Suggest a bike for Mrs Oakie

[botb]

Honda Magna 250 or larger if you want heaps of grunt for the odd passing manouver bit of weight too feels nicely balanced on the road and seat height really low!!! plenty of foot on the ground when i stop as for my height 5' something Oops didn't mean to include all of them lol first time attaching pics sorry but o well gives you an idea!

[FREE2B]

If your a bit on the short side and want to get your confidence up after some years off the LS 650 will do it for you. Ive had mine almost a year and now looking for something else but hey it really did the job. So easy to ride and itll get going when you need it to. Take em all for a test ride and see what really suits you.

[Oakie]

Honda Magna 250 or larger if you want heaps of grunt for the odd passing manouver bit of weight too feels nicely balanced on the road and seat height really low!!!

Yeah. The dealer we were talking to last week suggested a Magna as a bike with a bit of grunt.

[botb]

Mine is a 250 and sits comfy on 100 110 handles well and has the extra weight to her so it doesn't blow around to much on the road ie: trucks etc.... loving riding it nice position and they are gaining in popularity so resell shouldn't be too hard!!

[elle-f]

I have seen magicfairy's and its awesome!

[botb]

I have seen magicfairy's and its awesome!

OK so how many cc's is that?

[Oakie]

Having seen photos of all the bikes mentioned in this thread, Mrs Oakie has expressed interest in a Kawasaki Eliminator (250cc). Not a bad choice in my opinion but there will be a few other bikes looked at as well before a decision is made (in a few months).

[botb]

Awesome well there are plenty of options out there....

[Macktheknife]

Yeah. The dealer we were talking to last week suggested a Magna as a bike with a bit of grunt.

My wife has a 750 Magna and loves it, the V4 engine delivers great power and the stability of the bike is impressive. She will happily discuss her impressions of the bike if you are interested.

[SDU]

If your a bit on the short side and want to get your confidence up after some years off the LS 650 will do it for you. Ive had mine almost a year and now looking for something else but hey it really did the job. So easy to ride and itll get going when you need it to. Take em all for a test ride and see what really suits you.

And it is fantastic to park! I can vouch for it. Free2B let me have a ride on hers & it was fun, easy to ride & reach the ground (I'm not use to that) on. It had enough power on the motorway, but not scary for someone getting back into riding.
Hey Free2be are you going to be selling it soon?
Good luck Mrs Oakie

[FREE2B]

And it is fantastic to park! I can vouch for it. Free2B let me have a ride on hers & it was fun, easy to ride & reach the ground (I'm not use to that) on. It had enough power on the motorway, but not scary for someone getting back into riding.
Hey Free2be are you going to be selling it soon?
Good luck Mrs Oakie

I have been looking around actually was going to ask you guys what you knew bout the breva 750 Guzzi ?? Saw one in bike shop in town and it was a bit lower to sit on than yours. It was new tho so quite expensive but I see there are a couple of 2nd hand ones in Chch. Anyone else got any thougths on them too ??

[Oakie]

I have been looking around actually was going to ask you guys what you knew bout the breva 750 Guzzi ?? Anyone else got any thougths on them too ??

I saw one in a bike shop up here a few months back and Mrs Oakie thought it looked nice so I did a bit of research. I can't remember the specifics but the road test I found said the bike was OK but not spectacular. There was one major drawback and although I can't be sure now I think it was in the suspension ... possibly not greatly adjustable? Do a Google search and you'll probably find the same test report. It was enough to put me off the $15k price tag anyway.

[James Deuce]

Breva 750s are absolutely awesome. There's no drawback for all road riding that I can think of, except for other people's perception of Moto Guzzi in general.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=44567

[Dodgyiti]

Perhaps as an alternative to lowering a bike, I could get Mrs Oakie 'heightened'.

Hey thanks MSTRS. I have thought about an Eliminator and there is one on sale in Ch somewhere.

Mine wears boots with a 20mm platform at 5'3" for riding but 5' nothing does limit it quite a bit.

[SDU]

I have been looking around actually was going to ask you guys what you knew bout the breva 750 Guzzi ?? Saw one in bike shop in town and it was a bit lower to sit on than yours. It was new tho so quite expensive but I see there are a couple of 2nd hand ones in Chch. Anyone else got any thougths on them too ??

I saw a secondhand one last week at Scooter World, I didn't take notice of year /price sorry but it was a really tidy looking bike.
They are one of the better newer 750's that Guzzi has made imo. I reckon the 750 looks better than its big brother but thats m.o. The people I know who have ridden them a bit said they are fun, good for commuting as well as zipping around the hills on. I don't know anyone who has gone on big trips on one.
Go to a guzzi forum for info.
Worth a look if you like them to take a demo bike for a good ride-at least an hour if you can. I found it smaller than mine to sit on but not by heaps.
If you pop up this way to look at one or want more info on those here pm us.