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J_Stacker19
5/16/2019 11:46am
5/16/2019 11:46am
I’m looking for a 250 that would fit a shorter rider the best, I’m 5’6 with a 30 inch leg inseam, I went to my local motor sports place, I didn’t get to sit on the bikes, they weren’t letting anyone sit on them for some reason, but all they had in there were Honda and Yamaha, the Yamaha was obviously to tall, looking at the CRF250 it looked a lot shorter than the YZ250F, I hear that the RMZ250F was a lot shorter than both of those, and the KX250F was a little bit shorter than the rest, so which bike should If that’s true which bike should I get?
The Shop
FYI - I am 5'7" and 30 inseam
Frankly the difference in seat height when you're on a showroom floor amounts to a hill of beans. My son's KTM350 feels taller than my friend's KX450, but when riding them the KX feels much taller. My YZ450 feels much shorter than either one of them. Due to our sawed off legs, nothing bigger than a supermini is going to feel comfortable when it comes to dabbing a foot or trying to balance it for a gate drop with no foot blocks. That's just the way it goes.
Find a reliable bike, make sure it has the right springs for your weight and go have some fun. You're overthinking the seat height thing, particularly for MX. For reference, my son is only 5'5 and has something like a 28" inseam. His bike isn't lowered, and he flat rips around a track.
Pit Row
Seat height just isn't that important.
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