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Green1000S is planning a trip from Arizona to California to Nevada, then all the way back to Pennsylvania. While the TW200 and XT225 are really good bikes in their intended role, They really aren't the kind of bike you want to put someone on for 3,000 miles of highway touring.
Practicality and sensibility go out the window when spending money on daughters.
the Honda NX250 (looks a bit like a mini-Quota, eh?). More street biased that an XT or CRF, water-cooled engine. Can be found relatively inexpensively (my friend Joe sold one a year ago for $1200). One downside is the tire sizes are "weird" limiting choices.
Buell Blast? Looking into it....
Grom
4) IF I would even think of a 500cc bike, it needs to be seriously underpowered. She is already zooming on highway at 70-80mph with her car. She has literally picked up some of my habits;-) Duh... She is not careless, but does like speed.Lauri
With your budget of $2500 or so and looking for something sporty, I'd say 250 Ninja, 500 Ninja, Suzuki GS500, maybe a Breva 750 or a 1st generation SV650. Hyosung maybe? Buell Blast? Of all of these, I think the SV650 would be the best pick if it fits her.
A little old school but the Yamaha Exciter?..............
IMHO, the SV650, or the Hyosung clone of it, is too much bike for a 16 year old to learn on.
"After years of dirt-biking around the farm on Rich Maund's old Yamaha TT-225, my youngest boy learned how to street-ride on my Centauro.."Thats the part thats missing.... Years of dirt biking. At this point she does not know shifting from automatic.We will rent a car with stick shift and play with that few weekends. Later the bike. In that order.And Lannis, she is not that bad with speed, 10 over at highways.... Being a girl, she is not as bad as I was at same age. I definately felt that I was immortal, however ended up being a cat with 9 lives. Not same, but close.
You might consider a Suzuki Savage. Low seat height,mild torquey motor with highway capability,cheap on the used market.Easy to get rid of when it's time to move up. The 500 Ninja gets great reviews too.
:+1 for the Suzuki Savage aka S40 a great reliable little 650 single, belt drive so no messy chainsI would have said Suzuki Intruder aka S50 but they have been discontinuedIf you have lots of $$$, how about a new V7?
Again, look at the Suzuki Savage (S-40). It is an underpowered but wonderfully forgiving motorcycle. It goes 65 ok but by 70 the vibes get a bit much for an extended time. Shift up or down as you get to it, the best thing about a single like this is the low end torque which allows for many shifting mistakes without stopping the bike at the wrong time or place. Plenty of good used ones around, she can tart it to her hearts content and resell it when she becomes proficient. (Many think this but keep the bike because they are fun.). ::) ::)
But, if she doesn't like the looks of a Rebel, then most likely a Savage isn't going to be attractive to her either.
Does she have any experience other than a rider? If not buy a cheap Yamaha Blaster ATV to get her used to a manual transmission. They don't fall over when you are learning or had too many to drink.
Agreed! The S40's are neat if you dump money into a Ryca kit. Other than that blah.Lauri,Does she have any experience other than a rider? If not buy a cheap Yamaha Blaster ATV to get her used to a manual transmission. They don't fall over when you are learning or had too many to drink.