Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
My wife is takin the Basic Rider Course this weekend and Im trying to talk her into gettin a 883 Sportster but she wants a stinkin Honda 250 Rebel. Help, How do I talk her into gettin the Sportster.
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From: Rio Grande Valley-Texas
RE: Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
Go with the Rebel first...we call them scratch and dent bikes. Let her screw it up drop it and get all that out of her system. Then get her the 883.
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RE: Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
My wife is doing the same thing later this month. Really surprised me last month when she said she wanted to learn to ride so I moved quickly to make it happen before she changed her mind. I bought her a Honda Rebel to learn on and figure once she gets use to being on the road with it she will want more power. I'll get her a Sporty then and either use the Honda to teach my two sons to ride or sell it to someone else wanting to learn to ride. They go pretty quick for that purpose. Good Luck!!
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RE: Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
Talk about the 52 Year Sportster history and the much better resale and how you would like her to ride the best and maybe even move up to a larger HD later. The 883 Low and the 1200 Nightster have very low seat heights and any man or woman at least 110 -120 lbs and 5 ft 2 or more can handle the bike. If you are near Montgomery,bring her in and ask for MACK. If she is licensed I will give her a demo ride.I am not the least expensive but believe I am the best.
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RE: Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
Well my wife decided she wanted to ride after riding with me for a few years. She took the rider course and we bought a nice used Road King as this is the bike she wanted. After the course I would ride it to a big parking lot and she would practice on it doing real world manuevers until I felt she was ready for the street. She had no problems at all and we only bought one bike, the one she would have wound up within the end. Another friend of mine had his girlfriend do the same thing and she also has done very well and is now riding the King. I guess it is to each his own but both these women had never ridden any type of motorcycle before and they both are becoming excellent riders. I believe you should start out on the bike you are going to ride after taking the course. With a little practice before hitting the street I believe this is the way to go. Outfit the bike so it fits them and give them plenty of practice before hitting the street. Go on easy well planned rides at first so they can get the feel, skills and confidance needed. Besides, who wants a 250 yamamuchi anyway![8D]
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From: SLC
RE: Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
Same story here. Actually, wifey just took the course and got her license yesterday. She is a tiny woman and the rebel feels to small and cramped for her. She likes the Virago 250 for a while and then, maybe, she'll get a sporty.
I thought it would be bette, like mike_oh, but then I thought about it. I would hate to have dumped the RK because I was still learning.
I thought it would be bette, like mike_oh, but then I thought about it. I would hate to have dumped the RK because I was still learning.
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RE: Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
Honda Rebel 250cc is a GREAT starter bike and you can pick them up cheap. Infact if you check out the Classifieds here I seen one there for sale...
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RE: Wife is takin Basic Rider Course
+1
We've got a Rebel in the garage. If she decides it's not for her, it won't be a very expensive experiment. The Rebel is a good starter bike. Let her feel comfortable and enjoy it before moving her up to a bigger bike.
Confidence is everything.
We've got a Rebel in the garage. If she decides it's not for her, it won't be a very expensive experiment. The Rebel is a good starter bike. Let her feel comfortable and enjoy it before moving her up to a bigger bike.
Confidence is everything.