I know a couple of the wemon overat the ninja650 forum have actually sold there 650r's due to they felt like it was a little to much bike to start on for them. I know one of them went out and bought a new 250r and she seems to love it.One other thing is that the 650 actually have a higher seat height then most 600's.

 

Wife and I both are using the 650R to learn on. So far, so good! Wife is 130 lbs. Here is she is heading out!

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Congrats on the ride. I have not been able to play on one yet.

 

Girlfriend is doing fine on my 650r. No problems yet. They are a parallel twin, not a v-twin. It is plenty quick and tons of fun. She can flat foot it easy. Overall it is a great bike. I perfer it to my zx6r for everything buy track time.

 

hows the torque on that?

 

41 lbs of torque. Its plenty

 

umm if you don't mid me asking how tall is your girl. my wife is only like 5 feet 6 inches tall. so i'm not sure if she'll be able to have her feet totaly on the ground.

 

I have a 07 650r also and I am only 5'5" tall, and I can touch the ground with the ***** of my feet. I find the bike is balanced well and that helps when I come to a stop and have to walk the bike when sitting on it.

 

thanks for the info there jperkins. now it just up to her i guess how much she wants a bike.

 

www.davequinnmotorcycles.com sells the Hagon lowering shock for the 650R. It's way cheaper than the Penske at $450. Get the woman in your life one today!

Ha ha, man that was cheesy. After you pop that sucker in, all you have to do is loosen the front fork clamps and slide them up a couple inches and BAM! You've got a lowered 650R. To drop the front you loosen one fork, drop it a little, tighten it back up, then loosen the other fork...ect., ect. like "walking" the forks slowly into position. Keep the clamps kinda tight so the forks move slowly.