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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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I'm 5 foot 8. Do you all think I'd be too tall for a Sporty? I've been looking at Ironheads and 80's and 90's EVOs.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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I'm 6'2''. Mine fits pretty well. You may need to do some forward controls and adjust the bars a bit somewhere down the line.
 
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Old Mar 3, 2012 | 06:24 PM
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I,am 5 foot 8 and had to lower the bike to get my feet flat on the ground.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 08:23 AM
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Is this for real? 5'8"? Not exactly NBA territory there, huh? If you're too tall for a Sporty the rest of us belong in the circus since we must be midgets.

I'm 5'8" with a 30" inseam. XL1200L fits me fine although I do have forwards.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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I,m 5'10" and my sporty fits just fine with mids.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 09:49 AM
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Theres a height weight thread around here. You are on the smaller side of what ppl were posting. Im 6'0" and my Nightster fits great with forwards.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by highwayman
I'm 6 foot 3. Do you all think I'd be too tall for a Sporty? I've been looking at Ironheads and 80's and 90's EVOs.
Fixed it for ya.
 
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