New bike for wife

[kave]

I am looking into getting a bike for my wife. I was wondering what peoples opinions of the yamaha st225 bronco are.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...585414.htm?p=1

Looks like it is powered by the same engine as the scorpios, but has less parts to damage if binned. Also the price is quite appealing.

[Paul in NZ]

I have not seen your wife but I'd certainly expect a better bike than that for mine in a straight swap...

;-)

Seriously though - you might want to ask the seat height and check it's going to be suitable. Also - what are you going to use it for? I doubt thats going to be much chop on the open road...

Cheers

[canarlee]

test ride it if you can, looks perfectly ok for a learner to me tho.

[merv]

Looks like a sort of retro styled XT - if it has the XT motor it will have a 6 speed gearbox instead of 5 speed like the Scorpio has. Shouldn't be too bad a bike says he whose Mrs has a 2006 XT which has been a good bike.

[Edbear]

I have not seen your wife but I'd certainly expect a better bike than that for mine in a straight swap...

Darn! Beat me to it! My Missus wants a Corvette, but I'm only worth $1.50...

[kave]

Seat height shouldnt be a major at 79cm. I am mainly concerned about the top speed. It would be solely to learn on, and wouldn't be on the open road often. Would ideally like a top speed of 130ish, something that can handle short stints on the motorway, but mainly to be used for commuting.

[avgas]

Hmmmmm where do you get a new wife for the bike. Is there something in the RAT catalogue for the 675?

[Rosie]

Looks like a nice little bike.
The XT225 has enough go to cruise at 100 comfortably - I'm a bit of a nana so I didn't want to go much faster, but the revs weren't terribly high, and I think I was only in 5th, so there would have been a bit of power in reserve. If the ST has the same engine it should be sweet for the open road and motorway.

[kave]

Thanks, sounds ideal.

[tri boy]

Thats a cool little bike Kave.
Got Kanny a little Volty yesterday. Also a neat beastie.
I think it would be a safe, fun machine to learn on. Price seems about right for condition/mileage.

[Nasty]

How much input does your wife have in this ... I know that I would not want my partner to choose a bike on behalf but to have input into the decision I make on what I ride

[Wannabiker]

Yeah she can have an input. The guy selects a couple of bikes that he wants Mrs Biker to ride....then she chooses from that short-list. I was a little dissappointed initially when Mrs Wannabiker chose a FXR 150 over a CBR250RR or a FZR 250...but shes happy on it, and thats the main thing. At least I managed to steer her away from a GN250!!!

[kave]

She has told me that she would rather I picked one for her, as she feels that I would have her best interests at heart and am likely to pick one based on factors other than appearance. She asks me to do the same when she is buying a new cage as well. I will get her opinion on whether she likes what the bike looks like, and will check that its not too tall for her.

[Pwalo]

FWIW that looks awfully like a Japanese only version of the SR250. I think all the Japanese manufacturers produced dirt track styled bikes for their local market.

If it's been serviced and looked after it'd be a cool intro to biking, just a bit slower than some other bikes.