Have you sat on it yet?

I'm exactly 5'11'' and I sat on my first s40 this week. I was actually really surprised how cramped it felt for a cruiser/standard. My knees were like almost above the gas tank.

If you don't have a problem with the feel/look then more power to you. I'm sure there are 6 foot + people riding these things but I personally wouldn't do it without forwards.

Once I find a good deal on one its one of the first things I plan on doing.

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I'm 5'11", and the forward controls definately helped. I have about a 33" inseam. After the seat mod I wish I'd ordered the 4", but the 3" are working just fine.

verslagen1 wrote on 05/22/09 at 22:12:16:




Daaang, Vers, I bet you dont have to bend over far to touch your toes.
I am 5'6 with a 30 inch inseam, so your waist would be about an inch above mine & your head 6 inches on UP there!
I knew a guy in high school with that build & he could kick like a mule.




Seating/Pegs/Controls: Seems to me that moving the seat back would raise the butt up from the ground & relieve the knees at the same time. Someone built a raised seat & built a filler panel to go between frame & seat. Who did that? It might be something our new member would be interested in.

I'm 6' even last time I checked and weigh @ 254lbs. The stock controls did make me feel as if I were riding in the fetal position, but once I installed some homemade forward controls the comfort level skyrocketed (at least to me it did.)

Ed. L makes a fine set of forward controls out of aluminum that have been getting some very good reviews. I would definitely look into them after you sit on the bike and check your own comfort level. One persons comfort is another persons torture I have found.