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Kiancu
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PostPosted: 04:58 - 15 Feb 2023    Post subject: Returning Rider Suggestions Reply with quote

Hi All ;

A friend who's tall with a 40" inseam wants to get back into riding he needs to ride three miles daily to work and maybe around the neighborhood .

His last bike was a 600C.C. four cylinder and he wants a lighter and easier bike now as he's not young .

Suggestions please ?
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha
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PostPosted: 11:56 - 15 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

A light and tall bike - DRZ400, CRF250L, KLX250 and the 300cc versions of the CRF and KLX. The Aprilia Tuaureg is a new thing but cheaper than the Yamaha T7 iirc. Both of those are quite tall, and a lot more fun than the others.
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PostPosted: 12:57 - 15 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote:
A light and tall bike - DRZ400, CRF250L, KLX250 and the 300cc versions of the CRF and KLX. The Aprilia Tuaureg is a new thing but cheaper than the Yamaha T7 iirc. Both of those are quite tall, and a lot more fun than the others.


Aprilia Shiver might fit the bill too, or the Dorsoduro (both available in either 750 or later 900cc V-twin flavours)

I was looking at these before i bought my Striple, but both were noticably taller than the Trumpet
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PostPosted: 14:36 - 15 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Has he tried a minimoto?
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PostPosted: 14:45 - 15 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Super scooter? X-adv or similar?

Those 800cc BMW road bikes are pretty straightforwards and easy.
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PostPosted: 14:55 - 15 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

That said. For a 3 mile commute, electric bicycle? A moped? Something small and silly he always wanted as a kid? A 3 mile commute wont even warm up a bigger 4-stroke and feeling cramped on something isn't really going to be an issue over that sort of distance.

I feel obliged to mention the 350 Enfields.

Honda super cub or grom?

EDIT. I have a similar length commute and I've just started doing up a Minsk 125 with the intention of riding it to and from work. Mrs stinkwheel does a much longer commute on a Honda Wave 110.
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PostPosted: 19:38 - 15 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

That sort of distance would be more fun on a pushbike.
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PostPosted: 12:27 - 16 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ebike is really the best option for this in most cases. I put a mid-drive kit on a second-hand Orange hardtail for ~£1200 and it's bloody brilliant.

If it's got to be a motorbike, maybe something like my old TTR250? Skyscraper seat height, but very light and super friendly. Could even get some green laning in, if he's in the mood.
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PostPosted: 15:32 - 16 Feb 2023    Post subject: Re: Returning Rider Suggestions Reply with quote

Kiancu wrote:
Hi All ;

A friend who's tall with a 40" inseam wants to get back into riding he needs to ride three miles daily to work and maybe around the neighborhood .

His last bike was a 600C.C. four cylinder and he wants a lighter and easier bike now as he's not young .

Suggestions please ?


Wtf I am 6ft 5in tall with a 33" inseam. How tall are you like four stories? Laughing
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PostPosted: 19:08 - 16 Feb 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 15:38 - 24 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

The bot is back!
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PostPosted: 17:53 - 24 Mar 2023    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can we put some sort of Turing Test on the forum membership creation?
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