Bike for a short rider.

My wifes best friend wants to ride. The problem is, she is short. I mean REALLY short. I mean "can't flat-foot a Rebel" short. She's 4'5" tall. So...anything out there someone that short can ride?

Yamaha Bolt? Seat height 27.2. Not a big bike.

Used in MSF -- swept back handlebars sometimes helps with reach>

http://www.bestbeginnermotorcycles.com/yamaha-virago-250-review

Used, highway-legal, and low enough for her to ride. Preferably not a sportbike.

Too short for a Rebel? Dang. Maybe a scooter? That way at stops she should slide forward off the seat to reach the ground, seriously.

Yea, if she is trurly 4' 5" there arent any bikes that she would be able too flat foot.....Maybe a Ridley but if that was the only choice I'd go with a scooter.

http://www.ridleymotorcycle.com/motorcycles/

Buell Blast with the optional lower seat?

She will have a hard time at 4-5. The seats on most scooters are way higher than that of a rebel so she would have to slide forward off the seat at stops. I'm not sure that would be all that easy to do but may be worth a try. The old Honda Helix has a pretty low seat and will run highway speeds.

Honda Grom?

sounds like Grom or cruiser territory.... my wife is 5'0" and we got her a CB400F thats a little too tall for her

Stock Grom seat isn't really as low as you would think. My wife's 5' and couldn't get both feet down.

Edit: Looks like it's listed as 29.7 inches. Pretty tall for a tiny bike.

I'm thinking mayby Kawi 125 Eliminator..

My 5' mother can flat-foot her Savage 650 (she also couldn't on a Rebel). I did think about a scooter, but the wide floorboards could be an issue. Never thought about a Buell Blast...worth a look.

She tried my wife's Hyosung Comet last year. I think she was about 5" off the ground. (The Comet 250 has about a 34" seat.)

Open up Craigslist and get busy; search for:

GS550
Kawasaki ER-5
Yamaha Virago 250
Buell Blast
XT225
XT250
DR350
Honda CB500F
Kawasaki Ninja 250/300
Honda Nighthawk 250
GZ250
TU250X
V-Star 250

Heck about any 250. Have her try them all and see what she makes a connection with.

Triumph America.

Sidecar rig or Can-Am.

Yeah I would have never guessed, it sure looks small though.

What's her inseam, as that is more important than her height. But, honestly, at her height she may just be out of luck.

BEFORE buying ANY bike, she should first take the MSF course to determine if she even can ride period. She may find it comes to her in a way that flat footing the bike is not an issue. In 23 years of teaching the MSF BRC I have seen just a few riders of this type.

Most often, and including riders much taller than her, the brand new rider finds it is a good bit more difficult and not for the person involved. The point is, spend the money on the MSF BRC before spending a single dollar on any bike.

Avoid the Rebel 250, it is not a good starter bike. The Virago 250 can be altered to work for a short rider. The bull horn handlebar is crappy for a learner, as are the forward foot controls. But the bike sits low, runs great, is torquey for a 250.

easy, start checking out bikes on:

http://cycle-ergo.com

But even a GROM is too tall

Sportster 883 Low.

26.3 inch seathight

A bike that heavy for a beginner who is really tiny:huh Are you serious???

Op, keep in mind that weight is also very important. She might be OK with a bike that she can't flat foot if it is reasonably light weight.