my gf got her moto license today. she's gonna be riding the hawk. going for first ride in a few minutes.

 

yikes! I hope she's ridden a big bike before. my wife's bike is a 500. not saying a woman couldn't handle the hawk. but I know MY wife couldn't.

 

agree. if she has a lot of power-bike experience (dirt etc) that's one thing. If not, be really careful. Its a lot of bike for a newbie

 

+1


Unless she's a really "BIG" woman!

 

I am experiencing a curious mixture of jealousy, envy, anxiety and fear. Long distance.

In the pre-cambrian era, my girlfriend (now wife of 22 years) attempted to ride a motorcycle with cataclysmic results. I've ridden mono-posto now for decades while nurturing a fantasy of a moto-babe to ride with.

Good for you, and her. Having toured the maritimes I have an abiding appreciation of them Canadian wimmens. Any progress in the split caused by the Quebecers and that talk about Newfoundland, PEI and N.B. joining up with the 'States?

 

My wife has ridden my Super Hawk without incident, but she has years of experience on the Hawk GT. What did you your GF use for the on bike part of the test?

 

well guys, i have to tell you that i was not in favor of this motorcycle career for my lady. she is timid and not aggressive enough for riding. so, i worry a lot about this. i wish she didn't get into it. hopefully she will get this together and do well, or quit before she hurts herself.
tonight she was ok. she took her time and i did my best to give her space and support. she had a hard time turning at stop signs.
yes, this is her first bike. it's lots of bike but she isn't a 22 year old looking for thrills. she's got the maturity to handle the power and performance. as for physically handling the bike, she is ok, a bit shaky, but she's concentrating and paying close attention.
wish us luck.

 

quebec. they really should separate from canada. they are definitely not like the rest of canada. they are way out there in just about every aspect of life.

as for atlantic canada joining the usa, that would be fine by me. probably help us a lot. would america take us???!!!! we're a drain!!!

 

My wife's been riding for 4 years now with 22,000 street miles. Her current bike is an '07 SV650S, and she still doesn't want to ride my bike even though I've encouraged it lately.

Did your gf take the MSF course?

I might add that it's great having your significant other as a riding partner. Especially when she says "let's go for a canyon ride today".

 

Wow, get her something smaller. You're really going to regret it when she takes that first fall off balance.

 

yes, my ex had an sv650s. she very quickly got things together. within a month or so i was totally comfortable with her taking my gix1000.

my gf now though, she's a different character. she's a bit timid and i am nervous. you're right, it's the weight and physical size of the bike that makes me nervous.

we are actually looking at a third bike. something small and cheap for her to cut her teeth on. going to look at a suzuki 550.

 

[QUOTE=finepooch;216460] she had a hard time turning at stop signs.

a couple things that helped my daughter turning from a stop:

use the rear brake to control speed when turning from a stop and turn your head to look where you want the bike to go. you can even face your body into the turn a bit to get more comfortable with the lean. it's an important skill to master as we all know.


It helps to practice turning in a parking lot.

 

Amen brotha!

 

I started on a suzuki GS500. Very unintimidating! See my other thread. A ninja 250 or 500 isn't a bad choice either. Just don't get her anything resembling a cruiser bike.

 

First dealer my wife and I went into 4 years ago the salesman points at a Rebel 250 and says "this would be a good bike for her". To which I said "not if she wants to ride with me".

 

Ack, btdt. That bike was a huge POS, I was glad to see her get rid of it. I remember trying to hit 75mph on that thing in full tuck. They claim that makes it rideable on the freeway, but damn, if you have no ability to accelerate, you're dead meat.
Didn't help that the previous owner didn't take care of it... but honestly, why would you? LOL.