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Wind Protection and Riding Posture
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<blockquote data-quote="art miller" data-source="post: 1187527" data-attributes="member: 19411"><p>Bill, Warpdv made a good suggestion. If you can find a close by FJR Forum member who will trust you to ride his bike, you will get a much better orientation. One of my riding friends had a 2005 BMW R1200RT which he bought new and just moved to a 2014 FJR1300A. So far he really likes the new ride. He is 66 years old 250lbs and 6' tall. He put bar risers on and I gave him a Yamaha touring windscreen. Given we live in CA where we do not ride in freezing weather, he used to complain the BMW did not give him enough air flow. As far a body position, I have found it is a matter of your posture. If you lean on the bars you will develop hand and shoulder discomfort. I found the best posture is to sit up straight and then let your shoulders shrug with elbows down. Reach out to the bars and use a light grip. Your feet should be on the pegs applying a little downward pressure. This takes practice and eventually you will find it comes naturally and very comfortable. As an instructor once told me, you should only have your hands on the grips with the pressure you would place on a raw egg. This riding posture gives the rider comfort and better control at all times. Tense grip and still arm riding actually inhibits control.</p><p></p><p>Good luck on what ever bike you choose.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="art miller, post: 1187527, member: 19411"] Bill, Warpdv made a good suggestion. If you can find a close by FJR Forum member who will trust you to ride his bike, you will get a much better orientation. One of my riding friends had a 2005 BMW R1200RT which he bought new and just moved to a 2014 FJR1300A. So far he really likes the new ride. He is 66 years old 250lbs and 6' tall. He put bar risers on and I gave him a Yamaha touring windscreen. Given we live in CA where we do not ride in freezing weather, he used to complain the BMW did not give him enough air flow. As far a body position, I have found it is a matter of your posture. If you lean on the bars you will develop hand and shoulder discomfort. I found the best posture is to sit up straight and then let your shoulders shrug with elbows down. Reach out to the bars and use a light grip. Your feet should be on the pegs applying a little downward pressure. This takes practice and eventually you will find it comes naturally and very comfortable. As an instructor once told me, you should only have your hands on the grips with the pressure you would place on a raw egg. This riding posture gives the rider comfort and better control at all times. Tense grip and still arm riding actually inhibits control. Good luck on what ever bike you choose. [/QUOTE]
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