If you had to sell your DRZ400E and share w/wife what would you get?

[trailz_rider]

Ok, here we go:

-I own a 2000 DRZ400E (very low hours and it's gotta go)

-wife is a newbie and has never ridden

-wife is 5' 3" tall

-wife wants to share a dirt bike (when she's not atv riding)

-wife has looked at a 1994 yamaha xt225 serow and said it's ugly ?

-turn signals and street legal would be a big plus

-a 6th gear for the highway would be fantastic

Please help guys, what would you buy to if you were going for trail riding mostly but with an occasional road/highway use? We are almost 40 years old and are concerned more with easy maintenance, inexpensive replacement parts, longevity and most importantly a fun trail bike. ?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[Vespa]

Dont know if available in your country, but GasGas Pampera 450 meets all your requirements

Friend of mine has one, very user-friendly bike!

[MotoChris521]

Lower and plate your DRZ.

There, wasn't that easy.

[carolinadog]

kawasaki super sherpa 250. Buy one used. They are very reliable, low to the ground, controlable, and street legal. They also hold there value well.

[rydnseek]

I'd consider the new wr250r from yamaha.. fi, lots of cool features.. still kinda tall.. maybe a tw 200, second hand for her? You keep the drz?

[Regalman]

I think I'd rather get rid of the wife.

[RW24JIMMY]

exactly

[headster]

I think I'd rather get rid of the wife.

LOL

Man my girlfriend is paranoid enough that i love the DRZ more than her! ?

[smcalpac]

For dirt/street use and to share with the wife......... I'd say the WRF250SM (or what ever they call it..... The Yamaha 250 SM. I'd just get a set of dirt wheels to go along with it.

http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelimagelib/596/15/1/0/image.aspx

Now if it was a bike that we had to share at the same time, and dirt wasn't in the equasion, the Suzuki Boulevard M109R.

http://www.suzukicycles.com/Products/M109RK8/Default.aspx

Now that one, I am actually thinking about buying anyway!

[B440]

CRF230 if she's short. Honda now makes them for the street.

[Qqqqqqqqqqqq]

move the wife on + keep the DRZ = happy days

[twomanybikes]

If you had to sell your DRZ400E and share w/wife what would you get?

A girlfriend.

[Mustang Guy]

I'd put her on a Honda CRF 150 R. It has lots of power, and is the right size for her. You should keep your bike!

[Sundog]

If you had to sell your DRZ400E and share w/wife what would you get?

Husky TE510

But I see your dilema because you wife is on the shorter side.

[ilsrwy27]

You never share your bike just like you never share command...

[scottm46]

Ok, here we go:

-I own a 2000 DRZ400E (very low hours and it's gotta go)

-wife is a newbie and has never ridden

-wife is 5' 3" tall

-wife wants to share a dirt bike (when she's not atv riding)

-wife has looked at a 1994 yamaha xt225 serow and said it's ugly ?

-turn signals and street legal would be a big plus

-a 6th gear for the highway would be fantastic

Please help guys, what would you buy to if you were going for trail riding mostly but with an occasional road/highway use? We are almost 40 years old and are concerned more with easy maintenance, inexpensive replacement parts, longevity and most importantly a fun trail bike. ?

Thanks in advance for the help.

just get something kickass and make her think it's perfect for both of you...LOL

[MesserSchmidt]

Why have only one bike?

My wife was getting jealous and wanting to ride, but I'm not much of a sharing person when it comes to my bike so my solution was to just buy her a bike of her own - a Kawasaki KLR250. It needs some work but it'll get the job done, and it only cost me $350, titled and street legal. I'm picking it up at my brothers house in OKC next weekend.

[1999xr650lman]

If not the DRZ, take a look at the Honda CRF230L that's new for this year. Looks to be pretty low. Either that or maybe the KLX250s, but that might be too tall.

[MesserSchmidt]

Suzuki DR200SE, Yamaha XT250, Honda CRF230L, Kawasaki KLX250 are all available new and have seat heights in the range of 32-33".

Older bikes include the XT225, DR200SE, KLR250, Super Sherpa. Available old enough and cheap enough to allow you to keep the DRZ.

[gleaves]

+1 gas gas pampera