mike Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 The bike seems a little small. Do any of you have longer legs (34-36 in), and if so, how comfortable is the ride. I sat on one in the showroom with the seat in the upper position and it still seemed a bit cramped. With a set of lowering pegs it might be OK. I really like the overall set up of the FJ. I'm coming off of a Tiger 1050 with a blown engine that was comfortable with the pegs lowered an inch and a pad to raise the seat a bit. I would love to have the lighter weight and almost the same power with the FJ but old knees need room. Any tall geriatric riders out there? Thanks,Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dndfindley Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 I am 6'1" and 195 lbs (63 yrs old) with knees that have been abused over the years via many hard landings (skydiving 20+ yrs). I have the seat at it's highest setting and the seating position is comfortable for me. Because of weather all my rides have been 2 hrs or less and during that time there have no issues with my knees and I don't foresee any. On previous motorcycles I liked to stop every couple of hours anyway. The only machine that gave me trouble was my Yamaha FZ6R (traded a couple of years ago) and even then I was good as long as stopped and walked around for 15 minutes or so every couple of hours. For me the FJ-09 is a big improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deersSlayer Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 You can compare different bikes using your height & inseam here: http://cycle-ergo.com/ You can add a passenger too. FJ-09, 690 Enduro R. Back Roads. Period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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