Any Wonen Motorcyle rider out here

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  • season1980
    season1980 Posts: 129 Member
    I just got my license last September and started with a 08 Ninja 250 but have quickly grown out of it! We just last weekend got me a 06 Suzuki GSXR 600!! And I love it! It is a bit rough around the edges but the motor runs like a dream and we got an amazing price and now I can paint and customize it to my liking!
  • Annie_Oakley
    Annie_Oakley Posts: 73
    Nope skin and tarmac dont mix!
    Armor saved my hide - felt strange when they cut it off me LOL
    It's amazing how fast that mesh comes off.
    They left the back plate in place and the ER people couldn't figure out what it was LOL
    "it's my armor"
    They were amazed that I was totally armored, and had no broken bones (other than neck).
    Messed up the knee i'd had surgery on 6 months prior, but nothing else major.
  • Annie_Oakley
    Annie_Oakley Posts: 73
    I just got my license last September and started with a 08 Ninja 250 but have quickly grown out of it! We just last weekend got me a 06 Suzuki GSXR 600!! And I love it! It is a bit rough around the edges but the motor runs like a dream and we got an amazing price and now I can paint and customize it to my liking!

    I'd LOVE to see the custom paint! Congratulations on your license!
  • OSU_Sarah
    OSU_Sarah Posts: 107 Member
    Hi. I ride a 2002 Yamaha YZF600r. I started out with a 2003Harley Davidson 883R, then I bought a brand new 2004 Yamaha R1. I had 2 kids so I sold my bikes. I have since bought this used bike last year. I looooove riding! My boyfriend has a Hayabusa that I love to ride!!! Nice to meet all the women bikers! :happy:
  • Annie_Oakley
    Annie_Oakley Posts: 73
    Hi. I ride a 2002 Yamaha YZF600r. I started out with a 2003Harley Davidson 883R, then I bought a brand new 2004 Yamaha R1. I had 2 kids so I sold my bikes. I have since bought this used bike last year. I looooove riding! My boyfriend has a Hayabusa that I love to ride!!! Nice to meet all the women bikers! :happy:

    Hayabusa is HAWT!

    It IS nice to meet other women bikers! Our own little club! LOL:bigsmile:
  • OSU_Sarah
    OSU_Sarah Posts: 107 Member
    mybike.jpg Sorry its too big

    My Bike
  • Annie_Oakley
    Annie_Oakley Posts: 73
    I forgot how to add pics. Can someone remind me?
    :laugh: I never knew!
  • greeneyes191
    greeneyes191 Posts: 78 Member
    Ok ladies - I opened a group: "Women Riders"
  • Annie_Oakley
    Annie_Oakley Posts: 73
    My Bike

    Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
  • TinaTurtlez
    TinaTurtlez Posts: 86
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  • OSU_Sarah
    OSU_Sarah Posts: 107 Member
    Thanks I wish I knew how to make it smaller


    My Bike

    Absolutely BEAUTIFUL!
  • TinaTurtlez
    TinaTurtlez Posts: 86
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  • TinaTurtlez
    TinaTurtlez Posts: 86
    I live about 45 minutes from downtown. Before I got my bike license, my husband and I would ride to Chicago here and there. Every time it scares the crap out of me! We were on LSD (Lake Shore Drive) and there was 2 other motorcyclists doing at least 90. We weren't going as fast, but lets say that when we do go to Chicago, we don't take the expresseways anymore or ride on LSD.

    Michigan Ave isn't that bad or the city blocks. I just do not like the xpressways in general where there is heavy traffic.
  • OSU_Sarah
    OSU_Sarah Posts: 107 Member
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    Testing to see if i made it smaller
  • sla456
    sla456 Posts: 21
    I have a 2004 Yamaha V-Star 1100. Been riding for about 4 years : ) I love being able to go for a ride when I want to but I also like riding on the back also because then I can look around at the scenery more.
  • nancyi1
    nancyi1 Posts: 4
    Please add me. I ride a sportster (nightster) 1200.. just started back last year after giving it up when I got pregnant 14 years ago.
  • wvtracyann
    wvtracyann Posts: 95 Member
    ME!!!! I am on my 3rd bike can't decide what I like best. I started with a Honda Rebal 250 that only lasted a year and I wanted something bigger. Moved to a Suzuki Katana Loved it and loved the speed but was tooooo heavy for me weighed 520 pounds so now I have a Honda Shadow really like it but really miss the get up and go of the Katana
  • OSU_Sarah
    OSU_Sarah Posts: 107 Member
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    My old bike. A 2004 Yamaha R1. I miss this bike!
  • sandyinsc
    sandyinsc Posts: 70 Member
    Me too! I also started on a Rebel 250, moved to a Sportster1200 and now have a Softtail Classic. It's great, but the way people drive with cell phones in this state have me running scared! It's ruined the ride. :(
  • tabngillysmom
    tabngillysmom Posts: 24 Member
    I made sure that I bought a GS with a lowered suspension. I am vertically challenged (only 5'4") so having a bike that I could comfortably step was the main reason that it took me almost 2 years to research and find the bike I wanted.

