James Fannon
Husqvarna
C Class
Can a person with a 33" (5'7") inseem touch the ground comfortably, and perform racing starts on a 1979 or later CR?
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Seat Height
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Husqvarna
Old Geezer
Husqvarna
A Class
I'm 6'1, 34' inseem. It's all I can do to balance on my tippy-toes sitting on my bro's '85 CR500. Because I'm old and crusty and loosing flexibility, hell..it's all I can do to swing my leg high enough to clear the seat and mount the thing.
Kartwheel68
Husqvarna
Pro Class
Define "comfortably". I'm the same size, with my '82s I can do dead engine hare scramble starts on the bike with my left leg on a 250, but not anything bigger, 360 and up I have to stand to the side and kick with my right leg. On a motocross start I can only touch with one foot, but once I get moving I dont have any trouble with the tall seat height.
I have one of my '82 XCs with a WR swing arm on it. The WR arm has a different lower mount position and reduces the travel from 12.2" to around 11" with the stock CR/XC shocks. The seat height is lower, the bike turns WAY better, and you never even notice the reduction in suspension travel. Some of the factory Husky riders did the same thing in the early 80s building 11" travel bikes to get better turning.
I have one of my '82 XCs with a WR swing arm on it. The WR arm has a different lower mount position and reduces the travel from 12.2" to around 11" with the stock CR/XC shocks. The seat height is lower, the bike turns WAY better, and you never even notice the reduction in suspension travel. Some of the factory Husky riders did the same thing in the early 80s building 11" travel bikes to get better turning.
Kartwheel68
Husqvarna
Pro Class
This is before I did the WR swing arm on my '82 125XC.
This is probably not what most people would call "comfortably" touching the ground, but I've been short for 45 years so far so I dont know any better.
This is probably not what most people would call "comfortably" touching the ground, but I've been short for 45 years so far so I dont know any better.
James Fannon
Husqvarna
C Class
I remember seeing that picture. That's what got me thinking about this. I have an ML frame. I think I will go with that.
Old Geezer
Husqvarna
A Class
It's just marginally easier to mount my '83 XC500, being a twin shocker. Not quite as tall as the CR monoshock. Still, very difficult to do a left kick while seated for fear of falling off. Not that I mind falling off (BTDT) but it's the background laughter that gets to me.
James Fannon
Husqvarna
C Class
lol