Loooong Legs and Short Leg Room

Loooong Legs and Short Leg Room

by Sarah
(Cleveland, TN)

I am a tall woman 5'11" with a 35" inseam and large bodied @225 lbs. I want to know what I can do to give me more leg room without adding highway bars to my Yamaha 650 classic? I don't want to spend an arm and a leg as this is my first bike and will more than likely want something larger in a few years. Someone told me I could swap out the 650 seat for the 1100 and add brackets to allow the seat to be "bumped" back without interferring with the back passenger seat. Anyone seen this or heard of it being done? Does it work? Any suggestions would be welcommed and appreciated greatly!!!

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Oct 05, 2011

Forward Controls
by: Wanda in CAnton GA

Get forward controls put on. They extend your foot position forward and get the full flex out of your knee. If the ones for your bike come with a heeel shit you can take that part and not use it and just use the toe shifter. Some peolpe have trouble making the change to a heel toe shifter. My Sporty forward controls only have the basic toe shift and no flooboards. Good Luck, fit is so important.

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