Your most uncomfortable bikes

[bogan]

So who here has done a journey that was physically uncomfortable, and what size rider/bike?

I'll go first, 84 VT250F2, 1.8m rider, 100km between stretch stops. Was it worth the fun to be had on such a nimble bike through the twisties at the end of it, hell yes! Glad to be on a bigger (though not by much) bike now though.

[Tigadee]

Looks comfortable enough to me...

[SMOKEU]

Rode a 39cc Chinese dirt bike, and I'm nearly 2m tall. I ended up putting my arms underneath my knees while riding it, as that was the most comfortable.

[Ender EnZed]

I rode a Honda Z50 and fell off when the handle bar hit my knee well before full lock.

[Tigadee]

My most uncomfortable in my limited ridng experience so far has been 250cc sports/road bikes. Cramped legs and craned neck just don't do it for me...

[GrayWolf]

Japanese.... yamaha RD200 (orange one with the cutesy rear moulding)

British.... bsa bantam 125 single seat

USA.... AMF era 1000cc iron head sporty

European, borrowed Guzzi lemon 850 with the 'power grip building' del' orto's

[Sable]

You're all pussies.

[gammaguy]

riding one of my X7 s (ive owned five) with a mate on the back with a pack on his back from wellington to new plymouth

every time i accelerated or went up hill he tried to pull me off the back of the bike

every time i braked,slowed down or went down hill he crushed my balls into the tank

no wonder i now talk funny and cant stand up straight for long

[Mom]

Pillioned on an 883 Sporty from Warkworth to Paeroa return for the BOT many years ago. The Sporty was fitted out with a "bitch pad" instead of something a pillion would want to spend a few hours sitting on. By the time we were half way home I could not feel my feet on the pegs or my poor bum on the seat. I was simply in a world of pain. Actually made him stop in Orewa (1/2 hour or so to home) and told him I was walking the rest of the way LOL.

[Road kill]

Kawasaki ZR750,the only thing on it not painted "bland" was the rock hard seat:eek5:

[skippa1]

a slammed harley nightster from Auckland to Nelson in one day. Had to have it surgically removed from my bottom:weep:

[slofox]

1100km on an SV650S, in a little over 24 hours.

Those things have a board for a seat. Made of teak I think.

[5150]

1100km on an SV650S, in a little over 24 hours.

Those things have a board for a seat. Made of teak I think.

Try 1400 odd Kms (Hamilton to top of Cape Reianga and back) in 2 days on a DR650. Gives new meaning to wooden plank seat

[willytheekid]

I got this!

Rode a nifty50 with a damaged seat from Palmy to Newplymouth and back again, just cos a mate dared me too (I had to drop off a tent to another mate & my GPZ900 was being rebuilt at the time) only stopping for petrol, then turned around....and rode straight back :gob:

....the nifty50 died just as I rode back into palmy :killingme (burnt a hole through the piston, easy fix)

[Flip]

As a Harley rider and sports or cafe style bike kills me after 20 min.

I just can't hold my head up while being bent forward for long.

[5150]

As a Harley rider and sports or cafe style bike kills me after 20 min.

I just can't hold my head up while being bent forward for long.

As a sports or cafe style bike rider, the 6ft high Apehanger bars on a Harley kill me after about a 1 minute of looking at them. :killingme

[Scuba_Steve]

FXR150 10hr trip to Auckland (Yea I know 1st mistake was going to Auckland 2nd mistake was taking the "scenic route") think I'm 5'11"??? don't measure, my bikes don't have a height requirement to ride.

On the upside round trip only cost me about 35$ I believe (petrol was round $1.40 region at the time)

[HenryDorsetCase]

Surprisingly for me Triumph Scrambler.

If you are taller, no problem, but a shortarse has a very close relatioship of right thigh to exhaust pipe: worst in traffic. Also the stock seat was appalling: looked nice but square edged dig into your legs and instead of foam they use depleted uranium. The accessory gel seat was way better but still had the "square edge" issue.

If you are taller than a gnome then you wont have those issues.

[avgas]

You're all pussies.
What he said.

