Home
Forum
Search
Login
Register
Merch
Donate
Welcome, Guest. Please
Login
or
Register
::
View Members
SuzukiSavage.com
›
General Category
›
Rubber Side Down!
› Extended controls?!?....
(Moderators:
verslagen1
,
Dave
,
Serowbot
)
‹
Previous topic
|
Next topic
›
Pages:
1
2
Extended controls?!?.... (Read 189 times)
stewmills
Serious Thumper
Offline
Imagination is more
important than
knowledge
Posts: 2641
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:
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!
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: 2641
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:
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
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:
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:
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
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:
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
Pages:
1
2
‹
Previous topic
|
Next topic
›
Forum Jump »
» 10 most recent posts
» 10 most recent topics
General Category
»» Rubber Side Down!
- Technical Documents/Reference
- The Marketplace
- The Cafe
- Politics, Religion (Tall Table)
- Forum Upgrade Issues / Tests
« Home
« Home
SuzukiSavage.com
09/28/24 at 17:11:05
›
General Category
›
Rubber Side Down!
› Extended controls?!?....
SuzukiSavage.com
» Powered by
YaBB 2.2
!
YaBB
© 2000-2007. All Rights Reserved.