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JunkyardDog · 06-20-2019, 02:43 PM

I'm 60 with severe arthritis, bad knee and hip joints. I live in Chandler, AZ. I may just have to accept the fact that I can no longer ride such bikes. The XT has a very low seat for a dual sport. I have a Harley Sportster 1200, a Kawasaki Vulcan 750, a Vespa GT200, and a vintage 1979 Vespa P200E that I can still ride. But there are tens of thousands of miles of dirt roads here in AZ that I still want to ride on. I weigh 240, so I would likely break the sidestand off if I tried to use it to hold up my weight. I'm 6' with a 34" inseam, and used to be able to hop on tall bikes with ease. Age and to many years in the A/C business kind of put an end to that. Thanks for your responses. They are very much appreciated.

06-20-2019, 02:43 PM	#5
JunkyardDog Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 11	I'm 60 with severe arthritis, bad knee and hip joints. I live in Chandler, AZ. I may just have to accept the fact that I can no longer ride such bikes. The XT has a very low seat for a dual sport. I have a Harley Sportster 1200, a Kawasaki Vulcan 750, a Vespa GT200, and a vintage 1979 Vespa P200E that I can still ride. But there are tens of thousands of miles of dirt roads here in AZ that I still want to ride on. I weigh 240, so I would likely break the sidestand off if I tried to use it to hold up my weight. I'm 6' with a 34" inseam, and used to be able to hop on tall bikes with ease. Age and to many years in the A/C business kind of put an end to that. Thanks for your responses. They are very much appreciated.
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