Big Hairy bikers!!!

[yankeedoodle]

a stupid topic starter i guess, but something that bothers me nevertheless. Im 6"3, so naturally I'm worried about being too tall. Although my worst nightmare is being too tall for all the bikes I look forward to owning in the future, mainly an R1. Are there many of you guys out there who struggle/dont struggle with their size on sports bikes?!

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[steveh]

im 6"3 and i dont look daft, i own a thundercat, a bandit and an Rf and i look fine.

i also own a suzuki gz 125... al i can say, is DO NOT buy one of them if your tall.
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[firefox]

im 6 ft 3 also, super motos are your friend
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[yankeedoodle]

haha cheers steveh. well i happen to own an SR125 haha
its not brilliant, but it's only a first bike to get me around until I pass my test. glad to see theres a few guys out there who are tall and still manage it. and yeah supermotos do seem to be for us. I'm not that keen on them really, although I did see a guy tonight wheeling a KTM Duke around

[hmmmnz]

im 6'4 and my god jappers are super uncomfortable, my zxr750 i had to streetfight and put bar risers on just to stop it being a torture rack, pritty much all bikes ive owned have been really shit to ride on for long distances ... except the gs500 that was a really comfortable bike to ride(had lifted it though)but crap slow i think a big arse enduro or tourer would be good for us lanky lads
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[yankeedoodle]

yeah, nice idea, I've looked at the Buell Ulysees which looks like a cool bike to have eventually. not sure I'll be owning anything like that for a while though. I know you can have bikes lowered, for the smaller members of the biking community, but can bikes be raised? I know you can get risers n stuff for your handlebars, but to what extent can we change our bikes to better suit our size?

[hmmmnz]

every bike i get, straight away gets a lift kit (dog bones) on the rear and bar risers on the front.
that sorts half the problem, but we are still left with the short distance from the seat to the foot pegs, and there isnt much we can do about it, you still end up with sore legs being bent so much,
grin and bare it i suppose
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[Sephiroth]

You're all so tall.

[alpine]

6 2" and loving supermotos.
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[fzr_400]

im soo short compare to you lot being 5ft 10 i did have a mate who used to ride a cagiva 125 who was 6ft 8
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[fenton]

Im 6'3" and dont really have problems riding my ikkle cbr. Though i can rest my elbows on my knees while riding about, its awesome.

[bish777]

older sportsbikes are more comfortable. The slabby 1100 wasnt bad, the 750 great and my GPZ is quite comfy.
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