Victory Kingpin

[fnfalman]

If you're only 5ft3 then you really need to take those bikes out for a ride because most of these bikes may be low to the ground but their forward footpegs are way the hell out front. I'm 5ft6 and I'm not comfortable riding with most of these cruisers because my feet couldn't reach the controls and I have to do some sort of shrimp contortion and that puts my weight all on the small of the back. Hardly a riding position that is geared towards long hauls.

BTW, cruisers are automatically geezer bikes.

[Cruzergirl]

Originally Posted by fnfalman

If you're only 5ft3 then you really need to take those bikes out for a ride because most of these bikes may be low to the ground but their forward footpegs are way the hell out front. I'm 5ft6 and I'm not comfortable riding with most of these cruisers because my feet couldn't reach the controls and I have to do some sort of shrimp contortion and that puts my weight all on the small of the back. Hardly a riding position that is geared towards long hauls.

BTW, cruisers are automatically geezer bikes.

It is all clear to me now.

What I've ridden:
Yamaha V-star 1100 (my only complaint [after mods] is the handlbars were too much of a reach for me.
Harley Screaming Eagle Fat Boy w/Corbin Seat (Corbin SUCKS ). That bike had power to spare and definitely the wow factor. Horrible for long trips over 1000 miles.
Harley Street Glide was the cadilac of motorcycles IMHO...
Yamaha VMax now that was a kick in the pants. I can't wait to try the new one. Wouldn't want to take that on a long trip either though.
Harley Heritage Deluxe. Most comfy bike to date. Incredibly sluggish. I couldn't get out of my own way.

For the most part all of these bikes were easy on the reach regarding the foot controls. The one bike I had trouble with was the Harley Custom Chopper. I felt like the letter V. Hard to stop a bike when you can't reach the rear brakes (actually, kinda saves on rear brake replacement costs... )

The BMW I chose because the SO used to have a PD model R1100 (I think). It was the ugliest most comfy bike (as a passenger) and handled great on the varied Alaska roads. Of course, my SO was 6'3".

I've put a lot of thought into this and I keep coming back to the Victory line. Since I won't be buying for a few months I get to keep looking just to make sure. For instance, I am really intrigued by the Ducati ST3...