The BEST Motorcycles for Taller Riders and Shorter Riders
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2025
- Finding a #motorcycle that suits your height is fairly simple - look up the seat height, hop on, and hope you can touch the floor!
There might be some types of #bikes that you miss though, for instance; are all #adventuremotorcycles for tall riders, and do all cruisers have extremely low seats?!
In this video, we take a look at the best motorcycles currently for sale for both tall and short riders.
Be sure to let us know your picks in the comments section!
Harley-Davidson Pan America review: www.visordown....
Honda CB500X review: www.visordown....
Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE review: www.visordown....
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Which sportbike is less worse for a 6'3" tall looking to get a dedicated full size track bike.
Try S1000RR
I've been told to look at the aprilia tuono 1100 v4 factory & the duke 1290 Evo. But I'm looking at supernakeds not sportbikes.
Turbo Hayabusa
Sit on a bunch, adjust the one you pick to your body(adjustabilityis a major feature set of good sport bikes). Never, ever add bar risers to a track bike.
@@moorepower13 add bar risers, regular handlebars them remove the fairings. You got a real street fighter.
For tall riders seat is irrelevant. Quoting it doesn't help. It's seat to peg and seat width.
In fact, the peg to peg round trip is the measurement that matters and I wish it could be stated for all bikes.
Someone with a brain at last…very telling you have had no reply from Visordown.
An issue that wasn't covered in the video is that taller riders very well may be heavier too. Which means that the stock suspension on a bike may be too soft and underdamped for the weight of the rider. I had this issue with my MT-09 (SP not available in the US at the time I bought it), which I corrected by having much better components and springs matched to my weight installed.
6'5" / 1.95m, 36" / 91.5 cm inseam: I ride a Kawasaki Versys 1000, and a Yamaha MT-09 with factory comfort seat, which is about an inch / 2.5 cm taller than stock.
Been riding sport bikes for 30+years, I switched to hyper nakeds over the passed few years because they are SO good now. No regrets... 6'4", 230lbs, streetfighter v4s and Super Duke R -- I still whooop 99% of the kids on these filthy streets.
Watch out we got a badass over here.
@@coleslawjones3317 Found the guy who can't wheelie... but hey, he looks good standing next to his bike at the coffee shop with his matching leathers and knee pads that have never seen tarmac.
Adventure sports my arse. If you are tall, stay fit and slim and you can ride anything you want. I'm 6ft 3in and own a 2016 GSXR1000, 2011 VFR1200F and a 2018 NC750S. No trouble with any of them. I might look a bit odd on the NC, but I'm way past the point of caring.
At 6'5" I have to be very careful about what to ride. ADV bikes work if you're supple enough.
I rode 1200GS for 12 years with high suspension and built up seat.
But once you pass 60 it's hard to dismount after a long ride.
My answer has been feet forward. Seat height is irrelevant.
Currently it's a Triumph Thunderbird 1700, but maybe a Rocket 3 GT would be better.
Just budget for lots of expensive rear tyres.
Having said that I'm going up the Himalayas next week on an Enfield Bullet.
Horses for courses.
6'4" tall, 200 lbs, 36" inseam; Suzuki V-Strom 650 with lowered pegs, reshaped seat, bar risers, taller windscreen; not the most comfortable ride, but bearable 250 miles continuous riding sessions; not looking like a bear on a tricycle; good enough for a small(ish) budget.
Good video. Though there's several other great options too. (which obviously you can't all include or the video would be an hour long).
I'm 6'4", and perhaps surprisingly, find the Kawasaki Ninja 1000sx to be extremely comfortable. Conversely, my wife is 5'2" and loves her Kawasaki Vulcan S, especially with its Ergo-Fit adjustable controls.
For tall riders this vid is completely useless, the tall rider need to know the seat to peg height, not how tall the seat height is.
I sat on the KTM 390 Adventure and felt pretty comfortable at 5’6”. The RE Himalayan also felt really good. The bike that felt the best in the adventure segment to me as a short rider though was the new Tiger 900 GT Low. I was pretty much flat footing with both feet, which was such a nice experience. You give up a little suspension travel, but how much of that do riders really use regularly? On the flip side, you acquire the ability to dab a foot in technical off camber sections like a taller rider and to comfortably put feet down at every single stoplight.
the comments in the thread, way more useful that the video... I'd love to see best mid-weights for taller rider
This vid was almost useless
YEah video recomanding a bike that only sells in the UK omg
if you're under 180cm you'd better forget the 690 Enduro-R KTM / 700 ES GASGAS / 701 Enduro HVA
I’m 6’4 with GXS S1000 - perfect fit for me. I’ve heard the same said by shorter riders. Consider nakeds I guess
I agree, the more relaxed ergos of nakeds help us taller guys.
Im 6ft 4 and ride a 10 year old Yamaha XVS950A cruiser.
