I also really like the S fairing and bars, seems to me to be a very good long distance riding position, it seems to put my head in nice stable air, with none of the buffeting you can get with full fairings, and coupled with a tankbag gives a suprising amount of protection.
Pilates is pretty helpful in getting bad backs to work better.
R100RS riders. Neck pain.
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Charles
Replica 1070 R90/S (based on 82 RT)
1975 R90/6
Replica 1070 R90/S (based on 82 RT)
1975 R90/6
Re: R100RS riders. Neck pain.
If you decide to take up Pilates or Yoga or anything that is popular with the young women, listen to my tale and it will spare you some embarrassment.chasbmw wrote:I also really like the S fairing and bars, seems to me to be a very good long distance riding position, it seems to put my head in nice stable air, with none of the buffeting you can get with full fairings, and coupled with a tankbag gives a suprising amount of protection.
Pilates is pretty helpful in getting bad backs to work better.
Years ago, I knew a young woman who was the lead instructor at a program that was based on Jazzercize but intended to be more hard core. They were trying to get men to take the classes. I was encouraged to sign up. I signed up and went to the evening classes. Oh my! The room was populated by young hard bodies, and me!
I soon realized how important it is to think about what one wears to a class like that. The room was configured with mirrors on the entire front wall. In other words, we were facing a mirror. A mirror! Floor to ceiling, wall to wall, and clean as a whistle! As I struggled to keep up with the strenuous but dance like regimen, I worried that my gym shorts would reveal my enthusiasm.
The next week, I went shopping for a pair of light gym pants, full length. I hope this may save a Boxerworks member from exposing his.
Chuey
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My RS came with K70 bars, but to get things right for me, I had to raise them an inch, and bring them back two inches.
This entailed removing the damper knob, but I've never felt the need for damping.
I tend to sit fairly well back, with my heels on the rear footrests, and toes on the front ones, and I find that using the throttle lock encourages me to grip the bars less rigidly for some reason.
A two hour ride would be about the longest time I spend on the bike, but I don't feel uncomfortable.
Sunbeem.
This entailed removing the damper knob, but I've never felt the need for damping.
I tend to sit fairly well back, with my heels on the rear footrests, and toes on the front ones, and I find that using the throttle lock encourages me to grip the bars less rigidly for some reason.
A two hour ride would be about the longest time I spend on the bike, but I don't feel uncomfortable.
Sunbeem.
One day more -- one day less.
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Sunbeem-what size shoe?!
Re: R100RS riders. Neck pain.
lrz wrote:Sunbeem-what size shoe?!
I do it too Sunbeem, swing the rear pegs forward to just the right spot.
Standing up on 4 pegs leaning out into the wind over the RS fairing at 80mph, no bike in sight.
What a blast.
Or ride that Thoroughbred with yer ass of the seat and let go of the reigns!(throttle lock on)
Lord of the Bings
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Hey,... I invented that riding style on the way out to Ken's. You guys owe me royalties.
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No one seems to be infringing on my riding style on the way out to Ken's. I wonder why that is?Native /5 wrote:Hey,... I invented that riding style on the way out to Ken's. You guys owe me royalties.
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I guess we are all just chicken.justoneoftheguys wrote:No one seems to be infringing on my riding style on the way out to Ken's. I wonder why that is?Native /5 wrote:Hey,... I invented that riding style on the way out to Ken's. You guys owe me royalties.
Chuey
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I believe you once asked me for photographic proofNative /5 wrote:Hey,... I invented that riding style on the way out to Ken's. You guys owe me royalties.
Lord of the Bings
On not losing the Olive.
My riding boots are size 11 Irz, and as Jeff says, with such diminutive feet, I have to rotate the rear footrest to its most forward position. Were it not for the unfortunate association with lesser bikes, I'd consider making some footboards.
I once rode a visiting Guzzi G3 with kneerests, and have wanted some ever since, so they are a possible project for the RS, which is ideally suited.
I have fitted a "shelf" on either side of the tank, level with the bottom, which spans the gap between tank and fairing, and offers useful storage for gloves, shopping, waterproofs, the shrunken heads of traffic wardens, and my knitting.
Perhaps it also keeps more wind in me fins, where it should be.
A padded rest would prevent anything sliding back off the shelf, and be just right for my knee. This would avoid the main bugbear of bike riding for me, which is having my weight thrown forward under braking and having to support myself with my hands while trying to operate the controls.
You just can't do that and smoke a spliff at the same time, without spilling your gin and tonic.
Sunbeem.
I once rode a visiting Guzzi G3 with kneerests, and have wanted some ever since, so they are a possible project for the RS, which is ideally suited.
I have fitted a "shelf" on either side of the tank, level with the bottom, which spans the gap between tank and fairing, and offers useful storage for gloves, shopping, waterproofs, the shrunken heads of traffic wardens, and my knitting.
Perhaps it also keeps more wind in me fins, where it should be.
A padded rest would prevent anything sliding back off the shelf, and be just right for my knee. This would avoid the main bugbear of bike riding for me, which is having my weight thrown forward under braking and having to support myself with my hands while trying to operate the controls.
You just can't do that and smoke a spliff at the same time, without spilling your gin and tonic.
Sunbeem.
One day more -- one day less.