I’m having a hard time with comfort issues on my 2006 VFR. I have the Sergeant seat, Heli-bars, and ZG double bubble wind screen. I have a ton of other mods too, but none of them should be relevant to comfort. Here’s the problem; rides longer than 30 minutes are uncomfortable in my back, neck, and shoulders. If I didn’t have so much money invested in the VFR I would seriously consider dumping it for a standard (love the Superdukes and FZ1s) The problem is it seems like the reach to the bars is too far. A friend of mine, who rides a ninja, even agrees that it’s a long reach to the bars. The worst is commuting through stop and go traffic. That really wears me out. I squeeze my knees when I come to a stop, but I have to put my feet down eventually and end up with too much weight on my arms.
Here are my questions;
What am I missing?
Am I just a 31 year old pu**y?
Does anyone have experience with the LSL Superbike bars on the 6th gen?
Anyone within 100 miles of Vegas with those bars who’d let me try them out?
The Sergeant Seat seems to make me sit farther away from the bars, anyone else notice this?
When I put the heli-bars on, did I not have them tilted back far enough? They are about 1.5 inches away from the tank at full lock.
Thanks in advance for all your help! I already scoot my butt as far forward as possible and keep my abs tight to help support the lower back. I’m really hoping there’s a way to fix this so I can keep my lovely VFR. Leg position is fine, I just lean too far forward.
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Hello VFRD! Long time no post.
I’m having a hard time with comfort issues on my 2006 VFR. I have the Sergeant seat, Heli-bars, and ZG double bubble wind screen. I have a ton of other mods too, but none of them should be relevant to comfort. Here’s the problem; rides longer than 30 minutes are uncomfortable in my back, neck, and shoulders. If I didn’t have so much money invested in the VFR I would seriously consider dumping it for a standard (love the Superdukes and FZ1s) The problem is it seems like the reach to the bars is too far. A friend of mine, who rides a ninja, even agrees that it’s a long reach to the bars. The worst is commuting through stop and go traffic. That really wears me out. I squeeze my knees when I come to a stop, but I have to put my feet down eventually and end up with too much weight on my arms.
Here are my questions;
What am I missing?
Am I just a 31 year old pu**y?
Does anyone have experience with the LSL Superbike bars on the 6th gen?
Anyone within 100 miles of Vegas with those bars who’d let me try them out?
The Sergeant Seat seems to make me sit farther away from the bars, anyone else notice this?
When I put the heli-bars on, did I not have them tilted back far enough? They are about 1.5 inches away from the tank at full lock.
Thanks in advance for all your help! I already scoot my butt as far forward as possible and keep my abs tight to help support the lower back. I’m really hoping there’s a way to fix this so I can keep my lovely VFR. Leg position is fine, I just lean too far forward.
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