Your most uncomfortable bikes

[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.

[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....



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'

[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.



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.