good first bike for a little person?

[capuletia]

Hiya

Got my CBT yesterday and now need to start looking at buying a bike - for the time being I just want something to play around with and practice on while I get my skills and confidence up (and of course it can only be a 125). Only problem is, I'm only 1.6m (5'4) and have a small hand span. The bikes that I learned on (Suzuki GN125 and a Yamaha 125 something) were an okay height but I still found it difficult to work the clutch and reach the indicator switch with my thumb without moving my hand.

Can anyone recommend a suitable bike?

[Davel]

monkey bike?

[tycho]

www.minimoto.co.uk ?

What about one of those cruiser type ones? I think Yamaha do one. That might be ok on the height front.

[rumpelstiltskin]

You can adjust the levers to bring them closer in to you,don't know if this is on all bikes though :-/

[beano500]

Yamaha SR125 should be your weapon of choice.

My ex had one - and was 1/2" shorter than you!

Ever so easy to get on with too!

[Bikersal]

I carried on and did Direct Access 5 years ago and then bought a kawasaki GPZ 500s for starters and I'm only 5ft 2in. I then moved on to my Honda Hornet 600FS and decided to have my boots built up about 1/2 inch each which really makes a difference and built up my confidence. Still have to be aware of stopping on bad camber but managed to go round Europe each year for last 2 years covering almost 6000 miles so don't give up just yet. bigger bikes are easier to ride too!

[laptop487]

Im 5'4 and could just about do a J reg Cbr600 for my first bike, then a gxr600 which was much much better, I could actually get one foot right down

[c c]

I’m a short-arse myself. I found the ZZR600 ideal for me. Very comfy on a long run and bags of power from the bullet-proof engine.

[Scott W]

My wife is 5ft 3 and she rides a Honda RVF400. She tried to get on with a 600 before but did not feel at all comfortable on it. Since getting the RVF 4 or 5 years back she has not regretted it one bit.