All models, suzuki never changed the cam tensioner design.

My inseam is 36" and I have mid-controls and a higher seating position on my bike.  It fits more like an old Triumph or your W650 I would guess.  Plus I can stand up for jumps and stuff if I need to.  

Just kidding about the jumps, well mostly kidding.  haha  

Standing on forward controls while puling on the bars is a good way to get killed.  Best you can do is is to stay seated, lean as far forward and move the bulk of your weight weight in front of your ass.

When you stand on a standard bike nearly all of your weight is being carried through your feet and legs.  Your ams are just there to help keep yourself balanced.  You really shouldn't be pulling on the bars.  If you are, you need to get your weight in front of the pegs (again, impossible with forward controls) and let the bike push you forward with the pegs.  

I learned this stuff racing motocross.  Cruisers limit some of what you can do, but really, not much reason to be standing on the pegs on paved roads.

Sure, whisky throttle is a concern, but the bigger issue is lack of balance.  Riding a motorcycle for sport is about balance.  When your feet are on forward controls and you try to stand you are in a very poor position to control the motorcycle.  I get what you are saying about the momentary pop off the seat though.  Not judging that just making sure it's clear for the OP more than anything.  

Cruisers are pretty much meant to be ridden from a seated position.  That's cool for tooling around out there on the roads as long as you don't run into major problems.  Dual sports, standards, and performance oriented bikes give you the option of getting out of the seat which gives you much more control over the bike when needed.  But the reality is my tushy spends 99% of the time in the seat anyways.  If I were riding off road, I bet it would spend less than 10% in the seat.

Okey you is a big guy, and a beginner.
Try one, sit on one, you are a big guy, try to figure out if its comfortable.
In any case, moste bikes are made för persons thats weigts less, as springs and shock absorbers!
Put the spring on higest tension.. you probably need to do that to any other bike?
And then its about what kind of riding you want?
Its only 30 HP on this one, but a good torque.
In any case, my friends rides Harleys, Ducatis, Triumph, there are speed limits on every rod.. I wonder when they use all other HPs?
Its a small bike.. not to small.. its sutible for a grown up person.
Its a cheap bike and a good beginners bike befor one know what kind of bike one lika to have.
Its a cruiser/a big thumper/custom like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UanC_kkHgRw

Wild1OR wrote on 08/23/20 at 00:01:11:


It's for all model years... they all have the problem that the cam chain tensioner is not retained at end of travel.

I think Wild1OR is checked out and moved on.  Hopefully he'll get his LS650. Maybe he'l be back.