My sister wants to ride but she dose'nt feel comfortable holding a bike up. She wants either a trike or a kit she can put on a sportster. Dose anyone have any suggestions.

 

A used trike is an option, but I would suggest a MSF course. With the training she may get enough confidence to ride on two wheels which will cost a lot less and be more enjoyable.

 

Buy a tri glide

 

+1 on the course. Not only does she need the training regardless what she's going to ride, they have nice small bikes that will probably not intimidate her. If she's been sitting on your Road King and trying to hold that up, that could be a bit scary for the first time.

 

+2
Ain't those sportsters top heavy??? i know she's thinking trike kit,but still a thought in the back ot MY head....

 

Tell her to take the MSF course before she decides what to ride - then discuss it. It may be that she'll decide to get a 2-wheel 250 Honda after the course and ride that for a while. A lot cheaper than a Harley and a sportster is a lot more to handle for a new rider.

 

All that said MSF get an A+. I've seen the most intimidated first time riders walk out of their MSF class with the attitude of "Knowledge is everything, I can do this". Work their way up to the bike they feel comfortable with.

 

Have her start with a smaller bike to learn. Even the smaller one (Honda VT600) scared me at first, but it doesn't take long. I have a friend who's starting on a Rebel 250. The big bikes most of you guys ride are still beyond me but working my way up.

Lisa

 

Sportsters have a higher center of gravity than other H-Ds, so they feel more top heavy than others. Don't let the small size of the Sportster (small compared to the other H-Ds) fool you...it's not a good starter bike by any means. It can hurt you real quick if you're not careful or if you're afraid of it.

Although there are many good starter bikes out there, the Homda Rebel is one of the best IMO. Low priced when new, holds its value pretty well, big time easy to handle, and you practically have to kick it over if you want to drop it while stopped. Anyway, I'm getting ahead of myself...first things first. Have her do the MSF course, and if she's OK on two wheels she can get a Rebel or something similar in size (a Buell Blast maybe, if you want to keep her in the H-D family). If she doesn't find herself living on the bike and dying for something bigger within a year, she's probably not meant to ride. FWIW.

 

i don't think a trike is the best way to start riding. take an MSF course and learn to ride a bike, before moving to a trike.