Returning Rider Suggestions

[Kiancu]

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 ?

[dave001]

[trevor saxe-coburg-gotha]

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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[rpsmith79]

[Ste]

Has he tried a minimoto?

[stinkwheel]

Super scooter? X-adv or similar?

Those 800cc BMW road bikes are pretty straightforwards and easy.
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[stinkwheel]

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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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Bhud]

That sort of distance would be more fun on a pushbike.

[dave001]

[Zen Dog]

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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