6'3" - Wife has an awesome sportster that I wish I could ride, but it's too cramped. I can't apply the rear brake properly.

 

6'4, and fine on a 1200 C. IMO, forwards are mandatory, but the test ride will tell you. The 1200 offers just more punch, and max. torque is delivered at lower rpm. Lovely scoot, and there's no replacement for displacement.

 

Go 1200!!! Rockets.

 

6'2 215 have a 48, forward controls and I put on the RSD Cafe seat and it feels great, moved me back a bit from stock seat, have drag bars as well and even tho it's a smaller bike fits fine. Going to put mid pegs on tho so I have a way to change up my position on longer rides.

 

6'3", 230-240. With a Harley Pillow Look seat on both, my sporties are quite comfortable for me. You can put bars, seat, and pegs on any sporty to custom fit yourself. Maybe it's my weight, but the 883 seems pokey to me. The 1200 pulls hard way past any speed limit; very happy with it. The 883 has enough torque to cruise speed limits without much problem with headwinds or hills solo, takes a little more effort two up on hills; the 1200 scoffs at anything trying to slow it down, even two up; it'll carry 500lbs just fine. Suspension comfort is... not so great, but that's relative, it's a luxury tourer compared to many metrics I've ridden, and the suspension can be improved. If you really want comfort, though, and willing to give up knee dragging the twisties, something like my old Tour Glide is a comfort class few other types of bikes come close to.

 

Mustang seat, heritage softail bars and mid controls. no complaints 10k miles.

 

6 ft 8? Holy cow tree88! If you can fit on one, I definitely can! I'm gonna drop down to about 190 pounds and I measured myself earlier and I'm a little under 6 ft. 1 1/2. I'd love to see some pics of you taller guys on your bikes.

I'm definitely gonna go with the 48. The raw look of it is SICK!!

 

6'3" - 210 with rear sets on 09 XR1200 and mid sets on the 11 XL1200L.

No issue at all. I road the 861 miles to Sturgis in 13.5 hours. Comfortable there and did the same thing on the return trip.

 

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2" DK Customs tank lift, HD drag bars, Progressive 11" 412's

 

I'm 6'1.5" 1 weigh 185 and I fit fine on a sporty. I changed to forwards about 6 months after I got I didn't really have a problem with the mids but I'm definitely more comfortable with the forwards.