bike to suit my height

uisce33

so a long story short a few years ago i did my ibt on a fazer 600 school bike[a licence] and loved the bike so naturally i bought one but found the seat height to be higher in that i couldn't flat foot which i wanted to do for comfort and confidence,between the jigs and the reels i sold the fazer my ibt elapsed and ive to do module 5 again.so bottom line what bike would suit me and why was my fazer not as low or could i make it as low as the school bike if i got another one.ive 28"/29" leg.as you can guess im not very clued in.btw im female so a very heavy bike wouldn't be great.

GBX

I'm not sure what bikes are suitable for module 5 or if your planning after. But any recommendations you get put the info into http://cycle-ergo.com and you can see how you fit feet down etc

Wonda-Boy

You could have easily lowered the FAZER or any bike with a set of dog bones, they attach to the suspension and lower it a certain height. The FZ6 is a great bike to learn on, but there are plenty of bikes out there for you height and size.

You could try a CBF500 - SV650 - Versys 650 - Honda Hornet - Suzuki Bandit

stewygriffin

Dog bones are the way to go allright,makes a huge difference to a bike and a riders height.

uisce33

Thanks for the advice everyone

uisce33

Great help

galwaytt

My wife rides a lowered SV650S for the same reason. Suspension is now height adjustable and cost me the princely sum of €89 to do.

She now has a lowered + low seat 800cc BMW F series as well. If you want to try either of them you're more than welcome - drop me a PM.

I know another lady rider who has a nice low Harley as well: they do a specific Low range of bikes which are very easy to get on with. I think there's one for sale near me as well

Zascar

Try a Ducati Monster - very low height and easy to manage. Either that or plenty of cruiser style bikes have very low seats.

Sorry lads what are dog bones??

GBX

Zascar wrote: »

Try a Ducati Monster - very low height and easy to manage. Either that or plenty of cruiser style bikes have very low seats.

Sorry lads what are dog bones??

https://rideapart.com/articles/how-to-lower-a-motorcycle

Halfway down the page. You

http://www.sportrider.com/tech/lowering-your-bike-safely-long-and-short-it#page-3

mamax

My brother who is a short arse had a kle500 and they are fairly low seat height and an ok first bike, reliable good to commute etc
This type of one https://www.donedeal.ie/motorbikes-for-sale/2008-kle-500/15069318

uisce33

Thanks for all the help I have bought a GS500.

zubair

I'm a short arse and as far as i can remember i could flat foot my Honda hornet.

Riva10

http://cycle-ergo.com/

Play around with this.