welcome to the site. I'm prolly as tall as your short......6'5 My buddy, the main guy I ride with has a 05 rr, schweet bike but I wouldn't trade him, its a PITA to change the oil and add coolant compared to mine I went from dirtbikes to a r6 and I'm already wishing I had a liter bike because this things so cramped.......sat on some new cbr 1k's at hidy honda today, they got a tad bit more room and power clear thru the rpm range mmmm Prolly wouldn't get a honda though they're slower than the r1 right? j/k dunno these 600's are plenty fast for me but lowend kinda sux