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[QUOTE="bikepilot, post: 915184, member: 56976"]
My sister and wife ride KX100s (which is why I visit this part of the forum). They are both about 5'5"-5'6". My sister has been riding a long time, while my wife is just learning. Both of them like the KX100 very much. My sister can handle a bigger bike, and has ridden my YZ125, KDX200 and Husky 250, yet she still likes her KX100 and is faster on it. She won the AMA D7 HS series and a few Budd's Creek MX races on it too:)

As for a KX100 being too small for someone 5'3"-5'6" I am really at a loss here. My sister and wife seem to fit on them perfectly. In fact I ride my wife's KX100 quite often because it is so much fun and I'm 5'10" 160lbs and don't have nearly the problems descirbed above. My wife's KX does have aftermarket clamps that position the bars about 10mm foward which makes it more comfortable for me.  I think a lot of it has to do with what kind of riding you intend to do, if its a lot of open fire roads a larger bike may be more comfortable, however if its a lot of technical stuff, like east coast enduros and hare scrambles, then the lighter bike may be a big advantage - at least my sister says it is.

hope this helps

good luck

josh
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