i was looking for something with abs but undecided whether to get cheap thing and then upgrade to ktm in a few months? or just go straight to KTM? Cant say it would be very forgiving if i dropped it but then i dont want to buy cheap gear and then buy the ktm gear because lets face it ktm matching gear is pretty dam sexy.

I live out rolleston way in christchurch so lots of back roads to practise and im about to take a novice lesson

Hard talking to bike shops as they just want to sell you something expensive

any advise would be amazing!

My other half is 5'2. She rides a Ducati 696. If you have the money they also do a 636 Ducati which is learner approved. It goes well, and handles great too. Would not need to be replace too fast either, as I don't think you would get to bored with it.

[rastuscat]

Just a random comment from left field.

Had a random experience today. I was riding the company troll bike down Moorhouse Ave, and I saw a little black bike go past with the L plate obscuring the number plate.

Taking time for a chat, I met my first LAMS Harley Davidson.

Good chat later, the guy rode off with no tickets and I learned about wee Harleys.

$10.5 K apparently, so a bit dear, but a Harley is a Harley. Except this one started first time.

[mossy1200]

Harley is a Harley. Except this one started first time.

Great work story.