daijones 0 Posted July 20, 2013 I do a reasonable amount driving freeway miles around socal, out to McCain/Corral Canyon riding, up and down to Orange county and LA, maybe 30K per year and have a question about sport bike riding. I don't ride on the street after a lucky escape many years ago and then trying a sport bike of a friend and knowing I can't be trusted, happy to keep my 2 wheel fun off road. In my driving maybe 1 to 3% (guess) of vehicles are bikes, out of that more Harley's/choppers then most others, some DS, odd SM, quite a few cruisers and quite a few sport bikes. Now out of the sport bike riders pretty much 50% ride sitting up with their left hand on their left hip/thigh, why is that, are these bikes so uncomfortable you can't ride with both hands on the bars, do they think they are cool doing this showing they don't need 2 hands to control the bike, to me it always looks negligent that they can't react to a sudden event / obstacle that appears on the road? Just curious for you sport bike riders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Afry 1 Posted July 20, 2013 Probably bored cause they can't use the 200+ HP without losing a weeks pay. Bad habit but I find myself doing it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikeslut 1 Posted July 20, 2013 When the clip-ons are as low as they are on most of the true sport bikes, they have to hunch over to get BOTH hands on both grips It is the equivalent of sliding of the seat to get a foot down at a stop If you look, they are probably a little twisted to the throttle side Really- my REAL sport bikes (CBR1000 and FZR1000) were torture racks for me at 6' 1"...if I wasn't accelerating, slamming on the brakes or turning, they were very uncomfortable My VTR and ZX-11were sport tourers and I rarely had to worry about it- That's my take Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 561 Posted July 20, 2013 I used to ride sport bikes a lot. They are uncomfortable to sit on for long periods of time. Not too bad for yougsters, but the older you get, the worse they feel. Also, they often transmit a lot of buzz and vibration through the bars. You can do things to them, like add bar weights for reduced vibration, and probably risers or different bars to sit in a more upright, conventional manner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 163 Posted July 20, 2013 Nothing wrong with trying to look "Too Cool for You" we all do it from time to time. I usually just pick my nose so people know that I just don't care ( it's really hard with gloves on). CiD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hobiee 28 Posted July 20, 2013 Nothing wrong with trying to look "Too Cool for You" we all do it from time to time. I usually just pick my nose so people know that I just don't care ( it's really hard with gloves on). CiD Is that why you ride up behind me and grab my arms?? Are you wiping buggers on me you SOB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 163 Posted July 20, 2013 Nothing wrong with trying to look "Too Cool for You" we all do it from time to time. I usually just pick my nose so people know that I just don't care ( it's really hard with gloves on). CiD Is that why you ride up behind me and grab my arms?? Are you wiping buggers on me you SOB My secrets out. CiD Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaugh 1 Posted July 20, 2013 they just came from the bar. had 1 too many captain and cokes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
okred 0 Posted July 20, 2013 Out of shape sport riders will roll with one hand, looking back constantly is super cool? Proper form is loose grip on hands squeeze bike with legs support with abs and connect. One with the bike regardless of bike choice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Desertrunner 0 Posted July 20, 2013 I ride with one hand on my DRZ quite often. It's a bad habit, but I'm always aware of when I do it, generally on an empty, straight road where I quickly tire of the buzz through the bars. If I'm on an unfamiliar road, have low visibility, see a car/driveway, etc., I'll put my hand back on the bars. All my riding is on secondary roads <60MPH, so it's not quite the same as a sport bike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slaugo 35 Posted July 20, 2013 It’s like putting your feet up front if you got freeway pegs or back on your passenger’s pegs or standing up from time to time. Simply put a Sport bike is built to be ridden in a low uncomfortable stance on a very thin uncomfortable seat. Add true clip-ons and rear sets and it’s a nice break to sit upright and brace your hand on your hip. Also much easier to turn around and see what’s directly behind you..(Like 5 O) Since throttle is on your right, if you one or two finger your brake lever always it’s not too hard to slow or turn/lean to avoid an incident. Plus you can 5 more HP in cool points. Sport bikes rule! Until you hit dirt… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daijones 0 Posted July 21, 2013 Thanks for the replies, so basically they are that uncomfortable and it's deemed cool, live and learn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
