Posted by Captain Midnight on February 21, 2007, 2:49 am
> >
> > I doubt the seat is as good as your used too. Its not bad but its a
sport
> > touring seat not a touring seat. Still between the 3 the ST would be my
> > choice for the mountains. Unless you have a medical problem doubt you'd
> > notice it under those conditions. Droning on interstate would be
> > different.
> >
> > I've got a 98 I bought new. It still has the original seat. It's a
popular
> > bike for the Iron Butt but they usually change the seat.
> >
> >
> Thanks for your advice.
> I really enjoyed my one and only sport bike, the Suz VX800. The reason I
am
> asking for advice on this is I found that sport bikes have a few things
that
> bothered me. One was that sitting forward with some of the weight on your
> hands, my wrists and elbows got sore and my hands went to sleep. Once I
was
> used to it, I was ok. It did take some weight off the seat and is easier
on
> the back making up for the lack of a cushy suspension. My neck was craned
up
> to see ahead because of the forward leaning. This became tiresome as well.
> Also, leaning forward means sitting on your privates which have to be
> constantly pulled /lifted forward which is hard to do while driving with
> gloves on.
> Is the seating on an ST100 as aggressive (forward) as other sport bikes or
> is your stance upright enough to lessen the above problems?
> Tnx
> Wayne
Wouldn't call the stance overly aggressive. Ruled out the BMW K bike was
also looking at then mainly because it was much more aggressive. Now that
you mention it, did put 1.5" set backs on the bars. Wasn't really bad but
planned to keep the bike for a long time. Wrists never got sore. Had some
trouble with them going to sleep if I forgot to relax and work the muscles
once in a while. Neck angle wasn't a problem even stock. Footpeg position is
good for me.
Have never noticed any suspension being uncomfortable. Have always just set
up for best handling. Considering the weight of the ST it has to be leaning
more toward touring than sport. Accidentally rode the Dragon taking a
shortcut from the Cherohalla Skyway to Knoxville and the wife didn't crap so
can't really complain about the handling though. I've put back to back
400mile days on it without memorable pain.
Posted by Robertino Pagliari on February 20, 2007, 4:07 pm
Wayne wrote:
> Over the last 5 years I drove a Goldwing and now have an 86 Venture. Both
> were very comfortable with air suspension.
> I previously had a sport bike (VX800 and a cruiser (Volusia) and found them
> very uncomfortable because of the seat and the suspension stiffness.
> This Summer, after my nephew's wedding, I want to rent a bike in Edmonton
> and tour the Rockies and Glacier national park.
> One place in Edmonton offers to rent a 2002 ST1100. Another in Calgary rents
> Harleys.
> Is the comfort on an ST1100 anywhere close to what I'm used to?
> If not, what model Harley should I rent?
Nobody knows or cares what yer used to.
Buy a Mustang... Seat!
Even my Harley FLHTI, on a 8k mile tour from coast to coast and back,
the stock seat sucked!
Posted by Wayne on February 21, 2007, 8:51 am
> Nobody knows or cares what yer used to.
> Buy a Mustang... Seat!
> Even my Harley FLHTI, on a 8k mile tour from coast to coast and back, the
> stock seat sucked!
My 2000 Goldwing stock seat was pretty good. I drove a one month 8300 mile
trip across the country to Utah and back and drove some long hours on the
freeways. Also, my Venture stock seat is even better for all day runs with
no discomfort.
My Volusia was so bad I couldn't sit on it for more than 1/2 hour. The
mustang seat I bought was a world of difference.
I'm getting old (67) and have less padding in my butt now.
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> > I doubt the seat is as good as your used too. Its not bad but its a
sport
> > touring seat not a touring seat. Still between the 3 the ST would be my
> > choice for the mountains. Unless you have a medical problem doubt you'd
> > notice it under those conditions. Droning on interstate would be
> > different.
> >
> > I've got a 98 I bought new. It still has the original seat. It's a