girl looking for her first bike....advice?

[liz]

Originally Posted by banda

Maybe a bit of both.

I just can't relate to someone who asks strangers what bike they should get. When I had no money, ANY bike would do. When that stage of my life was past, every few years I would find another bike I HAD TO HAVE.

I never tried to pretend that any of them were practical. I never tried to pretend any of them were a good investment. I didn't need anyone else's input on them. I bought them because I wanted more than anything at that very moment to be RIDING THAT MOTORCYCLE.

I can't imagine spending money on a particular bike because someone else supplied me with the rationale.

Maybe that just means I'm completely unqualified to answer the question. So I'll shut up now.

you couldn't be more wrong!@#$%
i have bin researching bikes for months now & i'm merrily looking for a bike were i can get @ least both tipy toe's on the ground!
never did i plan on running out & picking up whatever bike was most suggested.
i may be green but i'm not mindless.
as i originally stated i'm looking for advice on different models i may have overlooked.... d*ck

[TorqueTc]

Originally Posted by liz

you couldn't be more wrong!@#$%
i have bin researching bikes for months now & i'm merrily looking for a bike were i can get @ least both tipy toe's on the ground!
never did i plan on running out & picking up whatever bike was most suggested.
i may be green but i'm not mindless.
as i originally stated i'm looking for advice on different models i may have overlooked.... d*ck

And she is SNAPPY! I like this one! Ive always liked the KTM's, have you ridden anything to compare them? Your best bet - if your "close" to having your feet touch, is like others suggested, and remove some seat foam (very easily done) and to acctually lower the bike (not too far, sometimes it seems to adversely affect the way the machine can handle).

Were you more into buying brand new or used?

[banda]

Hey, I have some questions for y'all:

What kind of woman should I date?
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What kind of song should I write?
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Give me some ideas for a tattoo.


What I'm trying to say is: There are some things you do in the whirlwind of passion. There are other things you consult strangers about.

Picking a motorcycle falls into one category for some people. It falls in the other for the rest of the world.

If you pick a bike based solely on the length of your legs, within a week you'll start thinking of it as "the best bike I could get where both my feet would touch" instead of "the one machine in the whole world that completes my transformation into the perfect noisy blend of flesh, metal, and spirit exercised in perfect heavenly motion."

Girl, I'm giving you options. All the options in the world. I'm purposely not naming one or two bikes for you based on my preference. I'm giving you new eyes to look at the possibilities.

Whatever bike you get, for a little while, you'll enjoy thinking of yourself as a motorcyclist.

But if you get the right bike for you - you'll crave it's touch. You'll replay your shared experiences with it in your mind's eye. You'll be in pain when you can't be with that machine.

Yes, a motorcycle could just be an appliance - like a toaster.... who cares what it looks like as long as it gets the job done... but if you choose one with your heart, it can be so much more!

So stop calling people names, and start looking at what you can do in the few decades you have on this planet to move yourself a little closer to the bliss. The complete ecstasy of spirit that comes from finding the part of you that has until now always been lost - the extension of your body, heart, and mind that is your perfect motorcycle.

(And don't worry about touching the ground with both feet. Trust me - it won't matter. My feet don't touch the ground [simultaneously] on any of my bikes.)

[varium]

Originally Posted by liz

you couldn't be more wrong!@#$%
i have bin researching bikes for months now & i'm merrily looking for a bike were i can get @ least both tipy toe's on the ground!
never did i plan on running out & picking up whatever bike was most suggested.
i may be green but i'm not mindless.
as i originally stated i'm looking for advice on different models i may have overlooked.... d*ck

You might want to cool it on the name calling.....cunt. You're not going to last very long if you are already attacking people. You asked for suggestions and you are getting them. Nowhere is there a guarantee that people will kiss your ass. Just because you pretend to be a female doesn't mean poop. Although i can't see it, maybe you are hot in real life and are used to people fawning all over you. However you have to remember you're typing over the internet so we could care less.

You wanted opinions and you got them. If you don't like it, or get all pissy just because you feel someone slighted you, then you should just about face and walk right back out that door.

[varium]

Originally Posted by banda

Maybe a bit of both.

I just can't relate to someone who asks strangers what bike they should get. When I had no money, ANY bike would do. When that stage of my life was past, every few years I would find another bike I HAD TO HAVE.

I never tried to pretend that any of them were practical. I never tried to pretend any of them were a good investment. I didn't need anyone else's input on them. I bought them because I wanted more than anything at that very moment to be RIDING THAT MOTORCYCLE.

I can't imagine spending money on a particular bike because someone else supplied me with the rationale.

Maybe that just means I'm completely unqualified to answer the question. So I'll shut up now.

I see your point. However, we are all different and there seems to be a good bit of people willing to ask for opinions and suggestions on which bike(s) would be a good fit for them and their needs. I'm sort of in the middle of the 2 schools of thought, but i can see why people would like to have feedback on something they aren't 100% familiar with.

[banda]

Originally Posted by varium

I see your point. However, we are all different and there seems to be a good bit of people willing to ask for opinions and suggestions on which bike(s) would be a good fit for them and their needs. I'm sort of in the middle of the 2 schools of thought, but i can see why people would like to have feedback on something they aren't 100% familiar with.

That is absolutely cool. I'm fine with that - and there's a ton of smart riders here that can tell you what's good about a bike and what's not. I was just offering the other view - that a motorcycle choice can be very rewarding when it's done with the viscera, not with the rationalizations of others opinions.

[RockyMt]

Get a Speedway bike, somethin like a Lake maybe, nice low seat, light, easy to turn.....then maybe you'll break yer neck and stop trolling for a date on bike forums.........

-Rocky-

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[RockyMt]

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