dizzying heights

[zebedee1984]

now a silly question this may seem, but..... hot tall is everyone, not strictly rekated to bikes on the anatomical front (obviously) but, I'm a little stunted at 5'7" and Dutch (he'll hate me for saying this) is at a dizzying 5'8". I just wondered if there is a corellation between the relationship of type of bike with the size of Rider.

So

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S

[BB]

Hardly Stunted at 5'7"!!

Lets put the seat height on too, it may be of help to new riders.
BB


Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"

[zebedee1984]

... put the seat height on too, ...
BB

Good Idea


Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"


This might help Gemm Nokes as she was wondering about new bikes and her height was something in question. this may help her!

[m1tch]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"[/quote]
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r

[zebedee1984]

wow, different thread for this I know, but I want one of those ZX10R I would kill myself in a day with it, but what a day it would be...!

[Shaun]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
Shaun 6'1" Gixer thou K4

[/quote]

[S2_Neo]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5" [/quote]
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"

[blurbiker247]

I'm 5'8 in my stocking feet (only weekends)
BMW RT1100 seat hight not a bloody clue, but its adjustable and I have it set on lowest setting, can get toes of both feet down, now this is where it gets complicated, my inside leg is 29'5 and me boots have a 1/2 to 3/4 inch sole, so you will have to do the math!!

[BB]

I'm 5'8 in my stocking feet (only weekends)
BMW RT1100 seat hight not a bloody clue, but its adjustable and I have it set on lowest setting, can get toes of both feet down, now this is where it gets complicated, my inside leg is 29'5 and me boots have a 1/2 to 3/4 inch sole, so you will have to do the math!!

I'd wear a higher heel with the stockings... ;)

[Snowy]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"

BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"

Interesting point for me is that my inside leg is 34" as well as my bikes!! I can't fit on a japanese sports bike if it has a fairing - my chin will crack the windscreen.

Graeme

[RE03]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??

[Amante_271]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Amante271 6'0" (Had) Suzuki GT250X7 Seat Height 28.5" (Seat off a TZ 350 - modified)

[Mac]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Mmm no idea. let me check handbook

[Scott_W]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Mmm no idea. let me check handbook
Scott W 6'3" K5 Gixer 750 Seat Height 820mm (I'm metric you know! :P :D)
RVFBabe 5'3" Honda RVF400 Seat Height - Nice and low! ;D

[Dabz]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Mmm no idea. let me check handbook
Scott W 6'3" K5 Gixer 750 Seat Height 820mm (I'm metric you know! )
RVFBabe 5'3" Honda RVF400 Seat Height - Nice and low!
Dabz 5'10 Bandit 1200 Seat Height - no idea

[R1chie]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r Seat Height 32.5"
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 Seat Height 32.7"
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Seat Height 32.3"
Scott W 6'3" K5 Gixer 750 Seat Height - 32.2"
RVFBabe 5'3" Honda RVF400 Seat Height - 30.7"
Dabz 5'10 Bandit 1200 Seat Height - 31.1"
ninja_richie 5'9 Kawasaki ZX6r B1 Seat Height - 32.5"

[SkyJawa]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Mmm no idea. let me check handbook
Scott W 6'3" K5 Gixer 750 Seat Height 820mm (I'm metric you know! )
RVFBabe 5'3" Honda RVF400 Seat Height - Nice and low!
Dabz 5'10 Bandit 1200 Seat Height - no idea
ninja_richie 5'9 Kawasaki ZX6r B1 Seat Height - 32.5"
SkyJawa 6'0" Kawasaki ZX6R (636) B2H Seat Height 32.5"

[Dabz]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Mmm no idea. let me check handbook
Scott W 6'3" K5 Gixer 750 Seat Height 820mm (I'm metric you know! )
RVFBabe 5'3" Honda RVF400 Seat Height - Nice and low!
Dabz 5'10 Bandit 1200 Seat Height - 31.5"
ninja_richie 5'9 Kawasaki ZX6r B1 Seat Height - 32.5"
SkyJawa 6'0" Kawasaki ZX6R (636) B2H Seat Height 32.5"

[BB]

Interesting that it's only Scott W's bike that is metric and he is good old fashioned feet & inches! ;D

[zebedee1984]

That's true, didn't they try to fine people a couple of years ago for reverting to Imperial units?!


How did the ride go Blackbonnie?

[Scott_W]

BB - it sure is! :D

[BB]

That's what I like - an old fashioned man! :-*

Because of the weather it was decided to just do a loop round Devizes, Calne and then back to Swindon. But as I live in Trowbridge, I peeled off in Devizes and came on home while I was still relatively dry! Blooming sunny out there now! ::)

I trust you made it home dry?

[zebedee1984]

just about, the rain previously had gone right through my suit as it's not the newest of designs, but then, that's what its all about.

still thought it was great though

[R1chie]

Interesting that it's only Scott W's bike that is metric and he is good old fashioned feet & inches! ;D

lol depends where you look for the details


and whether you bother using a converter (like i used.........and yes.........i was bored)

[BB]

saddo! :P

[JamesHockley]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Mmm no idea. let me check handbook
Scott W 6'3" K5 Gixer 750 Seat Height 820mm (I'm metric you know! )
RVFBabe 5'3" Honda RVF400 Seat Height - Nice and low!
Dabz 5'10 Bandit 1200 Seat Height - no idea
ninja_richie 5'9 Kawasaki ZX6r B1 Seat Height - 32.5"
SkyJawa 6'0" Kawasaki ZX6R (636) B2H Seat Height 32.5"
JamesH 6',3" Honda Blackbird ?

