Bike for a girlie? (new to biking)

**davereid** · 2nd September 2010, 20:57

The lowest bike she can buy is the Harley Davidson Roadster, at only 520mm seat height. Sadly while it is a wonderful bike and ideal for learners, it is not legal for her in we-love-you-so-much-you-cant-do-anything-land.

So get a P.O.S. bike.

Find an old chook-chaser,, 80-200cc road legal trail bike that she can learn on, and gain some real skills off-road. Then, when she has a full licence, it can go in the shed, and she can choose what she really wants.

The old chook-chaser will have taught her valuable riding skills. Its will have taken all the knocks, obtained 80 mpg, and still be great for a ride down the beach on a sunny summers day, or a perfect urban, buggar the kerb type commuter.

**AllanB** · 2nd September 2010, 21:17

Tell her to get a SUZUKI - they are all girl's bikes.

Bahahahahahahahahaha

But I jest, and give a light hearted elbow into the ribs to my Suzuki riding comrades.

Seriously you should post a picture of this girl - so we can size a bike up for her of course.

Bahahahahahahahahaha

But I jest and make a light hearted pervert styled joke.

I recommed one of those Suzuki Volty things.

**rabidnz** · 3rd September 2010, 10:29

zxr cbr fzr, best bang for 2.5k without being too smokey, and they make that high pitched whine that girls should feel naturally accustomed to

**dynamite9585** · 6th September 2010, 20:14

Originally Posted by AllanB

Seriously you should post a picture of this girl - so we can size a bike up for her of course.

agreed.

**trustme** · 7th September 2010, 08:21

Wife is short & a lightweight , she copees with the Kawi GPX fine.
She has just done the round trip to the Cold Kiwi no probs

**jack_hamma** · 9th September 2010, 13:59

Ninja be cool, think Genie has one... ask her whats it like?

**jack_hamma** · 9th September 2010, 14:00

Originally Posted by dynamite9585

agreed.

agreed agreed

**2wheeldrifter** · 9th September 2010, 15:08

Originally Posted by jack_hamma

Ninja be cool, think Genie has one... ask her whats it like?

Read the post dumbnuts!

**BikeCollector** · 20th September 2010, 21:59

I learned on a kh125, little kawasaki 2 stroke..plenty of power for a learner, nimble, light, economical and they go forever on a small amount of maintenance.. Is there anything similar around on the market these days?

**FROSTY:Me** · 21st September 2010, 17:57

personally I'd suggest a spada for a first bike. Forget the fairing when you're just learning then if ya get keen trade it on something with the plastics and you'll sell the spada for what ya bought it for.

**Genie** · 21st September 2010, 18:04

Originally Posted by jack_hamma

Ninja be cool, think Genie has one... ask her whats it like?

Ignore that cheeky drifter...yes I do have one and I LOVE THE WEE BEAST! I did buy a new spanker but there are loads of them around, older ones and at some good prices. Fantastic, lightweight(ish), (I lifted it when I lay it down), I'm 5'5" and it's perfect height. Throttle is user friendly.

At the end of the day she needs to try a few and it will come down to what she likes the look off. (well maybe)