Help - New biker naive and confused!

[keith_d]

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it. If the previous rider was a bit of a short-**** you might have a lowered seat and dogbones fitted already.

If you can find anyone else over there with an SV in your area you could try theirs for size.

Just a thought,

Keith.

Like some others here i'm over 6ft and 14 stone... first thing i said to Ed on my first ride was 'i think i'll need to change some things because of my size', it didn't feel right, but now it just kinda does. Agree with Spiderman and others, try it out for a while, don't make extra work for yourself, it might just be because you ain't used to it.

your all midgets (im 6" and after 2 months i was really comfy on my curvy the only reason im upgrading forks ,shocks and dogbones now is to improve handleing not comfort

Originally Posted by davepreston

your all midgets (im 6" and after 2 months i was really comfy on my curvy the only reason im upgrading forks ,shocks and dogbones now is to improve handleing not comfort

or because they are a little bent.

Just a thought... if you are basing what you look like on one quick glance in a shop window, it may be that to everyone else your are just a bloke on a bike.
We are all (humans) worried about what we look like to other people and that quick glance may have been distorted.

The SV isn't the biggest bike out there, but take a look at some pics & vids on here, I'm sure the rest of them (us) arn't migets and most they all look fine to me.

Just a thought...

G

I think I am definately going to leave it as it is! - for the tme being at least! Thanks to all for the advice!

Nice bike by the way

Originally Posted by Beut834

I think I am definately going to leave it as it is! - for the tme being at least! Thanks to all for the advice!

I'm 6'1" and 15 1/2 stone, I felt the same when I got my bike, the only thing I changed was the handlebars from clip ons to risers, that transformed the bike for me.
Does get easier though, I can confirm that !

[Stu]

Originally Posted by TazDaz

How massive are you? Has the bike been lowered for a previously shorter rider?

Originally Posted by keith_d

I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned it. If the previous rider was a bit of a short-**** you might have a lowered seat and dogbones fitted already.

If you can find anyone else over there with an SV in your area you could try theirs for size.

Just a thought,

Keith.

My thoughts exactly

Oh & just to let you know Davepreston's 6' means 6'8"

If the bike had been lowered previously, which parts would have been changed?