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Old 12-26-2012, 02:41 PM   #31 (permalink)
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Form or function, that is the question? Myself, I can't worry to much about how I look to others all the time. There will always be critics.

Now, if comfort is the issue, then there is plenty of suggestions here to help.

Good luck!

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Old 12-27-2012, 08:40 AM   #32 (permalink)
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6'7" 280 - Ultimate solution - switch to a DL1000 with 1.5" dropped pegs and raise the bike an inch with new dog bones - problem solved and no longer look like a bullfrog trying to hump a tennis ball.

But....floorboards and highway pegs attached to the crash bars helped a lot on the VT1100.
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Old 12-27-2012, 11:06 AM   #33 (permalink)
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You look fine on that bike in my opinion. The Sabres are outstanding machines. I'm a taller dude as well and I invested in highway bars and then highway pegs. That works for me.
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Old 12-27-2012, 03:40 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Average height in Japan, 5' 7".

Average height in U.S. 5' 10 1/2".

Could it be Jap bikes are Jap size?

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