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 As a female motorcyclist who has made many mistakes since taking up my awesome hobby. I thought I would share some with other female lady bikers so you too might avoid some of the strange things I have done and you may benefit by some of the things I have found that have  helped improve my enjoyment of motorcycling.  I am currently the proud owner of a Triumph Street Triple R ...but I still have my first bike a beautiful ebay purchase that I bought before passing my Direct Access Training test....mistake number 1... a  CCM R30 Supermoto.
Now these are very tall...I am 5 ft 9 but even I have trouble getting my leg over...or more importantly down at traffic lights.  I was bedazzled by her beauty on ebay.  Cherry red with white wheel trims..a work of art.....she was mine the moment I saw her...but she's an animal that wants to wheelie which for a newly qualified  rider was an interesting first discovery. 
So my tip Number 1 don't get carried away and buy the first bike that catches your eye.  Try them out for weight (can I wheel it around easily), centre of gravity ( how wide and low is that tank) and height.  Try them out on test drives and compare them to several different makes.  Look at test drive information in magazines but try them out.  I found some makes where the pegs dug into my legs. some where I was taking too much weight on my wrists and some where the view of the road was far too close for my liking.  Check how smoothly the gears change and also how they corner, some motorcycles just take you round and some need a bit more input. 
Think what type of bike you want (not what someone tells you, because what suits them may not suit you) ..my CCM has a small tank and doesn't go far without needing refuelling but for country roads, sitting upright I can view the countryside.....not so good on the M3 trying to keep up with my mates on  sportsbikes.........Oh but I love her  she's like the pair of high heel shoes in the cupboard that you just had to have but can't actually walk in them, however when you find the bike that fits its like putting on a  pair of shoes that are the extension of your free road riding spirit and you know...
it is "The One!"

Which bike did you find that is your "One"?
Have you ever gone looking for one specific type of motorbike and come back with another?