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Am I too tall for a Monster 620?

Started by gh0stie, October 03, 2008, 11:59:15 AM

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sbrguy

I hate you guys so much..  [bang]

hearing you guys that are 6'2" worrying if the bike is too small is killing me.  you will fit fine on a 620, just get the standard monster seat its formed with an extra inch of seat height to it than the stock 620 seat. and like others said you can push the forks down in the tripple by about 1/2 inch to gain that much more height.  basically you can set a 620 up so that it has 31.8 seat height instead of the standard 30.3 if you get the adjustable rear suspension link.

if i was that tall the cool thing is i could easily flat foot any bmw bike, or superbike made.  i don't want to hear any more about "am i too tall for this bike?" try this one "is that bike too tall for me?"  taht questions sucks more.



gh0stie

lol! hey man, being tall can be a bit of a liability at times.....trust me!

Cynic

Quote from: superjohn on October 04, 2008, 04:13:25 PM
Start with a Sargent seat. It raised me up another inch or so. The ride height rod is not adjustable on the 620, but it's easily replaced.

Check out this article from Motorcyclist a couple years ago for some ideas

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_0701_ducati_monster_620_streetbike_surgery/index.html


+1 on the Sargeant Seat.  I got one and it definately changed how far from the pegs I am.  I rode my wife's bike (stock 620) to work today and it's quite a difference, I felt way more "scrunched" up on the bike.  I love the Sargeant seat for distance also, WAY more comfortable for anything over 100 miles in a day. 
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Mumbles

I'm 6' 1" and have a 96 M900. My left leg doesn't have full range of motion so I could barely get my heal on the foot peg. I looked around and found a web site that has drop foot pegs for Monsters. They come in different degrees of drop. I bought a 30MM pair and they are fantastic. They don't lose to much of the ground clearance for cornering but then again I'm not a road racer. Here is the web site.

http://www.whaccessories.com/Ducati%20Accessories.htm
96 Ducati Monster M900
05 CRF450 Honda
68 Z50 Honda Mini Trail
93 BMW 325I

gh0stie

well it's a bit late but here is a picture as promised