So proud of my spouse...

[Stache]

Last night was the weekly club ride for the Beaumont Hamel unit (http://2cav.thecav.ca/www.2cav.thecav.ca/Beaumont_Hamel/beaumonthamel_index.htm)

of CAV, Canadian Army Veterans motorcycle units, (http://www.thecav.ca/). My wife got her license last year. All last summer she rode the VSTAR 250 I bought her to practice and learn on, because she found the VSTAR 650 too big compared to the bikes on her safety course.

 

Yesterday the 250 went in to get a new rear tire, the dealer didn't have the size and had to order. 250 had to stay overnight. When I was getting ready to head out to the ride, my wife decided she'd come too, and that she'd take her 650. Other than getting used to the different feel and clutch zone, no issues at all.

 

So, so proud and pleased.

 

Stache

[billmac]

good for her.

[ReinyRooster]

Excellent!

[Flyinfool]

Careful, next she will be on your bike and you will get the 650......

[ragtop69gs]

[Stache]

Careful, next she will be on your bike and you will get the 650......

 

Good thought, but I'm not too worried because (a) I have both Venture and RSTD and (b) my wife is unusually vertically challenged. Not at all tall. The 650 is about as big as she can reasonably handle. The width of the seating position on the big bikes defeats her inseam length so she can't effectively balance them at a stop.

[EasyRider]

on your seat Stache, if it goes to Rick Butler for his seat mod and she orders leveling links??? Think you might want to start hiding the key to your RSV. Seems you will have a 250 for sale soon. Congrats and ride safely both of you!! Think we are going to need a smiley with a Pink Helmet.

[Brenda H]

How vertically challenged is she? I can ride a RSV flatfooted if it's lowered 1 inch front and rear. My RSTC I can ride stock with no lowering. Add in the fact that I also have a 650 and I'd much rather [and do] ride the RSTC than the 650! I also took care of not having to lower a RSV to fit me by buying myself one that had been triked. So look out! Just because she's short, doesn't mean she can't ride a bigger bike!

 

Good thought, but I'm not too worried because (a) I have both Venture and RSTD and (b) my wife is unusually vertically challenged. Not at all tall. The 650 is about as big as she can reasonably handle. The width of the seating position on the big bikes defeats her inseam length so she can't effectively balance them at a stop.

[Wade 2000]

I'm teaching my wife right now, I can honestly say nothing has been scarier for me. As long as she is comfortable let her go and be proud. My wife still is going to do the Riders Edge Course here in Ohio. I think the more training the more she will be prepared for those situations that can get the inexperienced rider. I am emphasizing one thing at a time so it will be second nature to her. I find it most challenging to translate what I do automatically into words but Heather seems to learning fast so maybe it's coming accross accurately.

Your wife is an inspiration

[djh3]

LOL Great Reminds me of when my son was learning to ride his bike without training wheels. We lived out in the country so not paved road in our area of houses where we lived, just dirt drives so was kind of ruff on the training wheels. Well one was really wobbly and ready to come off. So I said let me fix it and took them off to tighten up the bolts for the wheel and such. When I cam out of the garage to put back on he was across the complex riding like mad so I figured we didnt need them any more and stopped at trash barrel.

[Sailor]

Beware.....I worked with a girl who had a BMW 650 Boxer. She could not reach the ground so she would fire it up and put it in gear then jump on. She would dismount the same way. She also hit a deer on the way home from work and cut the deer in half and kept going. Your big bikes are not safe if she is really determined.

[Barrycuda]

awesome!!!