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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Back Problems 03/03/14 at 16:02:26 I haven't been able to due much lately because of lower back problems. I'm feeling better, but it isn't fun trying to get my leg over the saddle and those bumps don't feel so swell. Just curious to see if any has any thoughts? Maybe a cinder block on each of the bike and progressive rear shocks?
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #1 - 03/03/14 at 16:38:09 Pain killers.
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #2 - 03/03/14 at 17:10:26 Progressive shocks will help some. I noticed a slight improvement when I added mine. I also tried to hire a small Japanese woman to ride on the back so she would be available to walk on my back when it knotted up. For some reason, the wife said no. I guess she just does not care if the old back hurts. Go figure. Good hunting
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #3 - 03/03/14 at 18:40:24 progressives, I got 418's with 2" of travel, you might look to see if there's one with more. and if that didn't fix it, consider an air cushioned seat offa hardly.
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Re: Back Problems
Reply #4 - 03/03/14 at 20:43:13

verslagen1 wrote on 03/03/14 at 18:40:24:

progressives, I got 418's with 2" of travel, you might look to see if there's one with more.
and if that didn't fix it, consider an air cushioned seat offa hardly.

Thanks Versy, did you have to modify anything else as well to make the real long shocks work. Off the top of my head I remember reading a thread where someone had to modify their chain guard because it was to thick at the bottom. If I remember correctly, once they get to 2.5 - 3 inches of travel that's when it becomes an issue.

I don't think I'm going to have much luck finding a petite Japanese woman to lend a hand (pun intended). Huh

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #5 - 03/03/14 at 21:09:47 I went with 11" shocks, no problems there. You might go with 11.5 or 12" for 2.5 or 3" of travel. 90 to 130 lbs/inch is a little light for a heavy weight. 115 to 155 is better for me. I looked it up, actually got 440-4022
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: Back Problems Reply #6 - 03/03/14 at 21:23:36 Thanks, I suppose I'll read through a few threads before I open the wallet. Incidentally, I sent you a note regarding one on your tensioners as well.
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Re: Back Problems
Reply #7 - 03/03/14 at 21:38:32

pg wrote on 03/03/14 at 20:43:13:

Off the top of my head I remember reading a thread where someone had to modify their chain guard because it was to thick at the bottom. If I remember correctly, once they get to 2.5 - 3 inches of travel that's when it becomes an issue.

That's me PG...
I have 12.25" Intruder shocks... (way cheaper than Progressives... $20 or 30 on ebay. Mine were free. You might find an Intruder owner that will swap)...
Easy mod on the guard, or chuck it...
The extra suspension is worth it...
Read here...
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1298207753/7#7

PS... bad back...
Sunday, I woke up, yawned and stretched, and tore a muscle in my back...
...while lying in bed... Grin

...
My back has a mind of it's own... I can spend 3 days digging out a tree stump,... or throw it out reaching in the fridge for a beer...
Wink

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #8 - 03/03/14 at 21:49:18 pg wrote on 03/03/14 at 21:23:36: Incidentally, I sent you a note regarding one on your tensioners as well. back at cha (pun intended)
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: Back Problems Reply #9 - 03/03/14 at 21:55:26 Thanks Sero. I've always had minor problems but, that was the first time I couldn't get up out of bed. I went and got a real good back brace and made some walking poles. 4 ft long x 1.25 oak dial rods with rubber caps on each end. They called them yoda sticks at work.
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Re: Back Problems
Reply #10 - 03/04/14 at 04:31:01

Yea lower back problems here too, the progressive shocks are definitely a smoother ride with better handling to boot. Alieve and sports rub are often friends of mine, along with a massage when I have some spare bucks burning a whole in my pocket Wink

So Blinky what is the going rate to rent a small Japanese woman as a riding companion these days? Cheesy

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18099 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #11 - 03/04/14 at 05:06:18 ToesNose wrote on 03/04/14 at 04:31:01: So Blinky what is the going rate to rent a small Japanese woman as a riding companion these days? Ooooh....I yen for a small Japanese woman to ride on my back!
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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #12 - 03/04/14 at 05:27:51 I once had a GF who was 4' tall and weighed next to nothing. I almost married her because she could walk on my back without hurting it.
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Re: Back Problems
Reply #13 - 03/04/14 at 06:19:37

I had low back pain a lot in my 40s and 50s, and every now and then, it will still hurt.
My remedy, and it may sound stupid but it works for my, is to hang from a chinning bar for about 20 - 30 seconds, a couple of times per day.

I put a broom stick between two of the joists in my garage, and then I just climb up on a short step stool, grab the broom stick and let my lower body hang. 20 seconds is a long time to hang there - your hands may not last that long. 30 seconds seems like forever.
But what this does is to stretch your spine back out, and relieve compression of the vertebrae.
It can't hurt you - try it and see if it helps. It sure works for me.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Back Problems Reply #14 - 03/04/14 at 07:25:02 pg wrote on 03/03/14 at 16:02:26: I'm feeling better, but it isn't fun trying to get my leg over the saddle and those bumps don't feel so swell. I know that feeling. Try putting your knee in the seat 1st, then pivot and swing the lower leg over the seat.
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