05-09-2023, 12:28 PM
Agreed, with the combination of low seat and high ground clearance something has to give and that's leg room. My 32" legs with bad knees tolerate it fine, but they probably would if riding it continuously hours on end.
Suspension is probably fine for a light rider staying on pavement but otherwise you're right it's bad.
To get mine set up to work for me I had to address the suspension, seat, and add a rear rack which cost around $1,500 (Cogent F&R, Seat Concepts seat, and rack). Expensive but the ride and comfort is night and day from what it was stock.
I should add the suspension on the CRF300 I rode was a little better but surprisingly not *that* much better than the stock XT.
Suspension is probably fine for a light rider staying on pavement but otherwise you're right it's bad.
To get mine set up to work for me I had to address the suspension, seat, and add a rear rack which cost around $1,500 (Cogent F&R, Seat Concepts seat, and rack). Expensive but the ride and comfort is night and day from what it was stock.
I should add the suspension on the CRF300 I rode was a little better but surprisingly not *that* much better than the stock XT.