How Tall ? ... What Mod Have You Got To Suit ?

rdkng88

6'3" 215 #

X1rider

2002 VFR bars work great for me.

gtmule

6'3" - 195 lbs.

Mods: GenMar risers, Dave's lowering brackets, 6mm shim, Mayer seat, Kaoko throttle lock, MRA Vario Screen.

All the above makes long rides seem short.

scooter02

I have a throttle lock (vista cruise) it works nice to shake it out a little. It takes a little modification of the throttle lock and the plastic under the throttle grip. there is a ridge of plastic you have to dremmel off and then shorten your grip.

lois

6'1" No mods here.......the Bird is perfect the way she is.


personaly, I think the " riser " crowd should just "man up" and stop messing with a good thing.............

__________________
SORRY HONDA....I COULDN'T WAIT ANY MORE.

DragonXX

Anyone elso notice the poll results ?
It would seem that Honda has built the 'Bird for basketball players

__________________
" 'Birds of a feather, flock together "

Quote of the month: "There is no wealth like knowledge, and no poverty like ignorance." - Guatama Buddha

Phose1

6'8, 275 lb.s, sz 17! Back in the college days (& 40 lbs. lighter) I used to touch 11'9 inches on the glass with one step. Dunk in traffic, guard a 2 guard to a 7 footer. But now the Blackbird does all my flying!

No mods. Still can't get that carb thing worked out... puttin it up for sell today. Open to suggestions. Would love to find another Bird. But if not what else should I look for in the same price range?

Phose1

mynameisearl

Sorry to hear you are selling your Bird. I saw a good deal on a 2000 Bird today. Bidding was at 3k with a day left. Anyway I think 2000 and up are FI Birds and you wont have to worry about anymore carb problems. Good luck.

__________________
The closest thing to flying without leaving the ground.

mynameisearl

Sorry Phose 1 I forgot to say that the deals are on ebay!!!! Keep checking back and you can always find a couple of people selling a Bird. They just don't know what they have until its gone. Anyway I hope you find a good one.

__________________
The closest thing to flying without leaving the ground.

hornet

yeah the bird is built for taLL folks.....

mine is getting slammed 3" along with alot of other poser mods.....im looking for a stretched swingarm if someone has one sitting around.....

Jambo

6'1 Tall and weigh 280lbs, fitting 6mm shim on shock next week, Double Bubble Black tinted screen other than that as new. 04 Plate 4000miles from new

__________________
OBSESSION a word used by the lazy to describe the dedicated. Martin

Growler67

Another at 5' 11".

steveb

5 feet 5 inches, 29inch inside leg, no mods to make it lower, just extra careful at junctions with steep camber on the road :-)

Bornagain

You and I are about the same with the same spec bike. However, just ordered lowered pegs from Dave.

thinkinman

I'm 6'6 5/8 36" inseam. My lovely Redwing Blackbird has some sort of extended bar. I bought a set of Dave Strom's lowering pegs but haven't got around to installing them yet. I was worried I might not be able to operate the shifter but so far so good.

__________________
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
- Lao Tzu

hob

i'm 6' 3'', 300lbs, with a nice big beer belly (we call it Turkish Muscle )

I like the sport kinda sitting pos, having ridden 900RR's srads R1's etc.
but my problem is when i get a passenger, they cant reach the tank so they either grap my "love handles" or move back and fort like a rocking chair...
But then again, i always have this prob

BobZ

I am 6'2" and just bought a 2002 Bird...would like to lower the pegs since my legs are long. So what are "Buell pegs" and "Dave's pegs"? Maybe I need to search this board a bit.

RazinKane

6'3" 190lbs. All stock ride. Going to ride from Dallas to houston this weekend. I guess we will see how it goes, but so far I like the ride just the way it is...

Bornagain

Just fitted Dave's peg lowering brackets and they make a big difference. See here for info.

Leftlaner

6" or 181cm tall. Bike works nicely from the factory. Have mounted the bar risers from Jaws, and I must say it made longer trips a lot more comfortable.

__________________
To do is to be - Socrates
To be is to do - Jean-Paul Sartre
Do-be-do-be-do - Frank Sinatra

TR1Hemi

5'10" or about 178cm. and 220lb or about 100 kg bike came with GIVI screen, helli bars, and a Yosh full system, PC III, K&N filter. The guy didnt leave me with anything to mod! What is this shim people are talking about? Raise the bike up a bit in the rear?

051100xx

6'4" and 120 kgs and the bird fits like a glove esp with the corbin seat

Nutter67

6mm shim on top of the rear shock will actually raise the seat height by 1" or so (I forgot to measure seat height before and after fitting shim). This alters the bikes geometry making it steer faster. I think that the bike sits a lot steadier on the road now too.

__________________
Paul

Never let a motorcycle take you somewhere your brain didn't get to three seconds earlier

ravi

5'10" and 81 kgs... planning to fit the VFR bars... if I can get them shipped to the UK in time for when I'm there to catch the Donington MotoGP... was planning to check with davidsilverspares - would anyone be able to help with the part number for the VFR clip-ons? Thanks, Ravi.
p.s. will probably do the footpeg-lowering brackets as well.

Tim

What bar mod has the most increase in height and set back?

I have looked at the Spiegler LSL Handlebar kit and it looks pretty good.

Besides modifying the stock seat, which sounds like the most effective solution to me, does any company offer a substantially thicker/taller seat for the XX?

Finally, since we are talking about old fat tall guys, which is the tallest/biggest windscreen available for the XX?

In addition to the peg lowering barckets and I think these mods will make a better seating position - will let you know.

Tim

Metzi

Hi Tim, one word. "GOLDWING".

Would'nt it be easier just to drop a BB engine into a Goldwing?

__________________
www.metzi.com.au