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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 5:26 pm
Post subject: Sportbike for the little man
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Hey, I'm looking for a sportbike and I need something that is low so I
can touch the ground. Slightly bigger than a midget (5'6"),my inseam
on my pants is 30". Any sportbikes that are built low? I'll take
anything from 1980 up so I'm flexible on the bike but it needs to have
a lower seat for my "sawed off" legs so I can touch the friggin
ground.
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 5:51 pm
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"Gerald Levin" <galevin RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hey, I'm looking for a sportbike and I need something that is low so I
> can touch the ground. Slightly bigger than a midget (5'6"),my inseam
> on my pants is 30". Any sportbikes that are built low? I'll take
> anything from 1980 up so I'm flexible on the bike but it needs to have
> a lower seat for my "sawed off" legs so I can touch the friggin
> ground.
Just get an SV650... not the S model... take off the seat and fit a peice of
plywood in its place with two inches of air craft temper foam from Larry
Lovisone...and yer ass will be 28" off the ground... on a real nice sport
type bike. and only 375 lbs..which is nice too.
I have a 30" inseam too...and Im 5'10" tall,... I can flat foot the bike
with both knees bent...very nice. You should also replace the shock with
a fox that has has ride height adjusment... that can take it even lower.
The strategy will work on most sport bikes I think, many have 4" of hard
foam in the seat ...by going narrower and lower you gain a lot... you should
be able to take 4 to 5" off any sport bike out there by these two means..
After you lower the rear you can also slide the front fork tubes up in the
triple clamps 2" on many bikes to keep the fork angle the same.
For the most fun get something real light, under 250 lbs...
Phil Scott
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 2:39 am
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On 11 May 2004 16:26:55 -0700, galevin.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com (Gerald Levin)
wrote:
>Hey, I'm looking for a sportbike and I need something that is low so I
>can touch the ground. Slightly bigger than a midget (5'6"),my inseam
>on my pants is 30". Any sportbikes that are built low? I'll take
>anything from 1980 up so I'm flexible on the bike but it needs to have
>a lower seat for my "sawed off" legs so I can touch the friggin
>ground.
>Thanks, Gerald
Buell XB9s L. The L stands for low. Do not get the 9s as it sits up
higher.
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 2:39 am
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<mfell2112>; <nospam*@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> On 11 May 2004 16:26:55 -0700, galevin RemoveThis @hotmail.com (Gerald Levin)
> wrote:
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> >Hey, I'm looking for a sportbike and I need something that is low so I
> >can touch the ground. Slightly bigger than a midget (5'6"),my inseam
> >on my pants is 30". Any sportbikes that are built low? I'll take
> >anything from 1980 up so I'm flexible on the bike but it needs to have
> >a lower seat for my "sawed off" legs so I can touch the friggin
> >ground.
> >Thanks, Gerald
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>
> Buell XB9s L. The L stands for low. Do not get the 9s as it sits up
> higher.
> Regards
> Mike
thats a bike with studdly looks and killer low end torque also.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 3:16 am
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>From: galevin.RemoveThis@hotmail.com (Gerald Levin)
>Hey, I'm looking for a sportbike and I need something that is low so I can
touch the ground. Slightly bigger than a midget (5'6"),my inseam on my pants is
30". Any sportbikes that are built low?
Kawasaki ZX-6 (not the R model)...<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: Sportbike for the little man |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 3:32 am
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On 12 May 2004 02:16:32 GMT, kaybearjr.TakeThisOut@aol.comical (Kaybearjr) wrote:
>>From: galevin.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com (Gerald Levin)
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>>Hey, I'm looking for a sportbike and I need something that is low so I can
>touch the ground. Slightly bigger than a midget (5'6"),my inseam on my pants is
>30". Any sportbikes that are built low?
>
>Kawasaki ZX-6 (not the R model)...
I once knew a gal with a '94 ZX-6E. She stood about 5'9". Fit her
great. I thought it was comfortable, too (5'11").
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' Daniel Bannon
' NW WA State, U.S.A.
' 2003 ZX636B Hercusaki, 1999 CBR1100XX
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 4:14 am
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"Daniel Bannon"
> I once knew a gal with a '94 ZX-6E. She stood about 5'9". Fit her
> great. I thought it was comfortable, too (5'11").
Uh, there's a world of difference between 5'6" and 5'9". I'm 5'9" with a
34" inseam and I can flat foot it on every bike I've sat on-- although some
of the tallest dirt bikes are a bit of a stretch. At 5'6" a SV650 seems to
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 4:14 am
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"Holly" <fastred996.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Daniel Bannon"
>
> > I once knew a gal with a '94 ZX-6E. She stood about 5'9". Fit her
> > great. I thought it was comfortable, too (5'11").
>
> Uh, there's a world of difference between 5'6" and 5'9". I'm 5'9" with a
> 34" inseam and I can flat foot it on every bike I've sat on-- although
some
> of the tallest dirt bikes are a bit of a stretch. At 5'6" a SV650 seems to
> work well.
Im 5'10 with a 30inch inseam and the SV was too tall for me..... but without
the 4" thick seat it was 27" with a 1" pad it was 28... then I lowered the
rear 2" I can flat foot it now with knees bent/
I think you should be able to do that with almost any bike... until I put
the plywood seat on though, I had 6 battery filler plugs making marks in my
cheekd on long rides.
