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Old 09-21-2021, 04:30 PM   #374 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Autobahnschleicher View Post
The KTM EXC 200 is not at all an option with 925 mm seat height, that's wayyyy too tall for me to comfortably ride.
The seat height of the Rebel is better, but with ~200 kg it's very heavy and it's also very wide since it's a parallel twin.
The CBR125R seems to be interesting, but the CB125F seems more suited for the job as it has a lower seat height as well as lower weight.
And a fuel consumption of only 1,5L/100km or 157 mpg makes it very interesting.
However it is pretty low powered.
Yes, I thought the seat height would be a problem. Any standard style or naked bike is going to have a seat that is too high. Cruisers have a low seats buy higher weight. The Rebel 500 is a twin bu the 300 is a single. However, I see the 300 is not for sale in Germany.

The smallest and lightest motorcycle I know of is the Honda Grom (MSX125). 103 kg and 761mm seat height. They are really popular here in the USA - Honda's best selling motorcycle. The downside is that it is not really a highway capable bike with a top speed of only 95 km/hr
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