[zebedee1984]

All this is showing at the moment is no specific correlation between seat height and rider height, but it does show that myself, Blckbonnie and RVFbabe are just bloody short arses, but then I was under no illusions anyway.... honest!

[JamesD]

Zebedee 1984 5'7" Kawasaki Ninja ZX7R Seat Height 31.1"
Dutch 5'8" Kawasaki Z750S Seat Height 32.1"
Blackbonnie 5'2" Triumph Bonneville Seat Height 30.5"
m1tch 5'11"kawasaki zx10r
R6 Neo 6'0" 06 Yamaha R6 Seat Height 33.4"
BMGraeme 6'3" BMW K1100RS Seat Height 34"
RE03 6'2" Suzi750 ??Both feet flat on the floor??
Mac 5'11 06 CBR 600RR Mmm no idea. let me check handbook
Scott W 6'3" K5 Gixer 750 Seat Height 820mm (I'm metric you know! )
RVFBabe 5'3" Honda RVF400 Seat Height - Nice and low!
Dabz 5'10 Bandit 1200 Seat Height - no idea
ninja_richie 5'9 Kawasaki ZX6r B1 Seat Height - 32.5"
SkyJawa 6'0" Kawasaki ZX6R (636) B2H Seat Height 32.5"
JamesH 6',3" Honda Blackbird ?
JamesD 6'0" Kawasaki ZX6R C1H Seat Height 820mm

[BB]

All this is showing at the moment is no specific correlation between seat height and rider height, but it does show that myself, Blckbonnie and RVFbabe are just bloody short arses, but then I was under no illusions anyway.... honest!

Ah, but its not what you got it's what you can do with it that counts... :P

[Mac]

VTwin is also a short arse too....

[BB]

no one is shorter than me! :'(

Is that my claim to fame?

[zebedee1984]

All this is showing at the moment is no specific correlation between seat height and rider height, but it does show that myself, Blckbonnie and RVFbabe are just bloody short arses, but then I was under no illusions anyway.... honest!

Ah, but its not what you got it's what you can do with it that counts... :P


Whilst I appreciate that kind of talk. It is something my mum would say.

"it's not the size, it's what you do with it..."

But a claim to fame your height can be.

You are officially the shortest person on Wiltshire Bikers.co.uk.... WELL DONE!

[BB]

Sadly, I often sound like my mum! I see her in the mirror too sometimes... :(

Just give me a smack - not too hard - to remind me to lighten up! ;)

[zebedee1984]

This is ok.

I'm only 21 and find myself doing things that remind me of my parents.... scary!

[BB]

It gets worse as you get older!! :(

[blurbiker247]

Hey Its me your talking to, the grand daddy of this ear forum, don't talk to me about getting old :)

[BB]

Yes, it's when you start seeing your grandparents in the mirror, thats the time to worry! ;D

[blurbiker247]

O thank goodness forhttp://www.wiltshirebikers.co.uk/yabbfiles/Templates/Forum/default/shocked.gif that!! I thought I was the only one :-[

[Nokesy]

All these seat heights is very confusing! I'm pretty sure I want a Bandit 600 as my first bike (in silver!), what seat height can I expect on that? At 5ft 10" will I be able to ride one?

[Dabz]

the 600 bandit will be the same height as my 1200. they're great bikes, 6 gears and very revvy. gorgeous clutch too

I'm 5'11 and have been fine with both my bandits

[zebedee1984]

I suppose asking Dabz originally would have been the quickest way to do things, but then, quickest is generally the more boring option!

[Dabz]

lol yup...though she was interested in other bikes too. I love the bandits though for some reason...so I'm currently spending a few hundred on transforming mine instead of just selling up and buying a tcat lol

[zebedee1984]

well if it works and aint broke... you know the rest.

Bandits are timeless which is a great thing to have in a bike, the engines also last forever and a day. It has been known for bandits to run well past the 100k mark on the mileage.

[Dabz]

that's good news as mine is currently sitting on 34k hehe...the father in law racked up all but 200 of those since owning it from new too

[zebedee1984]

well there you go.

you know it's good for another 70k or so.

My ninja is currently on 22k which is good for a super sport and I use it in all weathers.

Although sods law says, the bugger will fall apart when I get on it later!

[JamesHockley]

My Blackbird has done 25k and seems to run fine (touch wood, it still has to get me home!), but it is a honda so it should have a few miles left in it.

I have been using it all week for work, so good not to be in the car!!

[benobiker]

Benobiker 5ft 10 gsx-r 1100 WR Not sure of seat height

[zebedee1984]

seat height on that ill be pretty low I imagine, that's one of the old breed.

very fast if I remember correctly though.

tankslapping fun!

[benobiker]

yeah its not too high, yeah,, it is quick. You grin just as the world starts to go backwards..

[zebedee1984]

that's a nice description.

I've been riding for (un-restricted) for three years and even before hen I as on my FZR400RR the feeling that riding gave me was fantastic. if I've had a stressful day or if I've had an argument with the missus (not the current one, she's lovely). it all didn't seem to matter as soon as I was on the bike.

Awesome and that's why I ride.

I don't feel much of the cold, or the heat, just making sure that the lines are smooth and I'm hitting the corners at a good pace and carrying corner.

Sorry... babbling on there!

[benobiker]

No, not babbling on at all. As the aussies say, I catch what you are throwing ... completley, when you find a bike that you fall in love with and you have one, then its love all the way.

Like you say, crappy day, just hop on the bike and go, cures even the worst feelings.... i ride for the same reasons... and i am sure i will but have yet to meet a biker i have not enjoyed talking to.