[Coolz]

'71 Shovelhead Sportster. Right knee stuck out at an odd angle knocking against the aircleaner. Left thigh rubbing against the corner of the battery box. Luckily it was to unreliable to ride any distance.

[Paul in NZ]

As a Harley rider and sports or cafe style bike kills me after 20 min.

I just can't hold my head up while being bent forward for long.

Don't worry - you are not the first HD rider that has struggled to hold their head up on KB....

:lol:

Most bikes with clip ons need better rearsets to be rideable...

[Str8 Jacket]

I love my Goose (350) to ride but it is the WORST bike in the world to pillion on!

[G4L4XY]

Hyosung....

[GSF]

My wee little Bandit has a pretty comfy seat.

Except for this one time I went out for a shakedown run after fitting a new fairing, by the time I stopped in Paeroa my arse was in absolute agony... then I jumped off the bike and a 14mm spanner fell out of my back pocket.

[GrayWolf]

Pillioned on an 883 Sporty from Warkworth to Paeroa return for the BOT many years ago. The Sporty was fitted out with a "bitch pad" instead of something a pillion would want to spend a few hours sitting on. By the time we were half way home I could not feel my feet on the pegs or my poor bum on the seat. I was simply in a world of pain. Actually made him stop in Orewa (1/2 hour or so to home) and told him I was walking the rest of the way LOL.

Hahaha Mom, puts a whole new spin on the term 'a well pounded booty' :nya:

[GrayWolf]

'71 Shovelhead Sportster. Right knee stuck out at an odd angle knocking against the aircleaner. Left thigh rubbing against the corner of the battery box. Luckily it was to unreliable to ride any distance.

HOG have your name and address, you'll get a 'visit' middle of the night methinks!!!


But man oh man 200% CORRECT on those old 1970's HD sporty's... and lets not even get into the errrrrr brakes? handling?

[Virago]

Pillioned on an 883 Sporty from Warkworth to Paeroa return for the BOT many years ago. The Sporty was fitted out with a "bitch pad" instead of something a pillion would want to spend a few hours sitting on. By the time we were half way home I could not feel my feet on the pegs or my poor bum on the seat. I was simply in a world of pain. Actually made him stop in Orewa (1/2 hour or so to home) and told him I was walking the rest of the way LOL.

As a crusier rider, that's my biggest gripe. Most of them have a rider seat that resembles a lazyboy rocker, then provide a pillion seat that resembles a sanitary pad (without the proverbial wings).

[Jerry74]

My SV1000s had a torture rack plank seat, thank god I sorted the bars and seat before my bum fell off.

[ducatilover]

I suppose this is my most uncomfortable. Just put 5mm seat foam over the fibreglass tail, low bars, high-ish pegs, hard suspension, so padding. But, it's not too bad really.

266619

Yes, you're all pussies.

[Muppet]

2001 YZF-R1; a race bike with mirrors. Rode it to Queenstown and had back ache which prevented me going on a day ride to Glenorchy. Came home and traded it for a Firestorm.

[mossy1200]

The most uncomfortable bike for long distance for me was honda blackbird. Two days into 2 week trip my back was dead and I could barely walk. I think im more suited to weight on arms a bit more and now I trip with back brace and belt on.

[breakaway]

Most uncomfortable bike I ever owned was the 1997 ZX7R. Very cool bike, feels very stable on the road but riding position is far too aggressive.

[SMOKEU]

I suppose this is my most uncomfortable.

What is it?

[ducatilover]

What is it?
'91 ZX6 in not so standard condition, it's the one in my sig. Changes colour a lot too.

[clonak]

RGV150 up h/w 16. Fun for a novice, but very painfull for someone nearly 1.9m tall. The GZ wasnt much better up to Urititi, the worst part was riding home after sleeping on uneven ground. Really need to get a bigger bike more suited to my size. Really need to get onto my full too.

[tri boy]

In the 80's i sent the apprentice out on an NH80 Honda scoot, to double a rather large, (read 130kg+)woman back to the workshop, whose own bike had shit itself about 35km away.
We, the whole bike shop saw him at the intersection across the road, prior to entering the establishment.
Imagine a monkey piggybacking a hippo.
Fook it was funny.:killingme
He wasn't very happy.:mad::lol:

[BMWST?]

