20K in a season is damn good, if you ask me. People with jobs can't be out all the time riding, as much as we want to. I have been forced to make most of my miles on a few big trips this year. Good on ya!
One redhead, full-time employed. Four children, one in college and three at home. She spends plenty of time with her children, attends church Sundays, sews and cooks, and wrung out those miles commuting to work in all sorts of weather combined with several long trips this season, including an Iron-butt through Ontario. You roll, M'lady!
I've posted some of these elsewhere (Bikes and wifes I think...) but they belong here. Skowinski-wife took up riding just 3 years ago. Here's a few.
My ADV Sweetie, heading out for our Colorado 2011 trip. Badlands Poudre Canyon Waiting for road construction Pikes Peak (and she passed some slow asshole on the way up!) Taking me on the outside on Hwy 40, up to Winter Park Rocky Mtn Nat'l Park Heading home Trading bikes in Iowa
Titus Canyon Death Valley CA <a href="http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a276/calsport05/?action=view¤t=abaec30a.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.advrider.com/advrider-photobucket-images/images/c/calsport05_abaec30a.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket Pictures, Images and Photos" /></a>
Trying to help my wife make the transition from riding behind me to riding beside me. I bought her and my daughter a TT-R225. My daughter (she rides horses,too) really took it. My wife finds it too tall and hard to hold up. I'm thinking something like a 500 Ninja, V-strom 650 or 650GS would work well. She has a 30" inseam and weighs around 140.
The VStrom 650 is a HUGE bike for someone not that comfortable with riding! Especially if she thinks the ttr225 is too tall! Maybe a ninja 250 is a good place to start. You can usually buy one uses and sell it a year later for the same price. This is her VStrom 650 next to my KTM 950. The VStrom is lowered in the front about 1.25". This is her 5th bike. Not a small machine by any means.
