my ex could almost flatfoot my 99 NH250... And she was 5 foot even with short legs...
And i agree that the with of the seat (and the rest of the bike) makes a huge diffrence too. The 250 was sinny compaired to the GL1200 (talk about a jump in power) and i believe the seat on the GL is the same height, but feels taller (and much heavyer). But at 300 pounds i needed a bigger bike and that GL was cheep and fit the bill -----Original Message----- Date: Friday, January 21, 2011 11:20:40 am To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> From: "JsinSK" <[email protected]> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Thinking about getting a Nighthawk 750 I bought a NH 750 in April last year and rode it all the time I could till I could take the Basic Rider Course in September, I picked up the NH 250 for the class (convenient!). The big differences I noticed are weight, height and power. I was able to transition to the 250 with no issues.. though it felt weird sitting closer to the ground :P. I'm 5'7 and over 300 lbs (I can't carry much without going over the bike weight limit lol) On my 750 I was standing on my toes to balance the bike at stop signs and traffic lights, I lowered the shocks to the lowest setting to accommodate me. To me if you can hold the bike up without strain you'd be fine. I let my brother who still weighs around 30lbs more than you ride it and he never had any issues with holding the bike up. If you have weak legs though it'd be different. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
