attentiongetter92 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 My sister has a fz6r that we got two summers ago brand new and it has 110 miles on it. She said it was too tall so my dad and I lowered it. Now she says it's hard to turn and hard to shift(just more excuses to not ride). Any way we could help her out with riding? I think another problem is she doesn't have the same spark for bikes that I had. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykill Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Pictures would help me decide if I can help her on her riding.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Has she taken the basic rider course? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 How much has she actually ridden? Because it sounds like she is just scared of the bike, and has good reason to be. But after the first 20 or 30 miles, that uneasy feeling I had when I first started riding went away as I got used to the controls and turning. I knew I wanted to ride so I pushed through the uncomfortable first few miles, but if she does not really want to ride, I do not think anything is going to change her mind. It sounds like this may be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attentiongetter92 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Has she taken the basic rider course?Yeah. She just kind of shrugged off the information though. Shes a know-it-all stuck up type. How much has she actually ridden? Because it sounds like she is just scared of the bike, and has good reason to be. But after the first 20 or 30 miles, that uneasy feeling I had when I first started riding went away as I got used to the controls and turning. I knew I wanted to ride so I pushed through the uncomfortable first few miles, but if she does not really want to ride, I do not think anything is going to change her mind. It sounds like this may be the case.I feel that your right. She's ridden maybe 20 of em, mostly in a parking lot. I've ridden it a bunch, fun bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JStump Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 I feel that your right. She's ridden maybe 20 of em, mostly in a parking lot. I've ridden it a bunch, fun bike.I would try to go on a few short trips with her like to the grocery store and around town, nothing with too much traffic because traffic alone is enough to scare someone off a bike let alone learning how to ride with it all around you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thGix Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Sell it. Seem's as if she's not interested and unwilling to learn. Nothing wrong with that. Possibly just not what she thought it was going to be and just isnt her thang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 agree with 20th, if it's not her thing then it's not her thing... you couldn't drag me off mine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attentiongetter92 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Sell it. Seem's as if she's not interested and unwilling to learn. Nothing wrong with that. Possibly just not what she thought it was going to be and just isnt her thang.Unfortunately that's what I think :/ kinda depressing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jst2fst Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Get her a trike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baptizo Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Sell it. Seem's as if she's not interested and unwilling to learn. Nothing wrong with that. Possibly just not what she thought it was going to be and just isnt her thang.This. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 my brother and i had the same experience with our dad. Only difference is we knew better than to let him spend $5k on something he wasn't sure he'd enjoy or stick with.His GS500 mostly sat. We rode it more than he did. He sold it for a $200 loss a couple years later, and bought new golf clubs with the cash.I was upset for a while, but then if he tried to get me to love golf, I think I'd use clubs twice, let them sit for a couple years, and then sell them as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 If she's scared then don't pressure her... being scared on the street can end bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 my brother and i had the same experience with our dad. Only difference is we knew better than to let him spend $5k on something he wasn't sure he'd enjoy or stick with.His GS500 mostly sat. We rode it more than he did. He sold it for a $200 loss a couple years later, and bought new golf clubs with the cash.I was upset for a while, but then if he tried to get me to love golf, I think I'd use clubs twice, let them sit for a couple years, and then sell them as well...this.if its not her thing, its not her thing.....forcing her to ride with you will just make her enjoy it less. she should sell it and find something else she likes, or maybe go on a cruise or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gen3flygirl Posted March 20, 2012 Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Put a dollar on a stick and strap it to her helmet. Worked with me and penni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attentiongetter92 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2012 Put a dollar on a stick and strap it to her helmet. Worked with me and penni Rofl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imprez55 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 She just needs a liter bike, the fz6r is just too boring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conn-e-rot Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 she just needs a liter bike, the fz6r is just too boring^^^this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Get her out there with some other females. Sometimes guys are intimidating to ride with. It helped Tonys wife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attentiongetter92 Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 She just needs a liter bike, the fz6r is just too boringI need liter bike lolGet her out there with some other females. Sometimes guys are intimidating to ride with. It helped Tonys wife. I mentioned that to her andshe just shrugged it off. But think it would help her out, she doesn't trust guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Sounds to me like shes over it. She has an excuse for everything. Personly I ride every little chance I get. I have even been rolling the last three months on expired tags. sounds like her heart isn't in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magley64 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 sell it, buy her something shiny, tell her to go watch tv and make you a sammich for when you get back from all that riding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monstrosity Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 I have even been rolling the last three months on expired tags. The BMV is going to add an additional $20 for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollywood3586 Posted March 21, 2012 Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Hey go tell Matt that. His birthday was in January. I keep telling him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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