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sesamestreet Full Member Offline Posts: 122 Mississauga Gender:	Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider Reply #15 - 07/08/13 at 21:02:13 i'm 6'4" and it's a little snug, but nothing changing up the handlebar won't fix. and maybe forward controls, but not ATM. I'm thinking of turning the handlebar risers backwards to free up a tiny bit more room.
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Paladin. Serious Thumper Offline Hamster Posts: 4929 Sunny Southern California Gender:	Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider Reply #16 - 07/09/13 at 12:57:21 paulmarshall wrote on 07/08/13 at 12:26:05: ... Is that a blue VW in the background ? Yeah, the wife's first brand new car, a base 2003 New Beetle. My blog -- Her blog -- Her Cars. (I don't have any cars , just the bike )
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider Reply #17 - 07/09/13 at 13:03:59 sesamestreet wrote on 07/08/13 at 21:02:13: i'm 6'4" and it's a little snug, but nothing changing up the handlebar won't fix. and maybe forward controls, but not ATM. I'm thinking of turning the handlebar risers backwards to free up a tiny bit more room. I did that with 9' risers and worked a charm.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider Reply #18 - 07/09/13 at 13:05:12 Paladin. wrote on 07/09/13 at 12:57:21: paulmarshall wrote on 07/08/13 at 12:26:05: ... Is that a blue VW in the background ? Yeah, the wife's first brand new car, a base 2003 New Beetle. My blog -- Her blog -- Her Cars. (I don't have any cars , just the bike ) I was thinking of getting one.
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nickthe_human Full Member Offline Posts: 172 Arkansas Gender:	Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider Reply #19 - 08/05/13 at 09:20:49 paul, did you have to replace any cables when you installed the 9" risers? im looking for some taller bars or risers but am afraid of the cables being too short.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28779 L.A. California Gender:	Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider Reply #20 - 08/05/13 at 09:26:47 If you originally had the buckhorn bars, you could probably change to 10" mini apes w/out changing the cables. may require some rerouting though. cables for drags are a little shorter, so you might be ok with 8" mini's.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider Reply #21 - 08/05/13 at 12:28:43 nickthe_human wrote on 08/05/13 at 09:20:49: paul, did you have to replace any cables when you installed the 9" risers? im looking for some taller bars or risers but am afraid of the cables being too short. No I used the original cables.
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Re: S40/LS650 for a taller rider
Reply #22 - 08/17/13 at 20:59:30

NormH3 wrote on 07/07/13 at 06:21:32:

I'm currently looking at 3 different bikes as a beginner. S40/LS650, Rebel and Shadow 600 VLX......

Add me to the list of folks saying to scratch to Rebel straight away....

I'm 5' 10" with a 32" inseam. My daughter had a 250 Rebel a few years ago. Whenever I did slow speed turns on it, my knees banged into the handlebars!

That was a showstopper.......

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