I saw a Ducati Panigale 1299 at the Detroit Auto Show last week and I was shocked by how physically small the bike was. I understand most sport bikes are built for smaller racers (Márquez at 5'6", Lorenzo at 5'7", and Rossi on the tall end at 6'0"), but that bike just seemed downright diminutive. It got me thinking that as a tall guy that'd eventually like to get into some tracking, what hope is there for me???
Knowing that smaller displacement bikes will naturally be smaller in size but also grasping that it's safer and better to learn how to track ride on a smaller displacement bike, are there any options out there? Since I know I'll be limited by ergos, I think my best bet to even have a chance at fitting on something would be to look in the 700cc+ naked range and just do my best, because I'll never fit on a 600. I don't want to take the 919 tracking because it's my baby and, I think others will agree, it's not an ideal bike to learn track riding. Does anyone have a suggestion for a bike that might fit a taller person while allowing for some track day learning?
-Hodor
PS - Since I know someone was going to reply with this anyway...
Knowing that smaller displacement bikes will naturally be smaller in size but also grasping that it's safer and better to learn how to track ride on a smaller displacement bike, are there any options out there? Since I know I'll be limited by ergos, I think my best bet to even have a chance at fitting on something would be to look in the 700cc+ naked range and just do my best, because I'll never fit on a 600. I don't want to take the 919 tracking because it's my baby and, I think others will agree, it's not an ideal bike to learn track riding. Does anyone have a suggestion for a bike that might fit a taller person while allowing for some track day learning?
-Hodor
PS - Since I know someone was going to reply with this anyway...