sparky3008
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Some time back I started a thread to find out what people thought of the riding position and comfort of a pure sport bike. As I knew many people who thought it was very comfortable I wanted to know what you guys thought.
Well, now that I have put about 1000 miles on the Gixxer I figured I would give my impressions.
The riding position I actually find fairly comfortable. The stock seat actually has never gotten as uncomfortable for me as the stock fjr seat did and I can ride it to and from work without ever thinking of my bum, a good thing.
However, the stock grips are way to small for me. I have some fatter ones on order that I got to help with me having to wrap my hand so far around just to get hold of the throttle. It contributes to me keeping a death grip on it which I constantly have to remind myself to let go. With a fatter grip I feel my hand will naturally just be able to take hold without much of a grip. Fatter grips helped me on the fjr as well.
Now as far as leaning on the handlebars go. No one can put their weight on their hands for any amount of time and be comfortable. The sport bikes require you to use your legs to grip the tank and keep your stomach and hips tight to support your upper body. If you can keep this position the weight on your hands is nothing and is very comfortable but you do have to be conscious of it.
Your neck position is another to keep in mind. You can't try and keep your head straight up as it will cause upper back pain. If you can keep your head just in line with the angle of your torso and just use your eyes to look up it is very comfortable but keep it here don't forget or your back will hurt.
All and all I actually find for me the sport bike position comfortable and with these few things in mind it works very well. Now on to the performance.
I find that the 1000 accellerates like a rocket ship and you really have to hold on. I use my clutch hand to just hold on and have found that it is easier on upshifting to just keep hold of the bars and no clutch when shifting when getting spirited.
However on a normal day of highway riding I probably go slower on the gixxer than the fjr just because of less wind protection. 100 on the fjr was pure joy as 90 on the gixxer is work I couldn't keep it up nearly as long as comfortable.
Last night on a back country straight road I finally got it up to about 130mph extremely fast with at least 2 gears left and no where near red line in the gear I was in. It happened so fast and when I slowed down my entire shield was covered with dead bugs, couldn't see worth crap but the accelleration was awesome.
Handling and braking well, I am a chicken when it comes to corners but I am learning to trust the bike more. It brakes very well but the handling is awesome, I like it alot.
I really enjoyed the fjr but since I am no long distance guy this bike suits me very well. A great bike and a lot of fun...
Well, now that I have put about 1000 miles on the Gixxer I figured I would give my impressions.
The riding position I actually find fairly comfortable. The stock seat actually has never gotten as uncomfortable for me as the stock fjr seat did and I can ride it to and from work without ever thinking of my bum, a good thing.
However, the stock grips are way to small for me. I have some fatter ones on order that I got to help with me having to wrap my hand so far around just to get hold of the throttle. It contributes to me keeping a death grip on it which I constantly have to remind myself to let go. With a fatter grip I feel my hand will naturally just be able to take hold without much of a grip. Fatter grips helped me on the fjr as well.
Now as far as leaning on the handlebars go. No one can put their weight on their hands for any amount of time and be comfortable. The sport bikes require you to use your legs to grip the tank and keep your stomach and hips tight to support your upper body. If you can keep this position the weight on your hands is nothing and is very comfortable but you do have to be conscious of it.
Your neck position is another to keep in mind. You can't try and keep your head straight up as it will cause upper back pain. If you can keep your head just in line with the angle of your torso and just use your eyes to look up it is very comfortable but keep it here don't forget or your back will hurt.
All and all I actually find for me the sport bike position comfortable and with these few things in mind it works very well. Now on to the performance.
I find that the 1000 accellerates like a rocket ship and you really have to hold on. I use my clutch hand to just hold on and have found that it is easier on upshifting to just keep hold of the bars and no clutch when shifting when getting spirited.
However on a normal day of highway riding I probably go slower on the gixxer than the fjr just because of less wind protection. 100 on the fjr was pure joy as 90 on the gixxer is work I couldn't keep it up nearly as long as comfortable.
Last night on a back country straight road I finally got it up to about 130mph extremely fast with at least 2 gears left and no where near red line in the gear I was in. It happened so fast and when I slowed down my entire shield was covered with dead bugs, couldn't see worth crap but the accelleration was awesome.
Handling and braking well, I am a chicken when it comes to corners but I am learning to trust the bike more. It brakes very well but the handling is awesome, I like it alot.
I really enjoyed the fjr but since I am no long distance guy this bike suits me very well. A great bike and a lot of fun...
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