Suggest a bike for Mrs Oakie

[MSTRS:Me]

Good girl for picking such a fine wee bike. They are perfect for the arse-height-challenged and have enough go to please. YT loves hers (but is now on the prowl for something a little larger).

[SDU]

Well the search is over! Thursday nite I pick up my new baby. Eliminator 250 and I am in love The search has been a particlarly hard one for Mr Oakie trying to fit my small, close to the ground arse on a bike that is not a scooter. I just tended to mutter agreement as my heart really was not in it until I actually sat on a bike that felt right and I started to have that 'perhaps I can do this again' feeling. When I had a test ride, up and down the drive on a wet day I was less than convinced but when I took it out on Saturday again on a straight road..... well that was that. It was like I had never had a 25 year break at all. Poor old Mr Oakie lost me for half an hour or so and immediately thought the worst but when we caught up and I was beaming from ear to ear he knew he was sunk and NO was not going to be an option!!! Just trying to figure out where Mr Oakie will sleep when I get the baby home.............

Welcome aboard Mrs Oakie.
Glad you have found your new toy, those grins are a symptom of disease, bikes get into your blood & will always rear up to be noticed. I'm sure Mr Oakie will understand your new don't forget to toss him a cover for the night.
Look forward to seeing you on a ride.

[Oakie]

: I'm sure Mr Oakie will understand your new don't forget to toss him a cover for the night.

It's OK. She's softened her stance now. I'm allowed to be in the bed too.
Yippee! A threesome with my wife and a motorbike!

[Mrs Oakie]

It's OK. She's softened her stance now. I'm allowed to be in the bed too.
Yippee! A threesome with my wife and a motorbike!

Who said you were invited

[Oakie]

Who said you were invited

Be nice. I'm just arranging your insurance.

[yungatart]

An excellent choice Mrs Oakie - some of the more esteemed ...ahem...people on this forum have started off on one of these babies!
If you have half as much fun on yours as I've had on mine you are in for a treat!!
Make sure you've got good tyres on her tho...makes a heap of difference!

[Oakie]

Make sure you've got good tyres on her tho...makes a heap of difference!

Brand new tyres. A Bridgestone something or other on the back and I didn't actually check what they put on the front.

I've heard these bikes can run pretty hot as perhaps the radiator isn't quite big enough. Any comments?

[yungatart]

You could be right, but it has a fan that runs independent of the ignition.
I haven't had any probs due to it running hot, but I do ride like a nana - however, hXc tries to ride it like a sprotsbike, and he hasn't had any issues either.

[MSTRS:Me]

.... hXc tries to ride it like a sprotsbike, and he hasn't had any issues either.

Apart from moaning about the ease with which the pegs touchdown.

[granma2]

Good on you Mrs Oakie, it's a great feeling
when you get on the bike and it feels sooooo good, you just have to have it.
I couldn't stop looking at my bike when I got it.
I love riding my bike.
I ride to work everyday and some days I am tempted to just keep riding.......straight past work and up St Hway 16. Sigh!!!

[Mrs Oakie]

Good on you Mrs Oakie, it's a great feeling
when you get on the bike and it feels sooooo good, you just have to have it.
I couldn't stop looking at my bike when I got it.
I love riding my bike.
I ride to work everyday and some days I am tempted to just keep riding.......straight past work and up St Hway 16. Sigh!!!

I know exactly what you mean!!!!!! The feeling is great and the bike looks better everytime I see it. It is so hard not to take it to work but it would do it more damage than good, riding for 2 minutes then stopping for 4 hours. i will limit myself to the weekends. This weekend I put on another 94k's and that is just round the city. Will have to do some open road stuff this weekend, if the weather is up to it of course!!