My wife grew up on a farm, and has been on dirt bikes, but she has never ridden anything bigger than an 80cc and never ridden anything on the street. She is interested and I want to get her started, but an FZ1 is not an appropriate first street ride. She is not tall at all, and I want something as light as a feather for her first ride. I have been looking at older bikes but a lot of them are heavy. I really wanted a YSR80 for her to learn on. It's small and light, and because she would not want to ride a lot I would be able to ride it when she wasn't. The power delivery is a little abrupt and the seating position doesn't really suit a beginner either, and they're not cheap when you do find one, so the cons definitely outweight the pros. I was just looking for an excuse to buy a YSR. And then Honda dropped the Grom. It's small, light, not too powerful, simple, reliable, and cheap. I've got her looking at one, and we're thinking about holding off a couple of seasons and trying to find a clean used one for her. It's everything she would ever want out of a bike, and something different and fun for me to kick around every now and then. It's also a great extra bike to have around in case a friend wants to come for a ride and see what it's all about. I have a few frineds who are interested in getting bikes and want to try it, but there is no way my FZ1 is goig to be their tester.
i did let my brother who has his own bike and i trust more than anyone try it out at around 50.
