Glad everything's okay then.....

You been up 19 lately?It turns to 1 road up a ways.RT 40 up the mountains is better.Not many riding days left.
I'm putting gas treatment on my last ride.Thats why I wanted to go today.Rip it up get gas and put fuel stabilizer in.I'm goinh riding one more time if it kills me.Ordererd Carboncovers Fiber ram air covers.There comminng Thursday.Hope I'm out of Cannonsburg Hospital by them,and I'm putting the Brocks map back in.
Craiig

We've got Indian Summer yet... there's another 250 miles to be had this year.

@ Werks:

MSTA CO rally had 12 road rides on GPS and several off-road rides as well.

The lunch ride included CO state routes 82, 133, 92, 65, lunch at the Ole Bakery CAfe in Cedaredge and return up, over and down the Grand Mesa. I-70 made the ends meet out of and into Avon and the Christie Lodge. I'm thinking the pictures were either along 133 or 92; guess it could have been 65 as well, I really don't know.

Wish I'd had the time to ride all 12 routes; but I can get em next time. It had been a long time since I was in CO and I hope to visit again before too long.

Never saw anyone carry a bicycle on a mc before! Looks like maybe you made your own carrier arrangement or apparatus.
I used to be a road biker as well; liked doing century rides but now I stick to the trails on a mt bike.

Best wishes!

I'm such an idiot!I thought that was a wheelchair!!!!!FU$#

MSTA CO rally had 12 road rides on GPS and several off-road rides as well.

The lunch ride included CO state routes 82, 133, 92, 65, lunch at the Ole Bakery CAfe in Cedaredge and return up, over and down the Grand Mesa. I-70 made the ends meet out of and into Avon and the Christie Lodge. I'm thinking the pictures were either along 133 or 92; guess it could have been 65 as well, I really don't know.

If you'd like to review each of the rides above, I recommend "The Complete Guide to Motorcycling Colorado" by Steve Farson. I recommend it to anyone planning a tour of the state.

Never saw anyone carry a bicycle on a mc before! Looks like maybe you made your own carrier arrangement or apparatus. I used to be a road biker as well; liked doing century rides but now I stick to the trails on a mt bike.

Regarding the bike on bike rack ... I've made 3 of them for my motorcycles over the years. Plus, I've made ski
racks for the Sprint and often transport my homebuilt folding kayaks by motorcycle.

Hope to see you in the Rockies one of these days...

Tom

* Last updated by: Werks on 10/18/2012 @ 6:21 AM *

"We've got Indian Summer yet... there's another 250 miles to be had this year."

Which day?
Poke/thumb in the eye,lol.

"Which day?"....ROFL!....ya beat me to it!

I did a few things to help mine be more comfy. Along with some of the suggestions in this thread about body position and you'll find something that will work I'm sure. I did the 1" lower begs, Corbin Seat (this is a freakin must the stock seat is HORRIBLE), Heli Block risers, ZG Double Bubble (gonna get an ST though) and grip puppies grip covers. They soften the grips up considerably and they go over the sock grips. I also added a throttle lock from Vista Cruise to be able to let the blood circulate through my throttle hand when it gets tired.

On long stretches of slab I actually sit upright and just have one hand or a couple fingers on the bar for minor course corrections. It helps to move around a little and not stay to much in one position (you'll cramp up). Movement is key. Sometimes I sit straight up on long runs and shift my weight side to side a little, sometimes I lay down on the tank and let me feet dangle in the slipstream to sort stretch out superman style, sometimes i lean on the tank and stretch my legs out ahead of me to work my knees a little.

Little changes go a long way to not getting stiff in the saddle. I made the same mistakes of putting to much weight on my wrists trying to support my whole upper body. Also try and release your death grip on the bars (holding on for dear life) that helps too. Just have a nice relaxed posture throughout your body without giving any one part all the load (butt, shoulders, wrists, feet, etc).

I just did 1700 miles in 4 days with no issues.

* Last updated by: Phantomx2k on 10/18/2012 @ 3:34 PM *

Hi Guys, like how riding positions have gone to tyres, a couple of things, I think the riding position on the 2012 model is so much better, I have been riding mine now for 4 weeks, took some getting used to, to start off with, but used my 2006 model to go to Brands Hatch last weekend, I felt so uncomfortable and lost so much confidence on it, where I used to get it right over on the corners, I just feel that I'm sitting so upright and high.
I run Metzeler Z8's on both bikes and can't rate them high enough in both wet or dry conditions
Has anyone tried the California Superbike School? Or the British Version? I would love some feed back

Great photos. Postcard material.

I took a ride trying out the suggestions from some of the posts and did find it to be more comfortable. Holding your upper body with your lower back and abs certainly takes weight off your wrists and palms.

But the adjustment I think will take some more getting used to will be the constant having to hold your upper body at that angle. Having to keep your core muscles holding your torso the entire time is quite a bit different than a normal motorcycle riding position, but I'll get used to it where its second nature, in time.

Thanks for all the input, and good luck to the others who are also adjusting to the riding position.

gorgeous Fall pics, Werks. This has been one of the prettiest I can remeber. The bike sure isn't bad to look at either.

Got me some new CF Ranair tubes

One on the right is the underside with no double tape.
Craig

Thanks you both for your comments on my pics. I always ride with a camera in my tank bag.

Living here certainly makes riding a treat. The big Ninja just adds to the fun

I rode it for over 3 hrs yesterday with no discomfort whatsoever. I have no regrets about selecting it over it's Aprilia Tuono V4 competition.

Tom

* Last updated by: Werks on 10/22/2012 @ 5:06 PM *

yes indeed, awesome pics. I'll make sure to spend a week in CO after I go to NE this spring.
Also + 1 on the Pilot Road 3. I have ran Rosso Corsa, Q2's and Metzler and favor the PR3 for street riding.

The riding position seems to be getting more comfortable each time I ride.

My mind seems to be now on the fun of the ride, and less and less on the ache in my shoulders. (no more ache in my palms, as I took the advice and keep the weight of my torso held up off my hands)

* Last updated by: ZX14MAN64 on 10/23/2012 @ 7:28 PM *

Thanks privateer, those gloves worked ! I went for a pretty long ride, and my hands hardly even got numb at all ! I have had this problem for over 10 years ! Thanks again