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Hi Martin,

When I filter, I tip toe along ;D don't want to taste the tarmac or hospital food, I've seen the Panorama programme about it!  The West Midlands Police have a great saying, "Is it Safe, Is it Legal, Is it Necessary" if it isn't any one of those then don't do it!

AndyM

Hi Guys,

I too find it incredulous, that if you are just left of the cental line waiting to turn right and indicating your intention to do so, that when you do so that some muppet who is overtaking!  Who should not be overtaking by a junction, who is also traveling on the wrong side of the road and traveling in the wrong direction then crashes into you and it's your fault!!! :o

AndyM

We have the family car, a C4 Picasso 1.6D. which is a very nice car and good on the miles per gallon and my better half has a little Peugeot 107 which she calls LadyBug and is a nippy car to drive and again good on the mpg.  The only problem I have when driving it, is other drivers tend to pull out on me "it's only a little car why should I wait!"  >:(

AndyM

Hi Guys,

Height is about the only thing I have in common with Tom, don't have his money or looks  :'(  I must admit I like TopGun and the 2nd Mission Impossible film with the bikes near the end.

Anyone had any dealing with the Kawasaki dealership in Towcester as that would be a nice ride down the A5.

Regards

AndyM

Hi Guys,

Thanks for the prompt replies and encouragement.  I'll try the bike show in the first instance, hopefully having the bike bolted to the floor won't affect the suspension so I should get an idea of feet placement.

Regards

AndyM

Hi,

My name's Andy and as you can see from my user name I'm vertically challenged (5'7")!  I will be going to the bike show at the NEC and will swing my leg over the GTR to see what it is like height wise.  I will email kawasaki and ask them to have a lower gel seat for me to try on the bike.

The biggest bike I've ridden thus far is a BMW R1200RT which was standard height, standard seat going back a few years at the bike safe event at Cheltenham racecourse.  I was ment to try the F800 ST but it was fully booked!  I enjoyed riding the RT but I found it top heavy when stopped as I was nearly on tip toes but not quite.

I've been riding PTW's since May 01 starting off on twist & go's maxi scoots,  I then took my geared bike test in Sept 05 and have been riding geared bikes since, starting off with a Honda Deauville 650, BMW F800 ST, Yamaha TDM 900 and my current bike a Yamaha Fazer 600 S2.

I like the look of the GTR but am a tad apprehensive due to the weight of it, which is why I'm going to the bike show to swing my leg over one hopefully.  Anyway that's a potted history of my bike ownership.

Regards

AndyM