Modern Buddy

I'm drooling over this bike but have yet to see one in person (may be able to next week) but I'm wondering how it will work for the vertically challenged. I know the 08 has a redesigned seat to accommodate shorter riders. I'm only about 5'5". Think I'll be able to ride it comfortably/safely? Thanks!

Absolutely! Remember, super models are tall too

How much shorter are the 08 seats? I can flat foot one side when I'm stopped w/ a 30" in seam - if I had to put both down it's tippy toes, but I never do that.

I also find myself tucking my legs and placing my feet on the rear foot thingies

You will fit fine with no problem, won't be able to flat foot both feet but you will be able to get one foot down flat no problem.

The 2008 is essentially the same height for the driver. The previous models seem to be two tier--the rear of the seat rises.
I'm 5'5" with a 26" inseam (brutal trying to find jeans). At stops, I'm on my tippy toes. Not a problem, unless I have a passenger. I found the Buddy to be more comfortable, but I had to go with the feirce 2T .

Thanks guys, I visited a dealer today and he let me sit on one. It was just like you guys said, 1 foot completely flat is no problem but tippy toes for both feet. Since it only weighs like 200lbs I found it to be completely manageable.

A Buck Ten is in my near future!!!

Sweet, a Buffalo BuckTen. BBT

Damn the majority of us Rattler owners be short yo, Dan is the exception I take it. A towering 5'7" here!!!

C'Mon, I can't be the only 6 footer here

6' 1 and 3/4" thank you very much.

im also 6'

Woooo, more tall people Everyone fits on a Rattler.

The advantage of being a shorter rider on the Rattler is that the front foot rest second as highway pegs.

nissanman wrote:Woooo, more tall people Everyone fits on a Rattler.

I'm 6'6" and I don't fit too well,

good thing it doesn't have a typical "leg shield" setup.

I went to look at a buddy 125 today... Saw a 2008 rattler 110 sitting over in the corner all lonley... I had the dealer pull it out...

I had never seen one up close before, only in pictures. I sat on it, and I fit on it much better than a buddy. It has a flat seat which allows me to scoot alllll the way back and fit my legs in there just right! (I am 6'1) I fell in love, but then I realized it was only 110cc.

The dealer then reassured me that it would go just about, if not faster than the buddy

HooRayy!!

Waiting on the loan application to clear, then... its all mine! And, you all will have another rattler-dood all up in here!

Gottascoot!

-Jay

awesome. i am 6' and 200lbs. mine does a little over 50mph and gets to 30mph in a hurry. i dont know how fast a buddy is, but to me the rattler pretty good for the price

i am a scrawny lil effer. weighing in at 150lbs and 6feet. I think it should be a.o.k..... Now lets just pray i can get the loan with my little credit.

i remember 150lbs. lol. i hit 25 and the lbs starated climbing. i also got a woman that could cook at the same time

Evans Performance wrote:i remember 150lbs. lol. i hit 25 and the lbs starated climbing. i also got a woman that could cook at the same time

Strange, but that happened to me, too, when I hit twenty-five... went from a 29" waist then, to a size 34, today. And from 124lbs wet to two-hundred four (though the last time I had a scale available, I weighed 161 or so... went to eating ramen, due to a lowered food budget, and lost over forty pounds).


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maybe I should cut my food budget and do the same thing. Then I would have more money to make my car and scooter faster.