motorcycle riding 4 women….. is this right?
i’m planning 2 buy a harley davidson 1 day (a heritage softail classic), but i’ve heard that not all motorcycles can be ridden by women, that the seat or size or whatever isn’t made 4 a woman’s body.
is that true?
keep in mind, i’m 5’3″. thnx.
Well as everyone has said, size and gender have nothing to do with riding. You just have to look out the windshield of your car to see women on bikes and I will say most seem to be on Harley’s. Everything on every bike is adjustable either by stock adjustment, aftermarket parts or fabrication. When you get around to buying that Heritage you can make it fit you with a lowering kit or adjustable shocks to bring the rear down, narrower seat, a rake on the front end to bring it down and other options. But be warned you lose ground clearance when you lower the bike. I have an FXST and can catch the frame and pipes at stock height. I’ve ridden a FatBoy and found it tough to keep the running boards off the asphalt in turns and it was stock.
I don’t know you situation, if you’ve been riding and the Heritage is your ultimate bike. Or if you’re thinking of a first bike. In the case of a first bike the Heritage might be a little cumbersome. The Sportsters are lighter and easier to handle as are the smaller Japanese bikes. They both share the same downside, resale. In my opinion the best way to go is with a used Japanese bike for a first bike. Least amount to get started and lower loss at resale just as in you didn’t start out with as much. There’s enough in getting the riding experience, traffic, animals, road conditions, weather and so on. You’re best not wrestling with control of the bike you’re on when developing the skills and experience.
When you’ve gotten comfortable with ridding and, if you don’t already, have you license you can rent different bikes from many Harley dealers and that way you’ll get an idea on what you need to do to make the Heritage fit you.
Good luck. In the end I’m sure you’ll make many new friends and have a lot of good times.
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