I'M TOO SHORT FOR MY BIKE...PLEASE HELP ME !!!

Huh.... How can it be that with a 16/17" rim versus 18" rim your center axle point is not dropping.... Ok, what am I missing here.... :S

Christian... pant inseam?
Reason I ask, I have a 32" inseam... Corbin seat and using 17" rims/tire sizes... I can plant both feet firmly (flat) and comfortably on the ground while sitting on the seat....

Anyhoot, smaller rim/tire sizing, shorter shocks, seat fabbed mounting etc... and you should be able to get a somewhat safe configuration....

Edited Miss-type: Thanks Patton....

Old Man Rock wrote:

Huh.... How can it be that with a 16" rim versus 18" rim your center axle point is not dropping.... Ok, what am I missing here.... :S

I think that an OEM 16 tire has a taller sidewall which equates to roughly the same circumference as an 18 tire. Does that make any since?

Old Man Rock wrote:

Huh.... How can it be that with a 16" rim versus 18" rim your center axle point is not dropping.... Ok, what am I missing here....

Tires. :lol:


Old Man Rock wrote:

...using 16" rims with 17" tire sizes....

17" tires on 16" rims? :ohmy:

Good Fortune!

Miss-type... DOH!!!! :pinch:

clarifications.... Zx6 tires are 17"....
Point is you'll drop an inch or more in height in a rim/tire change. For us short legged sonsabitches, that's fairly significant....:laugh:

Brings up a good point Patton regarding tires... From a rear perspective, some of the sport tires have a high dome on them... Another reason I chose the Michelin Road Pilot 2 series... Tire center mass not as domed....

Did you ever see that movie Gattaca? The character had to gain a few inches in that movie so that he could impersonate his counterpart so he went to the doctor to get his legs stretched. They cut the bones a little at a time so he could gain a few inches. Was very painful but he got through.
Did you see the spoof of the movie shaft? The brother walking down the the street with those high platform and heeled shoes? They had a goldfish floating around in them?

You could buy shorter shocks or the have a thing that I bought long ago called lowering blocks. They offset the shock so that it goes back a few inches. Maybe drop the tubes in front a half inch. This lowers the ground clearance and affects the ride. I wouldn't do all of that but I would sell it and buy one that is lower to your liking.

I feel your pain, I'm 5'6" and ride a KZ1000 CSR not modified in any way. I can't put both feet down at the same time, so I only put down my left foot. This works great as long as you don't turn your head too far to either side. I find that if I turn my head too far too fast (like looking over my shoulder), I tend to lose balance easier.
You can ride that bike without modifying it, it just requires some practice and technique.
Best of luck,
Grant.

You might ask Jim where he got his riding boots. I belive they're called Nebraska Nikes

Old Man Rock wrote:

Huh.... How can it be that with a 16/17" rim versus 18" rim your center axle point is not dropping.... Ok, what am I missing here.... :S

Christian... pant inseam?
Reason I ask, I have a 32" inseam... Corbin seat and using 17" rims/tire sizes... I can plant both feet firmly (flat) and comfortably on the ground while sitting on the seat....

Anyhoot, smaller rim/tire sizing, shorter shocks, seat fabbed mounting etc... and you should be able to get a somewhat safe configuration....

Edited Miss-type: Thanks Patton....

16" tires tend tohave taller profile compared to 18"

larrycavan wrote:

You might ask Jim where he got his riding boots. I belive they're called Nebraska Nikes

picked that suit up last time i was in pencil-vania looking for a good engine builder,all the locals were wearing them! got the boots off the rack at jcpennys clearance aisle! :woohoo:

Is that why Tri went to town on your posts a while back. He had secret info that you were dressed like the locals and Larry got you drunk at the Nut-Bush and you guys went bar hopping around to the different bars till you ended up at the blue oyster where everyone was wearing chaps and not much else dancing the night away.:blush:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

saxjonz wrote:

Is that why Tri went to town on your posts a while back. He had secret info that you were dressed like the locals and Larry got you drunk at the Nut-Bush and you guys went bar hopping around to the different bars till you ended up at the blue oyster where everyone was wearing chaps and not much else dancing the night away.:blush:

:woohoo: