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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Feb 2006
Bike: 97 GSF1200
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 152
| Me and my girlfriend went by the local Motorcycle dealer to pick up some chain lube for my bike. When we were there she asked me if there was any bike that she could ride. She is 4' 11" and 100lb soking wet. The dealer mentioned they they had just got in a used Ninja 250. I am going to go by and look at it but, anyone know of any short people who have rode them. Trying to firgure out if she will be able to reach the ground or not.
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| Throttle Jockey ![]() Joined: Apr 2004
Bike: '05 Boulevard C50
Location: Central Kentucky
Posts: 3,208
| A friend's wife is selling the Ninja 250 she got as a first bike, because the bike was just too tall for her, she's probably 5'0". I'm a fan of the Ninja 250, but if you're a newbie - it's helpful to be able to touch the ground with both feet while seated on your bike. Your best bet would be to take your GF to an MSF Beginning Rider Class. They provide the motorcycles and the requirement to be a student is to be able to ride and balance a bicycle. I am waiting for somebody to quote your post's title and say "Good Trade!"
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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Feb 2006
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| Antebellum Mod ![]() Joined: Jul 2005
Bike: 2008 Kawasaki KLR 650
Location: Dallas, Texas Directly above the center of the earth.
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| Being that short you probably going to have to get her cruiser style bike. They tend to have the lowest seat height. If she takes the MSF then she will probably be on a 250cc cruiser style bike. That should giver her a feel for the size and weight of bike she will be comfortable on.
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| May 2007 Member of the month ![]() | The S40 is a low sitting bike and is actually pretty light as well. She will not be able to blaze down the superslab but she should be able to keep up until around 70 to 75 mph. "J" sat on the S40 and really likes the feel of it,,but she also wants to be able to ride on the freeways with me and the LC when she starts riding.
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: Jan 2006
Bike: 2006 Blue M50 *SOLD* '05 Anniversary Edition VMax #1878
Location: Vancouver B.C. Canada
Posts: 1,728
| My MSF course had a few 250 cc Viragos in the selection. These bikes have a comfortable foot forward seating position with a low seat height. I found them to be great bikes to learn on.
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| Newbie Joined: Apr 2006
Bike: 2004 Suzuki SV1000s; 2004 Honda RC51
Location: Chesapeake, VA
Posts: 1
| Order and install a lowering kit. My friends wife had one put on for her 600RR. Then again, maybe she was not as vertically challenged. It's worth asking about though. They don't cost that much, considering...
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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Feb 2006
Bike: 97 GSF1200
Location: Austin, TX
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| Puddle Runner ![]() Joined: Jun 2005
Bike: 05 Honda Rebel and 05 Suzuki S50
Location: Northwest Indiana
Posts: 394
| I'm a big fan of the Honda Rebel. Great bike for learning or shorter people in general even with tons of experience. Not intimidateing at all and inspires confidence. Good quality for the money also. Seat hieght is about 26.5". If not the lowest, pretty close.
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| Fourth gear and illegal ![]() Joined: Oct 2005
Bike: 05 Red M50
Location: Iowa, riding in the Rain!
Posts: 782
| I'm a big fan also of the Rebel for a beginner!
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| In Training ![]() Joined: Mar 2006
Bike: 2006 M50 Black
Location: Novi, mi
Posts: 115
| 4' 10" !!! Jeez... I don't know how you ride at all. I'm 6' 7" and I ride a low riding cruiser haha... Quote:
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| In The Zone ![]() Joined: May 2004
Bike: several
Location: Decatur, GA
Posts: 2,764
| My GF is 5 foot even, 95 pounds. She rides an Intruder 1400, with a low ride seat and some 1.5-inch shorter shocks in the back. She does just fine on it, because she can put both feet flat footed on the ground. She previously had an 800 Volusia as her first bike. She could NOT flat foot both feet, because the bike was too wide for her, so she had al kinds of problems and dropped it several times. Just have your GF sit on a bunch of bikes until she finds one that fits her.
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