Then I put the plywood on..and found a fur of some sort on the road... a cat
maybe I dont know for sure..and put that on there...and then I went to
Alices where Gary J and Andy RIDICULED the seat.... with no consideration
that it was someones beloved pet at one time.
Phil Scott
Phil Scott
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 12:09 pm
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I'm 5'6" also. My Honda CBR600F3 is perfect fit! Both feet on the ground.
When I'm in boots both feet are flat on the ground.
Ron
CBR 600 F3
"Phil Scott" <philscott.TakeThisOut@philscott.net> wrote in message
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> "Gerald Levin" <galevin.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4fefb73f.0405111526.7b870d45@posting.google.com...
> > Hey, I'm looking for a sportbike and I need something that is low so I
> > can touch the ground. Slightly bigger than a midget (5'6"),my inseam
> > on my pants is 30". Any sportbikes that are built low? I'll take
> > anything from 1980 up so I'm flexible on the bike but it needs to have
> > a lower seat for my "sawed off" legs so I can touch the friggin
> > ground.
>
> Just get an SV650... not the S model... take off the seat and fit a peice
of
> plywood in its place with two inches of air craft temper foam from Larry
> Lovisone...and yer ass will be 28" off the ground... on a real nice sport
> type bike. and only 375 lbs..which is nice too.
>
> I have a 30" inseam too...and Im 5'10" tall,... I can flat foot the bike
> with both knees bent...very nice. You should also replace the shock
with
> a fox that has has ride height adjusment... that can take it even lower.
>
> The strategy will work on most sport bikes I think, many have 4" of hard
> foam in the seat ...by going narrower and lower you gain a lot... you
should
> be able to take 4 to 5" off any sport bike out there by these two means..
>
> After you lower the rear you can also slide the front fork tubes up in the
> triple clamps 2" on many bikes to keep the fork angle the same.
>
> For the most fun get something real light, under 250 lbs...
>
> Phil Scott
>
>
>
> > Thanks, Gerald
>
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 3:01 pm
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> > Buell XB9s L. The L stands for low. Do not get the 9s
as it sits up
> > higher.
> > Regards
> > Mike
>
> thats a bike with studdly looks and killer low end
torque also.
> Phil Scott
Spoken like someone who probably hasn't ridden ANYTHING in
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 4:15 pm
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>From: "D.vader44" d_vader42.TakeThisOut@hotmail.com
>I'm 5'6" also. My Honda CBR600F3 is perfect fit! Both feet on the ground. When
I'm in boots both feet are flat on the ground.
So. You wear jeans with a 36-inch inseam, huh? F3 is uncomfortably tall for
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 4:15 pm
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I could be that the previous owner made some modifications. However, my
inseam is 30". I'm very comfortable with it.
"Kaybearjr" <kaybearjr.DeleteThis@aol.comical> wrote in message
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> >From: "D.vader44" d_vader42.DeleteThis@hotmail.com
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> >I'm 5'6" also. My Honda CBR600F3 is perfect fit! Both feet on the ground.
When
> I'm in boots both feet are flat on the ground.
>
> So. You wear jeans with a 36-inch inseam, huh? F3 is uncomfortably tall
for
> many 5' 6" riders...
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 4:34 pm
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"Phil Scott" <philscott.RemoveThis@philscott.net> wrote in
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> Then I put the plywood on..and found a fur of some sort on the road...
> a cat maybe I dont know for sure..and put that on there...and then I
> went to Alices where Gary J and Andy RIDICULED the seat.... with no
> consideration that it was someones beloved pet at one time.
When I met you, your seat did not yet have the fur upgrade.
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Wed May 12, 2004 5:42 pm
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In article <20040512111514.07460.00001340 DeleteThis @mb-m02.aol.com>, Kaybearjr
<kaybearjr DeleteThis @aol.comical> wrote:
> >From: "D.vader44" d_vader42 DeleteThis @hotmail.com
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> >I'm 5'6" also. My Honda CBR600F3 is perfect fit! Both feet on the ground.
> >When
> I'm in boots both feet are flat on the ground.
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> So. You wear jeans with a 36-inch inseam, huh? F3 is uncomfortably tall for
> many 5' 6" riders...
I'm 5'7" and I used to own an F3, and was comfy on it with both feet on
the ground. Perhaps you're thinking of an F4? The seat on the F4 is
wider, which makes it harder to get your feet down.
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Denise AFM #732 denise dot howard at comcast dot net
'88 EX250 racebike | '00 SV650 | '00 929
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 12:40 am
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Holly wrote:
> "Daniel Bannon"
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>>I once knew a gal with a '94 ZX-6E. She stood about 5'9". Fit her
>>great. I thought it was comfortable, too (5'11").
>
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> Uh, there's a world of difference between 5'6" and 5'9". I'm 5'9" with a
> 34" inseam and I can flat foot it on every bike I've sat on-- although some
> of the tallest dirt bikes are a bit of a stretch. At 5'6" a SV650 seems to
> work well.
>
>
5'9" tall and a 34" inseam!?!?!?!?
Has someone stolen a few of your vertebrae? 
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