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Originally Posted by wheelnut
Its not always the height of the bike that makes it difficult, it can be more to do with the width. so a 4 cylinder is probably going to be wider.
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Wise words these. I used to have a TDM 125 about 10 years ago - I could barely touch one toe to the floor, let alone both yet found it very easy to throw around and control as it was so narrow.
I'm only 5'4"(ish) and have always felt comfortable on stupidly tall trailies just because of the narrow seats.
That said I'm fine on the SV and all I've done is have the seat sculpted to make it both lower and slightly narrower as the original is OTT with regard to padding in my opinion.
I also had a Kwakka 400 in years gone by - great to handle and throw around as it is as light as a feather. If it's weight rather than height that is a problem for you then it might be a good switch - but even little ol' me got a crooked neck after about 50 miles.
How anyone over 5'2" found it comfortable is beyond me!
If you're not having any issues controlling the bike then I'd suggest looking into methods of lowering/narrowing the seat, suspension etc before changing machine. There are a lot of mods that can be done which are generally 'reversable' and won't really affect resale of the bike if things don't pan out.