Depending on the kinds of motorcycle sites you like to frequent, you may come across advice for short riders on occasion (including on this very site). In a way, that term is shorthand for a whole host of characteristics that may or may not be paired with a rider’s full height when standing against a wall. A 5’3” rider with a 31-inch inseam, for example, is going to have a different experience than a 5’3” rider with a 27-inch inseam. (The latter rider in that scenario is me, by the way.)
That’s a full four-inch difference in leg length. When you’re a short rider figuring out how to negotiate with a given bike, every millimeter matters. Arm length and hand size also make a difference—as can torso length, to a degree.
