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[PaulW]

forgot to ask, what bike you looking at getting?? im in a similar boat to you as being 6'5 tall, so after something comfy, so a tourer style most likely, as really dont like sports.

[tunnie]

Yamaha MT-03



The riding position is very upright, my back is straight (i am 6ft4)

I found i had excellent visability, i was on this bike all day on test day from 9AM to 4:30PM, doing all the test stuff, and afterwards i went off for a burn on my own.

Still wanted more, but had to give the bike back  

I found with others i was hunched over, this was bad for life saver checks as i found them harder, also on the MT cause your upright you can see soooo much more, going through villages at 20mph i could really look around and admire the views. On the XJ6 i borrowed (you see the pics i put on here?) that was not a sports bike but i was hunched over, and i had sholder ache within 30 mins  

[PaulW]

cant remember the pics, but will have a look when i get home. but yeah its more an upright position im lookin for, i'll just have a look around a few bike shops see what they have! the bikes they have for das are kawasaki somethings... ill have to have another look when i go down! unless you can tell from the pic on the website??

http://www.bcmt.co.uk

[tunnie]

cant remember the pics, but will have a look when i get home. but yeah its more an upright position im lookin for, i'll just have a look around a few bike shops see what they have! the bikes they have for das are kawasaki somethings... ill have to have another look when i go down! unless you can tell from the pic on the website??

http://www.bcmt.co.uk

They are ER5's

Nice and easy to learn on, i shat my pants first time on those, if your used to a 125, the extra power is amazing at first, but you soon get used to it and want more.

They are fairly upright in position, i was going to get one of those after i passed as i did most of my learning on those. But i personally found the MT much better, it much more ballanced, i found i could lean into the turns much more.

[Chris_H]

They are fairly upright in position, i was going to get one of those after i passed as i did most of my learning on those. But i personally found the MT much better, it much more ballanced, i found i could lean into the turns much more.

I don't think it's quite what you meant but you do have to lean more in an upright position 'cos the C of G is higher.

Beemers seem to still be popular for an upright riding position but they are expensive and over-rated in my view.

[tunnie]

They are fairly upright in position, i was going to get one of those after i passed as i did most of my learning on those. But i personally found the MT much better, it much more ballanced, i found i could lean into the turns much more.

I don't think it's quite what you meant but you do have to lean more in an upright position 'cos the C of G is higher.

Beemers seem to still be popular for an upright riding position but they are expensive and over-rated in my view.

Well i switched straight from the ER5 to the MT and instantly noticed a difference.

Not tried a BMW yet, i loved Long Way Around and the stuff they did, the riding position looks good.

Once i have my own bike i might ride over and blag a test ride on the GS1100  

[PaulW]

Well I went to a bike place today, had a sit on a few bikes just to get an idea of how the bigger ones feel...

They had the MT03 in, to be honest, it didn't feel that tall!  I was still hunched over a bit, so had a look about.

Sat on a Triumph Tiger, and my god was that comfy!  I know sitting on a bike alone is no real guide on how well it will feel when you ride it, but the seating position was higher, there was more height from the foot rests to the seat, so I wasn't as scrunched up, the handles are higher and set back a bit more so I was completely sat upright too, it just felt so much better to sit on than the MT03!

Still, early days yet, but hopefully come July, I can buy something reasonable