Uncomfortable on Pointy - any ideas?

will try that specialone, cheers

[Jayneflakes]

Been there, sat through the pain and dealt with it. Sports style bikes take some getting used to, for me the pain is in my hands, shoulders, neck, bum and feet. Riding regularly will help as you adapt to the riding position. One assumes that you have played with the suspension to adjust it for your weight and style of riding?

There things that you can do though. I used cycle shorts under my bike trousers for long trips, to give me extra padding and is more comfortable than undergarments. Make sure that you wear them next to your skin. The options for the bike are the comfort mods, Matts Yokes on here does a complete kit for modding an SV and you can have pads inserted into your seats.

Having spent a long time on the back of the bike before passing my test, I know what that pad is like, thankfully it is more comfortable than many others I have used. Make sure that your pillion is not carrying weight on her back in a back pack because that really does jar the neck.

yep sports bikes do make it hard on the wrists. esp if you havent got any cushin for the pushin.
try using a 'Powerball' they help with carpal tunnel syndrome.

The seat is harder to fix as the stock SV is found uncomfortable than many; too soft I suspect (harder seats are often more comfortable in the long run)

Wrists can be addressed in a number of ways: don't have a death grip, improved core strength so you don't put so much weight on them (more difficult if you have a pillion), and adjusting the angle of the levers so they are in line with your forearm, or by comfort bars.

FWIW, some people just find the SV uncomfortable after more than an hour or so, and some people don't. I find the supersports more comfortable than my SV ever was, which is not the received opinion.

Try sliding urself forward in the seat and using your core to hold yourself up. This should take some of the pressure of your hands and wrists. The bike dose take some getting used to.

Pete

Same answers from me - use your back and belly muscles to hold you up and don't grip the bars, REST on them. You will both get there, honest.

Garry

or fix it all with a comfort kit ?? It works for everyone else and the forum discount is very healthy. I will be making the lowering/raising plates in the next couple of weeks for the footrests also

Originally Posted by missyorkie_chris

SpeedyClaire had the same problems and so had a comfort kit fitted, made life a whole lot easier - for her - , don't know if that'd be much help?

Originally Posted by Matts-Yokes

or fix it all with a comfort kit ?? It works for everyone else and the forum discount is very healthy. I will be making the lowering/raising plates in the next couple of weeks for the footrests also

Ahem...

I can highly recommend the Powerball that Smudge mentions, immensely good for building up wrist and grip strength

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by Jayneflakes

One assumes that you have played with the suspension to adjust it for your weight and style of riding?

No point playing with stock stuff, unless by play with you mean "throw in the skip and replace with something that works".

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by independentphoto

Same answers from me - use your back and belly muscles to hold you up and don't grip the bars, REST on them. You will both get there, honest.

Garry

+1

Originally Posted by Matts-Yokes

or fix it all with a comfort kit ?? It works for everyone else and the forum discount is very healthy. I will be making the lowering/raising plates in the next couple of weeks for the footrests also

I would advise against lowering plates, the chassis is short of ground clearance as it is.
As soon as you start upping pace past "hangover" mode you'll deck the pegs everywhere.