Small Bikers !

[Stevos 650]

Hi all,

I got back in to biking over the last 4 years!,
The wife has not been to bothered about them or that interested!,

Anyway was in my local Honda dealer the other week & the wife looked at the MSX 125 & loves it!
Now she is only 4f10" so could just about get here foot down!

Ok i've no problem her getting one, but with it being a new model there isn't any cheap one's!
is there any small/low bikes out there she can train on ?

I said to her do a CBT on a scooter or something just to get used to being on two wheels before we buy one ?

Thanks Steve
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Bikes: 2006 Honda CBR 125, 2013 Kawasaki ER6f

[petalbriefs]

Hey Stevo,
I am just 1/4 inch shy of 5ft and I have a CBR125, I can get both feet down tiptoes and one foot down comfortably at lights etc.
I also sat on a YBR125 and was quite comfortable on that too.
Love my CBR though

[Rogerborg]

It's mostly inside leg that matters.

The other possibilities in the 125 world are cruiser style bikes, but (inB4Tef) they're not ideal dynamically. The GN125, CM125 and Chinese copies like the Lexmoto Vixen are a compromise that might work.

You could buy a cheap 125 like a CG or YBR, drop the forks through the yokes a touch, wind the preload off the rear suspension and if it's still too high, consider hacksawing a loop off of the springs, like we did in the ghetto in the ghetto.
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GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Stevos 650]

[Stevos 650]

[Rogerborg]

Yup, springs are just... springs. I've seen shortened springs for some bike models, or you could try a custom parts shop. Used to be you could go in and say "Mk II Escort, 2" shortened" and some leathery little man in a brown coat would disappear into the back room, then emerge with some dusty coils that would magically suit your purpose.

Policemen used to be much more polite as well.
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[pinkyfloyd]

We have a Yamaha SR which is a nice low bike and great for learners.

https://www.needfortire.com/images/yamaha-sr-125_key_3.jpg

OK its a cruiser style but it is great fun to ride. I love riding it around the yard.
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[stinkwheel]

A lass in my bike club is under 5 ft. She rides a Triumph T595 with no saddle (just a plank with some foam on on the frame rails) and re-worked side plastics.

I did see a VERY short asian lass at a rally once riding a CCM supermoto. She set off in a Mike Hailwood crossed-leg style, getting on and off the bike each time she stopped.

Essentially she'd stand on the left of the bike, put her left foot on the peg, engage first then stand up on that peg and ride away, swinging her leg up over the bike as she did so. Her slow riding was amazingly good to avoid having to stop and get off.
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[Ayrton]

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[MC]

I think the SR's horrid, slow (even for a 125), awful over bumps and just lacking compared to other Jap' 125's. Only thing going for them is that they're cheap
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Honda XR-125L '04

[Stevos 650]

[hedgehugger]

I loved my SR.
It was super easy to ride, very comfortable, and could almost pull u-turns by itself.
I could get it over 60mph if I laid flat on the tank. It would do 55 easily uphill with a pillion on it.
I did most of my learning on it and had it for around 8 months, put 1000's of miles on it.

It certainly wasn't a speed demon but that's what big bikes are for

I would have another as a run-around, and I smile and remember mine with fondness every time I see one.
I really did ♥ my SR125.
https://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo53/ferretmonsters/100_3474.jpg

[suburban myth]

[sidewinder]

Cg's are pretty low if I remember rightly ..

[sidewinder]

Cg's are pretty low if I remember rightly ..

[Carvel]