jacobhawkins

Huge parking lot, there was plenty of room in the spring.

Hell, she's nervous, no doubt about that, but friendly folks with an encouraging attitude helps a lot.

haha  yeah, but it's safe.

Shoot...

 

and the offer to ride it stands.

You're experience when you bought it?  Riding style/what you do with it?  Your approximate size?  What appealed to you about it and what are you leaning away from now?  Do you think it would be reasonable for a person with zero experience to start on?

Maybe for a high school girl.

7 second boosted bandit 1200 for the win....

"Just take it easy through the first 4 gears"

First four?     hahaha

I wasn't joking when I said his wife could ride my 100 all she wants during lunch at CRP.

 

Hell, then the OP can buy his own 100 to race next year, and the wife can practice on it.  Then she does the MSF course on a 200 or 250 (their bike), and goes out and buys a 500, 650, or whatever else she wants.

 

I don't think it's any harder to ride a more powerful bike, you just have to be past the point of making major throttle control mistakes.  Enough time on a dirt bike will teach that.  Disk brakes will feel like hitting a brick wall after riding an XR100 though!

Trying to get her down this weekend...  Seems like a great opportunity for her to get on something with two wheels in a low stress environment.  She has jacket, helmet, gloves, boots, no leathers if you think that'd be necessary.  I'll let you know for sure if she will come before Saturday.  Thank you for the offer to get her a chance on something.

If you want to try a 300, I will let you rip it down Logan main street on the fall epic ride.

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I will be selling it between now and next spring...due to a move.  Bike is perfect with  a intake, full exhaust, and dyno tune and a few other things.

I'd love to pick your brain about your 300.  I've given up riding other peoples bikes, just ask Iassc's Pappa or Hoblick what happens...  

Thanks for all the input guys, I'll be showing her this thread so she can start to form her opinion. Just got her permit about 30 minutes ago and we are hoping she gets into the MSF course tomorrow as a walk-in... A guy at work has a gs500 that she could sit on and there are both a ninja 300 and blast at iron pony.

Redkow, I'll bring her to the race on the 4th, she may be in class this weekend on one of their 250s.

Woo hoo! I don't know who's more excited!

Yeah, I hear ya, I knew the gauntlet had been thrown for any future contests. Haha

I don't remember any 5 car wheelie pass, but I do remember a wheelie at 75+!

Hey I'm willing to learn, I'll try to find one for her to sit on nearby.

Right... Didn't want to get into that...

Heard too many things about reliability.

Thanks man, I'll try to make for a bit next week. Mom is having her yearly fall party that day, otherwise I'd try to race.

Haha. Yeah no way on the blast!

Yeah that was me. Brought my dad along to see what it was all about too. He enjoyed himself, maybe try to race next year a couple times too.

True, outgrow is the wrong word, I was actually eyeing the 300 as a fun bike for myself!

My wife will be taking the basic MSF course in the next couple weeks and is starting to hunt for a first street bike.  I have some thoughts on helping her choose one and am curious what other folks think about a first bike.

A little about her:  5'4", 115lbs, never owned a bike before, somewhat timid, wants to go to work 15 miles away on it and occasionally go on longer (2 hour+) rides with me, likes the styling of sport bikes, doesn't want something too wimpy that would be outgrown within a season.  She wants to get a bike for fun around town for the most part.

My thoughts were to look at a Ninja 300 or 650, or the new CBR500.  I talked with a guy at Iron Pony last weekend and he thought the 300 would be fine but when I told Katie about that, she was concerned that a 300 would not be powerful enough to keep up on the highway.  No way she'd keep up on a fast past no matter the bike, but screaming along at 11,000 RPM might not be exactly fun.  

Things that make sense to me are a low seat height, comfortable (upright?) riding position, low weight, easier to control powerband.  Probably something gently used.

Any thoughts?  Key things I'm missing?  STFU and let her loose?

I had a great time this afternoon as a spectator.  Now to convince my wife that this is a good idea...  Hoping to rent a bike on the 4th and give it a go.

Welcome, if you can swing it, come on down for the Epic Ride.  If you can ride down with Nivin, that'd be cool too, he's a good guy to ride with!

Glad to see you'll be there, Heinrich.

If you're looking for a welder, look up Terry Neer.

Cool, l work until 11 on Saturdays, how late does the racing go? Probably get down there about noon...

I can lead or sweep a medium group. If somebody else wants to though, I'll ride in the med/fast group.

Looks sweet, can't wait to see it in a couple weeks.