Short Arse ... Advice Please

[catso]

Dani Pedrosa's only 5'2" and he gets on OK with a GP bike.

Mind you I think he has a kiddies 'toilet step' to get on and off in the pitlane...

[Not now Kato]

Buy any bike you like and have the seat resculpted to suit.
At 5'8" I wouldnt have thought you had many probs. I loaned my old R1 to a girl I knew who was 5'6" and she had no problems, even with the rear ride height having been raised a bit.

[Ballon]

My mate has just bought a Street Triple for the same reason and he he also said the 675 was perfect as well.

[andrew311]

If you have a look on review site such as MCN they give you the seat height if you want a point of reference. My mate has a new Hornet and it’s mighty low. I had the opposite problem to you when looking, I found allot of 600 sports were a tad too small.

[Chilli]

mitzy said:

Ps Lawrence, is that Chilli on the roadtrip you posted ?

Edited by mitzy on Tuesday 17th November 16:45

Oi, leave me alone!

OP, I'm only an inch or so longer, sorry taller than you, and the R6 was a breeze. Also the GSXR750 was like a kids bike....have you sat on either of them?

[staceyb]

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

[mitzy]

staceyb said:

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

What about a CB400?

[staceyb]

mitzy said:

staceyb said:

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

What about a CB400?

No go, feet were about an inch and a half from the floor.

[mitzy]

staceyb said:

mitzy said:

staceyb said:

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

What about a CB400?

No go, feet were about an inch and a half from the floor.

See this is what I dont understand why dont manufacturers realise that a lot of women are not that tall, and cater for this by including lowering kits as part of new bike sales.

[Pothole]

Dontlift said:

And what exactly do you need BOTH feet on the floor for, 1 or the other will do...

I was asking myself the same thing...last bike I could get both feet down on was my old MT5 in the 80s

[Pothole]

staceyb said:

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

Virago?

[Schmeeky]

staceyb said:

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

Hows about one of these? You'd probably be able to put your hands on the floor as well!

Website said:

Redneck Engineering, primarily a frame making company based in Liberty, S.C., can build you a frame, or a complete bike, with a seat height at about 18 inches. This bike would run you between $34,000 - $35,000.

[staceyb]

Pothole said:

staceyb said:

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

Virago?

Not tried one but looking at the pics it might be a go-er,

[wiliferus]

*Al* said:

It's not overall height that's the issue, it's the length of the leg.Some people are short with long legs, others long bodied with short legs!Very strange the human race!

+1 I'm 5'11 with a 30 inch inside leg. The other half is 5'4 and i drive her car without moving the seat!

[mitzy]

anonymous said:

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For Free?

[mitzy]

anonymous said:

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Yeah, I know your right , but I do think the bike companies are missing out on ladeee market in the offer. But then I suppose thats a bit sexist isn't it.

[littleredrooster]

I'm a short-legged 5-foot-five-and-a-half with a BMW 1200GS which takes us all over Europe. Mind over matter, that's all it takes.

[Mailman]

To the OP, I'm 5'9 and I've been able to ride a GS1200 Adventure. Super tall, but you just have to learn how to handle it when you're slowing/stopping. I used to worry but after a few hours on my current bike (Kawasaki Versys - has about 820mm seat height) then there was no issue at all. You just have to go left or right side when stopping.

[Hooli]

staceyb said:

I have yet to find a bike that will fit my 5' 26" inside leg frame, til I do I can't take my test

no you dont, just get a bit more confidence & slide to the side of the seat on whichever side your putting your foot down. i suddenly learnt to do then when i had a 125, i brought a traily one & didnt remember how high it was - que stopping at a junction & ending up with the bike at 45degreees before my foot touched down. after that it was no problem to slide a bit to the side & get my foot low enough.

its honestly not as difficult or unstable as it sounds, you get used to it within a couple of stops.

[Biker's Nemesis]

I can't help here I'm afraid as I could sit on a giraffe and still have clear air between me and it's back.