Good starting bike for a short young lady?

[hellokitty]

The Intruder has the best name

I had an Intruder and it was such a great bike - perfect to learn on. The forward controls take about 10 minutes to get used to! Get her to practise putting her feet up and down several times til she knows instinctively where they are (hold the bike for her while she does it so she can do both feet at once)

[JimO]

The Intruder has the best name

i dont know......intruder sounds kind of dirty like a sex toy

[That looks like fun]

My wife re started bikeing on a kawasaki Eliminator, real nice low 250 Easy to ride, cruiser style without the forward control footpegs She is shortish but I am not allowed to say that ok

[MadDuck]

You are as tall as that?

When I stand on my tip toes .... yes I am

[hellokitty]

i dont know......intruder sounds kind of dirty like a sex toy

Yes Suzuki has had its fair s hare of dodgy names - Marauder, Bandit.....

When I stand on my tip toes .... yes I am

Yes but we all know that dynamite comes in small packages

[kerryhare]

Hey there,
Figured this would be a good place to post,
My partner has been keen on bikes for as long as I have had one which is about the same amount of time we have been together, but I refused to teach her on my 250 as I wasnt all too confidant on letting her ride something that had tried to kill me a few times,
and now I have moved up so she certainly cant ride what I ride now but here is the question
My partner is about 5'2 give or take, she managed to just sling over a cbr250r (the 22 year old ones) and she was on the balls of her feet and she wasnt too certain about it, she likes sports bikes and she likes the looks of the cbr125's and what have you, but she has a hankering for bobber look alike 250's, but alas she doesnt wanna sink a hole in her little leopard skin purse,
Does anyone have a good suggestion or range of bikes we can look at for her, that arnt overly powerful and she can probably get both feet down on?
Cheers
Cheers.

I have the perfect bike, a xvs250 2002 dragstar, Just right for the vertically challnged. Nice wee bike, it was parked at the magpie next to your tent. pm if for further details. it has been well looked after.

[DrunkenMistake]

I have the perfect bike, a xvs250 2002 dragstar, Just right for the vertically challnged. Nice wee bike, it was parked at the magpie next to your tent. pm if for further details. it has been well looked after.

Yes yes I remember,
She might be coming to this years magpie,
Probably in her car though as she has some stuff to do in the weekend, so I think she is coming up on the Saturday afternoon,
Will you be bringing it with you?
or have you got the pile of parts together? haha

[quattro]

http://cycle-ergo.com/

What is the official stance on placing feet with regard to training and driving tests etc? Here in Ireland, your right foot stays on the back brake and your left foot balances the bike. Being 6'4", I can't speak too authoritively here but I think this works well for the short of leg too, being able to skew off to the LHS a bit rather than being on tip toes with both feet??

[DrunkenMistake]

http://cycle-ergo.com/

What is the official stance on placing feet with regard to training and driving tests etc? Here in Ireland, your right foot stays on the back brake and your left foot balances the bike. Being 6'4", I can't speak too authoritively here but I think this works well for the short of leg too, being able to skew off to the LHS a bit rather than being on tip toes with both feet??

Stats that both feet must be placed but an exception could be made, shes a bit clumsy and would most likly drop the fucker lol

[quattro]

Really! It wouldn't even occur to me to put both feet down at this stage.

[DrunkenMistake]

Really! It wouldn't even occur to me to put both feet down at this stage.

I could be wrong! but im pretty sure you need both down

[sil3nt]

I have no idea how tall my girl is but she does fine on the GPX250 but can't get both feet down on the NC30.

You only need one foot down for any licence tests. How can they expect both feet if its physically impossible?

[English Kiwi]

Thought Id update,
Shes narrowed down her pickings to two bikes,
a Hyo GV 250in pink and silver, for a whopping $4,500 ono (I dont think so..)
And a 2010 Suzuki Intruder 250 in silver and chrome for $3,300 ono.

Both on tardme.

Definately an Intruder really light bikes!

I had an Intruder and it was such a great bike - perfect to learn on. The forward controls take about 10 minutes to get used to! Get her to practise putting her feet up and down several times til she knows instinctively where they are (hold the bike for her while she does it so she can do both feet at once)

+1

Very easy controls, get her practsing the stop and start I found that the hardest

Brilliant bikes though...so much better looking than a Hyo!!

[Vinz0r]

Kawasaki ZR250! All the fun of an early 90s sportbike, but has a lower seat and no pesky fairings to smash when she drops it.

[oracle]

The VTR250 I just got (the pre-2009 model) would be really good for her as well. Much more stable than most 150/125cc due to the wider tires and I really wish I had had more stability when learning now that I know what it feels like. In consistent details as to the seat height but it feels lower to me as I can very firmly put both feet down no worries