Wednesday, May 21
Dear VTwin Mama,
I am in my late 50s and in my early 20s rode a chopped Indian that I had
bought as a basket case. After selling it, a friend let me try his brand
new Triumph which I totaled when a car made a turn in front of me.
I never rode again.
Then a few years ago my wife, who had never ridden, bought a Burgman 400 which I taught her to ride in the driveway. Long story short, I road the Burg for the last 15,000 miles in all terrain and weather and must say it is a great bike.
I now have a Boulevard C50T and a friend recently told me of the
Ridley, which I went and looked at. I think my wife is going to like this
one. If it is anything like the Burgman it will
be a great bike.
Dear Tom,
It's an interesting tale you've told and congrats on your C50 ...
that's one heck of a great bike!
I've heard from a number of people who started on a Burgman before moving up in engine power. And I am unabashedly a fan of the Ridley series of automatic transmission motorcycles ever since I met both Clay and his son Jay on several occasions. I had a chance to ride an AutoGlide and it's power and handling lacked nothing I'd be looking for in a street bike. The low seat height makes it super attractive to shorter riders and Clay continues to work on design in both looks and functionality as any true inventor would!
Take a look at the Ridley Events schedule for 2008 ... I'm hoping you might be reasonably nearby one of these so you have a chance to meet the team in person. They love talking to women because as Jay once said, women really take the time to ask lots of useful questions and they are more than happy to chat as much as needed!
There are some new auto tranny models coming to the U.S. sometime this year or next and those can be found on my Auto Tranny Models page should you want to check other options. – Mama