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Originally Posted by sharon_koontz
I really appreciate all the input and suggestions. I wanted this bike because I assumed it woul keep up on the highway and it's good to know that it will if I ever get to ride it that fast. I've dumped it three times since I started practicing and I'm starting to wonder if it's just too much for someone of my size and strength to handle. It seems to take everything I have to turn it. I was wondering if anyone out there is or knows of any very petite ladies who own bikes and what they ride. I am 4ft 10 (maybe slightly less) and quite small. I don't want a little kids bike but I guess I have some limitations. I am determined to ride a motorcycle. Giving up is not an option. Thanks to all of you. This has been really interesting and helpful.
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well my dad went to look at a scooter the other day, the lady selling it just upgraded to a Yamaha v star classic 650 she couldent have been any more than 5 foot tall. the lady i bought my gz off of was really short, she upgraded to a big monster honda,
it's really not about streingth unless the bike starts to go down and you need to keep it from going down. once the bike up up and you are going it pretty much balances it's self. when you stop or back up the bike is really about the only time you got to worry about balancing the bike. if you are not getting your feet flat on the ground and new at riding that really could be your problem. some of the bigger bikes out there like the honda shadow have a lower seat height than the gz. i think those are either 25 or 26 inch seat height and the gz is around 28. the shadow is a heavier bike but it did not feel any heavier when i rode it. that is do to how well the bike is balanced. but i would not reccomend getting one of those if you are dumping bikes,
one thing you might be able to get are some of those shoes with really big souls on them, this girl i know has these shoes that make her 2 or 3 inches taller cus the soul on the shoe is huge. or the right pair of boots might help too.
sorry to hear you have dumped the bike a few times. did you do much bicycle riding when you were a kid??