Originally Posted by Bibio

well its an SV forum so i would suggest the SV.

as long as your other half is confident on it that's all that matters, the SV is narrow, light and has a fair bit of torque. the only thing she might not like is the 'snatchy' throttle but this will teach her better throttle control in the long run.

better that she can flat foot first to get used to bigger bikes and the difference in the weight so a lower seat hight might be better rather than a moto.

bikes only go as fast as their riders let them.

good luck