Quote Originally Posted by ktm84mxc View Post
6'3 is not tall for an MX rider there are a lot of riders over 6'6 , some have raced at GP level who were giants in there day eg Jack van Velthoven, Heinz Kinigadner . There's a ex pro basket baller in the States who races VMX and he stands over 7'.
Modern MX racers seem to be getting shorter as the muscle required to tame the old school 500's is not required any more, Ken Dejeiker aside he's the exception and the one guy you can't muscle around.
They've talked about the height issue during the AMA SX a few times, shorter guys apparently have the advantage of being able to transition from sitting to standing a lot more quickly, as there's less distance to travel, but equally the taller guys have more bum clearance in the whoops.