After much reading, reviewing, and test riding, I decided to go for the Yami yesterday over the Ninja 650. They even had the color i wanted (blue), so I rode it home within a couple of hours. Excited, I put the dog out and went out for a long ride through the city, and out to the country for a little break-in.
2 hours later, I was in so much pain all I wanted was to get home and take it back to the dealer. My back was screaming at me, my wrists were numb,
and my neck was throbbing from the weird sitting position i was in.
All of this was a shock to me, since hours-long trips on sportbikes usually don't bother me... heck, i feel great after spending 3 or 4 hours on my tiny Ninja 250 hunched over, engine screaming down the freeway.
SO. Anyway, i went home, frantic to raise the seat and maybe adjust the handlebars to see if that was the problem.
Raising the seat does help a bit, but I've decided that the main problem is
that the handlebars are too high, and the grips too far apart.
So my questions are:
has anyone else had a similar problem? Has anyone tried lowering the bars, or replacing them with something smaller, more compact? Is this even an option?
I'm stressed because I was planning on selling the 250 and put the money towards the FZ6R, but now i'm not so sure. I feel like i'm stuck with a bike that is awesome in every respect except ergonomics...
2 hours later, I was in so much pain all I wanted was to get home and take it back to the dealer. My back was screaming at me, my wrists were numb,
and my neck was throbbing from the weird sitting position i was in.
All of this was a shock to me, since hours-long trips on sportbikes usually don't bother me... heck, i feel great after spending 3 or 4 hours on my tiny Ninja 250 hunched over, engine screaming down the freeway.
SO. Anyway, i went home, frantic to raise the seat and maybe adjust the handlebars to see if that was the problem.
Raising the seat does help a bit, but I've decided that the main problem is
that the handlebars are too high, and the grips too far apart.
So my questions are:
has anyone else had a similar problem? Has anyone tried lowering the bars, or replacing them with something smaller, more compact? Is this even an option?
I'm stressed because I was planning on selling the 250 and put the money towards the FZ6R, but now i'm not so sure. I feel like i'm stuck with a bike that is awesome in every respect except ergonomics...