Know the feeling 630 odd miles in 2 days on my nc was pretty fun the next day

porndoguk wrote: Arrrrgh bastard you caught me :p

i got a kidney belt which does help, but its worth the pain to own an NC30 :D

Can't argue with that!

oldgreyandslow wrote:Jeez

It didn't feel uncomfortable at the time, but this morning I seem to have aches where I didn't know I had bits to ache!

Hopefully with more time on the bike I'll get bike fit

I found riding any sports bike took time for muscles to adapt, then things improved.
However, when I was a young whippersnapper like you , I felt fine.

Dave Arthritis.

arsey30 wrote:

oldgreyandslow wrote:Jeez

It didn't feel uncomfortable at the time, but this morning I seem to have aches where I didn't know I had bits to ache!

Hopefully with more time on the bike I'll get bike fit

I found riding any sports bike took time for muscles to adapt, then things improved.
However, when I was a young whippersnapper like you , I felt fine.

Dave Arthritis.

neck, back, knees, wrists, ankles, bum all become victims of repetative NC30 strain injury

i am going to re cover my seat and get some of that fancy gel pad to insert, im ideally suited for an NC30 with my weight and height 10.5-11stone 5'5" would get some fancy riser clip ons but i bought nice rick o ones and had my clamps powder coated.

Yours truly

Arthur Ritus

porndoguk wrote:

arsey30 wrote:

oldgreyandslow wrote:Jeez

i am going to re cover my seat and get some of that fancy gel pad to insert, im ideally suited for an NC30 with my weight and height 10.5-11stone 5'5" would get some fancy riser clip ons but i bought nice rick o ones and had my clamps powder coated.

Yours truly

Arthur Ritus

I am the same as Philx being 6'1" and 15.5 stone and fold myself onto my NC24, the seat does the job, but boy is it slippery, I get my spine bashed over some bumps, forth road bridge joints always catch me out, and get me bearings rascalled under hard breaking, might have to look into that strom grip stuff or like you get it recovered so its more comfy and not so slippy

Too heavy.

5'5 - 5'7 and 8 - 9.5 stone is ideal.

Even then it's still uncomfortable on long journeys.

But it's supposed to be.

It's a 'sports' bike... even though it's really old now, modern sports bikes still use the same basic geometery.

A VFR800 is a much better tourer, more power and torque and riding position you can sit on all day and get off and feel fine.

While it is perfectly possible to 'tour' on a sports bike, NC30 included there not designed for it.

Neosophist wrote:Too heavy.

5'5 - 5'7 and 8 - 9.5 stone is ideal.

Even then it's still uncomfortable on long journeys.

But it's supposed to be.

It's a 'sports' bike... even though it's really old now, modern sports bikes still use the same basic geometery.

A VFR800 is a much better tourer, more power and torque and riding position you can sit on all day and get off and feel fine.

While it is perfectly possible to 'tour' on a sports bike, NC30 included there not designed for it.

In other words, sized like a Japanese person, so 6 foot and 11 stone 4 is too big also

oldgreyandslow wrote:

Neosophist wrote:Too heavy.

5'5 - 5'7 and 8 - 9.5 stone is ideal.

Even then it's still uncomfortable on long journeys.

But it's supposed to be.

It's a 'sports' bike... even though it's really old now, modern sports bikes still use the same basic geometery.

A VFR800 is a much better tourer, more power and torque and riding position you can sit on all day and get off and feel fine.

While it is perfectly possible to 'tour' on a sports bike, NC30 included there not designed for it.

In other words, sized like a Japanese person, so 6 foot and 11 stone 4 is too big also

Hah yep.

But the height will just make it more difficult to get into a good 'race' position and the extra weight will interfere with stomach to tank ratio aha.

But even this aside as I put.. there not built to go haulin ass around the world on, just like a Jaguar XKR isn't very good for passangers.. although it's still possible

oldgreyandslow wrote:

Neosophist wrote:Too heavy.

5'5 - 5'7 and 8 - 9.5 stone is ideal.

Even then it's still uncomfortable on long journeys.

But it's supposed to be.

It's a 'sports' bike... even though it's really old now, modern sports bikes still use the same basic geometery.

A VFR800 is a much better tourer, more power and torque and riding position you can sit on all day and get off and feel fine.

While it is perfectly possible to 'tour' on a sports bike, NC30 included there not designed for it.

In other words, sized like a Japanese person, so 6 foot and 11 stone 4 is too big also

japanese person?

what about this person



did trying to find a sumo on a bike for LOLZ (no such thing)

but found this

would you ride THAT (The bike of course)

Never really found it a problem, gone 200 miles in a day and was fine next day and that was when i was a lardy 16 stone.