bike for her???
RE: bike for her???
very true but when your girl weighs 100lbs and drops that sporty for the first time... how is she going to pick it up... get comfortable first then upgrade... my girl rides allthe time now she even has a rocket for the speed... by the end of the winter we will add a v rod to the garage (she will claim that one) .... what if you buy her a sporty and she decides that she does not like to ride... well i woudl chop it but still... dam... now i want to chop a sporty...
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RE: bike for her???
Not much more to add. "DON'T BUY A HD FOR 1st bike. My wife had the desire to pilot her own. Past riding experience with dirt bikes, told her it was not the same. Did she want to hear this, F-No! Ended up purchasing use 2004 Dyna FXDP Defender. Lowered it changed out the cop bags, she did not like them. She passed the MSF riders course and took the bike out a few times. She has also watched and practiced "Ride Like a Pro."
Does she ride anymore, again F-No! Anyway, what did I do, got rid of the wife and selling the bike. I have to other HD's, don't need another. I am not kidding, wife is out the door and bike is for sale.
Here in Phoenix, AZ. I will post a photograph. E-mail for more details and pricing. The bike is sweet, still has the floor boards too.
Does she ride anymore, again F-No! Anyway, what did I do, got rid of the wife and selling the bike. I have to other HD's, don't need another. I am not kidding, wife is out the door and bike is for sale.
Here in Phoenix, AZ. I will post a photograph. E-mail for more details and pricing. The bike is sweet, still has the floor boards too.
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Hard call... Started my wife on a Aero 750, It was cheap, but only lasted three weeks... Had to give the dam thing away...Even with all the work I did to it... ( No market ) Bought her 06 Street Bob... Now she has the Street Bob and a new Vivid Black 08 Night Train..... Best thing I ever did for her in 30 tears of marriage....
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From: Powhatan/Staunton, VA
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I wasn't going to post in here, cause I just wrote this in another post, but. . .if she's 5'8", the Virago 250 or Rebel are just too small for her. She'd be in cramps. I'm almost 5'4" with a 30" inseam and was really uncomfortable. My height's in my legs.
I bought a used Virago 250 for $2400, trained on it for 3 months and sold it for $2400. I've had the older '97 Sporty since and did 10,000 miles between the two in the first 17 months. During the 1st months I was still riding 2 up a lot for longer trips. I'm glad I had the baby, light bike to train on-think it made it easier. Doing 70mph on it, though, felt like 100 on the Sporty and RaftGyde wouldn't let me on the interstates with it cause he felt like I'd get run over. And I was ready for that before the 3 months was up. I never dropped the Yamaha, but have dropped the Sporty at a standstill 2x with barely a scratch.
RaftGyde didn't want me to buy the Virago. He wanted me to get something just a little bigger and pricier. If I had done that, I would have felt locked into it longer than the "too long for me" 3 months. With the cheapie bike, it was easy to resell, had lost nothing, and I was on a cheapie Harley (much better) quickly. Who in here said to put her on one for a year? A year???? Lots of ladies start on a new Harley and do great with it. A guy at work's wife got one back in the summer and riding really well. It just depends on the person.
I bought a used Virago 250 for $2400, trained on it for 3 months and sold it for $2400. I've had the older '97 Sporty since and did 10,000 miles between the two in the first 17 months. During the 1st months I was still riding 2 up a lot for longer trips. I'm glad I had the baby, light bike to train on-think it made it easier. Doing 70mph on it, though, felt like 100 on the Sporty and RaftGyde wouldn't let me on the interstates with it cause he felt like I'd get run over. And I was ready for that before the 3 months was up. I never dropped the Yamaha, but have dropped the Sporty at a standstill 2x with barely a scratch.
RaftGyde didn't want me to buy the Virago. He wanted me to get something just a little bigger and pricier. If I had done that, I would have felt locked into it longer than the "too long for me" 3 months. With the cheapie bike, it was easy to resell, had lost nothing, and I was on a cheapie Harley (much better) quickly. Who in here said to put her on one for a year? A year???? Lots of ladies start on a new Harley and do great with it. A guy at work's wife got one back in the summer and riding really well. It just depends on the person.
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I say if you don't physically or verbally abuse your wife then she's got some dues to pay. And again if you don't practice either one of those avenues of control and domination then You're doing something wrong and your relationship is crap. Whatever happened to a good old fashioned "To the moon Alice" slap in the mouth. Just kidding about all that. Women find a way to get whatever they want anyway so tell women that they are worthless and incompetent any chance you fellas get.... Again just kidding. F*ck if you've got enough money to buy your old lady a harley then you're not spending enough scratch on your own bike.
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RE: bike for her???
I think that I might of found a good starter bike, it a 87 450 rebel, built low, but not as much of a whimp as the 250 was. thanks for everyones input.
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