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YZ426 for the wife? Am I nuts?
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[QUOTE="bbbom, post: 209870, member: 16301"] I second what Lori said. She definitely needs to ride one on the terrain that she plans to ride on before deciding. It isn't really about being tough, I know some pretty tough 125 riders. IMO it has more to do with strength when you step it up to the bigger bikes. Is she strong enough to control the bike and to pick it back up when she needs to? I tried out many many bikes before settling on the CR500 and I love it but, I also train very hard to stay strong enough to control the bike and to be able to pick it up when I don't control it so well. I mountain bike everyday from spring to winter with some weight lifting and get into pretty heavy weights and cardio during the winter. Jetski's and sleds when the bikes are out help too. I know I had trouble controlling my CR when I wasn't working out hard enough but I have always loved working out and the bike gives me more motivation to work harder. I've ridden a couple 426's and they are much milder than my CR (and heavier). They were similar to my KLX300 with more power. I'm the last person to poopoo a big bike for a woman but it takes some work to handle it. Have to admit, it is fun to see the looks on peoples faces when they look at the bike and then at me and ask if it's a 250 and I tell them no it's a 500. If I didn't feel comfortable on the bike though, it would be a different story. [/QUOTE]
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