Is a 400/four too small for a 6ft 1in bloke?

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Seen somewhere on here about my 400 / four not being suitable for tall folk is this true? PS my height is in my legs rather than my torso. Discuss please?

[royhall]

I have a 350F as in the avatar (same size bike as a 400F) and am 6 foot. Last time I passed a shop window reflection I was reminded of a full grown adult riding a BMX bike so I don't use it anymore. Yes they are too small.

[smoothoperator]

Now you have it in bits Ted you can redesign a taller seat!

[Nurse Julie]

Don't worry about it Ted, you'll be fine. I'm sure you're not planning to ride from Lands End to John o'Groats on her 😁😁😁

[mike the bike]

I'm 6' and I've got a 400four.  I would suggest riding one to see if you like it.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Don't worry about it Ted, you'll be fine. I'm sure you're not planning to ride from Lands End to John o'Groats on her 😁😁😁

That's true I'm unlikely to ride more than 60 miles on a given day. I

[hairygit]

I used to find mine gave me cramp in my thighs after about 20 minutes riding, and u was still a teenager then. I'm bang on 6 foot. It was so bad I used to pinch a cushion off the sofa and out that on the seat to make it marginally better. Seeing a sign in my local Honda dealer referring to them as "Superbikes for women and wimps" settled it, a 750K2 was exchanged for it (F1's were still too new and expensive then!)

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[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I have a 350F as in the avatar (same size bike as a 400F) and am 6 foot. Last time I passed a shop window reflection I was reminded of a full grown adult riding a BMX bike so I don't use it anymore. Yes they are too small.

Thanks for the tip I'll avoid shop windows etc.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

I'm 6' and I've got a 400four.  I would suggest riding one to see if you like it.

A bit too late for that as I am already rebuilding one,  tbh the reason I went for the 400/four was all about the weight & dinkyness as my XJ900 had become difficult to pull onto the centre stand and for low speed manoevers on my property as I aged.

I wanted a project where spares were available it's only now that I have thought about it being too small for me to to ride comfortably.

When I was a teenager my 250 Dream fitted me okay - I commuted at weekends between Chester & Derby just fine. As Julie says for the likely distance I will cover its fine. (gulp)

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

TBH the 400 is too small for a woman 

I await being banned from site

They were probably designed originally for the home market before good nutrition became the norm.

[Bryanj]

When inthe trade we always reckoned the 400 was the ladies sohc, but then we had a man with a z900 that had to always ride with a pillion because he couldn't touch the floor

[Dave]

At 5' 5" it's always annoyed me that a 400/4 is considered a womans bike. Shame on you. It's a riders bike that appreciates a very singular build, whether male or female...

[adespin]

 On the flip side of the coin, at 5' 7" i struggle  with the hight of my CB750, but back in the day in 1974 i had a new K2 and i don't remember having any issues with the hight of that, so i must have shrunk quite a bit

[Bryanj]

Have you not noticed that belts and bladders shrink with age as well!!!!

[royhall]

And some more delicate parts of the anatomy. Or so I'm told. Ahem.