|
First time post, long time rider. In my younger days, I've owned Honda's and Yamaha's, recently I was in the market for a new bike. When I went to my local HD dealer, I gave him a challenge, show me a bike and I can be comfortable on, and you got a sale. He sat me on dozens of bikes, but every bike I sat on my knees were in my chest. I'm 6 foot 6" but my height is not the only issue, I have a 38" inseam, my height is in my waist down. The sales guy never faced this issue before. He sat me on a RK, changed the seat to a low rider, and said he could put forward controls on but it would only give me an extra inche. sadly, I needed like 3-4" and the seat did not help. I don't understand why the HD engineers can't at least make ONE model with a design where the controls are forward for us tall guys. Hell, they have so many models now, but none for tall riders. I really wanted a HD, but nothing was comfortable for me. My next stop was a dealer that sold Yamaha and Suzuki. I sat on the yamaha, then I sat on a c50 that had some mods on it. The most important one was 3" forward controls. when I sat on it I felt like I was sitting my a lounge chair, really comfortable, after I took a test ride, I was sold. I wrote out a check, and I was gone. I now have 13K on the bike, but still keep my eye open for a HD I might fit on. I have plenty of room in my garage for 5 more bikes. and money is not an issue, I hope one day the folks at HD do something for the tall riders. for now, I'm happy with my c50. Peace.........
|
turbomangt 
