Choosing a bike for me

[Doorman95]

I'm new to world of Biking and I don't know what to buy as my first bike. I am a rugby player, so I am short (5"10) and stumpy but have a bit of weight on my side. Am I going to be too short for some of these faster Moto's or will I be looking at something a little more chopper styled.

My main problem is that I love to go at some speed and I would have thought that my weight would have been something that would slow down the "off the line" speed. But also something thin enough to be able to do a safe over take on a "B" styled road.

Please help me those Biker's out there!

Cheers

Doorman95

[matto]

Your weight is going to make little to no difference to how a motorcycle performs on the road, unless you are so overweight that it affects your ability to control the bike but I guess that's not going to be the case here.

Best thing to do is go and test ride some bikes, really it's that easy

[Rogerborg]

Height doesn't matter, it's inside leg. If you're 30"+ then you're good for most bikes.

Weight doesn't matter for speed. It'll reduce your acceleration very, very slightly but not enough so that you'll notice unless you're whacking in lap times on a track.

Get licensed up, then pick any style of bike that you like.
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[adelaine041]

If your weight bothers why not try to burn and lose some of it.

[Minty]

Where does it say he is bothered by the weight?

OP, when did 5' 10" become short? I am that heght and can ride any bike.
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[sabian92]

[Doorman95]

I would just like to say that I have some fat but bearly any, you see you dont know who I am and I dont know who you are, I am a rugby player and I am also a dead Weight lifter so I am afraid that for me to loose the weight would be that I have to sacrafice everything I enjoy doing!!! That comment that was made was very RUDE, and I am quite offended. I am trying something new that I have ne :ver done before and I ask a simple question that some one would kindly give some advice to help some one new to biking! not happy (Adelaine041) Not happy with you !!!

On another note, I have a size 52" chest and I cant find any jackets that have a 27" arm length, dose it matter what arm length I getor should I get as close to it as possible!?

[SteveZZR]

If you get gauntlet style gloves you can probably get away with sleeves being slightly short

I'm a 46 chest and have found leather stuff seems to come in MUCH better sizing than textiles.

Assuming 95 is your year of birth that'd make your 18 this year? Would go for CBT and have a 125 like a cheap GN or CG for a few hundred quid, then at 19 get your 47bhp license.

If I'm wrong about my age guess, unless you're 24+ then the same route would apply.

[CG Sam]

[matto]

[stavros]

If you think that was a rude comment on this site, then you have a lot to learn.
They will kill you for missing a colon or a coma.
Read the comment again without a chip on your shoulder and see that it is simply a question with a suggestion, end of.

I am the same height as you and could get on a vfr750 without problems,
it's not the height it's your inside leg that matters. Thats why a bike will have the seat height in the specs.

But it depends on your license restrictions as to what you can look at.

As sabian92 asks

[sabian92]

[stavros]

I think the OP has
" got his coat ".
and did an Elvis

Thin skinned or what??
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[Panigale]

High performance car, let's take mine as an example, a 2011 BMW M3. 414 bhp and circa 1600kgs dry. A heavy guy will make little difference to the ptw ratio.
High performance bike, let's take mine as an example. 195 bhp and circa 170 kgs dry. A heavy guy will make a lot of difference to the ptw ratio and thus, performance.

Sports bike makers have for some time cut weight using titanium, carbon, plastic or by eliminating parts or combining two parts, etc. Often the saving over the previous model has been as little as 10 or even 5 kgs.
Laudible work, but pointless if the rider is carrying 20kgs of excess weight with him everywhere he goes!

For many people on sports bikes, the best performance modification they could make would be to lose 7 or 8 kgs in weight!
Losing poundage from the rider is much better than losing it from the frame or fuel tank or bodywork, exhaust system, etc. The weight lost by the rider lowers the COG and thus the bike does not just accelerate better but it stops and turns better.

If it's a Kawasaki 2053cc V-Twin, then it matters little but a sports bike goes best with a light rider and if you are overweight, the cheapest and best way of going faster is to lose weight and get fit.

None other than Kenny Roberts senior told me that back in 1980 and I have not forgotten it. I weigh the same 72kgs I did in 1980.
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[Rogerborg]

Right, because everyone rides at the ragged edge of their powerband while punching in laps of the M25.

OP's probably fucked it off and bought himself a Focus ST by now anyway.
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