It's come up in conversation if you know me, but for those who don't: My partner is solidly an Aprilia person. He's loved them for a long time, and toured a bunch quite happily on his Futura (which he says is his forever bike). And he loves working on them, too, because the designs just make sense (mostly) for a home mechanic to access and service appropriately.
But I'm quite short. In fact, I'm a foot shorter than he is. And I have short legs and short arms, while he has long legs and long arms. There is nothing about us that is the same size, so it should come as no surprise that motorcycles do not tend to fit both of us the same way.
When I've tried to sit on the Futura, the dimensions just don't work for me. Even if I could reach the ground, the reach to the bars over that big, beautiful tank is way too much. Likewise with his Tuono V2. They might be great bikes, but they're simply not made for someone my size. And that's fine! Not every bike is meant for every rider, for any number of reasons. But still, despite a veritable fountain of Aprilia love from one side of my household for actual decades, I'd never ridden one of my own yet.
