So I've got an '04 GS500, which has a published seat height of 31.1 inches. I regularly buy jeans in all brands with an inseam of 30". I can easily flat foot my bike while standing up and have plenty of clearance room between by crotchal accessories and the seat.

So which is misleading me? My pants, or the seat? Did the previous owner lower my bike? Am I totally missing something, or am I just being a retard because it's 1:45 in the morning?

it could be the result of you wearing a shoe and the bike compressing from your weight...  so yea, you're being a retard. 

Quote from: JetSwing on April 24, 2006, 03:48:16 AM
it could be the result of you wearing a shoe and the bike compressing from your weight...  so yea, you're being a retard. 

Well, like I said, I could stand up flatfooting it and still have plenty of clearance. My shoes aren't that thick, either.

When you stand up do the pants clear it as well...or just your junk? 
Could be that the inseam is measured from the bottom of the crotch to the bottom of the leg.
Also, your pants might ride up a little just from that standing position (I know mine do)....

Quote from: skoebl on April 24, 2006, 08:34:59 AM
When you stand up do the pants clear it as well...or just your junk? 
Could be that the inseam is measured from the bottom of the crotch to the bottom of the leg.
Also, your pants might ride up a little just from that standing position (I know mine do)....

Yeah, my pants clear it as well (I'm pretty sure at least).

But still... 30 inches when I stand up should be less so when my knees are bent... Maybe I'll just go measure my inseam myself... stupid misleading pants.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 24, 2006, 08:39:17 AM
... stupid misleading pants.

I'm not so sure it's your pants.  My friend's SV is considerably higher than the GS, even though it's supposedly only .4 inches higher. 

30" inseam pants are always LIES!! LIES ALL OF THEM!!

I wear 30" inseam, and damnit everytime they're too long

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 23, 2006, 11:43:45 PM
or am I just being a retard because it's 1:45 in the morning?

Bingo!

Seat hight isn't the only thing that will define if you can flatfoot a bike, though. The seat shape and width are major contributers to this.

hey the inseam of your pants matters not...when you stand straddled over the bike your legs are at an angle so even if they are 30in long your arent standing 30in high

this thread is very misleading...

I have the same "problem"

I think the previous owner of my '04 lowered the bike based on the fact that I don't have a center stand.

Well, if you're unsure about your inseam and quite concerned about it you could always go to a tailor and have some strange dude rub your boys with a tape measure.  Or you say "f%$k it, I'll just rub my balls myself then go sit flatfoot on my GS 'cause worrying about the relationship between my inseam and the seat height on my bike is like experiencing anxiety when trying to decide whether to wipe my ass with Kleenex or bathroom tissue."

Quote from: Recreational_Anxiety on April 24, 2006, 08:08:33 PM
Well, if you're unsure about your inseam and quite concerned about it you could always go to a tailor and have some strange dude rub your boys with a tape measure.  Or you say "f%$k it, I'll just rub my balls myself then go sit flatfoot on my GS 'cause worrying about the relationship between my inseam and the seat height on my bike is like experiencing anxiety when trying to decide whether to wipe my ass with Kleenex or bathroom tissue."

Odd....yet....extremely well put 

My only concern was that the previous owner  might have possibly lowered my bike, in which case I'd go about trying to fix that.

It's a possibility, I'm 6'6" and have a 34" inseam and still have to adjust myself whenever i get on

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 25, 2006, 09:51:36 AM
My only concern was that the previous owner  might have possibly lowered my bike, in which case I'd go about trying to fix that.

can one lower the bike without an obvious sign such as dog bones?

Quote from: JetSwing on April 25, 2006, 10:19:16 AM

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 25, 2006, 09:51:36 AM
My only concern was that the previous owner  might have possibly lowered my bike, in which case I'd go about trying to fix that.

can one lower the bike without an obvious sign such as dog bones?

Well I haven't really checked those, so it's entirely possible.

Quote from: LimaXray on April 25, 2006, 10:08:16 AM
It's a possibility, I'm 6'6" and have a 34" inseam and still have to adjust myself whenever i get on

Heh, when I stand above my bike, there's a good 2 inches or so between my pants and the seat...Probably due to the 37 inch inseam lol