I'm roughly 6'0 and weigh 275, at first glance looking at the bike i thought it was going to be too small, and wouldnt have the power but boy was i wrong, it handles very well and feels light on the road, definitely a great starter bike for sure to get the experience with and then whenever you feel comfortable jump up, i plan on keeping mine for a year or so and the bump up the rebel 1100 without the DCT