I find the bigger the cc, the lower the seat height...although I struggle on most and cant even climb aboard a 640, a 950sm was fine go try a few...bike show maybe a good call
Might just do that. I fancy something I can throw around in the winter. Apart from the wife of course :tongue:
Same here but spent the money on a few 848 bits and the rest going on a pusher for some winter training. Went to see a fair few, found Yams and Kwackers easier to get on and off than the Ktoom stuff but I really fancy a 950 SM just dont have the spare
Yeah but its the initial jumping on the thing thats a problem. Unless I carry a box around with me to stand on :wink:
All depends on the bike, something like a KTM 950/990SM isn't really a supermoto in the definition of one, i.e. a MX bike with road wheels it's been made as a road bike so lower seat, if you get a full on SM, KTM, Husqvarna, Husaberg etc it's going to be taller as it's fundamentally an MX bike at heart. For the shorter people amongst us, make sure you get an electric start also, it's hard enough kicking over a big compression 4-stroke even when you're tall, even harder when you're shorter.
I am 5'4" and used to have a Hypermotard 1100S. Not really a supermoto, but the same sort of size and shape. Initially it was much too high but I cut down the seat and used a lowering link on it and it was fine. The most fun bike I have ever had. The handling was still fantastic - in fact some people who rode it thought it was even more fun to ride than the standard height bike - very flickable and stuck to the road like glue. It was much easier to ride than my 848 (which has also been lowered) and easier to touch the floor on because it is so light and slim. I also had an enduro - KTM EXC250F which I had lowered and was easy enough to get on and off, although the standard height was 960mm, I got it down to about 850. ( still too high for me as a road bike, but ok for off road) I too would like a supermoto and I think it would probably be possible to do the same with that. The trouble is, it always costs money to have them lowered unless you are very nifty with a set of spanners. Some people worry about affecting the geometry by lowering a bike. I have never found it a problem as long as the front and back are changed by the same amount. Of course ground clearance would be affected, but that probably won't be too much of a problem if you are only riding it on the road .
Not got the bike anymore but looking to get another, seat height was not to high for me at 5-7" Richie
do you want an enduro based one like 250 to 500cc or or a bigger cc purpose build one, if enduro type like below you can get lowering links
no difference that ive noticed, they only lower the rear shock about 1 3/4 inches , ridden a honda crf with one, felt the same as mine at the time, with mine i lowered back shock to lowest setting, dropped forks through yolks 1 inch and had seat sculloped ( foam trimmed down ) and cover put back on, felt a different bike, can put both feet on the floor ; ) , got a WR450F know , just did the shock lower & drop forks, just use mine for green laning, but a lot of the boys got super moto wheels for them too, think the front would also be lower with a super moto wheel as you are changing from a 21inch enduro to 18 inch road , good fun bikes and light, not gonna set the world on fire speed wise , more the big supermoto teritory, but they are just a sports bikes dressed as an enduro type look
