There not bad for tall riders, just better than most for short riders. I know a tall guy who just added spacers under the stock bar mounts and he's happy. All the bikes share the same frame. I've been there with the 300 EXC, but the 250 and 300 GGs are much better for snotty woods, especially with the EC spec motor mods, so don't think you need the 200 before checking out the 250/300. The motors are very flexible and can be tuned to suit your taste. Flywheel weight, ignition map, compression, reed spacers can all be speced out on order or changed later.