Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

What bike is it ? Maybe its lower than an SV to start with.
I can`t get my feet totally flat on the ground but their not far away, but it also depends on your inside leg measurement as well as height.

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

Its a 2000 SV. Sat on my mates 2009 SV thou and feet were pretty much same - but obviously bike was tad wider than 650.

Like you say though it depends on inside leg length not your height. I have tried sitting on bandits and there a bit too high for me.

My feet are on the floor but my heels hover about 1/2 inch above it - but its not enough for me to feel unsecure.

I think your best sitting on the bike first and having a ride round and see if you can cope/feel ok about how your feet are placed when stopped.

If I was on tip toes or just the balls of feet could fit on the ground I would get the seat cut out etc as its ok when on the flat but come across a camber and your gonna topple or not be as stable. And I wouldn't of felt comfortable riding like that

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

Oh I thought it was a different bike to an SV, the way you worded it.
Either way, I think I must have short legs even for my height, I need the SV lowered as much as poss for my feet to still not be flat on the floor, lol. On a standard SV i`m on tippy toes, no use that. I`ve seen bikers on tippy toes at junctions etc and thought sod that, youd be knackered if the road was on a camber.

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

Another thing that may help with some issues are your boots , Daytona do some boots that have a thicker heel/sole on them for stability issues when drawing to a halt , I think they are called Daytona Ladystar , expensive but eBay usually has a good haul of them going for decent prices .

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

Platform heels no good then ? ;)

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

No Idea , I stopped wearing mine after Gary Glitter made them unfashionable

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

ahh no just a humble SV lol.

Yeah theres no way I would want to ride on tippy toes. Well stop on tippy toes ;) Its all hills round here and cambers are part of life.

My mate got some of those boots specially made for her - cost a freakin bomb!! Cheaper to lower the bike lol

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

When was this ! ?

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

Same here. The end of my road joins the main road on a hill, and theres a dip at the right of the lane, so whether you turn left or right, you have to stop on a weird camber to see over the hedges, nightmare, lol.

Re: New SV rider - help and advice please.
 

A few weeks ago I was in a similar position. I passed my test on a 125 and having no big bike experience bought an SV off another forum member.

In the first 20 minutes of riding I stalled trying to turn right into a petrol station and dropped the bike. I was not deterred! On the next day I embarked on a ride and managed to drop the bike again, in a car park, and broke the shifter peg off.

I sorted it out and as much as I wanted to get back on, I was pretty nervous about it. Thankfully a mate offered to ride with me from berkshire to my parents house in the west midlands. It made it a lot easier not having to think about directions and by the end of I was a lot happier. I've since done the same journey by myself without issue.

For me persistence paid off, but having someone to guide me made it a lot easier.