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Sounds good. Whatever works right! I haven't purchase a bike yet, waiting for a good deal on a used one, NO rush here, though I want a bike now.

I enjoyed how to pick up my bike. Now, what I going to do is drop it... so I can practice picking it up, Just Kidding

I was looking into Honda Shadow 583cc or the Yamaha Virago 535 cc. My question is can a 5'2, 105 lbs can handle a bike this size?
Can you dead lift one of these from the ground if it's fallen over? No. But neither can I (6'1" 235 lbs), without using the "back to the bike, butt & legs" technique ...

all. But I am still stuck on the Honda Shadow or the Yamaha Virago, what a women to do.

What do you mean... (can't speak to the Shadow) Do you prefer the Yamaha over the Shadow? It your personal opinion and any feed back is fine with me.

AJ

First things first, I will go to the dealer and sit on the shadow and do exactly what was mentioned. I am not looking into any new bikes, I feel if I should drop one it is not going to be my new pride and joy. The reason for being confused is that I am getting so much feed back from family and ...

Well, I took the Motorcycle training class and passed it on the 14th of September and passed my DMV written test today. I am so happy. Now after deciding what I want... which is a cruiser. I was looking into Honda Shadow 583cc or the Yamaha Virago 535 cc. My question is can a 5'2, 105 lbs can handle ...

Thanks for the replies AJ and Dr_bar.

Oddly enough, I just sat on an '82 (or 80-something) virago 650 earlier today. One of our friends had just finished restoring it and brought it over to show it off, it only had 7,000 miles on it and looked beautiful for being so old. Not a bad find for $750 ...

If you're not looking to get a new bike right away, there are a lot of 750 - 1100 Viragos out there still. ( I just sold my 1100 this last spring.) Look at all the cruiser lines, go to your local dealers and sit on bikes, not for a minute, but several minutes or how ever long it takes to help you ...

First off, a hearty welcome to TMW for the both you. This site is an amazing source of info and we hope you'll stick around and share your ongoing learning experience as a new rider.

Brent099, I don't know enough about the fit of the Ninja to comment on the ergs for someone of your size, but most ...