Am I too Short to Ride an Adventure Bike?

Craig from Triumph North London is back with handy hints and tips on tackling a larger bike as a smaller rider.

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[joaoayala]

Nice video. I am 1, 57m (5'2") and 27, 5" inseam. I have a Triumph TigerSport for quite some time now and I have adapted to it quite well now. We, short riders, have to accept there is a learning curve and that we won't master these techniques from day to night. It takes time and lots of near misses (and some misses too rsrsrsrs) to get comfortable with a tall and heavy bike.

[robspear]

For those of us riding on the right side of the road, the crown is opposite as the video demonstration. Left leg down for those riders. Bike in gear, clutch in, left leg down, right leg on the brake would be my suggestion in that situation. Just a little FYI for consideration.

[markstrawbridge]

why when the average guy in the uk is 5'10 are they making these bikes so tall? 99% of us don't need more than 200mm of travel on our bikes even off road!!! so why not make them shorter and do a high seat option ???

[jocktigernuts]

Nice demo on a flat dry surface, now try it in the real world with pot holes, sudden emergency stops and slippery/ loose gravel surfaces🥴

[serious_in_seattle]

Yep. The butt scoot to artificially lengthen the inseam of the leg you put down. I’m 5’1” 😮 and I have ridden pretty tall bikes.

[brianshanahan]

Very helpful video, I’m not very small but am having more problems than I expected, coming back to motor cycling after a 53 year gap. I thought it would be "as easy as riding a bike” but this was not so.

[yb]

There should be park assist in bikes... A slight delay in resting will lead to fall... Spl. On curvy roads with super elevation...

[gradocchio]

A competent suspension shop can lower the suspension, spring\valve it for the actual riders weight, set proper sag\compression\rebound, and you then have the perfect combination!

[mrcreative]

There is a clinic in Switzerland that to lengthen your legs by 2 inches. That will sort out all the messing

[HabitualFixation]

I’m 5’7 and I think the onlt thing might be a problem is using the rear brake on a hill. With the right leg down to compensate being closer to the ground on a left leaning gradient road I wouldnt be able to?

[Light-zgfv]

Thank you very much sir you helped me in boosting my confidence

[stufoo]

just dont stop. no need to put your feet down if you never stop

[Sam-wurt]

Im 61 5'8 28" leg . Needed a more upright but light bike after ohs. They are way too tall and heavy. As you get older you dont want to be fumbling around getting just one foot down or trying to get the bike straight . Ive seen the range and even the 660 is designed for taller riders and the 1200 is impossible to mount unless you have a ladder. Why dont triumph make a shorter version like the scrambler xc?
Its not triumph but all of the manufacters are the same, build a bike for the uk market like the xc. In the end i decided on a Suzuki vstrom 650, Perfect for me unless triumph brings out something better of course.

[PureEvolution]

should do a new one now they have updated the software to drop the shop an inch when under 52mph as i am sure that most dont know about this quite yet just test rode one there amazing bikes looking on swaping to it in the new year

[barn_mechanic]

yall talking about being short with 28" inseam and Im here with 22. guess I need to look up bikes for midgets

[Kamalchagla]

I’m 5 feet 4 .. and I need to aggressively shift from one side to another .. even on lower seat height vehicles . Don’t know what to feel about these tbh

[onerugrat]

any. way you can do a video with the 900 RP with the low seat, was also wondering if you can adjust the preload in the back to give a couple inches of sag, especially when the bike is new and stiff?

[richardkeeley]

Hi there. I'm 5'6"" and I'm currently riding an Africa Twin with the low seat setting. I'm considering an upgrade to the Tiger 1200 explorer and just to get an idea, how tall was the person in the video?

[bunnny]

is there any lowering suspension available for tiger

[zackmartin]

What is your height and in-seam?
I ride this bike before and I love the power and handling on it, I'm 5'8 with using my boot's 5'9 with 32inch in seam,