For more details, you can read our review, which includes comprehensive specs, or click on the bike’s name to be taken directly to the manufacturer’s page.īMW F 800 GT $11,890, 31.5-inch seat (30.1-inch low option), 497 lbs.Ĭlick here for our review of the 2013 BMW F 800 GTīMW G 310 R $4,750, 30.9-inch seat, 349 lbs.īMW G 650 GS $7,995, 31.5-inch seat (30.3-inch low option), 430 lbs.Ĭlick here for our review of the 2011 BMW G 650 GSĬSC RC3$3,495, 30.3-inch seat, 335 lbs.
base MSRP (as of publication), seat height and claimed wet weight (when a wet weight was not available from the manufacturer, the claimed dry weight is listed). We’ve also included the latest model year’s U.S. Most of the bikes include a link to our Rider or Woman Rider review, making it easy for you to get a real ride evaluation. If you’re in the market for a ride like this, you could spend hours (literally) searching each manufacturer’s website and scouring Google for “best small motorcycle.” OR you could scroll down to our handy-dandy list of the Best Bikes for Smaller Riders (and Budgets). Between the growing number of female riders, younger folks wanting a fun and economical way to commute to work or school, older riders looking for something smaller and easier to manage, and regular Janes/Joes just wanting something fun to ride, demand for smaller machines has prompted manufacturers to increase their stateside offerings of accessible, often easy-on-the-wallet motorcycles. Why can’t we have the power, handling and riding experience we want, and still be able to back the bike out of a parking spot with both feet on the ground?įortunately, the manufacturers have heard our pleas.
For years, if you wanted a low seat height, your only option was a cruiser, and even 600cc sportbikes carried lofty seats that made them intimidating for anyone with less than a 32-inch inseam. While the rest of the world has had this figured out for some time now, we Americans have suffered from a lack of smaller-displacement, lower seat height motorcycles for far too long.
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