Motorcycle how low can you go

Should you give up your dreams and settle for a Honda Rebel? No way. The Rebel is a good bike, but just because you are vertically challenged doesn't mean you have to settle for riding a beginner bike for the rest of your life. There are ways to make a tall bike work for you even if you're not Andre the Giant. It's worth pointing out that although being small in stature is the one area of motorcycling where women far outnumber men, these tips apply equally to men, women, or whatever gender you identify as.

All that matters is your height, your weight, and setting up the bike to work best for you. There are still ways you can ride an unmodified tall bike. Jocelin Snow is 5 foot 1. Yet she rides even the largest BMW adventure bikes despite having a full six inches between her feet and the ground when seated normally. Check out this video to see how she does it. Then check out this one to see her rolling starts and stops. I'm super impressed. Holding it up at a stop on my tippy-toes is possible, but not optimal.

A better technique is to lean a little to the left and let my left foot go flat. This is actually much more stable than tip-toeing both feet, despite using them both. Elements like tires, motorcycle type, ground clearance, and other items come into play when we consider the maximum possible lean angle we can create, but first and foremost, riders need to overcome the controlling internal program that pre-sets lean angle limits to 20 degrees.

In a process called self-optimization, repetition and practice, without external intervention, helps us become more capable of reaching the 20 degree lean angle limit. We can even break through that limit as we gain a sense of stability in the leaning action. Lee Parks provides coaching to help Ron Arieli overcome a challenge on the track. During the maturation of the self-optimization process, we eventually come to dead ends.

When we as riders are confronted with barriers and skill plateaus, a coach can skillfully interrupt to help a rider overcome their challenges. Adding additional lean angle can simply be a matter of receiving the appropriate external input at the right time; in essence, skillful coaching.

Quite often people do the opposite when they want to increase lean angle, by making the corner as sharp and difficult as possible so they have to lean the bike further.

The lean angle will come. Above: This is the important part from a confidence point of view — if you get the entry right, everything else should flow smoothly. I find many confidence problems are routed in the start of the corner. And before you know it, your lean angles will have increased without it ever being a conscious priority. The quickest way to cure confidence problems is to follow an advanced instructor with an earpiece in your helmet.

Hearing and seeing exactly what they are doing, and receiving direct feedback will fast-track you back to confident riding. How to increase your lean angle on a motorcycle. Heavier or lighter riders compress the spring more or less than average when they sit on the bike.

When you adjust preload to the factory recommended range for your weight setting the Sag , this ensures good handling characteristics. Adjusting the rear shock preload is typically done by loosening a pinch bolt on the threaded collar at the top of the spring and turning the collar counterclockwise. Some bikes come with a preload adjuster dial that can be turned by hand.

By reducing preload, you can lower the rear ride height. Start by lowering your ride height to the lowest possible setting that still falls within the factory recommended Sag range. If you are still not happy with the height reduction, you can continue lowering the bike further but be aware that this will negatively impact the handling of the bike. Some motorcycles with more sophisticated suspensions also come with a front fork preload adjustment.

This is another way you can lower the motorcycle in the front. The same rules apply for adjusting the front preload. Drawbacks: Springs have a working range, determined by the weight of the rider, passengers, luggage, etc. If you stay within the recommended Sag range for your bike, your bike will continue to handle the way it was designed to. Check the sag settings on your bike to determine how low you can go. You missed one more point — get taller boots.

Not as glamorous, but sometimes it is the most effective way to reach the ground for the shorter riders. My wife did all of the other mods, this was the one that finally made her comfortable. Not really a way to lower the bike but great tip. Another method 7, look for tires that have a lower sidewall.

Some offroad tires have very tall nobbies compared to say a more road type tire. Also, if you only ride your adv bike while loaded up with your camping gear and spares, etc, remember that the bike will sit way lower with all that gear. What about putting smaller wheels on bike? They make a scrambler kit.

I just have to ship front and rearends from Maine to Europe.