What height is too tall for the suzuki?

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Laydee Rose

Maybe I should have the pegs moved forward

How? I think the only way would be to fit highway pegs to an engine guard.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by Laydee Rose

Maybe I should have the pegs moved forward

If we are talking a GZ here, that may not be too easy......as I doubt there is a pre-made "kit" to do the job right.

Just what aspect of the seating/leg position is it that bothers you ??

The only complaint that I remember is knees hitting the handle bars......which was solved, I think, by rotating the bars up and forward a bit.

[alantf]

Originally Posted by Easy Rider

Just what aspect of the seating/leg position is it that bothers you ??

Yes, if you tell us EXACTLY what your problem is, we may be able to help you. At 5'8" I reckon that the pegs should be more or less in the right place, so that you can grip the tank with your knees. Even if there WAS a way to move the pegs forward, they'd probably be too close to the front wheel for safety. I can't remember ANYBODY on here needing to move the pegs forward, & at only 1" taller than you, the pegs are fine for me. It just seems very strange that the bike is so uncomfortable for you that you need to move the pegs further away from you. Do you feel uncomfortable gripping the tank with your knees, or what?

[DroidHoff]

At 6ft I don't have any problems with the peg position. That said I do remember in my msf course my knees getting in the way at low speed tight turns. As far as my daily use I haven't been able to replicate the problem. It probably was do to my incorrect leg position (riding with flailing legs) at first and not "griping" the bike with my knees. There is a post in here where someone made highway bars for long rides that looked great, but I don't think their practicle for short city driving.

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[Water Warrior 2]

[quote=Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by "Laydee Rose":4m3xyf8g

Maybe I should have the pegs moved forward

If we are talking a GZ here, that may not be too easy......as I doubt there is a pre-made "kit" to do the job right.

Just what aspect of the seating/leg position is it that bothers you ??

The only complaint that I remember is knees hitting the handle bars......which was solved, I think, by rotating the bars up and forward a bit.[/quote:4m3xyf8g]
Why didn't I think of that ?? Good call Easy. That is exactly the situation with the Yamaha 250 I took training on. Don't ask me if I hooked a knee and dumped it during slow exercises. :whistle: :whistle:

[blaine]

Originally Posted by DroidHoff

There is a post in here where someone made highway bars for long rides that looked great, but I don't think their practicle for short city driving.

Check under "Performance mods" 1st page, there are a couple of different sets of home made hi-way bars there.
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[ncff07]

Originally Posted by Sarris

Sister, I'm 6'-1" and go 280lbs and I ride my GeeZer around fairly regularly and no one says a word about me looking too tall or too big for it. (Although a person once asked if I had another GZ for my other butt cheek)

It's not quite as comfy as my Harley, but for 50 mile squirts or less, it does just fine.

So.... the answer to your question (IMHO) is NO. You are not too tall for the GeeZer.

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Sarris a question for you. What do you keep your rear shocks set on and what do you keep your rear tire pressure at?

[Sarris]

I keep the tires at factory recommendations (32 psi rear) and set the (shitty) shocks at the mid point, third notch.

There is someone on this site that has changed the shocks to a shorter (?) upgraded Harley Sportster shock, but I can't remember who it was and if it made any great change in the ride.

If I rode the GeeZer more, I'd definitely change the rear shocks and have the seat remade with a better quality and higher density foam. I've done alot to the bike, but as it stands now, I only put about 100 miles a month on her and I really don't want to spend the money to get these things done.

[ncff07]

That helps alot. It was posted in another thread about pressures and I had noticed a decal on the left side swing arm on my GZ that had different pressures listed than the book had. That decal lists for solo riding 33 front and 36 rear and 41 rear for 2 up so i kinda split the difference and run 30 front and 35 rear. Was pondering with riding 2 up if I'd be ok with just what I run instead of changing anything. And My shocks stay at 3 too so unless someone corrects me I'll just do my riding either solo or 2 at the pressures and shocks as they are.

Thanks! :2tup: