Improving comfort on the SV?

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by agy

i still don't know what is the difference between these two:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Suzuki-SV6...#ht_500wt_1202

the ones above have the same reach as the OEM (the ones that are on your bike right now) but are higher with not as much rake (angle of bar towards the ground) so will sit you up more but you will still have the same reach over the tank.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2209776968...#ht_3894wt_952

the ones above are fully adjustable and will give you less reach (closer to you then the ones currently on your bike) and will also give you less rake but because the bars are closer you will not be reaching over the tank as much.

which ones will come closer to me? i think my arms are too short!
you guys use too much tecchie lingo hence why I got lost a few pages ago and still haven't been able to catch up. LOL

you may or may not need longer cables/brake lines etc.etc. but you must be prepared to spend extra cash if they do.

as being roughly the same hight i know your problems well. and the only solution i personally would consider is the full comfort bar kit or just get used to the fact that you are short and every bike is going to have some sort of problem and without spending serious cash there is nothing you can do, take it from me if there was a cheep solution to being short and riding an SV i would know about it

LOL

but why didn't you just get the clip ons. 70 quid - bars higher AND closer. man, i just don't have 240 to spend on bars... simply no can do

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by agy

I can't see myself getting used to it.

No-one ever does.

Originally Posted by agy

the bars are just too far for me.

Higher bars are not at all certain to help this.

[Littlepeahead]

After smashing up my elbow on an ER6 hire bike then having my Achilles detached, rebuilt and reattached I've been finding the SV really uncomfortable too. My solution until my Achilles is healed is to buy another bike, but at £6k it's not a cheap solution. I'm keeping the SV too. I've got a custom seat which includes a gel pad and that helps. Mr LPH sometimes uses an Airhawk pad and everyone who has them say how good they are, but depends if you don't mind sitting a bit higher.

How heavy is your helmet? I've got a very light Shoei but on the SV I get wind blasted up into my eyes but no neck ache. My Caberg is better on my eyes but being much heavier I notice my neck aches. I even get it when I'm pillion with the Caberg but not the Shoei so I'm sure it's a weight thing.

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by agy

LOL

don't have 240 to spend on bars... simply no can do

then i would suggest you put up with what you have until such times you do have the funds. no half measures.

be thankful your not me. small + fat + very short legs = £1k over the price of the bike to get it to fit. but you know what it's worth every penny

I've added a gel seat, adjustable levers and riser clipons to get me comfortable.
Im 5'8 and i still get sore legs and back of knee. So i may even go for plates to lower the foot pegs but comfort is much better now after those 3 modes but its cost me about £200 so far.

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[Littlepeahead]

Originally Posted by Bibio

then i would suggest you put up with what you have until such times you do have the funds. no half measures.

be thankful your not me. small + fat + very short legs = £1k over the price of the bike to get it to fit. but you know what it's worth every penny

You managed to get leg extensions and the tummy tuck for a grand? Send me name of your surgeon!

Agy, if you want to try my scooped out lowered gel seat then I can bring it into Soho and let you try it, I come by train so I'll just bung it in my bag.

hahahahahaha! good one!

yeah I'd love to try it but only if you're absolutely sure it's no bother to bring it

Originally Posted by agy

How many rest breaks do you guys take? Maybe I should stop at least once an hour.

After 20 years of riding bikes I finally learned my lesson the painful way by riding home from Northern Ireland in gale force winds last May. Last 180 miles of that was non-stop. It was a mental and physical endurance test, and far from being enjoyable.

That put me on the physiotherapists table once a week, until I went to Portugal in August, and forced me to plan in hourly stops into my trip.

The journey from Santander in Spain to Covilha in Portugal was about 350 miles. I did it in five stints of 70 miles, which meant stopping every 50 minutes to 1 hour.

The first hour = easy.

Coffee, then complete the second hour = easy too.

End of the third hour, stop for something to eat, realise you are three fifths of the way there, and you only have two more of those easy 1 hour stints to do.

Journey completed in 7-8 hours, having left Santander at midday, and had over an hour to sit down and eat lunch, arrived in time for an evening meal, and not even feeling tired.

500 miles of motorway is easily possible in a day if you split into 7 stints of approximately 1 hour each, and eat/drink lightly at each stop.

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

After smashing up my elbow on an ER6 hire bike then having my Achilles detached, rebuilt and reattached I've been finding the SV really uncomfortable too. My solution until my Achilles is healed is to buy another bike, but at £6k it's not a cheap solution. I'm keeping the SV too. I've got a custom seat which includes a gel pad and that helps. Mr LPH sometimes uses an Airhawk pad and everyone who has them say how good they are, but depends if you don't mind sitting a bit higher.

How heavy is your helmet? I've got a very light Shoei but on the SV I get wind blasted up into my eyes but no neck ache. My Caberg is better on my eyes but being much heavier I notice my neck aches. I even get it when I'm pillion with the Caberg but not the Shoei so I'm sure it's a weight thing.

I had your same issue with wind going up the helmet, a chin curtain really helped. and i know Shoei do one for about £20 for most their helmets