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Parrot Head · 09-14-2007, 03:35 AM

You need a hog...

il Padrino Ute · 09-14-2007, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nikuman

No way. If motorcycles are dangerous, scooters are suicide. All the invisibility of a motorcycle without the noice, metal, or acceleration.

Yeah, but with a Vespa you have this:

cougjunkie · 09-14-2007, 05:22 AM

this is what my cousin rode for 4 years back and forth from spanish fork to BYU.

Black Diamond Bay · 09-14-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by cougjunkie

this is what my cousin rode for 4 years back and forth from spanish fork to BYU.

How fast does that thing go?

non sequitur · 09-14-2007, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

As a former rider (I gave up the donor cycle after a close call), I can affirm that a woman can ride any bike a man can if she's willing to put the time into learning how to maneuver it (just as a man would have to do).

Upper body strength can help with a long ride, but most of riding a big bike is just practice, balance, and confidence.

But you wouldn't want to commute on a motorcycle anyway (I know you just want to make a point with your roommate). Commuting is maximum risk with minimum enjoyment.

I agree up to a point. When you're actually riding, what you say is true. Bikes have a low center of gravity and it doesn't take a lot of strength to maneuver them. The problem is when you're going very low speeds or are stopped or are trying to back the bike up. I have a good friend who has an 800cc cruiser and she does fine until she has to back to it up. She always makes me help her back it into a parking space.

DirtyHippieUTE · 09-14-2007, 10:05 PM

Mrs. Hippie had a classmate who commuted on a bike. I believe it was a CBR 600.

I've seen tons of girls here in Idaho on bikes. Most of them can get away with a much smaller bike < 600cc because they don't have to pull as much weight (or compensate for having a small penis).

There are many bikes that are great for women and I don't see how it would be any different for a woman to handle a bike vs. a man of smaller stature.

When I was smaller (5'9" 150 lbs) I rode around on a friend's Harley. It weighed a ton and if I had ever let it tip I doubt I could have stopped it or gotten it back upright without help but I was fine.

Black Diamond Bay · 09-14-2007, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyHippieUTE

Mrs. Hippie had a classmate who commuted on a bike. I believe it was a CBR 600.

I've seen tons of girls here in Idaho on bikes. Most of them can get away with a much smaller bike < 600cc because they don't have to pull as much weight (or compensate for having a small penis).

There are many bikes that are great for women and I don't see how it would be any different for a woman to handle a bike vs. a man of smaller stature.

When I was smaller (5'9" 150 lbs) I rode around on a friend's Harley. It weighed a ton and if I had ever let it tip I doubt I could have stopped it or gotten it back upright without help but I was fine.

Well that is still significantly bigger than me, but I get the point. Thanks for the bike info.

DirtyHippieUTE · 09-14-2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Diamond Bay

Well that is still significantly bigger than me, but I get the point. Thanks for the bike info.

Exactly... The Harley was a 1300 cc. MONSTER. If a skinny kid can push one of those around a smaller woman could certainly push around a v30 (500cc) or something along that line.

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DirtyHippieUTE Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,151	Mrs. Hippie had a classmate who commuted on a bike. I believe it was a CBR 600. I've seen tons of girls here in Idaho on bikes. Most of them can get away with a much smaller bike < 600cc because they don't have to pull as much weight (or compensate for having a small penis). There are many bikes that are great for women and I don't see how it would be any different for a woman to handle a bike vs. a man of smaller stature. When I was smaller (5'9" 150 lbs) I rode around on a friend's Harley. It weighed a ton and if I had ever let it tip I doubt I could have stopped it or gotten it back upright without help but I was fine. __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own...