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Best bike for very tall people!
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Ok, my mate is 6'4" and just about to start out on the biking path,
trouble is he's got very long legs too and wants to ride a sportier
style bike, he dwarfs my R1, so any suggestions would be welcome. He
likes the sports styling and power, but wants to work his way up to a
more powerful bike - whats the best bike to start on?
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You mean 125 or he's passed a test and wants a first 'proper' bike?
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About to do his DAS once has kit.
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That's a big big marketplace...
If he's passed then SuperDuke springs to mind... Mate has one and he says
is waaay more fun than his previous R1 and RSV-R (first version) and better
for the more 'statuesque'....
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I fit without too much issue on a B6.
I've seen some people my size on a Sprint ST.
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Oh, and cheaper kit too, any thoughts on a budget way to get his kit?
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He wants a nice little CBR6 he does.
Oh look, here's one I made earlier....
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Hehe, hmmm, I did think of that but he really is a big guy. But he's
local so we may pop over when I'm there in a few weeks. Will give you
a shout.
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tia
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I've seen plenty of all people on R1's but you could get him to try a`RSV.
The funniest thing I've seen was Big Tony on a CB500. He made it look like a
minibike.
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Lol, hmmm. A Mille may ba a way to go, t'other half has one and I do
ride it occassionally so I may suggest he has a think that way. Ta :-)
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Ducati Multistrada or Yam XT660
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My mate (6'3") had the same problem so he got one of these, he loves it.
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Any big trailie is the obvious choice but doesn't match his aesthetic
preference.
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Yea but thats not really what he wants though.
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I have some tall mates who amongst them ride Bandit 600 & 1200, Fireblades
& VFRs. You can get peg lowering kits for most of these bikes: whilst not
cheap [1] they give more legroom at the sacrifice of ground clearance.
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Will get him out on a few bikes once he's go the test behind him I
think. Cheers.
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[1] as SteveH found in recent research
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NEC show? Dunno. What's his budget? I set an amount and buy within it.
Works for me.
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Again, a good plan, I'll be there anyway, so can get him down there to
browse around.
Cheers
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Buying budget just doesn't seem to work.
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