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Old 12-30-2008, 07:06 PM   #51
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She hates the cruisers. She has a ninja 500 now, and has put some decent miles under her belt and wants to step up (I've told her to keep it but she wants another one so)
Well, hell, if she had some decent mileage under her belt then she shouldn't have a problem with stopping on one foot on the Ducati Wee Monster.
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Old 12-30-2008, 08:44 PM   #52
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Well, hell, if she had some decent mileage under her belt then she shouldn't have a problem with stopping on one foot on the Ducati Wee Monster.
Exactly what I was thinking - but you and I have had a drink of that water....
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Old 01-01-2009, 11:29 AM   #53
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SV650s have a lot of seat to shave.
A Sargent seat will bring the rider down a good couple of inches, although it would probably help if it were a bit narrower.

Too bad she doesn't like cruisers- my wife really likes her Honda Shadow VLX 600 - seat height is only 25", with a low center of gravity so it doesn't feel tippy. Hard to beat as a first bike for a shorter person.
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Old 11-18-2009, 09:36 PM   #54
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She has a Ninja 500 right now, she's not into extreme lean angles or very spirited riding at extreme speeds on the street, and I doubt she will ever do track days but then again you never know.
Ask her about the track now....

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The trick is to not rely on the boots - anything with good ankle protection won't allow you to point your toe. And, if the sole is too thick she won't be able to get it between the lever and the peg. I know, not easy.
This is definitely something to consider. I am like a ballerina when I have my riding boots on, just because I can't flex my ankle as much as when I am in my work shoes. I need to find a lower pair of riding shoes/boots for the every day stuff.

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Old 11-18-2009, 10:22 PM   #55
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Seat height = 27 inches
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Old 11-18-2009, 11:38 PM   #56
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I'm 5'2" with a 28 inch inseam. I ride a GSXr 750 at stock height with a 31+" seat height. Just learned to flat foot on one side by sliding off the seat....as seen here (I do need to get off it to back up though)

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Old 11-19-2009, 12:39 AM   #57
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Ducati Monster 620 It's a two-valve, so they don't have the maintenance issues the four-valves do. And, the weight is well balanced.

The other idea - get a dirt bike. Have her run around an learn how to balance with something smaller. That's what I'm doing with my daughters...
I am 5' 1.5", 29 inch inseam. I think my bike has a 30.6 or was it a 30.9 seat height. I'm riding a dr200 stock and can get my tip toes down on both sides. I'm am also about 105 lbs so no compression of the springs at all

Before that sv650, took all the foam out of the seat and got a shorter gsxr shock and raised the forks about 10 mm to match. Loved that bike, it was light and easy to ride but i sold it because i was having more fun with the dualsport.

Before that an EX500, shaved about 2-3 inches off the seat. It was the heaviest bike ever for me. All the weight was on the nose and not well balanced at all so I feel your wife's pain.

When I finally did downgrade to the smaller dual sport is when my riding finally improved. I didn't care if i dropped it a million times (funny that after I got it, the only times i dropped it was washing out in the dirt) and being so light it was easy for me to manage and that is where my confidence finally grew.

Trying to upgrade now to a monster, either 620 or 695. Can get my toes down but will take out some foam so i can touch with the balls of my feet.

Some of the girls here are pretty talented with getting just one toe down but I am just not strong enough to do that.
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:28 PM   #58
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my g/f is 5'4 and won't ride if she isn't flat footed. she had a ZX6E Ninja that worked really well. I don't think she was quite flat footed but it was pretty close. no lowering of the bike at all.
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Old 11-19-2009, 02:33 PM   #59
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