Ductai 900S2 from Queenstown to Wellington in one day...i was bloody sore by the time i got to Picton.
http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/201205/1977-1977-ducati-900-s2_600x0w.jpg


the seat was hard.the reach to the bars was long,the suspension was rock hard...i set one of my fastest times ever betweeen Kaikoura and Blenheim though

[Muppet]

I sat on the Aprlilla V4 Tuono at Emoto recently, seat is like a plank of wood!

[ducatilover]

I sat on the Aprlilla V4 Tuono at Emoto recently, seat is like a plank of wood!
Sounds like sitting on a solid fibreglass tail.
I've managed 150km in one run on the bike with no seat foam, not really and issue. But I'm young, suave and virile. ;)

[DMNTD]

My old KTM Superduke-R...I actually traded it in after riding Tauranga-Wellington-Tauranga :lol:

[martybabe]

XV535, picked it up brand new in London and rode it to Birmingham. After 20 miles my bum had gone numb, 20 more my feet and legs were in agony and every tiny bump the back end went over shot splinters of pain up my spine.

An agonising first ride but I have to say it was fun to ride on short blats on smooth roads, great little engine but the ergos were chronic for me,

[Muppet]

Sounds like sitting on a solid fibreglass tail.
I've managed 150km in one run on the bike with no seat foam, not really and issue. But I'm young, suave and virile. ;)

Ha ha! I'm old and bony. Funny thing was the fabric on the seat of the Tuono looked stretched like a drum, I even tapped it with my finger since I thought the seat was solid. Apart from that (and the price) it's a nice bike.

[Gixxer peter]

Try the tt2000 on a C50 stepthrough, the left hand side footpeg broke off 6 hours into the ride, so I had to try many different seating arrangement, each one a little less comfatable than the last.

[MrKiwi]

So who here has done a journey that was physically uncomfortable, and what size rider/bike?

I'll go first, 84 VT250F2, 1.8m rider, 100km between stretch stops. Was it worth the fun to be had on such a nimble bike through the twisties at the end of it, hell yes! Glad to be on a bigger (though not by much) bike now though.

my first bike - Yamaha XS 250, unaffectionately known as the slug. I'm 6 foot. Bike was way too small for me but I put up with it for six months commuting and doing a number of longer trips between Palmerston North where I was at university and Tauranga which was home at the time.

[Stylo]

Hayabusa Gen 2. Took a quick trip from Nelson to Ch Ch recently via Murchison and the Lewis Pass , the high pegs and the forward stretch to the bars had my legs crying out and my wrists started to get a little sore too, after about 90 min. The seat is actually very comfortable, in spite of it being hard and minimalistic looking when you first plant your butt down.

The big motor always makes up for it though , Holy smoke

[Hailwood]

My most uncomfortable bike was the 82 Ducati MHR I owned......seat like the shape edge of a 4x2..of course thats when the damn thing actually went!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tryhard]

I rode a Honda Z50 and fell off when the handle bar hit my knee well before full lock.

LOL!:clap:

[pete-blen]

1982 1100 Katana

[darkwolf]

Virago 250 - 5-10 minutes of riding before I wanted back on my VTR. It felt like my legs and arms were all over the place and transmitted every bump straight up my spine.

[Magnum Noel]

Ok for the Dr650 the 150 x 50 seat is ridiculous. 20mins max sit time. Typical ride before repadding was Lower Hutt to top of rimutakas stop in agony-wait 10 minutes and carry on to Featherston-stop for 10 minutes and then go home because the torture was tooooo much!!!! Wih it repadded can do a tank full {2 hours} at a pinch.

[toebug]

My old KTM Superduke-R...I actually traded it in after riding Tauranga-Wellington-Tauranga :lol:

and crashing it..........:clap:

Was going to say SV1000, but na, your all pussies!

[Gremlin]

The most uncomfortable bike for long distance for me was honda blackbird.
I only had problems on one when 2up, simply because I couldn't move around. Found we needed a leg stretch after 150km, but then it was a bit crunched up for me as well.