Great long comfortable and plenty of torque.
Short bikers should look at Moto Guzzi V7. Beautiful bike, just a little lower than most at 30.7” seat height.
I'm 6'2, and the most comfortable bike I've ever sat on was a BMW R1250R. I'm also 65 years old so I've tried one or two over the years. I ride a 2020 Katana, which is also OK.
Speaking from a 35 inch inseam perspective, it's never overall height that matters, this is a misconception of the truth, what matters is the distance between the seat height and the foot pegs. If you have very long legs you will get cramp with a low seat height.
Honda CB500X is cramped. Versys X-300 and Versys 650 are both better for accomodating long legs.
IM 5ft8 28inch inseam and ride a low version BMW R1250 GSA there are lots of options out there
5’ 8” isn’t short, but the average height for males.
I’ve seen a gal all of 5’1” hop off a low seat, low suspension GS at a bikes and breakfast. Now that was cool.
Great video 🙂
The scrambler is so bad for tall riders if you plan on going over 80 km/h for longer than 10 minutes. The wind blast is so bad...
Short rider with a short inseam here. I used to ride a Rebel 500 but now ride a 2020 Suzuki SV650. The SV has a seat heat of about 30.9 inches and is narrow. It gets my vote. 👍
Useless video for tall riders. Seat height is irrelevant. Seat to pegs is what matters. The KTM 1290 SAR is one of the most cramped of the large adventure bikes. Visordown needs to get some truly tall riders to make a proper review.
Hey loved the comparison video. Im Looking for an On/Offroad bike for trips to work and weekend trail running im 5ft10in tall and 150lbs large cc doesn't bother me I am experienced rider.
What are the best for about 7foot 3 tall
Supermotos for the tall! drz400sm, ktm/husky 690/701. or convert something else like a excf 500. fpr more street oriented look at the Ducati Hypermotard or Aprilia Dorsoduro.
CB500X is alway the best option even for daily city commute
So best all-rounder for us short assess is the ugliest adventure bike on the planet and it's still to feckin tall.
Some tall rider which have experience with the honda cb500x? Im 198cm and curious if it would be too small. Ofcourse it depends per person but I'm just curious to other experiences.
me too,plz let me know if you fugure it out
me too.plz tell me if you know
When 780 mm is considered tall.... Only on Visordown.
The average height in this office is about 5'9"!
@@visordownmy mom is 5'9. That's girl height for an American.
So to me, seems like this entire clip was sponsored by Adventure bikes inc. Meaning, I am so sick of all these promo videos advertised as unbias reviews. Joke. We get it, the adventure bike is here to stay. For the love of everything on two wheels, there are WAY better bikes out there. So how about you guys start getting back to them huh?
I am 6'20" tall lookong for answers
6'1" I have had a g310r, Ninja 650, noe a Ducati Supersport, havent been uncomfortable with any of them, yes, I could have had a little bit more room with the G310R or Ninja 650 but I think the "problem" is often exagerated
Very disappointed this your answer for tall riders take the crappie bikes that don't do well any where but in the sticks sorry I don't think so with all the varieties of bikes out there for example sport touring that can accommodate all types of body frames serving both men an women this is a bit like selling out to the market we are the customers going to be consider with all the price hikes at least give us our money's worth for a true all around bikes comfort an stylish looks with power mid size too 1200cc
I know the video is a bit old now but any of you taller lads looking for a decent 125cc other than the siinis or a varadero look up the lexmoto rss 125 scrambler, im 6,2 18stone and just picked one up my feet just flat foot it when the suspension goes down and it is a massive looking bike and has a lovely upright position
HD Pan America is in tthe lead. Great bike down fall. It’s a Hartley won’t be dependable.? How much are you going to pay for insurance for a bike that has 150 hp? Can you handle a motorcycle with 100 hp if you can that’s the bike for 15,000 reverse 7000 in second place raise for tall people of power dependable and that would be number one for me me verse 1000cc. 220 hp is way more then enough
Other manufacturers are available 🙄
At 5'6" and with a 30' inside leg lots of bikes are too tall for me. I've had a BMW F800 ST which was fine and now I've a BMW R1200R which is good too.
Our own Toad is about the same height, as he'll agree, it can be a problem. There are options out there though - the Pan America (with the adaptive ride height) is a great, high-tech option!
*ahem cough cough* Versys *cough ahem*.
i ha da gen 1 versys 1000 for 7 years great bike.
@@AndyGSATractor ive had the 650 for a few years, never been able to fault it and it just goes. Fun in wet though when it drifts as mine has no assists.
Well, Im a 6’9” n I drive 96’ CBR 600. Its cute but I love it.
Thank u
best hyper naked bikes
As short people I'll take scooter every day....
(Pssst.... and that must be Japanese brand to save my wallet.... Lmao)
I hate that ktm has such small bikes😢
Atleast im tall as hell
Lol love it