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[QUOTE="firecracker22, post: 110777, member: 20316"] Just remember, when talking about price . . . let’s say a man buys a high-end production bike. Does he just put gas in it and ride it? Not usually. By the time he dials in his suspension—many people send it off to be revalved—and then add all the bolt-ons he wants to customize his bike, he’s spent a lot of money. Don’t get me wrong; there is a gap here. Buying a BBR or some other custom is still a lot more than most people spend. But when you consider all the money most serious riders put into their bikes to make it work for them, buying a custom isn’t that much more. And those custom bikes come with a lot more nice parts than mass-produced Japanese or European bikes do. Personally, I love my KTM. I am tall enough to ride it at stock height so I am very lucky in that regard. Having the full-size wheels and suspension and ground clearance is worth a little bit of tip-toeing—but at 5’7" I am taller than many of the women who post here (I think) except GSR and Bbbom. In an ideal bike that would appeal to most women, especially beginners, as well as teens and shorter men, you would find high-quality suspension, not the 15-year-old technology in the XRs, and full-size or close to full-size wheels since small wheels make the bike very hard to handle in rough stuff. Attention to ergonomics would make a huge difference—most small bikes don’t really have "ergonomics" to speak of. They bolt a seat and handlebars on and send the bike down the line. Suspension with lighter springs would be nice also—most bikes come set up for a 180 pound man and we get on and have to spend a lot of time messing around to get the suspension right. Keep in mind that MOST women (I’m on thin ice here, I know, I’m just making generalizations) are not only shorter than most men but lighter too. A SMOOTH, powerful engine, be it two-stroke or four, would be very important. [/QUOTE]
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