17-07-12, 01:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 17-07-12, 01:35 AM by know your limitations.)
On the issue of your pegs, my seat allows you to sit closer to the fuel tank, so that may change the stance of your legs, in relation to the pegs.
It's so hard to quantify the difference in height against standard as I haven't got a standard one to compare it against.
The best way to describe the difference for me, is that on my previous Gen1, both feet were securely on the ground but my heels would be slightly raised off the ground. To manoeuvre the bike backwards out of a parking space I would need to use the balls of my feet.
With this seat, both feet are flat on the floor and my knees are slightly bent too (even after fitting a 25mm jack-up kit) and I can move the bike using almost a walking motion.
The one thing I don't know is what the dogbone situation was on my first Gen1. I doubt it was fitted with any that were shorter than current though, as the rear wheel still had good ground clearance when on the centre stand.
At the end of the day, the purpose of this thread is to not only get me on a higher seat, it's also perfect to give a fellow Foccer the opportunity to try out the lower option. Any permanent swap would only happen if we were both happy, so if you want to give it a try, even if it's only to eliminate it as an option for you, just let me know.
It's so hard to quantify the difference in height against standard as I haven't got a standard one to compare it against.
The best way to describe the difference for me, is that on my previous Gen1, both feet were securely on the ground but my heels would be slightly raised off the ground. To manoeuvre the bike backwards out of a parking space I would need to use the balls of my feet.
With this seat, both feet are flat on the floor and my knees are slightly bent too (even after fitting a 25mm jack-up kit) and I can move the bike using almost a walking motion.
The one thing I don't know is what the dogbone situation was on my first Gen1. I doubt it was fitted with any that were shorter than current though, as the rear wheel still had good ground clearance when on the centre stand.
At the end of the day, the purpose of this thread is to not only get me on a higher seat, it's also perfect to give a fellow Foccer the opportunity to try out the lower option. Any permanent swap would only happen if we were both happy, so if you want to give it a try, even if it's only to eliminate it as an option for you, just let me know.
The fact that you can, doesn't always mean you should.
I NEVER watch Emergency Bikers for the emergencies...
I NEVER watch Emergency Bikers for the emergencies...