Learner bike for shorties?

[Brettus]

Anyone got any suggestions on a 125 that is suitable for someone around the 5` mark? my wife is tentatively interested in learning so wondered if there were any suitably low bikes that she could feel confident on to start with? I seem to recall the SR125 being pretty low but couldn't be sure as I'm quite tall so don't pay much attention to height.
I already suggested platform biking boots but that didn't go down very well

Any thoughts?

How tall is she, I'm 5'4'' and easily managed the TW125 as my first bike

Honda CBR125 small and very good 4T learner

[Brettus]

We have a CBR125 that would have been ideal but its quite tall, the suspension Isn't adjustable either so not much to gain I think.
will have another look at it tonight though, she is nervous of heights and consequently won't go pillion as its high and she isn't in control hence the need for feet to easily touch the floor.
Could be a tricky one, she is pretty much 5` exactly.
Compared with my lanky 6`2 frame I can touch the floor with my K6 parked on top of a kerb! bit of a contrast heh.

Hmm after a quick googling, it appears the CBR seat height is 776mm whereas the tw125 is 805mm, maybe will have to investigate the CBR more....

Thanks for the suggestions

[Brettus]

Hmm after some searching around and checking various models I could think of I've come up with a few stats, might prove useful to someone else sometime perhaps so thought I'd post them up here too:
Manufacturer Model Seat Height (mm)
Hyosung Aquilla 665
Honda VT 125 Shadow 680
Yamaha SR125 730
Suzuki VanVan 770
Honda 125 Pantheon 770
Honda CBR125r 776
Honda CG 125 781
Hyosung RT125d 790
Suzuki SV650S 800
Honda Varadero 802
Yamaha TW125 805

Originally Posted by Brettus

Anyone got any suggestions on a 125 that is suitable for someone around the 5` mark? my wife is tentatively interested in learning so wondered if there were any suitably low bikes that she could feel confident on to start with? I seem to recall the SR125 being pretty low but couldn't be sure as I'm quite tall so don't pay much attention to height.
I already suggested platform biking boots but that didn't go down very well

Any thoughts?

I did my CBT on an SR and it was quite low and more comfortable than the CG. I have subsequently bought a YG and it too is v. comfy and I can easily get both feet flat on the floor (I'm about 5'4).
Don't know if that helps but thought I'd give you another possibility!

[JamesMio]

My G/F's not much taller than that (couple of inches at most) and manages on her wee CG125 no bother at all

best to actually sit on the various bikes. dont go just on seat height as some seats are high but narrow and others are low and wide. i have short legs 27 inside leg but manage to reach the ground on most 125s except tall trailies. the wee 400s are usually quite low too

Any of the basic 125's have a short seat height, SR, CG, etc...

The sr125 feels like your backside is 3mm from the road and they're pretty good as learner machines.