best dirtbike for 5'3 girl?

[Coffee]

Originally Posted by TE250Guy

Not saying I didn't drop a few brewskies at the campground too, but my girl has that mixture of daring and class that makes me gladly join her in her favorite beverage, especially since she had the courage to join me in one of my favorite activities just to be with me. I see the 20 yr old I married through the bottom of that tipped wine glass. Thank you for your kind comment.

And thank you for sharing a part of your personal life, posts like yours make me feel great.

[WoodsChick]

Originally Posted by TE250Guy

Not saying I didn't drop a few brewskies at the campground too, but my girl has that mixture of daring and class that makes me gladly join her in her favorite beverage, especially since she had the courage to join me in one of my favorite activities just to be with me. I see the 20 yr old I married through the bottom of that tipped wine glass. Thank you for your kind comment.

This post is pure gold!




WoodsChick

[TE250Guy]

I think the new TE 125 http://www.husqvarna-motorcycles.co....=Learner+legal might be what I am looking for my wife to graduate to when the time comes. It may have to be lowered, but that should be doable. Getting it into the US is the biggest hurdle right now. I talked to Bill at http://billshusky.com/ and he will be asking about it at some big Husky meeting in July.

[Airborne30]

At 5'4 I ride a TE 450 that I had lowered two inches. But for a beginner bike I liked the Yamaha TTR 225, not street legal but has all the places to put lights, plate etc. Also the KDX 200 is a very nice starter bike. Has headlight, taillight pretty much just needs a plate.

[EO430WR]

++ for the XT225. Been around forever, so used is easy and it has a big network of fans on the net. The steel tank is narrow @ the seat, more than the TTR230 so it fits shorter legs better. Electric Start only. Among the many mods noted on the net one major one is getting the kickstart kit for backup. As a perspective I ride an 09 TE450 and have geared it down (1 tooth counter) for our trails in Eastern Oregon. The XT I did one tooth counter as well, but it really needs more for "save your butt" take-offs on hills. Aftermarket large volume tanks availible.

[loony888]

my wife is very much a girly girl too, and being a pillion on my road bikes since we first met she wanted to join me on the trails, though my TE is very daunting for her as she's 5'3" (just like me!). I bought her a crf150f and she loves it, great spread of power, easy to learn on and she can pick it up, the electric start helps too, shame it's not plated, though here in oz it's got conditional reg for state forests.

paul

[Dirtdame]

Originally Posted by loony888

I bought her a crf150f and she loves it, great spread of power, easy to learn on and she can pick it up, the electric start helps too, shame it's not plated, though here in oz it's got conditional reg for state forests.

I had one of those CRF150Fs a few years back. I remember it fondly. It was as heavy as my full sized KTM EXC250 that I had at the same time, but it was much shorter and had a lower center of gravity, would climb anything in first gear and was so little that I could burrow my way through the tiniest, faintest trails and crawl around through rocks. That being said, it also had really poor ground clearance and I would get hung up on rocks all the time. Still, every time we have a trail building or clearing chore to do, I wish I still had the little machine.