Race-bred bikes

**SixPackBack** · 7th January 2007, 14:24

Your delicate body has not hardened to Sprotbike ridin'. A regular gym session combined with a 700kay riding day every weekend will see you sweet in a coupla months.

**limbimtimwim** · 7th January 2007, 14:25

Find some corners.

**Dodgyiti** · 7th January 2007, 14:30

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

No Pain. No Gain.

He just needs to ride the bike a bit more so his body can adjust/acclimatise

Fair enough, but it is nice to enjoy some of your riding time, especially on something as sweet as an NC30

As for commuting on one, no worries mate, I commuted on my Mk1 Lemans for a year, and at nearly 6 foot I am folded up like a pretzle on it.
Try the wheel though, will work wonders, trust me.

**Hitcher** · 7th January 2007, 16:01

People who insist on riding sprotsbikes should know better than to complain about riding discomfort. Either harden-the-fuck-up or sell it for something more sumptuous.

**HDTboy** · 7th January 2007, 16:25

Originally Posted by gamgee

hmmmm:slap:

so what your saying is I should be riding as fast as I can all the time

Welcome to the world of sportsbikes. My CBR400 had high rearsets on it. they hurt like nothing else unless you went hard. I went hard most places.

**avgas** · 7th January 2007, 16:46

Sorry buddy, my experience is if it hurts.....the only way its gonna get better is either a) body gets used to it or b) ya change ya bike

**Timber020** · 7th January 2007, 17:03

One word- STREETFIGHTER! big bars, upright position, mine was all good.

Or get some rollar blades and take weight off by standing while riding along.

Or just exercise those parts of you that arent strong enough yet, they are all valid options

**mud boy** · 7th January 2007, 17:15

Originally Posted by gamgee

hmmmm:slap:

so what your saying is I should be riding as fast as I can all the time

well when im riding i go as fast as THE BIKE can go

**Goblin** · 7th January 2007, 17:28

Just relax your grip on the bars a bit. If you're hanging on too tight you will get sore wrists.

**gamgee** · 7th January 2007, 17:45

yeah hopefully I'll get used to it, I don't really want to sell it
my wrists already get enough of a workout
from surfing you dirty minded people
so i'll try what you've all suggested about straightening up when I'm not riding her hard, shit it was fun riding over three mile hill today at 8000rpm+

**Lou Girardin** · 7th January 2007, 20:22

Buy a proper bike. One you sit on, not mate with.

**limbimtimwim** · 7th January 2007, 20:28

Originally Posted by gamgee

yeah hopefully I'll get used to it, I don't really want to sell it

Try and get used to it. I did ~18,000km on my NC in less than 6 months. Getting comfortable on it is possible. Just stay off straight roads. It'll take you more than a month to get used to it and relax.

**mynameis** · 8th January 2007, 00:20

Originally Posted by gamgee

getting really sore wrists and a sore arse after a while

Gamgee sore wrist = stop wanking sore ass = stop hoeing around ! Lolz..nah jokes fella.

Can you adjust the lever position on NC30's? Is it too high? It should be straight and flat when you put your hand on it. You shouldn't have to bend your wrists up or even down they should just lay straight and flat on both levers.

As for your ass try getting more padding on the seat mate, I am sure it won't cost too much, just an option to look into.

mynameis

**imdying** · 8th January 2007, 07:16

Originally Posted by Hitcher

People who insist on riding sprotsbikes should know better than to complain about riding discomfort. Either harden-the-fuck-up or sell it for something more sumptuous.

QFT. Not designed for commuting, and not good at it. They were designed as a mini replica of an all out sportsbike. You'd be better trading it on something a bit roomier. Or better still, supplementing it for something you can commute on.