Uncomfortable Bike

[darrsi]

I thought we worked out in another post that 140mm dog bones were standard size?
If that's the case then having the rear jacked up a bit would make you lean slightly forwards, putting a bit of strain on your hands.

[caretaker]

my advice would be to get rid. if you dont feel right about a bike, it's not worth keeping. had a 1100 katana years ago but we just didnt get on. wish i still had it now though!

[Lumpy]

Has anyone ever bought a bike that they just did not get on with?


I have a '00 FZS600 which I bought from the guy who bought it brand new, he only managed to put 3.5k on it in 12 years. so I was chuffed to bits when it came up for sale as it is in really lovely condition. However every time I ride it I cannot wait to get back home and stick it back in the garage.
I feel that it cants me forward and puts all the weight on my wrists and after a while my hands start to go to sleep. Also I find the seat / footpeg distance too short so that my legs are bent up. As far as I can tell the bike is standard, forks have not been dropped in the yokes and the dogbones on the rear suspension are standard length: 135mm


I tried renthal low bars and that improved it a bit, I went for an 80 mile ride and after 30 odd miles, same problem with my wrists and me arse joined in! Total misery! :'(


I next tried renthal highs, back to square one. I have had Bandit 600s, a ZRX1200R, Bulldog, Freewind and Breva 750 in recent years and I cannot recall ever being so uncomfortable. I know I could go on and get the seat refoamed and all that but I have had enough and will be putting the bike up for sale.


Its such a shame cos its a fantastic bike, handling, brakes, engine etc. Just does not seem to have been built for me: 5' 10" with 29" inside leg!!! 


   

get fitter, you'll get used to it.

[derildo]

The wife is on at me to get a pushbike so as to lose a bit of weight, a few years back when I was cycling a lot I was 11.5 stone now I'm pushing 15 stone around so you'd think resting my gut on the tank would ease the weight off my wrists :lol


A TDM is tempting or a Transalp.


Thanks for all the tips, I have moved the bars back now and will ride it tomorrow to see if that helps otherwise it'll be Ebayed.

[ElkWorks]

same problem with mine

fitted some Raask Jotas, and a fluffy arse pad.

Boom, problem gone.

[keno]

Put ultra lows on my bike & scooped the seat out and that solved aching wrists on my 98 fazer,been like that for 5 years and never get any aches its very comfortable riding position,might do it to my kawi zrx1200r as its worse than what the fazer used to be like.Zrx is a heavy bike and braking tests the wrists.