Comfiest litre bike for a shortarse

[Chongwong]

Long story short, at the end of this coming season i'm looking to sell my '08 ZX6R and move to a litre sportsbike of some variety. I've really enjoyed the Ninja so far however the seat is st and at low revs it has very little go, i tend to head out for 150ish miles but much further and i start to hate life.

What litre bike around £4500 will be comfiest for a 5'8 dumpy legged t-rex armed bloke, mostly for weekend hoons, with the (very) occasional tour to France and the rest of the EU.

I know i don't NEED a superbike, i just want one. Other than that i have no real preferences of make.

Cheers Folks!

[2ndclasscitizen]

GSXR1000 K5/6 has a low seat, could be a good option.

[podman]

2ndclasscitizen said:

GSXR1000 K5/6 has a low seat, could be a good option.

...and have adjustable footpegs as stock too...I had a K7 and that was fab for general hooning about and touring around Europe, bars reasonably high as well.

[RemaL]

I am not short so can't help but what 1 person may find comfy for someone short another may not. Sit on a few bikes. try a few test rides then see what you find best and look at one in your price range

best advice I can give

[trickywoo]

Does a 'busa float your boat?

[Biker's Nemesis]

trickywoo said:

Does a 'busa float your boat?

They have a really low seat height.

[bogie]

punch in your details here and compare bikes

http://cycle-ergo.com/

I dont think comfort is going to be an issue from a leg room perspective, maybe reach to the bars on some, but plenty of options out there to reduce reach...or have a custom seat thats an inch lower etc.

[graham22]

Biker's Nemesis said:

trickywoo said:

Does a 'busa float your boat?

They have a really low seat height.

Was thinking the same as soon as I saw the title.

Most things a little older sit a little lower, admittedly not a 1000 but a very late GSXR750 SRAD is very similar to the Hayabusa framewise.

[leighz]

kawasaki z1000sx

not a superbike as such - but ticks comfy box, upright super-naked ergos with a full fairing and superbike power

superbikes are not great to tour on

[obscene]

2ndclasscitizen said:

GSXR1000 K5/6 has a low seat, could be a good option.

This plus add some pegs as you said you need them to be adjustable. Not sure if the other models are the same but I imagine that they are.

[Freakuk]

I'd say it's not just the height it's the width as your won't get the max length of your legs on a wide bike.

What about a Ducati 899/959 which will be narrow compared to an IL4, comfy compared to previous Ducati's by a long way.

[rev-erend]

How about a Ducati monster .. I keep thinking of those T-Rex arms

[podman]

Biker's Nemesis said:

trickywoo said:

Does a 'busa float your boat?

They have a really low seat height.

They do have a low seat height granted but the bars are lower than the GSXR K5 -8 , the pegs higher and with the long stretch over the tank to the bars, surprisingly the GSXR is a more comfy bike on a journey.

[podman]

obscene said:

2ndclasscitizen said:

GSXR1000 K5/6 has a low seat, could be a good option.

This plus add some pegs as you said you need them to be adjustable. Not sure if the other models are the same but I imagine that they are.

IIRC K5/6 pegs are adjustable ( for height)as standard,only 2 settings mind but it does make a difference.

[trickywoo]

podman said:

IIRC K5/6 pegs are adjustable ( for height)as standard,only 2 settings mind but it does make a difference.

Not as standard. The adjustable pegs came in later maybe after the k9 definitely not on the 5/6.

[gareth h]

I'm a similar height and got on well with an RC8, adjustable bars and pegs, and pretty narrow.

[CoolHands]

Gsxr1000 k7 or 8

[Packrats]

Cbf 1000

[moanthebairns]

Freakuk said:

I'd say it's not just the height it's the width as your won't get the max length of your legs on a wide bike.

What about a Ducati 899/959 which will be narrow compared to an IL4, comfy compared to previous Ducati's by a long way.

You say that but my daytona is as narrow as they come but the arse is three foot in the air above the bars.
My fireblade and ninja are definitely more comfortable and easier to reach ground on.

[Chicken Chaser]

Tuono. No one needs to have 2 feet on the floor, just practice one or other (I'm same height and only struggled on an XT660z and 1200gs ADV). Everything else is fair game!