I'm your height exactly.

Have the 50mm lowering kit, and another 30mm of the seat foam shaved off since new. Now on a remodified seat, slightly higher but narrower in the area where the legs hang, so still both feet on ground.

No turbulence, noise normal to me. Wear Nolan Classic open face or BMW enduro helmet.

I test drove the bike twice at two different dealerships. Somehow, one is significantly better than the other. I like the look of it, and I know some of the negative impressions might have come from my never riding single cylinder before this bike, so it takes just getting used to.