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« Reply #20 on: April 27, 2011, 08:24:34 AM »
To you GT owners.  How long are your legs?  I have a 34' inseam and after sitting on the gt for about 2 seconds I realized that my legs were significantly more cramped than my ninja 650.
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« Reply #21 on: April 27, 2011, 09:20:45 AM »
Quote from: KodiakRS on April 27, 2011, 08:24:34 AM

To you GT owners.  How long are your legs?  I have a 34' inseam and after sitting on the gt for about 2 seconds I realized that my legs were significantly more cramped than my ninja 650.


34', no wonder you're cramped. 31" inseam here, the GT is a perfect fit for me. I'm very comfortable on the pegs and can get the balls of both feet on the ground at a stop.
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« Reply #22 on: April 27, 2011, 01:13:12 PM »
Quote from: JReazor on April 27, 2011, 09:20:45 AM



34', no wonder you're cramped. 31" inseam here, the GT is a perfect fit for me. I'm very comfortable on the pegs and can get the balls of both feet on the ground at a stop.


Aha! You finally bought the bike!  So we expect a full review on the Pace.  Now I know why you guys skipped the pocast this week - all of your free time was dedicated to making friends with your new bike.

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« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2011, 11:13:38 AM »
My inseam is 31 also. I find the pegs do feel closer than the Futura though....
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« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2011, 11:28:14 AM »
Weird, I've got a 35" inseam and I don't feel cramped on my '09 Sprint ST..  wonder if they moved the pegs on the GT?
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« Reply #25 on: April 29, 2011, 11:29:40 AM »
31" here, and no feeling of being cramped on the '06 Sprint....but my other bike is a "crotch rocket" so who am I to say...gotta love crotch rocketry...I hear there's a lot of it going on outside Memphis...

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« Reply #26 on: April 29, 2011, 12:14:42 PM »
Quote from: Dan K on April 27, 2011, 01:13:12 PM



Aha! You finally bought the bike!  So we expect a full review on the Pace.  Now I know why you guys skipped the pocast this week - all of your free time was dedicated to making friends with your new bike.

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Yep, we recorded the episode last night. I don't know that I'd call it a full review though. I don't have enough saddle time on the GT yet.
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« Reply #27 on: April 29, 2011, 02:33:53 PM »
Takes time to get comfortable on a new bike - even with two trackdays on the Daytona, I'm still more comfortable on the Sprint just based on the miles I've put on it.  

You'll enjoy it very much - totally different bike than the SV.  The weather and wind protection is, um, REALLY nice on the commute...it's the entire reason I sold my FZ1.



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« Reply #28 on: May 01, 2011, 07:22:04 PM »
I wear 32" inseam Levis. The GT pegs are slightly on the high side, I would say that after 4-5 hours the only discomfort I feel is behind my knees. I could imagine it being really tight for a 34" inseam. On the flip side, haven't managed to scrape the pegs yet!  Bigsmile
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