chunkygoat
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wow, this thread took off since i last checked a few YEARS ago
So Quick Question...
Guys is it still as Hott when a chick rides her own ride and doesn't try to "keep up"? Does she need specific skill level to keep her hottness? If she stalls out in front of you is she still hott or just being laughed at now?
I am looking for real replys.
After I, or I should say "we" (my wife and I) got our bike, a 2008 Blue FZ6, I drive, she rides on the back, it took a while to convince my daughter to go on a little ride with me. Finally she gave in and we just went on a short, 15 minute ride. A few weeks later, she was in a rotten mood so my wife convinced her to go on a "real" ride, we went about 150 miles that day. She rode with me and my wife rode with one of my buddies on his Honda CBR600. When we were done with our ride, my daughter pops up and says she had so much fun that she's going to take the safety course and buy her own bike. She signed up for the course that day. She makes a dad proud. The only thing though, which isn't all that bad, I guess, is that she wants a Harley looking type of bike and the one she has pretty much made up her mind for is the Honda Shadow, Spirit 750. I tried my best to talk her into a sport bike but she says that all of those are too tall for her. She does have short legs. I even suggested the Yamaha FZ6R, but she likes the "BADASS" (according to her) look. Now, all I have to do is get my son a bike. He really wants one (a sport bike) but has no money yet. It'll be nice when the whole family can go far a ride together.
Ha ha ha.. strangely this thread is up.
Couple of weeks ago, at the riding, there was an accidents at the road.
As the road was pretty narrow, I had to stop and got some rest before trying to turn bike slowly.
Then, a sports bike came and the rider showed me how to turn bike at the narrow road.
The rider; yes a female small figure, holded her heavy sports bike by two hands
(one at the left body or handle bar???, one at the right side body frame) and then...
Amazingly, she just hold up bike to the air (out of the ground),
and turned bike 180 degree without any hesitation... whew... couldn't believe it.
Asked her how did you do???
She told me >> use quick stand as the pivoting point.......that was trick.
Anyway, she was a Great Female Rider... ha ha ha
There is more to woman than just a killer bod, and a pretty face!
Just because I am female doesn't mean that I cannot drive. .
Wow, some of you guys, just . . . wow. Yeah, there's a good way to get hot chicks to notice you.
+1 for the Brad Pitt comment.
Oh, ditto on the seat height. I wish I had longer legs!As a relatively new lady rider (been riding about 1.5 years), there are several things that make me inclined to believe that motorcycles are a more difficult thing for women to get into. Most bikes are designed and geared with the primarily male market in mind. The average height difference alone (men are 5'9" and women are 5'4") means that when a bike is designed for a man, the average woman will struggle with the seat height. The ninja 250 solves this for a lot of women, but still, I am on my toes with my '05 fz6. The height doesn't stop me as I have grown comfortable with tall seats when I played with my boyfriend's drz400sm and versys, but a lot of women have to put a lot of money into lowering bikes. Also, the gear available for women, in my opinion, is greatly lacking. Scorpion is my main provider, though I have a nice leather jacket from shift, but the selection is really poor compared to the men's gear. I can't even try and dip into the men's gear market for the most part because the armor doesn't align properly.
Despite these challenges, I don't think that women can't right pr aren't capable of riding. I know a lot of female riders and a lot of women looking to get into riding. I've ridden quite a few different styles of motorbikes in my year and a half of riding and do most of my own mechanical work. I think that there is no stopping a woman. A 21 year old lady, such as myself, is more likely to be safe than a man of a similar age. That said, I think that men and women both make wonderful riding companions and I love to see any motorcyclist waving at me as I head on down the road.
Sorry for the mouthful, but I thought I would address the initial query on why there might not be more lady riders.