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The specs I find online on the YBR250 show a seat height of 805mm, or 31.5ish inches. I'm 5'2" and that'd be unpleasantly tall for my short legs, but maybe if you have longer legs it'd work. It's going to depend on what is available in your area and price range (is that a Croatian flag under your name? EDIT: Oops, that's Slovenia blush), and how it feels to you. :}

The Vulcan 900 I ride has a seat height of 26.8 inches with a low center of gravity and it fits me perfectly now, but I'm not sure I'd have been comfortable learning on it or taking the license test; it's not light.

The bike I took my test on (through a motorcycle basic riding course) was a Honda Rebel 250 (a cruiser) that was provided by the company doing the training and the testing at the end of the class. It was plenty low for me. They also had a sport bike of some sort, not sure what it was. If there's anything like that near you, I'd recommend it so your purchase test ride is a real one and not just a sit-test. You cannot really tell what a bike is like when it's not moving; just being able to flat-foot a stationary bike is not an accurate way to decide (ask me how I know lol).

Best wishes :}
 

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1) Is the height of the seat measured before it gets lowered due to a person seating on it?

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2) How hard is it to pick up a bike if it happens to tip over?..
1) Yes seat height measurement is without the rider, but it doesn’t really get much lower when you’re on it, not the bikes I’ve been on anyway. Seat width is a consideration as well.

2) There’s a technique to getting a dropped bike back on two wheels and it has more to do with leverage than brute strength. I’ve seen videos of light weight women getting full size (really heavy) motorcycles upright by themselves. And I personally have gotten my Vulcan up off its side (because kickstands don’t put themselves down ?).

I hope you find a riding course nearby! ??
 
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