Reed44 Posted April 6, 2008 Report Share Posted April 6, 2008 I am getting a bike real soon and have been trying to figure out which one is the most comfortable. So far it is the honda. I havent sat on a kawasaki yet. The biggest problem I have is the foot pegs being to high up which is pushing my legs up to far. Im not a small person so is there something to do about this or deal with it on a sportbike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 Most sportbike pegs are where they need to be to prevent dragging in full lean. You can get adjustable rearsets, but they only raise your pegs or move them further back. Rode an F4 or F4i yet? One of the most relaxed positions of the sportbikes in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed44 Posted April 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 The dealers I went to didnt have any. I would like to sit on that an the r6s. How comfortable are the 636's compared to the rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted April 8, 2008 Report Share Posted April 8, 2008 r6 is definitely going to be more agressive than a f4i. Not sure about the 636. Another very "touring" postured bike is a yzf600r, might see if you can find one of those, a 98 can probably be had for $3K. Not bad bikes, but definitely sluggish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsn2o281 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Onetail.com has the rearset lowering links, i put them on every bike i get to get a few more inches of leg room. its olny 1-2" drop, but it makes a world of difference. also, kawi's seem to have great ergo's for bigger guys, especialy the 03-04 636's and 10r's. suzuki is a very close second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed44 Posted April 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 I tried to go to that website but I cant seem to get to it. http://www.onetail.com ? I need to find these though, thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsn2o281 Posted April 11, 2008 Report Share Posted April 11, 2008 Sorry, they changed their address, http://www.1tail.com http://www.1tail.com/sa/cart/app_products.htm?pg={F2B0FAD5-5A03-4F44-A53E-0A69D56CF966}&m={04346613-B86A-46A0-A07E-0D2EE38862EA}&pc=1&c=5 theres an example, hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted April 12, 2008 Report Share Posted April 12, 2008 Onetail.com has the rearset lowering links, i put them on every bike i get to get a few more inches of leg room. its olny 1-2" drop, but it makes a world of difference. also, kawi's seem to have great ergo's for bigger guys, especialy the 03-04 636's and 10r's. suzuki is a very close second. Interesting, nice find. Do you ride your bikes on the track or street agressively? I usually cut the "feelers" off my pegs so they dont drag, I'd be scared as hell to lower the stock pegs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsn2o281 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I never got to the point of doing track days on a road course, but i never had an issue of dragging pegs with them down 1". well, when it was stock height at least, lowered, yea, i would drag a lil when i got aggressive. Hang off the bike more in the corners if you're touching the feelers, gives you same corner speed or more, with less lean angle needed. just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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