Wife is on a Scooter

[Stichill_imp]

Sounds like she's starting out right.
A friend made the mistake of starting his wife out by teaching her to ride his 1100cc cruiser. It did not go well.

You never know. some of us have wives with frighteningly powerful legs.

You never know. some of us have wives with frighteningly powerful legs.

[Mechanix_imp]

My wife and a friend of hers used to ride around Palo Alto on an elite scooter back in the late 80’s, she remembered the fun she had and wanted to get a PCX150 to ride since I had my dual sport. So we picked one up and she took the safety course and passed. She got her M1 endorsement before I did, and I’ve been riding for a while! I agreed to take the course and was told to get the CB I was checking out when we bought her scooter. It’s been a couple years and she loves going for rides around town and looks for reasons to go out together on our bikes.

Even though she can ride a motorcycle she loves her scooter...I’m kinda embarrassed to say I actually like it too!

[Cormanus]

Don’t be embarrassed, Mechanix. There’s nothing wrong with scooters. Or Harleys. Or any other motorcycle, really. The problem is prejudice.

[4 Paws_imp]

It's all about your wife. If she's having fun and enjoying riding encourage her by helping rather than guiding her towards what you want her to ride. Give her a chance to enjoy and explore without rushing or pushing her somewhere she doesn't want to be - like a Harley dealership.

[misterprofessionality]

haha, she is totally not going to a harley dealership. I think she doesn't find the scooter embarrassing at all, but I just know that i've been where she's at before, and the displacement bug always bites. That said, There's such a wide variety of step-throughs, she could ride those her whole life.