Does Your Significant Other Ride?

BurntRuber said:
i would say a Grom they are light small and so much fun to ride.
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The issue I have with the Grom is we wouldn't be able to use it on the highway....

lupin said:
If my wife wanted to start riding I'd stop. It's the only time I can get away from her.
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Lmao! That what I was thinking too, but its something I love doing and I honestly don't know how into it she'sm going to get.
SighBored said:
The real question is.. Will you let her ride YOUR bike, BigGreek? :)

I'd say it would be easier to let her ride yours for a bit, get familiar with the weight, power, handling, position, and if she still has a hard-on for the sportbike, then you can think about getting a 600.

Sometimes they might "like" something but when it's hands-on time, they might not really like it anymore, like too aggressive, body ache, etc. Who knows after enough seat time on the sportbike she might think differently and want a naked bike or something else instead.

Some are gonna flame me for saying to get the >600 bike for a beginner but it's ultimately her choice and if she is happy on a 250/300 then that's fine too.
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I was planning on letting her ride my bike in a extremely empty parking lot lol. She's going to be riding a 250 in the Safety course. And after each day of the course I'm going to quiz her, and let her try to get the ball rolling on the R6.
 
Appu GB said:
I'd personally say that 600+ is also okay. No matter bike you get on, if you're mature enough, the process of getting used to the bike is more or less the same no matter the class.

Let her visit a store and ride around on a few bikes. I leaned heavily towards supersports but now naked have really got my attention.

Keep us posted! I've been trying to get my SO to ride for a while...in vain.
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She's taking the course this Sunday. I honestly think she wants a sports bike bc of all the other females her age ride those as well. She does like the naked sport bikes as well. Will see after this weekend what she decides!
 
Ahh I would love my girlfriend to get riding but at the min she's getting used to being a pillion lol as for your Mrs can't go wrong with a ninja 250r Brilliant riding position and cheap insurance
 
BigGreek said:
She's taking the course this Sunday. I honestly think she wants a sports bike bc of all the other females her age ride those as well. She does like the naked sport bikes as well. Will see after this weekend what she decides!
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No matter what she goes for, even if it's a Supermoto (not because they're bad, but because they're so out there), it'll be worth it if she likes it. She just needs to grin like an idiot when she throttles, that's all that counts.

Keep us posted!
 
As a response to the origional question, I would think a 250-300cc bike would be a good starter, honestly it goes into how tall she is or what she is comfortable on. The new Ninja 300's are a nice looking bike and are good for someone who isn't as tall.

Personally my fiance loves to go out on the motorcycle but she said she probably would never ride herself. She did say she would get a scooter over a motorcycle.
 
My wife doesn't ride and really has no interest in riding. I really don't mind either way. We are pretty independent. She has said that she doesn't like riding two up because If we crashed we would leave our kids without parents. :D:D
 
Kartch said:
My wife doesn't ride and really has no interest in riding. I really don't mind either way. We are pretty independent. She has said that she doesn't like riding two up because If we crashed we would leave our kids without parents. :D:D
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Wow.. So wow.. Applying that logic, you both can't ever travel in anything together? Not in the same car, same bus, same train, same plane.. LoL..
 
Well she has officially past the course! Just received her helmet in the mail, waiting on the jacket and gloves. Going to let her test drive my bike and will be making strides from there on out.
 
My Girlfriend was on the back of me the other day. Christ it gave my arms a work out. Then again she was hanging on for dear life. Her first time being on the back.

Unfortunately though no bike for her I'm afraid.
 
UPDATE...

So after looking all over the place for a bike to suit her needs I can finally say I found one, or actually it found me!
A friend of mine messaged me looking to sell his bike and for the price I had to buy it! Her new bike is a 2009 Kawasaki ER-6n, she couldn't be happier! Its a perfect bike in my opinion. Registering this weekend, and going to bring her to a big empty lot to practice before I let her start riding on the means streets!
 
Cool! My girlfriend has zero interest in getting her own two wheels, but this gives me hope! Her commute is a whopping 7 miles, so I've been thinking of getting her a vespa-esque type scooter and see if she catches the bug.
 
My wife and I took the MSF together. That was a year and half ago. We got my bike and saving for hers. She has ridden mine a few times but she feels nervous on it (cbr250r) due to the height. She is hell-bent on a Rebel. Feet firmly planted. Since I have been riding, I admit I have grown a little Leary of her riding, but I won't tell her that. I do suspect she is not 100% sure she wants to either. I will let her make up her mind. It would be nice I admit to going on rides together. I would like to steer her towards something a little more powerful or at least fuel injected. Time will tell
 
she wants a vespa.
I want a vespa too.

If I buy her a Vespa, it's probably gonna be one of those presents that I end up using more than her.

This is what I imagine:
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and this is what I'll actually look like:

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