ConradM

I love my ninja but I think sportbikes are torture racks.

My idea of comfort would be something like a ninja 650 or a fz6r.

theduckllr

Personal preferences for short loop rides aside, the question is: Can you to a 400 mile ride without feeling like a pinata afterwards? I used to think so, but now that I have an ACTUAL comfortable bike, I realise that I was delusional to consider any of my previous sport bikes as "comfortable".

CRAZYACE595

yep, i have done quite a few rides around 400 miles in one day. My farthest this year was 432 miles on the CBR600RR. Only thing that got sore at all was my throttle wrist between Baker City and Ontario. My buddy rode his BMW 1200 and was sore.(he is a year older then me so maybe age had to do with it ) Hell i rode to a bbq that night in Star after we got back.

theduckllr

Sounds like you and Mr Garrison might have similar ideas about ergonomics!

CRAZYACE595

Hahaha, Very funny

Pimpit

I am way more comfortable on my gsxr than on the vstar. But I think after so long I am just more accustom to the riding position, so the upright just feels awkward.

CRAZYACE595

Good to know im not the only one

Mikey

Only on BRN can someone who's "opinion" differs from someone else's be construed as you must be gay and liked to be ass-fucked.

And people wonder why I don't hardly look at this crap much anymore.

theduckllr

My point was that we are all willing to tolerate some pretty uncomfortable bikes in the name of performance. (And if you disagree with me, you must like anal sex)

I agree with you Scott, cruisers aren't always as comfortable and they advertise. My buddy has a Deuce, and after an hour, I would rather be on a sport bike also.

fouker187

So I am doing it wrong. And who doesn't like anal sex?

theduckllr

Exactly. Now go drag your knee.

fouker187

Aye, Aye Captain!

CRAZYACE595

[QUOTE=theduckllr;213739]My point was that we are all willing to tolerate some pretty uncomfortable bikes in the name of performance. (And if you disagree with me, you must like anal sex)

mikestone

My aprilia is the most uncomfortable bike I have ever been on. But it's worth it not just by performance but the look of it and the experience of riding it. I rode my old 97 gsxr600 to San Diego and back in ten days. It wasn't terrible.

Gem STate ST

Better give it to me.I know how to ride Aprilias.

theduckllr

I used to own that very Aprilia, and I found it to be much more tolerable than my 916 or 748 Ducatis. The Mille' is better for riders over 6ft, but nonetheless another great example of tolerating a bike for performance. Definately not a 400 mile/day bike!

mikestone

Bill, if I ever decide to get rid of it you will be the first to know haha

mikestone

I'm 5'7" on a good day. I have never really been on a Ducati for any long period of time but they feel about the same as my bike. Must be a Guido Italian thing haha

Vegasrider

This is why I love my FZ6, it's like the Swiss Army Knife of motorcycles because it's not one dimensional, plus it didn't break the bank to purchase a new one at $7,000 OTD.

It can do 0-60 in about 3.5 seconds, 1/4 mile in the high 11's or low 12's, with 100 hp it has plenty of top end and it can carve the canyons just as well as any 600. It's also a great commuter and a great long distance touring bike, as I have done many 600-900 day rides or 4-6000 miles in 7-10 days. Very economical, takes regular gas and has a large fuel capacity with over 5 gallons so I can really stretch my fuel stops to almost 300 miles on the highway, or over 200 in the city.

With almost 83,000 miles, it's still running great. But I did experience one major service problem.

This1Affliction

Since you don't seem to have riding kevlars, I wouldn't suggest knee drags. You might not have a patella afterwards.

Googster

Well when i get back to idaho in the late jan time frame not gonna have a whole lot to do when the spring hits. So who ever is down to go on rides i am down!!!