Bike for the girl
 

Shes looking and has the bug all of her friends ride and after riding with me she is itchin for a bike. I said i will teach her in the dirt, then after she is proficient enough help her get into a good bike thats not over her head( while considering she wants something sporty). Im thinking The kawi 650 twin for a first street bike after the dirt experience or a F4i both of which plenty powerful for a novice rider but not as all out as a newer 600.

What do you guys think? keep in mind she wont be on the street anytime soon.... this is just to get the gears in motion.

A cheap, used SV650 is the way to go in my opinion.

I built the ZZR for my wife and she absolutely adores it. I know you can't get the 400 in the US, but it's the same bike as the ZX6E except for the engine, and the ZX6E is still plenty tame for a novice. If you can find one of those, I'd recommend it.

There's also the YZF600R, SV650, F4i, and the like. I don't have any experience with Kawasaki's new 650 twin, but I imagine it would make a pretty decent starting bike as well.

My wife rides the F4I and I think it's a good choice, so it gets my vote.

cant go wrong with a parallel twin!

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Um....what does SHE want. Have her sit on bikes - there's going to be a matter of what is physically comfortable. It's not a power issue for girls. In either direction. How long are her legs, how big are her hands, is she more comfortable with sport position or standard?

What she said. All the recommendations in the thread have been great so far, but in the end, HER wants/needs are what's most important.

Yep, what she said. I think it's cute though that all the boys *know* what she needs :lol:

Just like they told me what I 'needed' when I was bike shopping! :lmao: