You whiners. I let my 5'1" girlfriend ride my Superhawk last weekend.

(Although I was on the back and keeping my feet VERY close to the ground.)

 

I'm 5'9" with a 31 inseam. I can just flat foot my VTR at a stoplight. If your 5'1" GF can do it, she must have an impressive pair of 70's disco platform shoes!

 

Or her torso is only 1 foot high.

 

Lol, no she was barely able to get her toes down, and that was with my weight on it. No way she could ever pick it up off the stand herself or back it up. We joke about some emergency where she'd be forced to ride the hawk. She wouldn't be able to stop and reach the ground unless there was a curb. She does have some 3" platforms though that might work.

 

I have now decided to go for the VTR! Check out this post! I seem to fit nicely, sitting with my rear into the edge of the stock seat, but I have some troubles with slipping on the seat every time I use the brakes, so my nuts goes close too the tank every time The seat is curved a bit in direction of the tank, and the material is quite slippery.
Will an aftermarket seat change this?

 

You need some tank grips, and use your knees like your gas tank is a thighmaster. You should be doing this when braking, and really all the time you're riding.

 

Yes. Get a Sargent brand seat and both your nuts and your butt will be happy.

 

6'4, I test rode everything comparable when I bought mine in 99...TL1000s, to compact, Duc 900ss, didn't handle right, to small, tank sucked., cbr900rr, to compact...all in all, I think I made the best choice of all...the vtr was the best fit first and foremost, and it had more torque on the test ride than the lot of them!!! I'm a lanky s.o.b. Still riding the vtr strong daily. Only downside is the mileage. I got the corbin and a db windscreen. I wish Givi would come out with a flip up like I had on my vfr.

 

I use the tank as a thighmaster now too, but it's not grippy enough to stop me from sliding. I had a Bagster tank protector on my previous bike, and that was grippy enough for me not to slip against the tank. But would the tank grips be more efficient?

I have looked a bit for the different seats, they are quite expencive (especially when sending to Norway ) But I see that I can choose between the Sargent and the Corbin seats, witch of these has the largest space?

Thank you for this, makes me feel confident with my buy!

 

I think the sargent offers the most space and is flat and soft so you stay planted in the seat. I don't slide under hard braking like I used to with the stock seat. I have never tried the corbin but have read here that there is a small bump/lip near the tank, that some do not like, but may work for you since it would keep you from slamming into the tank.

 

Tank protector ≠ tank grip

I don't have a tank grip, but I've ridden other bikes with them, and I need one. The wrap around tank protectors IMO do more harm then good because dirt gets under it and rubs constantly against the paint. Tank grips on sides with a tank protector sticker on top would be ideal.

 

Does it get in the way when hanging off?

 

Yeah, that's really good to know! I've red some other places too, and it seems like the sargent is the right one for me. And then, it's only to check if they ship to Norway

Hmmm, I couldn't see my SV650 taking any harm from the tank protector, and I wore that for a year. (didn't wash too good under there either ) And I think it helped me gripping the tank, but the tank grip is probably better! Are the StompGrips any good? Link here
I also want to have the opportunity to use a tank bag, and that is easily attachable to the tank protector.