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First Bike for Women
Hillclimb#42:
Thanks, spider that is a great link with some good tips. I have considered most of those points, but haven't had them applied to specific models or mfg's. Very good to know seat heights and to see that I'm not the only one putting the effort into getting the bike and rider sync'd up. She's already hooked, but wants to be trailed all the time. She's ready for me to take her up hills and go over jumps. She also wants to race, so I guess that puts her into the aggressive/ stubborn category. :-D :lol:
eprovenzano:
My first thought was a TTR or KLX 125. Smooth power easy to ride, plenty of parts available. If she wants to race, you may want too look at KTM's 105. It has more low end then the 85, but can still be a handful for a beginner.
It comes down to what type of riding she plans on doing. If its trail riding, I'd go TTR / KLX, if its racing, give the KTM a look.
Let us know what you go with.
Hillclimb#42:
The KLX , TT or Crf and possibly a DRZ (for real cheap) all sound good. I have my ear to the ground and keeping an eye on EBAY and now Craigs list. Of course KTM's have awesome bikes, but probably too fast and too expensive. I would like to stay under a grand, (hopefully) mainly because of funds, but also because of resale. You guys rock on advice on here. Thanks again everyone. I will let you know what she winds up on.
BigGreenMachine:
CRF150 if you want to get max resale out of it. Great bikes and a big demand for them amoung the youth. :-D
If it makes you feel any better my g/f learned to ride on a TRX300 4x4 quad then learned clutch work on my modded 250 (pinger) trike and will be riding the KX500 powered version when its complete. :-)
cheers
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