| | Rex
I have your setup but minus the floor boards. I found the boards put your
feet to far forward. I am 6 foot 2 inch tall, same bars, national shield,
stock seat`. Standard foot pegs work good with the longer original seat. I
have put long days in the saddle with a bad back! with this setup.
TED
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From: "Rex Clark" <rccla-@comcast.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 6:18 AM
Subject: Re: Handlebar question
| | HI Mike,
With my inseam length, my seat and the floorboards I am pretty much locked
into an upright position. I do have a National Cycle windshield which |
| | great. My handlebar is what Moto Guzzi Classics calls a "special" bar as
opposed to the police or civilian bar. I think you are absolutely correct. |
| | need a bar that is higher and more rearward than the one I have at |
| | Also my seat was rebuilt by Rich Maund on a stock pan. I asked Rich if we
could put a backrest on it and he said no because of the way the pan is |
| | Thanks for your help. Any further suggestions would be welcomed.
Rex
| | Hi Rex, Charlie's right....most long distance riders find it more
comfortable to have a slight lean forward...it does take pressure off |
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| | | | back. If you want a upright position you'll want good wind protection, |
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| | | | back rest and handlebars that require no reach. Good luck.
EldoMike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rex Clark" <rccla-@comcast.net>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: RE: Handlebar question
| | Hi Charlie,
Thanks for your reply. Now I'm not sure which bars I have. I have only |
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| | | | | | this bike for a few months and have never really seen another one, but |
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| | state it seems that your hands are at an odd angle. I have a 1972 |
| | model which as I understand it is basically a police bike with chrome |
| | Therefore it has floorboards instead of pegs, the Harley style |
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| | the side mounted ignition switch and no tachometer, just the single |
| | speedometer. I take it from that that I also have the police style |
| | Therefore with the slightly higher seat my hands are only about three |
| | above my knees. I noticed today while riding my GL1100 that my hands |
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| | | | | | good 8-10 inches above my knees and that I don't have to lean as far |
| | to hold onto the bars. I thought maybe that there might be some kind |
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| | or a different handlebar that wouldn't look too wierd and still bring |
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| | up and/or back a few inches. Bruce Giller (on the list) sent me an |
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| | | | | | today and said that I had described his problem almost perfectly and |
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| | also trying to arrive at a solution. Thanks again. All ideas or |
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| | gratefully accepted.
Rex
| | Hi Rex,
I never liked the police bars, they seemed to put my hands at an |
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| | | | angle. Of course, they were on peg equipped bikes and not board |
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For the first five years I had my '69 Ambo, it had GS1000 Suzuki |
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| | | | the original owner had installed. With those bars I got lots of wind |
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| | | | the police fairing and my back (especially the tailbone) got sore on |
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| | | | rides. A crash on my SP in '85 resulted in a badly sprained but |
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| | | | undamaged back, but it still bothers me from time to time. I |
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| | | | the stock "civilian" bars and I'm now down out of the wind and my |
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| | | | bothers me. More weight is now bore by my thighs and the lean |
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| | | | my back curvature more correct. The Ambo also seems a lot more |
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| | | | and sporty can be used in the same sentence!:-)) kind of like an SPs |
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It could be a switch to the civilian bars may help you as well - |
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| | | | so!
| | | | Cheers,
Charlie
Rex Clark <rccla-@comcast.net> wrote:
| | Hi everybody,
I have a '72 Eldorado California with footboards and police bars |
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| | | | | | believe they are the original style bars) I am 6'3" with a 34" |
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| | | | | | Rich Maund build a seat to accomodate my size (the original foam |
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| | | | | | well gone anyway) After riding a short time my back is hurting |
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| | | | badly. I
| | | | | | have a 1981 Honda GL1100 with a backrest I can ride all day (400 |
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| | | | | | with no problem at all. My question is this. The handlebars on the |
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| | | | | | bring my hands up to about 3 inches higher than my knees but on the |
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| | | | | | bars are much higher in relation to the rest of my body. It seems |
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| | | | | | my backache might be at least partially caused by the much lower |
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| | | | | | the handlebars. Of course part of the problem is that I'm 56 years |
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| | | | | | some disc damage sustained in an auto accident a few years ago. And |
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| | | | | | | | | | backrest on the Honda helps a lot also. But I'm just trying to help |
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| | | | | | | | | | situation as best I can. I wonder if anyone an opinion or |
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| | | | | | things to try. I wuold like to ride to some rallies but right now |
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| | | | | | | | | | probably have to take the Honda:-( Thanks in advance.
Rex Clark |
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