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Vealester
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PostPosted: 18:51 - 22 Jan 2019    Post subject: Need advice on bike physical size Reply with quote
Im looking at buying a lexmoto lxr 125. It was a seat hight of 800mm

Would this be enough for a big guy like me? 6ft 5
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ThatDippyTwat
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PostPosted: 19:35 - 22 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
Go sit on one, find out.

I rode a YBR125 for a while - I'm 6'3" and that has a lower seat height, I'm pretty sure.
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PostPosted: 22:50 - 22 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
In b4 Teflon.... how long are you planning on having it and why?
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Vealester
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PostPosted: 23:09 - 22 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
Travis Bickle wrote:
Yes the YBR seat height is 760mm

Someone pointed me towards this website https://www.cycle-ergo.com/

It's brill. You select a bike and put in your height etc and you can see how you'll look on it with the angles of your hips and knees etc.

Unfortunately Lexmoto aren't currently listed on there but you can request it.

I'm 6ft dead and currently ride a YBR with no problems at all. It's a small bike but I don't feel cramped on it in any way whatsoever.

6ft is 1828.8mm so the seat height of the YBR is 42% of my height.

You're 6'5" which is 1955.8mm so the seat height of the Lexmoto is 41% of your height.

That's about as scientific as you can go on it I guess LOL but yeah they're comparable and as I said the YBR fits me fine (or rather I fit the YBR fine). So I think you'd be ok but as ThatDippyTwat says best bet is probably to actually sit on one!

I dunno even where you would find one though, do they actually have dealerships for these Chinese bikes or are they mail-order or something? Serious question! I've never seen them around, but then again I haven't really been looking.


Few dealerships here and there have lexmotos but none near me. Have to order one online
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PostPosted: 23:14 - 22 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
No. It won't work for you. It's a very sporty riding position. Has the turning circle of a small oil tanker and will make you look like you stole it. Rather like all of us over 40s on a post 2006 600!
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PostPosted: 23:25 - 22 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you're under 40, you shouldn't have the lie on the tank physique yet!
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PostPosted: 00:49 - 23 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
https://cycle-ergo.com/
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PostPosted: 15:38 - 23 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
He'd better cut down on the smoking. It's bad for your health.
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PostPosted: 09:17 - 24 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
Travis Bickle wrote:
I'll have you know I'm a fine physical specimen in my prime.

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mLsbN53ejzs/maxresdefault.jpg


When you're so fat, you look like you're being born.
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PostPosted: 11:57 - 24 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
In that case fair play to whoever popped him out.
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PostPosted: 19:07 - 24 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
He really doesn't want to live does he?
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PostPosted: 11:27 - 25 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
Reminds me a bit of that Harry Potter style Simpsons episode when Bart is supposed to magic up some attractive guy but comes up with a sin against nature which keeps throwing up.
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PostPosted: 22:28 - 25 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
Travis Bickle wrote:
It does make you wonder, once you get past a certain point that you're unable to stand up, let alone leave the house to go the the shops, you must have some pretty fucking sick friends and family that keep feeding you and buying you cigarettes...

Sad


Someone here will know better but it's to do with reaching a certain 'mass' point with weight and obesity.
I can't think of a name but the person reaches point X and it's basically impossible to lose mass.
(like I said - I'm no expert but it's a known point. I think)

Yes - enablers. People who do as requested and without thinking about what they're doing. Just imagine if wayy back in the day they'd had the strength to tell the lazy fucker to do it themselves.

Speaking of whales: Someone linked to this site a woman in the USA with her family. She was monster. She decided to eat healthily for a change and we all sat at home open mouthed as she got some raw chicken, prepared it on a tray on her bed and then deep fried the stuff, on her bed and ate it. Yup a deep fat fryer on her bed.
Can someone find it? I've tried..
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WD Forte
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PostPosted: 04:38 - 26 Jan 2019    Post subject: Re: Need advice on bike physical size Reply with quote
Vealester wrote:
Im looking at buying a lexmoto lxr 125. It was a seat hight of 800mm

Would this be enough for a big guy like me? 6ft 5


At your height I wouldn't recommend an lxr or any 'sporty' looking 125
for that matter
For starters, despite the looks it's still a 125 with limited bhp
it will very uncomfortable and have lots of stupid plastics on it.

As a lofty one I'd suggest something cheap, practical and comfy as possible
some with a bench seat so you can shift yer arse back for yer long legs
A lexmoto valiant or similar for instance would be comfier

https://www.lexmoto.co.uk/threesixty/XF125R-E4/Black/3.jpg

If your looking for a lexmoto cos limited budget
Auto mech in Perth or Andrew hart in dundee deal in lexmotos
go sit on a few
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bhinso
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PostPosted: 15:08 - 28 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
fcuking hell you don't get many of them to the pound...
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chris_hu_cheng
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PostPosted: 15:25 - 28 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
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I got to get me one of those!

Is this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64yAzs5ywlc


The scary thing is the very large people who are providing the food for her start looking normal size after a minute Shocked
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PostPosted: 16:57 - 28 Jan 2019    Post subject: Reply with quote
chris_hu_cheng wrote:
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I got to get me one of those!

Is this it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64yAzs5ywlc


The scary thing is the very large people who are providing the food for her start looking normal size after a minute Shocked

Women use the same strategy in nightclubs.
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