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tallannie · 01-12-2008, 06:13 AM

Ratbone,

The Suzuki C50 is a great bike...but probably not gonna fit ya. I have a husband who is your height and finds my C50 very cramped. I am also 6'3" and find it tight but bearable.
I dont think knees hitting the handlebars will be the issue for you...it is just that your knees end up too bent for comfort and a good feel for the pedals. Also if your feet are more than about a men's size 12 you will be a snug fit between the up and down shifter. You can roll the handlebars up a bit ...or put on risers easily so hitting the knees on a cruiser is not probably a big concern.
I put dually-iso highway pegs forward on my bike's engine guard... and get nice leg relief on highway rides that way...helps a lot. You can move them forward or back depending on your leg length.
I also used pullback risers to get the bar further back...so I sit more comfortably upright... it is straightforward to do and you might consider that if the bar position feels wrong...
From being too tall for this bike, I find I sit a bit on the rear of the seat on the C50 too... and so I use an airhawk cushion to pad that area better...and make it work for me....but this is a compromise of course.
IMHO the C50 would not take two large people comfortably ...and it would be a bit of a strain on the engine.....
I sat on a C90 and it was a whole different ballgame...the engine is 1300 cc or so I beleive, but even straight stock it was a much more generous fit and I bet it would work well for two full size humans. You should check that one out....but,oddly, it did have a slightly smaller tank on it....
My husband has a Honda vtx1300 and likes it a lot....so you might consider that one too... it is still a bit cramped for long legs. He also has hiway pegs for the leg length thing... but still only gets around 160 mi per tank...like my C50.
Not aware of 'adjustable' seat hieghts... a lot of folks change the stock seat for Corbin or Mustang or put on a pad like my airhawk cushion. I think the seat replacements usually try to match or slightly lower the seating position height...and the cushion adds an inch or two.

hope that helps ya
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01-12-2008, 06:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
tallannie Can Ride And Chew Gum Joined: Dec 2006 Bike: C50 Boulevard Location: Hillsboro, Oregon Posts: 2,115	Ratbone, The Suzuki C50 is a great bike...but probably not gonna fit ya. I have a husband who is your height and finds my C50 very cramped. I am also 6'3" and find it tight but bearable. I dont think knees hitting the handlebars will be the issue for you...it is just that your knees end up too bent for comfort and a good feel for the pedals. Also if your feet are more than about a men's size 12 you will be a snug fit between the up and down shifter. You can roll the handlebars up a bit ...or put on risers easily so hitting the knees on a cruiser is not probably a big concern. I put dually-iso highway pegs forward on my bike's engine guard... and get nice leg relief on highway rides that way...helps a lot. You can move them forward or back depending on your leg length. I also used pullback risers to get the bar further back...so I sit more comfortably upright... it is straightforward to do and you might consider that if the bar position feels wrong... From being too tall for this bike, I find I sit a bit on the rear of the seat on the C50 too... and so I use an airhawk cushion to pad that area better...and make it work for me....but this is a compromise of course. IMHO the C50 would not take two large people comfortably ...and it would be a bit of a strain on the engine..... I sat on a C90 and it was a whole different ballgame...the engine is 1300 cc or so I beleive, but even straight stock it was a much more generous fit and I bet it would work well for two full size humans. You should check that one out....but,oddly, it did have a slightly smaller tank on it.... My husband has a Honda vtx1300 and likes it a lot....so you might consider that one too... it is still a bit cramped for long legs. He also has hiway pegs for the leg length thing... but still only gets around 160 mi per tank...like my C50. Not aware of 'adjustable' seat hieghts... a lot of folks change the stock seat for Corbin or Mustang or put on a pad like my airhawk cushion. I think the seat replacements usually try to match or slightly lower the seating position height...and the cushion adds an inch or two. hope that helps ya . Attached Thumbnails __________________ .... Just in Time moto-cookie delivery Last edited by tallannie; 01-12-2008 at 06:23 AM.