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<blockquote data-quote="Eagle Six" data-source="post: 1374532" data-attributes="member: 90552"><p>I feel your pain Fred, in the opposite. I guess size does matter. I do have the problem of reach on the FJR, therefore I had it lowered a bit. I have that same problem with many sport bikes, touring and sport-touring bikes. And I have that problem with all dirt bikes, except those little kid size 50-80cc, which fit me much better!! The ZX14 I can flat foot without modification to the bike. Still I ride taller bikes, they just don't fit as well as the ZX14. I really like the FJR, it's a great bike and easy to understand why so many like it, I do too. I've liked just about every bike I have had, but none of them fit as well as the does the 14. As important, my wife likes riding on the ZX14 better than any of the other bikes I have had since we have been together. So for both of us the ZX14 is the better fitting bike for whatever style of ride we take on in any given day.</p><p></p><p>Like yourself, when I ride a sport bike like a 250 or 600, the pegs are a bit high for me and the old knees and hips feel it after a few hours, so I think I understand how you may feel being your height. I suppose we have an advantage that they make a lot of different bikes. And, if you lost a few inches of height and I gained a few inches we would probably be the same height and perhaps enjoy some of those different bikes. We would then be closer to the average height of the North American male. Anyway I was just commenting on the OP as how well I liked the ZX14, and how well it fit me for touring or just scooting around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eagle Six, post: 1374532, member: 90552"] I feel your pain Fred, in the opposite. I guess size does matter. I do have the problem of reach on the FJR, therefore I had it lowered a bit. I have that same problem with many sport bikes, touring and sport-touring bikes. And I have that problem with all dirt bikes, except those little kid size 50-80cc, which fit me much better!! The ZX14 I can flat foot without modification to the bike. Still I ride taller bikes, they just don't fit as well as the ZX14. I really like the FJR, it's a great bike and easy to understand why so many like it, I do too. I've liked just about every bike I have had, but none of them fit as well as the does the 14. As important, my wife likes riding on the ZX14 better than any of the other bikes I have had since we have been together. So for both of us the ZX14 is the better fitting bike for whatever style of ride we take on in any given day. Like yourself, when I ride a sport bike like a 250 or 600, the pegs are a bit high for me and the old knees and hips feel it after a few hours, so I think I understand how you may feel being your height. I suppose we have an advantage that they make a lot of different bikes. And, if you lost a few inches of height and I gained a few inches we would probably be the same height and perhaps enjoy some of those different bikes. We would then be closer to the average height of the North American male. Anyway I was just commenting on the OP as how well I liked the ZX14, and how well it fit me for touring or just scooting around. [/QUOTE]
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