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Originally Posted by 5hundo
If she has some riding time on the 500 and she feels confident enough then it's not necessarily too much bike for her.
How long has she had the 500? In that time, how many miles has she actually put on it? What are her dimentions (sorry, but it's relevant  )? When you have ridden with her, how does she ride?
The answers to those questions should gauge if she is able to handle a 955. |
She's 5' 2" 180lbs.
Shes a bit worried that 900+ might be too much for her. She says shes ok with 750 or 800. Shes had the 500 since December 06. Ridden it probably about 4 months now and I'd say about 1K miles.
I know, she should ride longer. But shes outgrown the bike quickly. Few reasons for the new bike.
She feels her is unstable with the 130 rear tire. Shes ridden mine with the 180 and says its a huge difference just in the parking lot (feels more stable).
The seating position on her 500 is very straight up which she doesnt like. She likes being tucked and feeling part of the bike and not like its a toy.
Another reason is she finds it hard to keep up with the rest of our group (ocmoto.com) when we ride as most of us have 600+CCs and shes always the last one.
From what I see her riding habits are cautious, shes always a cautious driver who never speeds and stays in the slow lane behind traffic eventhough the exits 5 miles away
. So shes cautious. She seems to lack a bit of confidence with her bike as it has broke down on her before, the suspensions crap (no dampning), and the tires not all that great at 130. The bikes been lowered so it feels even more like a toy.
I think an R1, GSXR1000, or ZX10s too much for her. But a Buell XB9R isn't.
I dont know enough about triumphs to really understand how the power is.
Thanks for the help!
