I'm 5'7" at 185lbs and have no problem pulling the front up when i want to.It's definately not like my Yz to take in the woods or pull up,but I didn't buy it for that anyhow.Unlike gerry I can't flat foot mine so I had better eat more to sag thesusp.so I can. Now my ttr will pull up in the first 3 gears and is a total torque beast in 1st and 2nd in the tight stuff,but really falls off after that.