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Old 09-01-2006, 06:37 PM
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I would also suggest getting a smaller bike to start and then upgrade. I'm 5'5", inseam is 29 inches. She'll gain a lot of confidence and not feel bad when she drops the bike. When I first started riding, my confidence level and skill level was horrible. I'm glad that I got a smaller cc bike and tried out all the bikes in a show room first. (I dropped my first bike 3 times, my current bikes at least 3 times -- and crashed the 749 2 times)

Last thing... don't teach her how to ride. Send her to MSF or another person to teach her how to ride. My fiance tried to teach me when I first started and it could have been bad (I dropped his yammie while he was taking a nap... told him 3 hours later that I dropped it on the side that was rashed up already.....)

Good thing he's an understanding guy otherwise we might not be getting married in a 1 1/2 months!
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