Yeah it is a little compact, but nothing like riding a breeze. I own one, and I'm 6'1 and feel extremely comfortable on it. I talked with Kory Ellis last night(saw him at a race), and he absolutely loves it, and he stands about an inch taller than I. The motor does lack torque, but it revs, and feels like the 250R's so all you guys that love the 250R should think this bike is the "cat's meow" :lol And if you've seen Kory ridde this bike, with just a slip on pipe, you'd wouldn't think that the factory could produce something this good, but they did.