my best friend knows this person who owns a bike and he told her she was too big to ride one she weights 280 is that true and dont be mean i will be watching
2007-08-31 11:29:41 · 17 answers · asked by harleyangel0603 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
she is very sensitivy with her feelings and it hurt her so i said i would ask
2007-08-31 11:45:12 · update #1
I really don't think weight is a problem.. I mean... come on... 280lbs... Haven't you ever remembered seeing on T.V. the big heavy set guys (who sometimes have their but crack showing) on T.V. riding cruisers.... Nope.. I really don't think that weight is an issue.
What may be an issue is whether she has the strength and co-ordination to ride the bike. I know personally that some people who tend to be large can be surprisingly weak. Some people tend to associate being fat with being weak, but that really depends on the individual. And since I don't know the person I can't say.
But weight in itself is not an issue, the side effects that may come from being overweight is the issue. Having said that, your "best friend" should watch his mouth, and have more tact (if any). And against the advise of what somebody says... don't slab him... cuff him.... (just j/k... don't do it.)
2007-08-31 13:01:37 · answer #1 · answered by Kenshin 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As far as a passenger, the more a person weights, the harder it is to control a bike. I rode a poor little XT225 up until I was 340lbs. When I gave my cousin a ride (89lbs, wet), It wasn't too bad. When I gave my sister a ride (130lbs), it was a little harder.
I was too big for that bike and needed an upgrade. I think I'm going for a Busa once I get back in to shape.
2007-08-31 19:48:33 · answer #2 · answered by jim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only way a person could be "too big" to ride a bike if if their weight and the bikes together exceed the GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) of the bike, which should be in the owners manual and/or on the placard on the frame.
If so, get a bike with a higher GVW.
2007-09-01 08:56:26 · answer #3 · answered by strech 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nobody is "too big" to ride a bike. The guy who said she was must be very 'small' himself to say something like that. No real man talks about a woman that way. Now tell her to get on her bike and enjoy what's left of the summer. :)
2007-08-31 19:28:31 · answer #4 · answered by Dirk Johnson 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I weigh 180 my wife weighs 120 that's 300 pounds and Friends of ours that ride are at least 350lbs together, And I have seen some pretty big people on bikes , So he is just being a butt hole licker for saying that / God Bless
2007-08-31 18:58:02 · answer #5 · answered by Terry S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The heavier you are the better you can handle a bike,she should get like a 650cc Triumph or a 600cc Ninja,i'm a guy and i'm kinda skinny and weigh 165lbs,my girl,well my new one weighs around that,she rides my Susuki Katana,when she goes after smokes or something.Yeah we have fun and it eisely carrys both of us so you figure thats over 400lbs as pasengers.
2007-08-31 19:40:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just look at all the "two ups" on the interstates as "they pass you" and tell me your friend cannot ride. My husband weights 230 and I weight 130; Do the math (and this doesn't count the weight of all the "luggage" we roll up in the saddlebags).
Yes she can!
2007-08-31 23:38:29 · answer #7 · answered by Chalgal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After she takes the Motorcycle Safety Foundation course, she should consider getting a cruiser style motorcycle. Harley makes lots to choose from, so do the Japanese motorcycle makers. She might want to get something with an 800cc engine or larger.
2007-08-31 20:23:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, I have friends that weigh about the same and they ride sports bikes..
2007-08-31 18:58:11 · answer #9 · answered by Tina 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Tell you mate to shove a cake in her pie hole.
There are many rider who weigh more then that on the road today.
If your "real" mate want to ride a bike then so be it.
2007-08-31 18:41:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