Most uncomfortable bike I ever owned was the 1997 ZX7R.
Found my ZX7R fine? There are far more agressive bikes...


I sat on the Aprlilla V4 Tuono at Emoto recently, seat is like a plank of wood!
Worse, I rode a Tuono, the tank being plastic, there's bugger all grip and you slide around like crazy.

Worst for me was an Aprilia SXV550. I rode it around town a bit then down the motorway. About 10min into the motorway section, my arse hurt and it never got better. Still, it was a good test, I hated the seat and hated the range of about 100km before reserve. Didn't buy one :lol:

[DMNTD]

and crashing it..........:clap:

Was going to say SV1000, but na, your all pussies!

Never crashed it :eek:

[BuzzardNZ]

My SV1000s had a torture rack plank seat, thank god I sorted the bars and seat before my bum fell off.

+1, I still have the stock seat, feels like sitting on concrete.

[Jerry74]

+1, I still have the stock seat, feels like sitting on concrete.

I put my clip ons on top of triple tree and swapped out the seat foam.... major improvement

[ducatilover]

I put my clip ons on top of triple tree and swapped out the seat foam.... major improvement
Seat foam? That's proper luxury spec that is :headbang:

[AD345]

Pillion on a Suzuki GS750ES

Doing a trip round the SI with a mate in the 80's, me on my Katana, him on this thing. We overnighted in CHCH and went out on the piss with a bloke we met there and one thing led to another and I arsed off. Landed on my shoulder and then leapt up and dragged the Katana over to the side of the road.

Net result was a broken collarbone - my bike was fine. For some reason we decided to carry on with me on the back of my mates bike, the aforementioned GS750. Now I'm 1.8m and 110kg+ and he was an average sized bloke plus we both had all our gear and bags and packs and shit. It was bloody torture, especially as my balance was for shit cos my arm was in a sling (which inspired a few odd looks from folks as we rolled along with 1 sleeve flapping wildly on my jacket...). Coming up the Kilmog was something I'll never forget.

Next day I decided "fuck this", whipped off the sling, caught a bus back to CHCH, picked up the Kat and went back to Dunedin and we carried on. The shoulder aches a bit in the cold now but it was worth it not to go another metre on the back of that piece of shit.

First and last time I ever pillioned

http://www.suzukicycles.org/photos/GS/GS750ES/1986_GS750ES_rdblk_side_500.jpg

[CrazyFrog]

Can't believe no-one has mentioned a road legal enduro bike yet, well maybe the DR650, but they luxury compared with the likes of a Yammy WRF or KTM EXC. Handlebar position is good but those seats..... Noooo. :nono:

All you roadies are going soft. :devil2:

[jasonu]

1981 Katana 1100 by far the most uncomfortable bike i have ever rode or owned. I am only 5'7" and it made me feel cramped!

[awa355]

My XVS650. Looked comfy but an hour and my tail bone felt like it was broken.

Sold the bike.

Haven't got a bike now.

FAARRK !!!! I miss that bike. Best bloody bike I ever owned,

[reggie1198]

My old 1098s and the current 1198s are two pretty uncomfortable bikes at road legal speeds, above 140kph they are great, the small tank is an issue but also a great reason to stop and stretch every 140-160 Kim's.

[ants67]

my old rd350lc wellington to rotorua and back what ever made me think that a set of droped bars on that bike was a good idea . live and learn

[caspernz]

My GN250 made me uncomfortable...pull out to overtake anything over 100 km/h and it's a most uncomfortable sensation :eek5:

More power is more betterer...

[ducatilover]

My GN250 made me uncomfortable...pull out to overtake anything over 100 km/h and it's a most uncomfortable sensation :eek5:

More power is more betterer...
Yours could do 100? Bull shit. ;)

[caspernz]

Yours could do 100? Bull shit. ;)

Downhill, with a tailwind, with a tankful of Avgas...;)

[ducatilover]

Downhill, with a tailwind, with a tankful of Avgas...;)
Ah, I've been doing it wrong!

[caspernz]

Ah, I've been doing it wrong!

C'mon now, stick to the biking topics...:killingme

[GazzaRuney]

My Rune until the rear suspension (such as it is) wore in a bit - luffly now!