ok folks here to test ya knowledge... I have a friend who has not long passed their test and wants a cruiser..but doesnt know which one to buy...some spec wanted...up to 600cc, not to heavy,can spend max of 2000, and wants one no more than two years old and not an import/chinese bike any suggestions??oh by the way she's a short arse LOL

Plenty of lady cruiser riders here, grab hold of Cruisergal or Drobess when they show up next.                                                                                                                                                                             

yeah i know wills...they both on Virago's though. but thanks..will have to trawl the net i guess and see what comes up                                                                                                                                                                             

marauder?   or kwak eliminator?                                                                                                                                                                             

Meza what's wrong with a virago drob and myself have Virago 535's and love them. Good all round bikes and will take plenty of luggage to for camping weeks.                                                                                                                                                                             

didnt say there was anything wrong with them CG..she just wants a newer bike and they dont make them any more:-)                                                                                                                                                                             

They make a Dragstar 250 and 650 there nice bikes. If you go on the vsoc site there are bikes for sale on there. The thing is with a Virago they go on for ever, mine is a 1991 and drobs is a 1989 I think and to look at both of them you would never know the age of them.

thanks for that CG I'll pass that on some nice bikes for sale on there                                                                                                                                                                             

bit like you hey Cg!...hehe.......                                                                                                                                                                             

Less than 2 years old and she doesn't want to spend more than £2k????!!!!   Forget it. Anything that matches those requirements would have something lethally wrong with it.   Mine was £1700 and it's a '99 reg. Try a 125, 250 or 400cc Dragstar. The 650 Custom weighs 37 Stone (230 kg) and the Classic is even heavier.   I don't believe too many short people have trouble with Cruisers, but it will be a stretch. A lot of short-arses get them because they're low. They forget that they also have a long distance to the bars and footpegs and so end up riding like a splatted newt!!     Try some and see how she feels on them. Failing that, Bandits are favourites among many shorties. Quite easy to have lowered, as well.