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aspguitars
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by aspguitars » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:45 pm
Hi! all, I am looking to buy a large tourer. Am considering the ZX12R, but after looking at the specs on Motorcycle News, see that the seat height is listed as 843mm. As a short arse this seems quite high. My Aprilia is only 810mm and I can only just touch the ground on that. Can someone please just confirm that this listed height is correct, as I know they frequently make mistakes.
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tommy
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by tommy » Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:48 pm
I've sat on one (didn't ride it) and it felt very similar to the falco
I too am a shorty (5' 7") and could easily touch the floor
As a guess i'd say they are about the same height
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HowardQ
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by HowardQ » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:29 pm
Just been on a website that says seat height is 780mm.
Which possibly seems a bit low if anything, but reckon that's a lot nearer than 843mmm, as it is quite a long low bike.
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bigun
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by bigun » Thu Sep 24, 2009 1:31 pm
I'd concur with the 843mm I think. They're huge bikes (i thought about one a few years ago). Saw one the other day for first time in ages and first thought was, that's big!
Hayabusa is long and low. ZX12R isn't I'm afraid.
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HowardQ
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by HowardQ » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:21 pm
Yeh but size isn't everything Bigun !!!
I have an old Honda CBR1000F at home that makes a ZX12R look tiny, but the seat height is still around 790mm.
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by bigun » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:33 pm
Kawasaki is 820mm high. Lower than my RSV like which is 825mm. My dad is 6ft and struggled with my RSV last week.
Hope it helps.
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by BikerGran » Thu Sep 24, 2009 4:59 pm
Of course it's not only the seat height but the width that make a difference to whether a shorty can touch the floor....
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tommy
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by tommy » Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:45 pm
HowardQ wrote:Yeh but size isn't everything
So so true
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Viking
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by Viking » Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:03 pm
The Arrogant Worms would disagree with you on that one.
After all, they have a song with the lyrics "It's not what you do with it, it's the size that counts."
It's the V-twin thing. There's just something about it that inline-4s don't have at all, and V-4s don't have enough of.
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by Kwackerz » Sat Sep 26, 2009 4:02 pm
Width of the seat can often make as much difference as height.
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