Pre-Purchase Tire Kicking

[Rickifumi]

Owners, now that I've seen one in person a few questions...

Legroom...I'd like more, having a 38” inner leg length. Has anyone tried lowering pegs, like what Knight Designs produce? One of the members here installed Ninja 300 pegs on his H2 SX SE, and Knight makes N300 pegs with 10mm and 35mm drops. If those would work, WOW.

Headlights: Mojave desert crossings I often do at night, so how good is the stock headlight's power and beam pattern? Is there a manual adjuster knob to dial-in the beam height for different loadings?

Stability in high winds...how does she do? Again, high desert crossings! It's usually a suffer-fest, but some bikes work better than others. My '93 ZX-11C was okay, kinda middlin'. The '00.5 RSV Mille was outstanding and almost entirely unruffled, but that's a different beast entirely.

Thanks for your help, in advance.

[Rickifumi]

Here's the link:

http://www.knightdesignllc.com/Products ... -Menu.html

No application shown for these bikes (yet), perhaps it's just a matter of trying ones listed for other Kaws?

[57x]

I am all body, no legs and it is cramped. I have a 31" inseam and am 5'11".

The headlights are spectacular and adjustable.

[UFO]

I have a 34" inseam and the top of my thighs are just hitting the top of the tank cutout. I find the legroom in general fine from a comfort perspective, just a little tight in the tank. With 38" inseam I'm guessing you won't be able to tuck into the cutouts without lowering the pegs, which is certainly doable.

I find the headlights to be fine. The cornering lights actually work, not a gimmick.

Have not ridden in high (side) winds. But the bike is obviously stable as a rock at high speeds.

[h200hp]

theres also a factory lower seat option. will make the legs a bit more cramped but would help with tank cutouts. maybe a combination of pegs and lower seat?

[Rickifumi]

The tank cutouts didn't sound any alarms for me, it was just a snug fit. Perhaps a rearset and lowered peg would be ideal, to gain legroom and further drop the knees? I have found that rearsets can also help unbind the hips and lower back. Tailoring the suit is part of the fun!

[Barrel]

Legroom: As well as the lowering pegs option, you could consider a taller/thicker seat option or adding to whats there. I am 5'10 and 34" or so inseam. I have tried a few temporary thick seat coverings on this (and other bikes) and find that helps with leg bend and seat, especially skin comfort over distances.

Headlight is fine but noticeably a different hue from traditional light bulbs. Cornering lights (SE version) surprisingly useful. The bike has easy rear preload adjustment which offsets the difficult headlight adjustment.

Stability is fine so far, though I have not ridden in any strong crosswinds. I would expect this bike to be among the most stable of all bikes in crosswinds.