03-20-2018, 02:06 AM
This thread is very subjective.
Some years ago, my middle daughter, 5' 2" (110"?), commuted in the Denver area on a Yamaha XS650 twin, 50 HP, 450#. Never a problem for her to handle it, although she did not like hail storms!
My dad, until his declining years, was 6' 0", but only a 29" inseam. So, height alone may not be sufficient.
I have only ridden a couple bikes on which I felt the weight more, in respect to it being stopped and how far I could lean to the side and bring it back upright.
One was a 2012 BMW R1200R, which is 491# dry. Add 4.8 gallons of fuel, oil and it is about the same as my 2014 CB standard...but the weight felt higher.
The other is my eldest son-in-laws 2006 Road King at 723# dry. Comfortable bike, but I do not like forward controls.
My 2016 Moto Guzzi V7II was lightweight (417#?) and handled extremely well, but I did not trust its electrics.
My 2012 Triumph Bonneville accelerated and cornered very well, but at 495# wet, was not a lightweight.
Some years ago, my middle daughter, 5' 2" (110"?), commuted in the Denver area on a Yamaha XS650 twin, 50 HP, 450#. Never a problem for her to handle it, although she did not like hail storms!
My dad, until his declining years, was 6' 0", but only a 29" inseam. So, height alone may not be sufficient.
I have only ridden a couple bikes on which I felt the weight more, in respect to it being stopped and how far I could lean to the side and bring it back upright.
One was a 2012 BMW R1200R, which is 491# dry. Add 4.8 gallons of fuel, oil and it is about the same as my 2014 CB standard...but the weight felt higher.
The other is my eldest son-in-laws 2006 Road King at 723# dry. Comfortable bike, but I do not like forward controls.
My 2016 Moto Guzzi V7II was lightweight (417#?) and handled extremely well, but I did not trust its electrics.
My 2012 Triumph Bonneville accelerated and cornered very well, but at 495# wet, was not a lightweight.