wood blocks on ur boots .

Well, I'm pretty short myself.  Five foot two on a good day.

What I usually do is stand on a stool and bend over the.... Oh wait, that's not what we're talking about is it....

 LOL

I'm only 5'6" and I was also concerned about being vertically challenged and a new rider.  I test rode a 1200 sporster but ended up with an HD Super Glide Custom.  The bike is geared toward shorter folks.  I LOVE it!

Harley has a sportster called "48" You will fit perfectly. It is an 883. I am 5'4" and I am too tall for it. The seat makes a HUGE difference on any bike. harley makes a reach seat that is great for short people like us.

I know this post is a year old, but in case anymore shorter women are looking, I am 5'3" (barely) and I ride both a 1990 Kawasaki Vulcan 500 and a 2003 Triumph America (800cc). I easily flatfoot the Vulcan and the Triumph is just a hair off of flatfoot.

This is a cool site for those who are looking for a motorcycle based purely on seat height (or other specification):

http://findmyhog.com

I just bought a '07 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 XL Low from a guy on Craig's List. For a good price too and in immaculate condition. It was his wife's but she quit riding. Look for the "Low" in the name. I'm 5'4" and with my riding boots on I can put my feet flat on the ground. Also the Sportsters aren't that heavy so not too hard to balance and ride. It works for me. It's heavier then the 250s we learned on in the training class but I'm getting used to it now. Some Harley dealers have what they call "Fit Shop" where they can modify your bike so it's more comfortable. You can read more about it on their web page. Hope this helps. Good luck and happy riding!

I am a 5'8 male rider. My first bike was a 600cc shadow which was low enough for me. I also found out with other bikes, that they can put a gel seat on which usually lowers it around 2 inches. They also have lowering kits.
Hope this helps
.ps the Yamaha Virago might also be an option. I have an 1100 virago and my feet are firmly on the ground with room to spare :)

While on the height topic, does anyone know how I can lower an 86 V65 Honda Magna, I got this bike to work on but it is way to high for me especially in my un even gravel driveway :(

While on the height topic, does anyone know how I can lower an 86 V65 Honda Magna, I got this bike to work on but it is way to high for me especially in my un even gravel driveway :(

bring back platform boots....if Gene Simmons can wear em anyone can.....

Didn't post my remarks...Bitchy is 4'11" she rides a Streetglide... just turned 40K...this works!

I'm 5' 4" and ride an 04 HD fatboy. It's never been lowered and my feet are flat on the ground when I'm sitting on it. I'm going to try and post a picture of my friend and I cutting up in the garage on it. BTW, I've never ridden anybody and to make sure I don't, I switched to a single seat and removed the rear pegs....

I wouldn't lower a bike to learn to ride. Once you lower it the bike loses some of the lean angle. What that means is the bike used to lean over to 35 degrees now lowered it decrease a few degrees making the distance of a sharp turn long or giving larger radius. There are so many bikes out there that are perfect just the way they are, right off the line for new to the experience. There are some great suggestions, but I really liked my friends Honda spirit, and the other friends VLX both seemed to be great bikes they kept up in traffic and the one honda is I think 12 years old and her oldest son is learning to ride on it. The bike has not one problems. When picking a bike first think about how you are going to use it, around town to work, back roads only weekend fun will it tour or be towed for vacation usage. Why go and get a full dresser if you only going to ride on weeks a 100 miles or so and tow it to the big events? Why get a totally stripped down model if your going to take it on many cross country journies and long weekends? Are ya getting it cause everyone else has one? Do ya know anything about the bike? Do ya want to get a bigger one cause everyone else is riding road glides? Really seriously thing long and hard to answer the questions it is your life after all we are talking about right? or didn't you give that a thought? Can ya sit on it for longer than 15 minutes, arm reach too short? hard time changing gears, knees hit the handle bars? too wide of a seat? Not picking the correct bike the first time can be costly not just in dollar and cents either, but it can be the ultimate coast. I'm not trying to talk anyone out of any thing, I just say slow down think it through, is it want you want? are you comfortable? feel safe? or are ya not too sure once its just you and the bike? There are many ideas here and you've asked some of the questions, but there are other questions that need answers before ya sign that paper. have a great one! "T"

oh I noticed this was a year old so what did you decide on? have a great one! "T"