01-27-2016, 03:39 AM
At 6' tall and fairly long-legged, I can certainly understand just about all of your points (in fact, getting a taller seat made the bike go from "eh" to "perfect" as far as my own ergos go), but as most others have said, this was meant to be a retro bike, not a cruiser or long distance tourer, and being a niche bike on top of that...well, you no doubt have gotten the point by now.
I think they did a fantastic job on this bike - the jewel-like quality and finish is second to none, by the way - but just as with almost everything else in life, you just can't please EVERYONE, and with a motorcycle, there's no such thing as "one size fits all", either. In other words, changing the bike to fit your listed concerns would then make the bike less than perfect for every American that's shorter/lighter/however different than your own personal ideal.
Luckily there are outfits like Samurider and Webbike to help us personalize and fit the bikes to our incredibly varied physiques and tastes. Problem solved.
I think they did a fantastic job on this bike - the jewel-like quality and finish is second to none, by the way - but just as with almost everything else in life, you just can't please EVERYONE, and with a motorcycle, there's no such thing as "one size fits all", either. In other words, changing the bike to fit your listed concerns would then make the bike less than perfect for every American that's shorter/lighter/however different than your own personal ideal.
Luckily there are outfits like Samurider and Webbike to help us personalize and fit the bikes to our incredibly varied physiques and tastes. Problem solved.