height help

 im new to bikes and I want to learn to ride so bad. But im 6’3" tall
and i was wondering if i would fit on a sportbike correctly before i
go and spend money on something im not gonna be able to do. i would
appreciate any help you can give thanks.

 hags2033 wrote:

Height is only part of the equation.  What's your inseam?
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sjs

 hags2033 wrote:


What is your inseam?  That is the important measurement.

If you have an inseam proportioned to your height (34" maybe?) a full
sport bike will probably be cramped. My inseam is 32" and I am a bit
stuffed on a true sport bike. You may want to look into a sport-tourer
instead.

But if you've never ridden before, the standard advice is to get a
standard motorcycle, just after taking the MSF rider course. See
Timberwoof's FAQ.

http://www.timberwoof.com/motorcycle/faq/choosing.html

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   -bts
   -Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

 
The comfort equation is a bit larger than just your height.

I recently got a pseudo-sportbike (Suzuki Katana 600), and I strongly
dislike the darned thing because the leaned down posture hurts my neck (old
injury from falling out of a tree in my 20's).

Where do you live?  I actually have two bikes I'm going to sell (going to
get a slightly larger cruiser).  The other one is a Honda Shadow VT600.

If you're close (which would be quite a coincidence), we can go out to a big
stretch of pavement and you can try both bikes out and get some impression.

We'd first have to spend about ten minutes making sure you can find the
brakes, then tooling around in 1st and 2nd gear at <30  MPH should be safe
for you.

 

Ummm...David?  Just to make sure I understand here, you
wanna go out and put a complete newbie on your bikes?

Better yours than mine, I guess.  I always figured that this
sort of thing was why the motorcycle gods invented the
MSF classes, and equipped them with Nighthawk 250s
that were specifically intended to get repeatedly dropped
onto the asphalt.  Note that they at least strip off such
likely casualties as the mirrors and turn signals before
doing THAT, even.

Or maybe you just want to practice your paint and
metalwork skills?

Bob M.