Check out this review by Genevieve Schmitt of Women Riders Now of of Ridley motorcycles, a company that makes motorcycles without clutches. They don’t look like doinkey little "girls bikes" either, lest you gentlemen start rolling your eyes about now. Their chopper is 460 pounds with a long fork and a 24.5 inch seat height, a configuration I’ve seen on some pretty tough looking modified Hogs, and which also means that hardly anybody will need to do that cute little tippy-toe dance at stop lights. In conclusion, she states that Ridly manufactures "well-made, solid bikes that deserve a second look if you’ve been
considering a clutch-free motorcycle, or looking for an easy-to-ride
bike. Ridley offers demo rides at all the major rallies." Here’s her review in Women Riders Now.
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That’s a good review of the Ridley. I can certainly understand that one’s physical needs might necessitate going with a clutchless motorcycle. But for the same reasons I’ve always owned stick shift cars, I’d always want a motorcycle with a clutch–something about the ride being a whole lot more enjoyable because I’m so much more physically engaged. When I’m old, I want to wear purple–and be able to swing my leg over a bike with a 31.5 inch seat height and have lube to spare in my hand joints to pull those levers–especially the clutch–in and out!
Good news! Thanks!
I have many female riding buddies in the biker club BikerPals.com. I will recommend this to them.
Robin
It makes me mad so many macho men that feel that if you want a automatic bike that your less of of a man than they are. When in most cases they are the lesser male. Some people may just want to be able to ride or have a bike that their wife can take out when whe wants to ride on her own.
Why is it that most of the reviews of the Ridley I’ve read somehow associate the bike with women riders? There appears to be this rather unwholesome atmosphere surrounding motorcycles. Somehow if you are not a beer swilling, psycopathic, knuckle-dragging thug with a skull emblazzened leather get up, you are unworthy to ride a motorcycle. What a load. The freedom of the open road ought to be without a prerequisite. If I want to ride a clutchless bike, that has no bearing whatsoever on my gender identification. If you think motorcycling is a closed club for testosterone-charged alpha males only 1.) your head is lost in the past and 2.) you are ignoring a huge segment of the buying public. Next time you see a Ridley glide by, deal with it.
I wonder what the resale value of the Ridley is. That’s something that one should consider when buying any vehicle.
Resale Value of Ridleys is very good.
Check on google. Older models do not lose their value.