Minimum inside leg for a Varadero 125?

[eebygum]

Does anybody have any experience of what is the minimum inside leg for a Varadero 125?
I know its not just about seat height but width too.
Break it to me gently.
At 30inches inside leg am I confined to a YBR

[guile]

I have similar leg size problems. I would love a supermoto but I don't think I will ever fit on one properly for stop/start urban traffic.

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[blito]

The seat on my Zontes Monster is about the same height as the Vara although a little narrower. My inside leg is 31" and I can get both feet flat on the floor. I suspect I would be able to on the Vara too as the apparent size of the 'dero is as much to do with the high bars and upper fairing as it is the seat height.
Only thing is to go sit on one to see
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[sidewinder]

You can get a lowering kit for the varadero getting the seat narrowed will help as well..
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[eebygum]

Yippee!

Thanks guys.

[Richtea]

From my experience I dont think you'd have any problems with a Varadero.
I'm a 33' inside leg but the set up of the Varadero is pretty forgiving of most shapes and sizes.
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[Alex_B]

My inside leg is likely a tiny bit shorter

Hey, I got long body and am 5' 10" but I loved that 125.

The best 125cc EVER and I don't care for ya YBR's and so on

It will fit you and you will love it
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[bigguy]

I Have a varadero at the moment and i am a 31 inside leg, both feet can touch the ground easy when im stopped, there has been no modifications to my bike which makes it lower (unless 15st in weight counts lol) so i think a 30 inside leg should work no probs..good luck with it if you get one as they are great bikes,

[BruceT]

Not forgetting that when stopped you tend to lean the bike to your left anyway, sit half off the seat to give yourself some more leg length/more foot on the ground
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[kelvyn]

29/30" Inside leg and I ride a bike with a 38.3" seat height.

Don't worry about seat height too much.

[Teflon-Mike]

By the time you have finished faffing around comparing specs and pondering the pro's and cons of potential suitability and other procrastination

YOU COULD HAVE BOUGHT A YBR....

Sat the Theory....

Done some Training

AND GOT A FRIGGING LICENCE!
some people do it in a week you know!

Stop pratting about and get the fuck on with it!

STOP THINKING - START RIDING!
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[Anthrax1039]

I'm 5' 8" and can ride the vara quite comfortably with preload set to seven as I discovered the other day. It's not as high as you think.

[Sherwood Bambi]

The reference to the cycle-ergo site has been posted before in other threads (I did at least one).

It might be worth having a play on that. You can select foot down in options to see if you're on tip-toes (although you will tend to lean a bike when stopped anyhow).

Link click here and then chose your bike. The Varadero is there under Honda. A 30" inside leg would appear no problem, seat height at 32.2".

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Funny I hadn't seen any references at all to this site - thanks for the links ! Very interesting as I'm vertically challenged myself and have been thinking about a sports tourer like the Triumph Sprint ST. Sat on one the other week which had the seat contoured for a shorter rider and it felt pretty comfortable even without a lowering kit.