Size DOES matter...(longish)

JL rides a BMW?

Johno

Beer?

 

its only a urban myth, you are canberra's shortest womin.

go to a bike shop and try something on for size. costs nothing and you
can always practice your haggling...

JD

 

On the other hand that same motor in the GSXF750 wouldn't be a bad choice

JL

 

brilliant idea.

betty, off to the shops

 

Claimed is 770mm

JL

 

Oh well, that's OK, the girly is 5'8 so it all averages out.

JL

 

Ferfuxsakes Al, you're a good bloody 6 inches taller than Betty or I !!
You don't exactly have to worry about it too much.

I've nothing against the Daytona, had it firmly on my shortlist a couple
of years ago until I test rode one and realised that as nice a bike as
it was, it's just too damn tall for a shortarse in stock form. It was
literally the tallest (in real terms not seat) bike I rode, the
combination of seat height and width with insufficient narrowing at the
front to allow you to even slide forward to touch down meant it was
slide the bum cheek off territory, and that is just a bit tall for
comfortable riding. I still flogged it up the Old Rd and back and loved
it, but at the price plus the modification costs I didn't love it enough
to spend 6 grand more than the R1 I ended up buying.

FWIW, IIRC the height of the SVs varied across models, the earlier ones
were lower than the newer, but I think it went back down again recently
(note this is vague recollection, do check facts before relying on it).
The, I think '99, SV of a mate was quite low, but a friends g/f bought a
newer SV and I found it a bit taller.

pasted due to top posting

 

I'm almost old enough ! At a certain age the purchase of one becomes
mandatory doesn't it ?

JL
(have to confess to rather liking the new K12's)

 

You have a shortlist?

Theo

 

Well it's a bit hard to avoid really isn't it ?

JL
(goes with the short legs

 

That last sentence is hilarious!

Hammo

 

wot...kind of like a short shortlist lol?

The point of my posting is:

1) "heavy" on paper does not necessarily translate to heavy and unwieldy on
the road. This was indeed alluded to with the other posting to low-pot
Beemers and cruisers. Conversely "light" on paper etc etc.

2) suspension and seat mods can take care of some of the height issues.

Building on the latter, because the Dayto package has been around for some
time, there's quite a few that have trodden that path with the Daytos.

I still recollect some years back being a 120pound weakling able to
negotiate around a behemoth GPZ1100 A3. Beast of a bike...Kawasaki Heavy
Industries.. with the emphasis on heavy.

 

Figures, Deb still can't get her feet down flat......! ;-)

 

Then I'd recommend putting a Kawasaki shop on your list. The Z750 is a
little gem, not too heavy, good seating position and enough wind
deflection to be helpful, if not exactly a fairing. Reviewers are
rating them ahead of the 1000 for value for money, and they can be had
for very good prices new or second-hand.

Have fun looking; you're on a spiral into hell, but it's impossible to
resist...

Bumblebeeman1150

 

burn baby burn.....

This is the most fun I have ever had in my entire life!

betty

 

Nah, he's less than that. Deb's 5'2 and she's taller than he is - I have
the photo to prove it.

 

I presume thats a rhetorical statement ?

 

Why I aughtta.....!

 

When you decide you need to get further from home than just the
letterbox......

 

Do you list to the left or the right?