Sister in law turns to the dark side : Kawasaki ZX Forums: Kawasaki Ninja Forum

OldPete2112 · 11-12-2009, 09:18 PM

So my sister in law got into riding last year (thanks to me) and has taken the course and now has a year of riding under her belt.

The only problem was she had an 84 Virago 1100. Nice, but not like sport bike.

So after riding with me quite a bit, and speaking to a lot of my women friends who all ride sport bikes, she decides to get one. I have spent a fair bit of time going over bikes with her, thinking that sometime she would find the perfect bike for her.

Well, today she found it.

And I have to say, I love the color, exact same as my 14. She got it with about 6000 kilometers on it, and it looks to be in very nice shape. She is going to pick it up tomorrow.

Have to say, I am very proud of her for making the switch.

What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IkSUr8hMU

jollyroger · 11-12-2009, 09:29 PM

Congrats to her-and many happy safe sportbiking adventures to her!!!

**Shifty1** · 11-12-2009, 09:34 PM

Congrats to her. The 650 should serve her well...sporty but with more relaxed ergos.

Pizz · 11-12-2009, 10:00 PM

Nice! I looked at that bike for my wife but she decided to go for the Yamaha FZ6R (said it looked better!). The 650R is a safe bike to start sport riding on.

Flyingwarrior · 11-12-2009, 10:02 PM

hey i am rocking a 650r right now cause of a great deal and i love that thing. its got torque like a bat out of hell and hangs with any other bike out there on normal driving situations.

Pizz · 11-12-2009, 11:28 PM

I thought the 650R had more torque than the FZ6R too.

imrubicon · 11-13-2009, 03:00 PM

rember looks mean more to the ladies than to us when it comes to things you buy.
Thank the powers that be they have blinders when it comes to men

RedneckHillbilly · 11-13-2009, 03:33 PM

great choice ...you must be a fantastic mentor

185EZ · 11-13-2009, 03:44 PM

Looks great!
Make sure you also teach her the proper way to remove disk rotor locks.

OldPete2112 · 11-13-2009, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 185EZ

Looks great!
Make sure you also teach her the proper way to remove disk rotor locks.

OOOWWWWWCCCCCCHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was a great slam.

Yes, I will remember to teach her that. Wow, you guys are vicious! LOL.

Glad to hear that she should be happy with it. Seeing as I told her to buy. She had to drive 5 hours north of her place to get, she should be on the way home with it now. Now if I could only get her to move out here so we can ride together more often. If it were not for her husbands job they would be here already, but he is a severe diabetic and would not be able to get on another group health plan that easily.

OP

Speedy14 · 11-17-2009, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OldPete2112

So my sister in law got into riding last year (thanks to me) and has taken the course and now has a year of riding under her belt.

The only problem was she had an 84 Virago 1100. Nice, but not like sport bike.

So after riding with me quite a bit, and speaking to a lot of my women friends who all ride sport bikes, she decides to get one. I have spent a fair bit of time going over bikes with her, thinking that sometime she would find the perfect bike for her.

Well, today she found it.

And I have to say, I love the color, exact same as my 14. She got it with about 6000 kilometers on it, and it looks to be in very nice shape. She is going to pick it up tomorrow.

Have to say, I am very proud of her for making the switch.

What do you think?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0IkSUr8hMU

Nice bike Great for a newbie... I love the cadence of a good old twin 650. With the right exhaust you could get it to sound like a Triumph Scrambler... Very nice bike.. the 650'r is a great value for the money... .<Speedy><

BULLDOG · 11-17-2009, 07:35 PM

Well done to your SIL I get a feeling she will love the handling of her new bike.