Too heavy?

[jstark47]

Ditto what everyone else has said. The faster they move, the less you feel the weight. One of my MSF instructors was a very petite woman, and the class was talking about heavy (700-800 lb) tour bikes. She said, "what's the big deal, you're balancing it, not carrying it!" My wife weighs 135 and rides a 550 lb, top-heavy Triumph Trophy with no problem with about two years riding experience. She took the Trophy through the MSF Experienced Rider Course last fall and got kudos for handling the bike in the slow speed extreme turns.

Even when the bike's not running, the perception of weight changes with experience. Once you get used to handling bikes your body seems to subconciously adapt, and the bikes start to seem lighter.

Start with the Rebel if you like. Honda builds absolutely bullet-proof bikes, you can't go wrong with them. Much better to start with something you're comfortable with - you'll ride more that way. Your body will tell you when you're ready to move on to a bigger model, no need to worry about it, you'll just "know."

Jonathan

[jmillheiser]

The bike lightens up pretty quick once your moving. My bike, which is my first bike is a honda CX500, its 471lbs and decidedly top heavy. Its a royal pain to push around the garage but once im moving it feels light and easy to ride.

[VermilionX]

some day, i might make the mistake of parking on a sloped parking slot facing forward...

and that will be very embarassing since im gonna need help to back it up.

i need to always make sure i park backwards when i park on a slope.

[storysunfolding]

I think the one thing to worry about is if you drop a bike. However, this should give you a good idea of why that's a silly idea

http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html

[fireguzzi]

I think the one thing to worry about is if you drop a bike. However, this should give you a good idea of why that's a silly idea

http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html

I have met skert before.
She came to my motorcycle tech class and did a demonstration.
By the time she left she had a 100 pound girl picking up an old GL without a problem.

She is a pretty nice lady.