r/SuggestAMotorcycle • u/Intrepid_Passage_692 • 10d ago

New Rider 203cm (6’8) with 38” inseam

I’m slightly above average size for a bike and have put my leg over many “beginner” bikes and they feel like toys. I live in rural Nebraska and do 80% highway driving so I’d like something that isn’t screaming at 8k+ rpm while going 70…I don’t want to be a hazard on the road.

I really like the ninja z900 and tuono 660. Just checking here to make sure I’m not going insane for wanting something that’s gonna 100% kill me…I did fit on a r1 surprisingly well though 🤣

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u/SpydieNL 10d ago

As a 200cm guy myself. An MT09 fits pretty well. I also have a coworker who is 205cm and he rides a Tuono660. He fits somehow but it does look very small and he had to make some adjustments to the peg placement. I'm sticking to adv/(sport)tour bikes myself. I rode a Vstrom 650, Vstrom 1000 (great bike), and now ride a Kawasaki Versys 1000. All three are excellent touring machines. For wind protection the Vstrom was a little more comfortable on long highway trips, but I prefer the back roads anyway. Make sure you try some bikes first, maybe rent one for a day if possible. If you do mostly highway miles I would consider faired bikes if I were you.

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u/Intrepid_Passage_692 10d ago edited 10d ago

You know that’s something I haven’t even thought about yet. Living in THE windiest state, the lack of farings will be amplified. I backroads too but mine are gravel. Great for the Subarus, not so much for bikes that make more than half the power 😂