Handlebar adjustment 2013 model

[gixxerjasen]

Ain't that the truth...

 

[art miller]

I agree with the former comment regarding riding posture. I attended a training session on proper riding position and learned that the proper position on most sport touring bikes is to sit up straight and then slightly slump your shoulders keeping your elbows bent and hanging down. Your grip on the bars should be feather light. Your feet should be centered on the foot pegs using enough force to keep your back supported. This may seem complicated when in text form but when demonstrated by a capable instructor it is easy to comprehend. Try it and you may find no need to modify the bars.

 

[mcatrophy]

I agree with the former comment regarding riding posture. I attended a training session on proper riding position and learned that the proper position on most sport touring bikes is to sit up straight and then slightly slump your shoulders keeping your elbows bent and hanging down. Your grip on the bars should be feather light. Your feet should be centered on the foot pegs using enough force to keep your back supported. This may seem complicated when in text form but when demonstrated by a capable instructor it is easy to comprehend. Try it and you may find no need to modify the bars.

That's pretty much the posture my back thanks me for, but I still need the handlebars in the closest position.
But my grip still tightens up whenever my sphincter is working overtime.

 

[HotRodZilla]

Right Mac, but if you're like me, that's only when your right wrist won't listen to your brain.

 

[mcatrophy]

Right Mac, but if you're like me, that's only when your right wrist won't listen to your brain.

Trouble is, when on the bike, my back gives me no trouble at all. Makes me feel like a 17-year-old.
Wrist then gets the message that it's 17, so no longer under "my" control.

Luckily my sphincter still is.