Your weight and bikes

[jmillheiser]

I've also found that the seating position on a standard (like the bandit) is more accomodating for a wider range of riders.

[jstark47]

I've also found that the seating position on a standard (like the bandit) is more accomodating for a wider range of riders.

...... or for a range of wider posteriors!

[Superfly3176]

5'10" 171 lbs. 2009 Nightster. Fits me pretty well I love being able to flat foot a bike.

[Keyoke]

I'm 6'2" and have a fair amount of kgs under my rather strained belt! The TDM is great for my height and size - about the only bike I've not felt ridiculous on. (even my beloved Vmax looked rather puny under me)

It's definately a factor I consider but I've ridden everything from a 50cc to 1200cc+ bikes and they've all managed to get me moving (at least for a little while;) )

[dablade]

Update: my wife decided she missed riding with me, (she does not like the back seat on the FJR) so she put a bid on a Yamaha Royalstar Midnight Venture on E-Bay. She won the auction, and we flew to Birmingham to ride it home. That was fun. A great 600 mile adventure. 2weeks later we traded it in on another Gold Wing. We still own the FJR, also, but now I get some more quality time in the saddle with my wife.

[madjak30]

I've had "Bear on a Bicycle" tossed my way when I had my Suzuki GS500...

This is me on the bike...I'm 5'11 & at the time of the pic weighed in at 275lbs...



So I bought my new bike that is about an inch taller to the seat, but much more substantial of a bike...I don't have a pic of me on the bike, so this is the closest I have...me next to the bike...at the time of the pic I weighed in at 265lbs...



But I do have a pic of me on a Ninja 1000, it was a pretty comfy bike...down to 245lbs in the pic...



And a Concours 14ABS...taken the same day...



I really liked the Victory though...but the pic is bad...



I sat on a bunch of bikes that day...if you would like to see, here's a link to my pics...I'm 5'11, so if you are similar height you can get an idea of how you may fit on a bike.

Madjak's 2012 Bike Show Pics

Later.

[dr_bar]

Update: my wife decided she missed riding with me, (she does not like the back seat on the FJR) so she put a bid on a Yamaha Royalstar Midnight Venture on E-Bay. She won the auction, and we flew to Birmingham to ride it home. That was fun. A great 600 mile adventure. 2weeks later we traded it in on another Gold Wing. We still own the FJR, also, but now I get some more quality time in the saddle with my wife.

What year? I love my Venture, just wish it had the new VMax engine in it... )

[dablade]

The Venture was a 2005. What a beautiful machine! I thought it had just enough power, but I prefer a stiffer suspension. It just seemed "floaty", perhaps mushy in the corners.

[dr_bar]

The Venture was a 2005. What a beautiful machine! I thought it had just enough power, but I prefer a stiffer suspension. It just seemed "floaty", perhaps mushy in the corners.

The rear shock probably needed some air...

[Islesfan91]

I'm at 193lbs on my ninja 650, at 5'10. Dropped 52 lbs over the past 10 months so while I still look a bit large on it, it's not as bad as it would have looked. I felt very cramped on the nighthawk 250 at the motorcycle school