JamesW
JamesW
I have seen a sport medicine doctor for my knee and right (arthritic) hip, good people.
That may be the best suggestion of all. Some bikes are not compatible with some people. Or the other way around.Sell it and go back to the Valkrie, or better yet a F6B.
It might be worth checking Big Sky's suggestion. We're all getting older (except me), so maybe your discomfort is something that would be true regardless of bike. If a long ride on different bike leaves you in similar shape, you could address the issue in other ways and might not need to lose the bike.This may not be about the bike, but may be only about you. Could you go back to the V-Rod or Valk at this time and ride pain-free?
In and of itself that is a good idea except I actually sold the Vrod to buy the FJR having ridden the Vrod on similar and even longer trips without the same issues.. I will try a few of these suggestions, but I am pretty sure it's a FJR riding position problem for me... I like the idea of trying to better condition myself for the upright position as opposed to the laid back cruiser position of the previous bikes..It might be worth checking Big Sky's suggestion. We're all getting older (except me), so maybe your discomfort is something that would be true regardless of bike. If a long ride on different bike leaves you in similar shape, you could address the issue in other ways and might not need to lose the bike.This may not be about the bike, but may be only about you. Could you go back to the V-Rod or Valk at this time and ride pain-free?
You might be crazier then I amWhen I do very long days on my FJR I have a great deal of pain in a very small area in my upper back/lower neck. To alleviate the pain while riding I use the master yoda position but quite frankly it only provides temporary relief as I cannot ride that way all day. The pain gets so bad that if I do a 7 to 10 day ride - after I get home - my upper back/lower neck area not only hurts like hell but the skin is actually numb for about 2 weeks in that area. The numbness and pain eventually goes away and returns to normal.
LOL. Yes. I'm a bit crazy. Ibuprofen makes it all better for me. But I LOVE RIDING! so I plow through it.You might be crazier then I amWhen I do very long days on my FJR I have a great deal of pain in a very small area in my upper back/lower neck. To alleviate the pain while riding I use the master yoda position but quite frankly it only provides temporary relief as I cannot ride that way all day. The pain gets so bad that if I do a 7 to 10 day ride - after I get home - my upper back/lower neck area not only hurts like hell but the skin is actually numb for about 2 weeks in that area. The numbness and pain eventually goes away and returns to normal.If I can't get this solved there is no way I could ride 7-10 days if the pain was this intense.... It just seems that with SO MANY Iron Butt riders choosing this bike to ride a 1000 miles in 24 hrs, I am missing something they know. Unless all IB riders are 5'8" tall with perfect physiques this can be solved...
Although I haven't ridden the new bike more than 100 miles in one sitting, I'm finding the stock bars pretty comfortable. I'll give it a longer test this Friday.I am older and wiser now and I am leaving my '16 untouched, factory bar height, factory wind screen.
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