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Best Bikes for Female Riders
Everyone is different when it comes to
motorcycling, and your riding
technique is going to be important
when considering what bike to pick,
regardless of gender. Our best piece of
advice is try before you buy, as you
need to choose a motorcycle that
suits you and your riding style. All
dealerships will be more than happy to
let you have a sit on all different styles
of bikes until you get a feel for what
bike really compliments you.
A few things to consider:
· Opting for a scooped out
styled seat allowing a little
more give on the height of
your motorcycle and also an
extra comfy option too!
· F o u n d t h e p e r f e c t
motorcycle? You could
always purchase a lowering
kit to get the right height for
you. Lowering kits can be
bought from most major
motorcycle retailers.
· Consider the turning circle of
your future motorcycle. Not
feeling confident about
leaning?
· The dry weight vs. wet
weight of your bike is another
thing to remember especially
if you're opting for a heavier
model. You won't often find
the weight published by the
m a n u f a c t u r e r d u e
inconsistency on how it's
measured. For example, the
average difference in a
sports bike from dry to wet
is around 32kg. Remember to
take into consideration petrol,
engine oil and coolant among
other things.
· It's good to try lots of different
styles of bike with different
horsepower and engine sizes
to make sure you know how
confident you feel on all types. Although yes, it is low, it is also
Suggestions…
Like we've previously stated, each
and every bike is individual and
unique to its owner so you should try
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as many as you can before you buy choice for biker chicks looking for a
one. Here are a few suggestions to get sports styled bike, although some
you started in your search for a new have found the 250cc and the 300cc
motorcycle: versions harder to ride than other
Honda Shadow Spirit 750 C2 choices as they have a higher seat
height of 30.9 inches. The smaller
The Honda Shadow is a fantastic engine is great for beginners as these
motorcycle for all, regardless of how bikes have all the looks, but not so
much experience you've got riding. much power.
The comfortable cruiser style with a
low seat height of 25.8 inches means
its a very popular with lots of bikers
because of its accessibility.
Often recommended for new riders
because of its lighter weight
allowing you to negotiate with the
road. A great bike to work on
building your confidence from
everything to the daily commute to a
weekend ride.
Kawasaki Ninja 250
“Yamaha, Kawasaki and current
Ducati 748, recommend whatever
you feel happy on, try lots, be
demanding not a doormat.” Rebecca
Silver
Harley-Davidson Street Glide
Most female bikers are riding
middleweight motorbikes and the
Honda Shadow Spirit 750 Street Glide is a popular choice with
its low slung, sleek styling. The
“I ride an ER6 and a Honda Shadow standard seat height of 26.1 inches
750. The shadow is a lovely low bike
for a wee short person like me, but can easily be lowered through seat
and suspension modifications and
t o it's quite hard to handle… especially this motorbike provides a great deal
bends and tight corners… whereas
the ER is higher in the seat but of comfort while riding too
brilliant at swinging into the good
old Scottish roads. Depends if you're
after comfort (shadow) or fun (ER).
Safe riding folks.” Maxine Reid
However, as mentioned before,
everyone is different. What suits one
person may not suit another. As
Wendy Windle explains…
“By cruiser standards (Honda
Shadow) a fairly small bike.
wiiide, and I cannot put my right Harley Davidson Street Glide
foot down without burning my leg on “I've still got my 09 YBR 125 bought
the exhaust.” new & kept in reserve but my main
Kawasaki Ninja 250/300 ride is my 2005 Suzuki GSXR 600
K4 (yes it's a K4) which I absolutely
Both these models are a popular
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