Bikes for shorties

kellz · Post by **kellz** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:51 pm

seat hieght isnt always teh issue, need to look at seat width as this spreads the legs making the distance between inner thing and foot shorter.

i have heard of people lovwering the seat not only by lowering suspension but also getting the seat section cut down.

i know that my brothers zx6. 95 ,model doenst feel that much higer than my 250 as my knees seem bent the same amount and still flat footing on it.

diesel · Post by **diesel** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:51 pm

how tall is the zthou tanya? or the z750 for that matter

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 6:58 pm

They're pretty tall Diesel, a friend of mine sat on it who's similar to Colette's height and she could barely touch the ground. She was thinking about buying one but had to give the idea up

I'm 5'7 and i'm on the balls of my feet with it.

RG · Post by RG » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:12 pm

Colette wrote:More than I used to

Maybe in this case that could be an advantage to you?

Strika · Post by **Strika** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:16 pm

diesel wrote:how tall is the zthou tanya? or the z750 for that matter

According to Stereo, the Z1000 and the ZX6R, and ZX6RR share the same seat height at 32.3" and the Z750 is a little lower at 32.1"

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 7:38 pm

tanyathecheeky wrote:Colette , have you looked at the Cagiva?

yea the older raptor runs the TL motor (quite a good donk) with brembo brakes, decent shocks/forks, and italian most stuff...
they have a seat height of 780mm i think..before u lower em..

not sure abt the newer ones..but a mate who was ur height use to have one and loved it..shes a short ass...

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:18 pm

Hey Miss, a subject close to both our hearts

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Having met you, and seeing you're a significant amount shorter than even me, may I make the following suggestions?

Cagiva or Cagiva Raptor 650 (Suzuki 650 v-twin) - Fairly expensive and apart from the engine/gearbox, can be a bit hit or miss in the quality department. The main trouble with this bike is actually finding one to try on for size, they are pretty rare as everyone opts for the Cagiva 1000 as mentioned above (which I can nearly flat-foot).

Honda CB600F4i - probably borderline in your case, pretty much so in mine. Nice looking bike though. You would need to ask yourself why you'd pick one over our ZZR600 though...

One of the Ducati 620s. Nice bikes, pretty underpowered, the service costs a bit expensive and overpriced for what you get.

Kawasaki EF-6n. Lowered. It's too tall in standard trim (well, the one I tried was anyway). I may try a look at this one again, the one I sat one was new and I feel the person riding it had the suspension set pretty hard...

Maybe a Z750/Z1000 with the same treatment. No hope in hell in standard setup.

An older Suzuki SV650/SV650S. The new ones are too tall.

Yamaha FZ-6 or even a FZ-1. Lowered (of course). I sat on a lowered FZ-1 once, pretty well could flat-foot the thing, but it IS a Yamaha and it's pretty big...bigger than the ZZR.

Umm, not much else out these, unless you go the seat-sculpting in addition to the suspension tweaking route, but if you going to do that then anything is on the menu. You'll need to find a bike that has enough seat to sculpt though, not just a pad...

RG · Post by RG » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:27 pm

Ratmick wrote:Umm, not much else out these...

Harley Davidson...

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:36 pm

RG wrote:
Ratmick wrote:Umm, not much else out these...
Harley Davidson...

Colette specified she didn't want to compromise on performance, so they are out of the question

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...and she didn't say she wanted to consider a two-wheeled truck

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abolakomadic · Post by **abolakomadic** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:39 pm

i don't like it.

ttc · Post by **ttc** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:54 pm

I know 3 ladies who are vertically challenged who own Cagiva's and they love them, it's why i suggested it

It's personal taste more than anything

Colette · Post by **Colette** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:56 pm

Thanks Stereo and Ratmick, that ifo is really helpful!

Tanya, funny you mention the Cagiva - I actually considered it long before I looked at the ZZR600.

Guess I'll just have to try sitting on different makes amd models and see how I go.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 8:58 pm

Ratmick wrote: Honda CB600F4i - probably borderline in your case, pretty much so in mine. Nice looking bike though. You would need to ask yourself why you'd pick one over our ZZR600 though...

*Cough*

Ratmick · Post by **Ratmick** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:05 pm

Stereo wrote:
Ratmick wrote: Honda CB600F4i - probably borderline in your case, pretty much so in mine. Nice looking bike though. You would need to ask yourself why you'd pick one over our ZZR600 though...
*Cough*

What?

I'm not referring to the RR version BTW...

Seriously, if you going to upgrade why would you trade an older-technology 4-cylinder 600 for another (ok, not so) older-technology 4-cylinder 600? Especially if it doesn't fit like your old bike

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...apart from the facts it's newer, shinier, fuel injected and has better brakes

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...or were you objecting to the 'Nice looking bike' reference, and 'Honda' being in the same sentence?

esie · Post by **esie** » Thu Jun 08, 2006 9:41 pm

Strika wrote:
diesel wrote:how tall is the zthou tanya? or the z750 for that matter
According to Stereo, the Z1000 and the ZX6R, and ZX6RR share the same seat height at 32.3" and the Z750 is a little lower at 32.1"

Or in real measurements, Z1000 is 820mm high, and Z750 is 815 mm high. I am 170cm, or 5'7", and flatfoot on side, or are on the balls of my feet on both sides. One of the girls in my WIMA group had a Z750 and had it lowered, and sitting on it I was able to flatfoot both feet.