This past summer I spent several thousand km. touring on a Kawasaki KLX250s which in stock from is just as high as a stock KLR 650 (the seat height is 35"). In the past I avoided high bikes and, in fact, cannot flat foot the KLX.
Yet I was completely comfortable and secure on the KLX and this was because it is so light (100 lb. less than an KLR).
So my observation, for what it's worth, is that weight can be just as important as height if not more so. A lowered KLR is still a heavy machine for someone 5'2'' and doesn't seem like an ideal choice.
Good luck.
Norm
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