Lowering gs 650

[will]

Thanks everyone for your advice can't find any local at moment on our search we found scraver cs 650 ?? and some hornets and naked sv650's she quite liked

 

[VAL. H.]

Thanks everyone for your advice can't find any local at moment on our search we found scraver cs 650 ?? and some hornets and naked sv650's she quite liked

If there is any possibility of your good ladiy being a little timid. Then avoid the Hornet (Jill's first bike was a hornet) and the SV.

The hornet is incredibly buzzy (throttle happy) which can be extreamely intimidating to a nervous rider. The SV is very snatchy in first and also has a very poor steering lock, which won't help either.

However, If your lady is quite feitsy, into down hill Mountain biking, Three day eventing atc, then go for it they are both great bikes.

Although the Hornet is quite low already. It also has quite a long reach to the bars. I never even tryed lowering it.

Lowering the SV is possible but involves work directly to the rear shock, which cannot be undone. You may be able to get Kouba links, I'm not sure. When I did one of these the lady couldn't afford such luxuries.

I've spent years teaching ladies (and blokes) to ride bikes and telling them X is good Y is a bad idea, only to discover later that I was infact 'as a man' completely wrong.


Val.

 

[will]

If there is any possibility of your good ladiy being a little timid. Then avoid the Hornet (Jill's first bike was a hornet) and the SV.

The hornet is incredibly buzzy (throttle happy) which can be extreamely intimidating to a nervous rider. The SV is very snatchy in first and also has a very poor steering lock, which won't help either.

However, If your lady is quite feitsy, into down hill Mountain biking, Three day eventing atc, then go for it they are both great bikes.

Although the Hornet is quite low already. It also has quite a long reach to the bars. I never even tryed lowering it.

Lowering the SV is possible but involves work directly to the rear shock, which cannot be undone. You may be able to get Kouba links, I'm not sure. When I did one of these the lady couldn't afford such luxuries.

I've spent years teaching ladies (and blokes) to ride bikes and telling them X is good Y is a bad idea, only to discover later that I was infact 'as a man' completely wrong.


Val.

Well she is getting braver by the minute first off she was getting serrow , then they let her try a honda super four at training center loved it couldn't beleive how smooth it was but on test day it wouldn't start so did it on 125 now whatever we get will need to be resticted but has a taste for speed now every time we go out she is moaning tw 125 is bit slow doesn't seem long ago it was to fast !!! our main problem is height of bike

 

[VAL. H.]

Well she is getting braver by the minute first off she was getting serrow , then they let her try a honda super four at training center loved it couldn't beleive how smooth it was but on test day it wouldn't start so did it on 125 now whatever we get will need to be resticted but has a taste for speed now every time we go out she is moaning tw 125 is bit slow doesn't seem long ago it was to fast !!! our main problem is height of bike

One more consideration:

Can she get the chosen bike out of the garage unassisted?

Hopfully with out comming across as a chauvinist,

Over the years, I have seen too many women go through the training (sometimes at considerable cost, effort and heartake) only to be ill advised as to an appropriate bike and then give up riding completely in less than six months. Simply because the bike is either too heavy or too poweful or their riding partner is not passive to, or encouraging of their progress and abilities as a new rider. Causing a significant loss in confidence.

Unfortunatley it wasn't until I met Jill and came face to face will these issues that I realised just what it was that caused these women to stop riding so soon after passing their tests.

Simply by having a bike that is easy to manuver/manhandle (maybe that should read womanhandle) around without assistance. Can be put on the side stand without assistance and that inspiers her confidence, will make a huge difference to her riding pleasure and ability.

Oh and a topbox for the handbag (this is absolutely essential. She can't do lunch with out it)


HTH Val.