The Mrs on 2 wheels!

[Wasp]

Oh soo true, still i thought it best to offer here first.

p.s. check the vtz starting problems thread.

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[QUOTE=Nicksta]I'm pretty short too.. 5'4"....
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I thought you were 5'3"?

[Nicksta]

[QUOTE=Rayza][QUOTE=Nicksta]I'm pretty short too.. 5'4"....

I thought you were 5'3"?

true.. must have been a typo....
i am short... all you need to know...

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true.. must have been a typo....
i am short... all you need to know...

only just...

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Hey, thanks heaps all!! Will definitely take it on board... I'm still on my L, and have pillioned Mrs It in Asia on 110cc bikes, but not here. So Insanity_Rules, you might have to wait afew months while I work my way up the graduated pain in the bum licensing scheme...

The Fxr150 or KR150 might be the way to go, but going out and buying a bike for her now might be premature, methinks... will just keep her riding the scooter and pillion-ing first, and like you said, meet up with some bikess-es eh...

Actually, I think the REAL problem is that I don't have a big enough bike to get her learning on! Spare the busa for a weekend Mrs Pete?

Nicksta> Yeah, Mrs It's about 5'3

[Mrs Busa Pete]

Actually, I think the REAL problem is that I don't have a big enough bike to get her learning on! Spare the busa for a weekend Mrs Pete?

Nicksta> Yeah, Mrs It's about 5'3

I don't know about that but the aprilia could be a good one if you can reach the ground without hitting like i do.

[Insanity_rules]

Hey, thanks heaps all!! Will definitely take it on board... I'm still on my L, and have pillioned Mrs It in Asia on 110cc bikes, but not here. So Insanity_Rules, you might have to wait afew months while I work my way up the graduated pain in the bum licensing scheme...

The Fxr150 or KR150 might be the way to go, but going out and buying a bike for her now might be premature, methinks... will just keep her riding the scooter and pillion-ing first, and like you said, meet up with some bikess-es eh...

Actually, I think the REAL problem is that I don't have a big enough bike to get her learning on! Spare the busa for a weekend Mrs Pete?

Nicksta> Yeah, Mrs It's about 5'3

If she's not of the tall persuasion a 250 Honda might me a good first scoot. I'm only 5'8 and easily get both feet flat on the VTZ. Have owned a VT250F and was the same. Plus being a twin the got some very entertaining down low power without getting into much trouble. If ya want a go on mine to check it out, ya more than welcome.

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If ya want a go on mine to check it out, ya more than welcome.

Yeah, when the time is right... I think it'll freak her out teaching her to ride a 250 now. Like str8jkt says... take it slow... What time you gonna be at Sawyer's? I'll probablybe there about 12noon. Might see you there and you can meet Mrs It too!

[Str8 Jacket]

Might see you there and you can meet Mrs It too!

lol, nice nickname for he missus!

[SDU]

She won't freak if its not a torquey 250. Maybe she'll be happier on a 4 stroke trail bike/a cruiser/ a GN250. I'm just a little over 5 foot and have had a Gn250, have an XT250 and they are easy learners & commuters bikes nothing too scary there. The XT is great fun dirt riding. Nearly all off my bikes have been lowered. Take her tyre kicking around a few bike shops & see if she likes anything & try siting on a few. In the meantime the scooter will encourage her to take the learners test hopefully.
Hey as the others say don't push her & take her to meet some other women on wheels. It'll happen naturally that grin factor gets most in the end.

[Cajun]

Most 250's are alot lower than the bigger bikes, but my wife is only about 5'4ish and she current owns a gsxr1000.

Just cause the bike is touch tall, those things are minial can be worked around

She had a vtr1000f, before that which we had lowed which we ended up doing with the gsxr1000 as well.

[JimO]

i taught my wife then my girlfreind to ride 28 years ago on a rd200 now she rides to work while i drive the truck