Suzuki/Kawasaki 2007....500/600

[LilSel]

lilsel how far away from touching the ground on the gsxr are you?

Both feet tippy tip toes... with one foot down... other wont reach the ground.
(gsxr... not much diff from gsxr-er... like 25 odd mm...)

Current ZZR fits perfectly lol... seat height 760mm...

[NinjaNanna]

What about the lowering kits that I've heard about, maybe that's the solution?

[Hitcher]

Suzuki GSF650 Bandit. Seat modification by McDonalds Motor Trimmers. Soles of boots built up by 2cm. End of story.

Mrs H is 5'2" in the old money. She rides the above and she loves it.

[Devil]

The gs500 and the ER6 dont even compare. The GS is an asthmatic donkey with basic brakes and crap suspension.
You'd be better comparing the ER6 to an SV650. GSR600 is nice, but a little buzzy in my opinion. You can have quite a bit chopped out of the SV's seat if height is a problem.

edit: or what Hitcher just said. The bandit 650.

[Cajun]

Both feet tippy tip toes... with one foot down... other wont reach the ground.
(gsxr... not much diff from gsxr-er... like 25 odd mm...)

Current ZZR fits perfectly lol... seat height 760mm...

someting is total useable to lower you enough to get balls of your feet on the ground, weather its doing something with shock to get it lower and some foam out of the seat.

[LilSel]

What about the lowering kits that I've heard about, maybe that's the solution?

Thats something I was wondering about also...

[LilSel]

weather its doing something with shock to get it lower and some foam out of the seat.

Suzuki GSF650 Bandit. Seat modification by McDonalds Motor Trimmers. Soles of boots built up by 2cm. End of story.

Mrs H is 5'2" in the old money. She rides the above and she loves it.

You can have quite a bit chopped out of the SV's seat if height is a problem.

This sounds like it will be the way to go... I not sure how tall I am ... 158cm... whatever that is in 'foot/inches' I dunno...
Fireball is shorter than I am... but she has longer legs than I do... I have a longer torso/body...

[Cajun]

we have lowed many bikes, using lowering links, and modifying the foam

[LilSel]

we have lowed many bikes, using lowering links, and modifying the foam

Awesome!!! I never knew !! I shall stop ruling out what I ideally want just cuz I cant touch down... In your experiences, how much (in general) would you be able to lower a bike by without too much hassle/expense?!?...30mm/40mm? +/-??...

best news all day...

Checked out link in sig... seat + links= -quite a few inches!...

[fireball]

This sounds like it will be the way to go... I not sure how tall I am ... 158cm... whatever that is in 'foot/inches' I dunno...
Fireball is shorter than I am... but she has longer legs than I do... I have a longer torso/body...

yeah i still got to be able to steal your bike so make sure it fit you as i will be able to touch down

[LilSel]

yeah i still got to be able to steal your bike so make sure it fit you as i will be able to touch down

yeah yeah... ... your legs are longer than mine but im taller?? thats so not fair lol!

[canarlee]

i too am a shortass, i got the bandit 1250 and am tiptoes if i try and put both feet down. all i do is put one foot flat down by moving slightly over on the seat and i keep the other foot on the peg covering the rear brake. that is also what i was told to do by my instructor.

i would have to agree with hitcher (again??? lol) and say try the bandit 650 and see how you get on.

[Joni]

... 158cm... whatever that is in 'foot/inches' I dunno...

You are the same height as me... 5ft2"

One thing though, the 2 bikes you have detailed in your first post - I looked at the seat heights and I would not be able to ride them without some lowering... have you sat on them both? Or maybe you have really long legs? Not sure.

I would rather go for what you want and have it lowered like Cajun suggested.



edit: or a little of each:
Lowering the bike
Having the seat made thinner
Having you boots slightly built up

[Cajun]

Awesome!!! I never knew !! I shall stop ruling out what I ideally want just cuz I cant touch down... In your experiences, how much (in general) would you be able to lower a bike by without too much hassle/expense?!?...30mm/40mm? +/-??...

best news all day...

Checked out link in sig... seat + links= -quite a few inches!...

Alot dependson how thick the seat is,

So get a few bikes you really like look of, and let me know and we can go from there

[LilSel]

You are the same height as me... 5ft2"

One thing though, the 2 bikes you have detailed in your first post - I looked at the seat heights and I would not be able to ride them without some lowering... have you sat on them both? Or maybe you have really long legs? Not sure.

I would rather go for what you want and have it lowered like Cajun suggested.



edit: or a little of each:
Lowering the bike
Having the seat made thinner
Having you boots slightly built up

I havent had a sit on either as yet... hoping to do that this weekend...
I dont have long legs... I have a longer torso... Fireball is shorter than me... but has longer legs (we measured) lol...