SuzukiSavage.com - Extended controls?!?....

stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2635 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Extended controls?!?.... Reply #15 - 07/10/15 at 10:38:31 Chris Oliveira wrote on 07/10/15 at 09:35:50: Sorry stewmills. No worries. That gets many new users. Not sure why the rule, just been that way since I have been here for ~3 years, but you're all set now! Hope you are able to locate the controls and make the bike comfy. It's a great bike.
Back to top	2008 \| 152/52.5–Air Mix 3/4 \| Rotella T4 \| Seat Lift w/Sheepskin \| Speedo Rattle \| Rear Pulley Shim \| 140/90-15 Rear \| Kaw Front Pulley \| Relocated Rear Signals FREEDOM ISN'T FREE! IP Logged

Art Webb

Serious Thumper

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 3007
columbus, Texas
Gender: male

Re: Extended controls?!?....
Reply #16 - 07/10/15 at 11:03:23

stewmills wrote on 07/10/15 at 10:38:31:

Chris Oliveira wrote on 07/10/15 at 09:35:50:

Sorry stewmills.

No worries. That gets many new users. Not sure why the rule, just been that way since I have been here for ~3 years, but you're all set now! Cool

Hope you are able to locate the controls and make the bike comfy. It's a great bike.

It's to deter spamming / bots, I think

Back to top

IP Logged

stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2635 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Extended controls?!?.... Reply #17 - 07/10/15 at 11:29:51 Art Webb wrote on 07/10/15 at 11:03:23: It's to deter spamming / bots, I think But I like spam, especially thinly sliced and fried in a pan on the stove.
Back to top	2008 \| 152/52.5–Air Mix 3/4 \| Rotella T4 \| Seat Lift w/Sheepskin \| Speedo Rattle \| Rear Pulley Shim \| 140/90-15 Rear \| Kaw Front Pulley \| Relocated Rear Signals FREEDOM ISN'T FREE! IP Logged

Chris Oliveira YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: Extended controls?!?.... Reply #18 - 07/10/15 at 20:41:10 Thank you so much for the info. What year sportster bars?
Back to top	IP Logged

Boogie_with_Stu Senior Member Offline Look Ma, no hands! Posts: 280 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Extended controls?!?.... Reply #19 - 07/11/15 at 00:41:44 I can second the idea of a set of "Sportster style" bars on these bikes. I tried the newer 883 Sportster bar and liked it a lot. I eventually went with a Triumph Bonneville bars that were a tad wider.
Back to top	03 Savage, Pearl Novelty Black,Raptor mod, Boulevard seat, Rectifier mod -'07 Honda Nighthawk 250 stock IP Logged

strang Senior Member Offline Posts: 387 london Gender:	Re: Extended controls?!?.... Reply #20 - 07/11/15 at 03:04:44 Also ran sportster bars for a few years, definite improvement.
Back to top	scrambler build: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1420917964/15 IP Logged

Art Webb

Serious Thumper

Offline

SuzukiSavage.com
Rocks!

Posts: 3007
columbus, Texas
Gender: male

Re: Extended controls?!?....
Reply #21 - 07/11/15 at 07:24:57

stewmills wrote on 07/10/15 at 11:29:51:

Art Webb wrote on 07/10/15 at 11:03:23:

It's to deter spamming / bots, I think

But I like spam, especially thinly sliced and fried in a pan on the stove.

Not THAT kinda spam Grin

everybody seems to like Sporty bars, Hmmm
I really like the idea of FL bars myself, but that's partly because I think more pullback / a different angle might be less likely to set off my tingling hands issue

Back to top

IP Logged

Sonny

Full Member

Offline

DeSoto, TX

Posts: 224

Gender: male

Re: Extended controls?!?....
Reply #22 - 07/11/15 at 16:49:38

I was complaining a while ago about wrist fatigue with the stock Savage buckhorn bars. I got some relief by rocking them forward a little. Stock seemed to be with the rise in line with the fork tubes. I moved them about 20 deg. forward from there. That makes the grips noticeably flatter and a little forward as well. I just loosened the bar and sat on the bike moving them fwd and back until I found a sweet spot.

It feels better at all speeds. I am 6'3" with long arms. I bought myself a little more room on the bike.

Back to top

'87 LS650, purt near stock, Raptor, seat mod. '07 S40, Raptor.

IP Logged

Chris Oliveira YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	Re: Extended controls?!?.... Reply #23 - 07/11/15 at 22:01:48 Great ideas and thank you everyone for the inputs. I really struck gold posting on here. Lot to do on my bike. These seats are so uncomfortable. Anyone get a Corbin seat?
Back to top	IP Logged

Boogie_with_Stu

Senior Member

Offline

Look Ma, no hands!

Posts: 280
Raleigh, NC
Gender: male

Re: Extended controls?!?....
Reply #24 - 07/12/15 at 05:11:10

Sonny wrote on 07/11/15 at 16:49:38:
I was complaining a while ago about wrist fatigue with the stock Savage buckhorn bars. I got some relief by rocking them forward a little. Stock seemed to be with the rise in line with the fork tubes. I moved them about 20 deg. forward from there. That makes the grips noticeably flatter and a little forward as well. I just loosened the bar and sat on the bike moving them fwd and back until I found a sweet spot.

It feels better at all speeds. I am 6'3" with long arms. I bought myself a little more room on the bike.

Exactly what I did....and then bought a set of bars that put my hands in that same position. Guess what they were?

Sportster bars Wink

I hated the buckhorn bars...they were killing my wrists and made me feel like I was jamming my elbows into my ribs on tight, slow turns. I also needed a wider bar. Moving the stock bars gave me a place to start, but for $30 or so and an hours time...a handlebar switch is the best investment I made on the bike to date.

Back to top

03 Savage, Pearl Novelty Black,Raptor mod, Boulevard seat, Rectifier mod -'07 Honda Nighthawk 250 stock

IP Logged

AlfromNH

YaBB Newbies

Offline

I love YaBB 1G -
SP1!

Posts: 26

Gender: male

Re: Extended controls?!?....
Reply #25 - 07/12/15 at 06:32:22

Chris Oliveira wrote on 07/11/15 at 22:01:48:

Great ideas and thank you everyone for the inputs. I really struck gold posting on here. Lot to do on my bike. These seats are so uncomfortable. Anyone get a Corbin seat?

I put a corbin seat on mine and it was easily the best money I spent on that bike. It was kinda expensive but after I put it on the bike, I could ride all day without any discomfort at all. It did push me a little forward though, so if you feel cramped now it would be worse with the corbin seat.

AL

Back to top

IP Logged