Sport Touring w/Ninja 500R
#11
11-14-2006, 08:16 AM
RE: Sport Touring w/Ninja 500R
Howdy, all! I'm a new member to the forum just passing the 1600 mile mark on my new '06 (red) 500R. I'm planning on making some weekend trips here pretty soon, so I'm looking into the luggage situation. That Cortech set looks pretty nice. I do have one question, though: that tailbag looks like it comes pretty far forward, and it looks to me like it could actually make a decent seat back. What say you?
#12
11-14-2006, 08:56 AM
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: La Costa, CA
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RE: Sport Touring w/Ninja 500R
You can adjust the straps & hooks to move the whole system slightly forward or rearward a few inches, but it really doesn't make much of a backrest when the bars have you inclined slightly forward, IMO.
But of course I'm only 6'2" and if you've got some serious monkey-arms, you might be able to use it as a backrest.
Good luck!
-CCinC
But of course I'm only 6'2" and if you've got some serious monkey-arms, you might be able to use it as a backrest.
Good luck!
-CCinC
#13
11-15-2006, 01:31 AM
RE: Sport Touring w/Ninja 500R
Well, I'm only 5'9", so my arms aren't that long. Still, I can sit relatively erect when I adjust my posture. I have a "CrampBuster" on my throttle, so unless I'm in a lot of stop-and-go traffic, I usually have just my fingertips gently resting on the handle bars. I'll have to give this a try, though -- even if it just gives me a little bit of lumbar support I'll be doing great.Thanks!
#15
11-15-2006, 08:49 PM
RE: Sport Touring w/Ninja 500R
Heffay,
where did you get the thermoclock from?
where did you get the thermoclock from?
ORIGINAL: heffay
throw some soft bags on. yes corbin makes good looking seats... if you've got the cash go for it. if you're gonna put bar ends on... check into the throttle lock variety... makes the going a lot easier when you don't continually need human force on the throttle. i also have a "moto fizz" "thermoclock"... time and temp and also records the last 8 hours of temps so when you find a place to chill for the night and decide to make a submission to the riders log, you can notate the temperatures that you rode through. in colorado it's quite impressive some of the temps that get recorded while i'm riding. temperature shifts of 70 and 80 degrees F sometimes.
throw some soft bags on. yes corbin makes good looking seats... if you've got the cash go for it. if you're gonna put bar ends on... check into the throttle lock variety... makes the going a lot easier when you don't continually need human force on the throttle. i also have a "moto fizz" "thermoclock"... time and temp and also records the last 8 hours of temps so when you find a place to chill for the night and decide to make a submission to the riders log, you can notate the temperatures that you rode through. in colorado it's quite impressive some of the temps that get recorded while i'm riding. temperature shifts of 70 and 80 degrees F sometimes.
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