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Jun 17, 2006 | 09:17 PM

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Whats a good girls harley-

What is a smaller harley??? I really want one, and I am going to paint it a baby pink... any ideas??

Jun 17, 2006 | 09:41 PM

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Welcome from Cold Lake Alberta, Canada. Im flying to vancouver in july on a buissness trip. Try a sportster for size after you finish your rider training.

Jun 17, 2006 | 09:43 PM

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BBB, you can get a sportster or you can get a bigger one like the fatboy and lower it. Always nice to see the ladies on there own bike ,thats really sexy ![sm=drooldude.gif][sm=exactly.gif]

Jun 17, 2006 | 09:45 PM

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How tall are you? A Sportster although smaller has the highest seat height of the entire Harley line. Unless you are over 5"8, I would recommend a Soft-Tail Deluxe or a Dyna Low Rider. Even though the they are bigger bikes, you sit in them rather on them so you do not feel the weight and are actually easier to handle. A Sportster is more of a performance bike designed for agility and speed rather than comfort.

Jun 17, 2006 | 09:51 PM

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Jun 17, 2006 | 09:55 PM

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Go to the dealer and sit on the dyna line and the sportsters. You will be supprised what will feel comfortable.

Jun 17, 2006 | 10:08 PM

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[:-]I hope this is OK to do... I'll be Dodging flamethrowers from the moderators if it's not OK to link to other sites[:@]

There is a website www.vtwinmama.com that could be really helpful to you in deciding. They have a list where women report their height, inseam, and what model they ride and what modifications they needed to make it happen.

I am 5'4" and I have a Heritage Classic. I was able to flatfoot it and ride it just fine as it came off the showroom floor, but I just had it lowered one inch and that's a big help, the added handling is great and I have more confidence in parking, etc. You can lower a bike a couple of inches, you can change the seat out or just shave the seat that comes stock, and there are other tricks. All of them are discussed in depth at that website.

I agree with what was written above -- the Sportster isn't necessarily the best bike to learn to ride on, even though a lot of women get them as their first bike and the dealers sometimes steer you towards them. I know a lot of women who got a Fat Boy as their first bike and it's been all good for them. Go to a dealer and sit on a bunch of 'em. Do your homework before you actually get ready to pull out the checkbook.

And yeah, take a course. It's was well, well worth it.

Now which one will look best pink....... I've seen a coupla pink bikes and I just wouldn't do that to a HD, but that's just my opinon, lol.[X(]

Elaine