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Weatherman2112
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Joined: 31 Jan 2014
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Location: Charlotte, NC

PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2014 12:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Flying Duck wrote:
Russell Day Long is thought by many (myself included) to be the best LD riding seat on the market. That's what I have on my K1100LT.

https://www.day-long.com/

For even more comfort, use an Alaska Leather Buttpad.

http://www.alaskaleatheronline.com/servlet/StoreFront


Riding Posture:

Bend at the hips, not your back.

Arms should be loose.

Grip on bars should be relatively loose.

You can fine tune the angles of the handlebars and clutch/throttle perches to what works best for you.


Great advice as always from you Duck! Going for the buttpad. A new Russell may be a bit out of reach for me right now but they sure look sweet.
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Weatherman2112
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Location: Charlotte, NC

PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2014 12:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Flying Duck wrote:
Almost forgot: real cruise control.

Aside from not having to control the throttle, it keeps you from having to watch the speedo all of the time which reduces mental fatique and also gives you more time to maintain situational awareness in order to avoid potential hazards.

http://classickbikes.com/ckb.tech/0.ckb.tech.files/ccs100.k.bike/ccs100.k.bike.htm


I LOVE the sound of having real cruise like this. I only glanced through the install but it looked to be a little above my current abilities. I do learn well though so I'll look it over more closely for sure to see if I can pull it off. I also have a good friend here that would likely be able to help me a lot. In the meantime I got a kuryakyn universal throttle boss to relieve hand stress. I hope to do this ultimate upgrade someday. Thanks for this!
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Flying Duck
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Joined: 27 Jan 2005
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Location: Bumf***, WA

PostPosted: Sat May 24, 2014 2:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Weatherman2112 wrote:
Great advice as always from you Duck! Going for the buttpad. A new Russell may be a bit out of reach for me right now but they sure look sweet.



Do some periodic Googling on group buys. Usually somebody from some MC forum will set one up every year or so. I got in on one a couple of years ago - 20% off if they do it in the winter low season. Mine came out to a total with shipping of about $375 IIRC - worth every penny if you want to do serious LD riding.
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BobZ(IL)
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PostPosted: Wed May 28, 2014 9:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

My grips are just a bit higher than yours. Might want to give it a try.
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grant93
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Joined: 23 Mar 2013
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Location: Victoria - Australia

PostPosted: Wed Jun 04, 2014 5:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gidday Weatherman,

Nice bike, love the colour but I wonder why Smile ??

This is mine in Oz. 10th month 1993 (155,000kms)

Since these pictures where taken I have had more padding inserted in the seat which made a massive amount of different to comfort due to the fact that the previous owner had the foam cut down? also I have added an aftermarket tinted taller screen of about 75mm which is fantastic on a 1000km day,






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PostPosted: Thu Sep 25, 2014 11:53 pm    Post subject: Gel gloves Reply with quote

I use the Olympia gel in the palm area seem to help my hands from hurting!
I think they are "Air Force 760 or something like that.
Keith
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