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Old Mar 13, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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Default Re: New Guy with Questions
Originally Posted by tighed1
With the seat up that far isn't it like having another trunk behind the seat?

Bwahaha! It's up so far that even I have to scootch it back to actually get in and out of the car. Hope that seat motor lasts a good long time.


The following is a temp threadjack to answer kszoz, please ignore if you aren't interested in bikes.

Originally Posted by kszoz
So, Bat, how did u get a sportbike to fit u? I gave up after trying even the 250 Ninja & now have a Suzi cruiser. I REALLY wanted a 500cc Ninja, a red one. Sigh.

My first bike was an '05 Ninja 250. I shaved the seat on the Ninja to get a few more millimeters.

Now I have two Ducatis - '97 M750 and a '09 696. Very limited adjustments can be made to the stock suspension to get a pinch lower.

I don't believe in lowering bikes artificially - ie dogbones and such, as it throws off the original symmetry of the bike - not a good idea IMO. Shaving seats and lower profile tires (within spec) are a better way to go without negatively affecting handling.

Basically one gets used to being on pointe (so a tad beyond tiptoes) or having one foot down (still on tiptoes). I have to be constantly vigilant about where I stop as far as road surface and I have to actually get off the bikes to park them - not enough foot on the road to duckwalk them. But you would be surprised on how quickly you can get used to it. There are scenarios I try to avoid for obvious instability reasons - stopping on steep hills and getting caught in true inching along traffic jams. I know a few guys shorter then me who just one foot it. We shorties also get real good, real quick at balancing at stops too - anything not to have to get an uncertain foot down.
 
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