Like mpescatori, I too am as we say here in Newfoundland a "short arse" ... 5'-4 1/2" with a 30" inseam ... and while if I had my "druthers" and would "druther" the controls were a little more mid-mounted (like the VS800 Intruder), I don't have a problem reaching them, nor pulling myself slightly off the seat to deal with more pronounced road ruts (of which there are plenty here ) ... pulling back on the bars helps with this and I am sure that the slightly more forward drag-bars of the S40 (as opposed to the Savage's pull-backs) would make this a little easier ... In fact the replacement of the stock buck-horn bars with S40 style drags and risers is tops on my list for the down-time at the end of this Riding season.

BTW ... had a chance to sit on a brand new XL1200L Sportster recently and found the fit and placement of the various controls to be even more erognomic for me than those of the LS650.