WeaponZeroHe’s pretty dead-set on standard-style bikes with upright seating positions. He doesn’t like laying forward over the tank or laying back with his feat forward. He hasn’t sat on very many bikes yet but he says he can *tolerate* the seating position on a BMW R1200GS. He tried the GS500, Ninja 650, and even my SV650 and said that in order to grasp all the controls and get his feet on the footpegs he felt like he was being squished into a little ball. On my SV it looks like his knees are almost touching the handlebars.
Large displacement dual sports so far appear to be the only thing that can accomodate his size (not just weight but just actual physical size) and even those are a little bit cramped. Is there such a thing as a bike that is physically as large as a BMW R1200GS but only has a 500cc engine?
Also, because of how heavy he is, would light weight in a bike be counter-productive? I mean, him on a sportbike would make it EXTREMELY top heavy, and wouldn’t make that harder to control?
He hasn’t sat on a KLR yet because no local dealerships have any in stock right now, but based on what the spec sheets say it looks like it might be right up his alley. Still not quite a standard though.
