How can I ride my motorcycle with a dress on? Can I just ride sidesaddle and skip using the rear brake?
Ninja 250 is the one to go with. There a lot of fun, not too fast, handle great, and if I was 17, I'd be all over it. You will get tired of it though, and will be ready to step up to a 600 in less than 3 months, guaranteed. But yes, for a very first bike, go with the Ninja 250. Don't lay it down, so when it comes time to sell, you'll get practically what you paid for itsince they're (I was told) hard to get these days.
Why is your name UNCLE JOEY and you ware a dress
i guess that would be the only way, but its hard to ride without the rear brake, maybe get pant?
All racing disciplines have regulations regarding protective gear that is necessary to race. Turn up to a race in a dress and you will not be allowed to race. Racing in a dress would be pretty stupid.
I personally like the Honda Rebel 250. I suggest you go down and try them out.at least sit on them and see how they feel and then go from there. Take a motorcycle safety course!! :-) and have funnn Oh with your size, they can certainly handle on the highway. But you will probably want something bigger soon. For larger bikes, I prefer the Sportster low (cause I'm short). But the Shadow Aero is not badI didn't like the feel of it , gas tank too wide and the weight didn't seem distributed right to me. So, maybe go check out some of the larger 650, 800 bikes? But I think you'd be fine on the Rebel until you get a bit of riding under your belt. Personally , I'd skip the middle ones and go Rebel then Sporty :)