Sweeeet...

[Howley]

My fiance desperately wants her bike license and desperately wants a ducati. YES!

[somegirl]

 

Have her sign up for our Women's Forum.

[DRKWNG]

My fiance desperately wants her bike license and desperately wants a ducati. YES!

I hate you!  Actually, I only envy you.  Congrats.

[695LAM]

  Good on her.  Always love to see couples that can ride together.  I love going out on my own but I also like going out with my husband. Don't see to many women riders here in Tucson, I see one or two once in a while.  I see a lot more women Harley riders than sport bikes.  But yea for her.  Good luck

[TwIsTeD]

Congrats.Sign her up for a M.S.F class.

One ride on the back of my monster and my wife was hooked.She has her motorcycle license now and wants a 696.We had to put that (696) on hold due to our new 11 week old 13 pound Monster(girl).

Hope you two have fun bike shopping together.    [moto] [moto]
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[Howley]

Haha yeah it's sick. We're in Australia so she'll be doing lessons and riding a 250 for a year before she gets a duc. I can't wait though, it should be great fun.

[red baron]

Congrats [moto]

[DRKWNG]

Haha yeah it's sick. We're in Australia so she'll be doing lessons and riding a 250 for a year before she gets a duc. I can't wait though, it should be great fun.

I think that is a good system for beginning riders.

[Howley]

It is. Frankly I'm confused why america doesn't have it. It seems daft to let people with no experience ride what they want.

[TwIsTeD]

Ooooh I see you'll capitalize the "a" in Australia but not in America.

...but yeah that is a good system.

[orenjimonster]

I asked my gf to get her M1 and take MSF class before I took her out on rides. Its just safer that way since she knows whats happening up front makes riding safe IMO [moto]

[ManOrAstro-Man?]

Haha yeah it's sick. We're in Australia so she'll be doing lessons and riding a 250 for a year before she gets a duc. I can't wait though, it should be great fun.

Wait. Is that the law in Oz? A new rider has to ride a 250 for a year before getting whatever he/she wants?

[Howley]

It is possibly in the eastern states, but as far as I know Western Australia has had it for ages.

[Slide Panda]

It is. Frankly I'm confused why america doesn't have it. It seems daft to let people with no experience ride what they want.

Basically all the licensing laws in the US are pretty lame. In my state, after a certain age (I can't recall what though) one doesn't even need to do any sort of driver education class. There are a couple absurdly simple tests through the Dept of Motor Vehicles, but that's it. Younger drivers do need to complete some education, but it's nothing compared to most of the industrialized world.

That same model trickles down to bikes. There's no mandatory education, jut some basic tests to get an M endorsement on your license. But, it's not necessary to have that endorsement to purchase, or register a bike... so there's a pretty high number of folks on bikes with no legal endorsements... Yeah.  Also, as noted you can go out and buy what ever bike you want. I know some folks who worked in a dealer ship and told stories of 1st time bike purchasers coming to buy a 'busaGixerCB1000RRRRRTurboTo0fast. Then returning a couple weeks later with it on a flat bed in varied states f'ed-up ness.

Totally not sure where I'm going with this point - other than driver education in the States leaves a lot to be desired.

[DRKWNG]

Also, as noted you can go out and buy what ever bike you want. I know some folks who worked in a dealer ship and told stories of 1st time bike purchasers coming to buy a 'busaGixerCB1000RRRRRTurboTo0fast. Then returning a couple weeks later with it on a flat bed in varied states f'ed-up ness.

Totally not sure where I'm going with this point - other than driver education in the States leaves a lot to be desired.

Yep.  The day I bought my 675 some younger guy came in, on crutches mind you, wanting to buy another Daytona.  I heard the sales guy ask him what happened to his leg and what sort of riding experience he had.  Well wouldn't you know it, this Daytona would be his second bike.  The first bike, that was purchased three weeks ago and almost immediately totaled, was "the cause of his broken leg".  I was quite surprised when the sales guy actually told the kid that maybe this bike wasn't the best thing for him to be looking at and maybe he should try a Ninja 250 first.    for that dealership.