    Melissa

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  • tabngillysmom
    tabngillysmom Posts: 24 Member
    I just bought my first bike a couple of weeks ago! I have ridden for more than 20 years on the back and guess I am having a mid life crisis and wanted my own. I ride a 2012 BMW F650GS. My husband has a 1997 BMW R850R and we love to ride.

    I am with several of you on the fact that I am really nervous about riding on my own. I kicked butt at the MSF safety class two weekends ago on the little Yamaha 250, but the bigger bike does make me nervous. Just now really getting a feel for it and haven't ridden anywhere but parking lots and little side roads with very little traffic.

    I look forward to getting in some riding time really soon! Feel free to add me!

    Melissa

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    Hey Melissa, Firstly congrats on getting your licence, you sound as fresh as me! Got mine a month ago and had the yamaha 250 for 2 weeks! Gaining confidence will come with riding more frequently. Bike riding is a skill that can dimish quickly without use, so keep doing what you're doing with riding local firstly and take it steps at a time like night riding and riding in the rain. Your confidence will most certainly grow along with your love for riding! Cheers matey. Louisa (LooseWheel)


    Thanks Louisa! I loved the Yamaha 250 that I used during my 20 hour safety course it handled great and wasn't intimidating! I know that you are enjoying yours. I live in Kentucky where, with the right gear, you can ride all but a couple of months (not keen on riding on ice or snow). Hubby and I are planning a trip to the 2012 BMW Motorcycle Rally in Sedalia, MO which is about a 7 hour ride from here. We'll see if I am ready for that by the middle of July!! HaHa

    Melissa

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  • Whisperinghorse
    Whisperinghorse Posts: 202 Member
    Yay we have a group :drinker:

    My last bike before my amazing FZ1 Fazer was a FZ6 Fazer, then a XB12 Lightning (Buell) I had a old XJ650 which needed an appointment to stop, a VT500E and a 535 Virago

    Last year I spent most of the year commuting but we did go to the Peak Distric in Derbyshire then into Wales on the bikes, we went to several race meetings....

    I'm trying to get the nerve to do a track day this year but I dont know....
  • tabngillysmom
    tabngillysmom Posts: 24 Member
    I'm fixin to take a riding course in the summer. I've been riding on the back of my hubby's for last 7 years. We've talked on and off for the last couple years of me getting my own. I'm really nervous because 3 years ago he was in an accident and spent 4 months using a wheelchair and a walker, but think it would be really cool to have my own. He's been showing me some stuff and says he will take me to big parking lots to practice, so I think I will be fine, it's just a huge step for me. :smile:


    Not sure which course you are looking into but I can't say enough good things about the Motorcycle Safety Foundation Courses. They are very thorough with their class time and we actually spent about 9 hours on the bikes over the 3 day course. I found it easier and less intimidating to be in a class with others who had limited riding knowledge. I didn't feel so silly asking some of my questions! Good Luck!

    Melissa

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  • tabngillysmom
    tabngillysmom Posts: 24 Member
    kpleet, I hear you on the weight thing.
    I don't even have a helmet yet - and hubby's 650 just isn't built for 2
    I've got a pair of riding pants i wanna fit into, and gotta get another mesh jacket.
    I'll never ride unarmored...

    So glad to see I am not the only one that rides in full gear all the time. I value my head and body too much to not protect it!

    Melissa

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  • tabngillysmom
    tabngillysmom Posts: 24 Member
    hdsgirl, i can TOTALLY understand the fear.
    even when i'm in my vehicle, i get nervous where i wrecked
    met a minivan head on in a blind curve - before sunrise
    my choice at that split second was hit her head on, or try to get around her
    i chose the latter and ended up head first in the ditch
    got a life flight to uk med center - most frightening time of my life...
    fear is there - but you can't allow it to control you
    trust your instinct-you can't go wrong

    Glad to see another Kentucky girl! I was up your way a couple of weeks ago for my girls' state tumbling competition in Morehead!

    Melissa

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  • mdmomof4
    mdmomof4 Posts: 61 Member
    Im taking the class at a Harley Dealership. Im taking the class that is all Females and to be honest the only reason Im taking that class is beccasue of my weight, otherwise I wouldn't care of the gender. Sounds dumb huh?
  • Jillian130
    Jillian130 Posts: 174 Member
    I took the motorcycle course last year in April and have my licence. I ride a 2010 Yamaha V-Star 650. My hubby has a 2007 Yamaha Roadliner as well as a 2009 Honda ST1300. He's been riding for years and as much as I love to ride on the back I decided to get one of my own. Nothing beats riding in the open air, with the warm sun on your face, the wind, oh my goodness. So glad to see so many female riders on here. There are so many getting into riding and its lovely to see.
  • carrollel
    carrollel Posts: 57 Member
    i LOVE how many responses this got!!

    I used to have a 2009 Kawasaki ZX6R Supersport but it was STOLEN! those *kitten* literally rode it like they stole it :(
  • Sondras09
    Sondras09 Posts: 30 Member
    I do!! I ride a Yamaha FZ1! I LOVE my bike :)
  • ZanneB
    ZanneB Posts: 6
    Hi! I ride a Suzuki S40 (650cc cruiser). It's a 2007 which I bought at the beginning of 2008 when I got my license. Short Canadian summers combined with a lot of out-of-town work has limited how many kms I put on the bike every year. Hopefully this year will be better!

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