foot peg/seat height relationship...

[Larry Gude]

...for dirt bikes.

I'm taller, 6' 2" and on my crf230, the angle my knee has to make, sitting, is hard on my knees. I need a bigger bike anyway for my fat ass. My question is; will the angle be better on a bigger bike or is the distance between foot pegs and seat height about the same?

 

[Vince]

Can't help you there Larry. Being 5'4" and all. Don't know what it's like to be tall. Haven't ridden a dirt bike since I was a kid.

 

[aps45819]

go sit on a few at a dealers

 

[citizen_fear]

Dirt bikes I'm not sure about but the bigger road bikes have foot pegs that are set forward to offset the knee/comfort angle of us taller riders. Maybe a bigger bike?

 

[Larry Gude]

go sit on a few at a dealers

Excellent idea.

 

[Homer J]

You should be able to find taller seat foam to raise your height up too. Check with your dealer or various online distributors.

 

[Larry Gude]

You should be able to find taller seat foam to raise your height up too. Check with your dealer or various online distributors.

 

[aps45819]

You should be able to find taller seat foam to raise your height up too. Check with your dealer or various online distributors.

or something inflatable that would allow you to custom adjust the height

 

[Larry Gude]

or something inflatable that would allow you to custom adjust the height

I tried that and I crashed. Going too fast through a right hand turn, it decompressed too much between my fat ass and the seat, blew out and I went flying.

Just not tactical enough...