After my longer ride yesterday, I'm starting to get a better handle on what fits and what doesn't fit as well.  And other aspects of this particular bike.  My back is a bit tired today, but I can't tell if the motorbike ride did it or if motorbike ride, plus hard work, plus 24 miles of steep hills on my road bicycle did it.  I might just have overworked myself for one day.

I'm 5' 10.5" tall, slightly long leg/arm geometry.  I am a little cramped on the bike.  Not terribly, just a little.  I moved around a bit yesterday and noticed how I rode.  

First, I tend to ride with my tushy further back than the seat likes.  I can change the seat geometry OR I can put on non-bent risers . . .  Any cognizant opinions on this?  Given the fairly light front end feel, I'm tempted to simply raise the front of the seat, add a cover, and change the risers.  I don't think I want my CG any further back.

This all links to the foot position.  Why are those pegs so short?  I know, they start clicking on the pavement when one should think about less lean, rather than more!  But really, with my larger feet I find I'm riding with the end of the pegs under the center of my shoe.  Or more comfortable, with the balls of my feet on the pegs, toes behind brake and shift.

My S40 has the fairly straight bars, incidently.

Suggestions, successes, failures,especially from someone about my height?

stock seat,1" set backs on bars,ed L forward controlls, drivers back rest.
@ 5'10 comfy enuf for 100 miles b4 a break,need gas by then anyway

I'm 6'1" with long legs.  I don't know if they make a bike big enough for me.

One easy mod that helped a lot was to raise the front of my seat...I went to the auto parts store and bought some longer bolts (2) and nested several variable diameters of hydraulic hose together so that I ended up with two - 1" long cylindrical rubber plugs with a hole in the center for the bolt.  I left the rear holddown bolt on the seat alone...as a result, the seat tends to tilt toward the rear instead of toward the gas tank, much more comfy.

Paul Christiansen
Hammond, Oregon

ghstrdr110 wrote on 07/26/09 at 06:58:00:



This company use to have them for the Savage
I think they still do,but didnt see pics like they use to have showing the one for the Savage
Although it is still listed.

http://www.protac.net/page8/about.html

http://www.protac.net/page7/page1/models.html

everything you wanted to know about handlebars...

http://www.sideroadcycles.com/ImportedMotorcycles/ImportHandlebars/ImportHand...

Thank you.  So the bars are more comfortable back and lower?  I'm learning a lot quickly.

Backrest makes sense.  Think I'll look for a rear seat back/backrest thingie.  I saw one, was too long.  14"" Looks like a 12" one would be perfect.

So.  I'm looking at:

1. changing saddle angle
2. Saddle pad/cover
3. Forward controls
4.  Changing bar position (or even the bar)

Thanks!

voldigicam wrote on 07/26/09 at 10:26:54:

for me yes..kicked back in my easy chair.. plus i angled the back rest forward 1"
only thing more comfy is wifey on the back but that tends to get a lil sweaty this time of year
next mod offset hwy pegs,the straight out set didn't work well with the forward controlls

I just finished making a padded drivers back rest for my 96. Two hours work and scrap parts plus $10. Looks great and works greater. I am writing up instructions with pics for anyone interested.