This new Busa is killing me!!!

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As far as riding goes! I am by no means outta shape
But when I ride say longer then 20 minutes my lower back
And hands feeling it pretty good! So what is the secret? And no
I am not buying a cruiser this is the bike I always wanted. There's
Places I want to ride that are like 3 hrs away but right now not sure
I could make it! I am 37 6"3 225 lbs by the way .
 
no secret IMHO, just get used to it for lack of a better word. look into heli-bars/handlebar risers and Buell pegs. FWIW, I rode over 1600 miles over 2-days last year and getting ready to do it again very soon. Year before that, I did the IBA SaddleSore 1000 (1000 miles in under 24 hrs) and that got me hooked on endurance, distance riding. BTW, I am 50 y.o., 70 inches tall (30-in inseam) and weigh 185 lbs and yes, I also have a bad back, tweaked ankles, bum shoulders, deaf in the right ear and near-sighted.
 
He's right. Nothing really fixes this like seat time. I'm the same age but more out of shape (read fat) and I ride at the minimum 2hrs for every ride. Doing 8hr days over memorial day weekend. You'll get used to it. Helibars and buell pegs do help though.

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Saddle time mainly. Don't try to support your upper body with your hands. Move around from time to time, and take breaks. Eventually you have to eat, pee, or gas up. You have to consciously make an effort on long hauls to support your upper body with your abs, and to lay down on the tank at highway speed on long trips. Squeeze the tank with your knees. Lots of people put their left hand on their left knee and you can also through your left forearm across the top of the tank and support your upper body. Obviously you don't want to do that in heavy traffic, but on long open stretches. Best of luck.
 
Yes I have found very quick not too try to support all my body weight with my hands ! I"m trying too take pressure off by squeezing the tank and I have been using the left arm to lean against tank both of those techniques have helped some! I have a aftermarket seat with a back cushion that zips on and that has helped too although I may look into a gel seat. Anyone got one they prefer or a link?
 
Corbin is a popular choice for seats. Tobin/New Image is another. I had a chance to take the Corbin and Suzuki's geal seat on 2 separate long trips and like em both equally. :thumbsup:
 
learn to sit further forward in the seat an learn to rest your stomach against the tank and use it to hold yourself up instead of your hands... abs will be a lil sore for a while but will make your hands and back feel better
 
All good advice so far. The biggest thing that helped me when I first started riding long distances was a Tobin seat. It rotates your hips slightly back so your sit upright a little more than the stock seat. As tall as you are, you should have no trouble reaching the clip on's. Other than that, you need more time in the saddle.
 
new image seat, grip puppies for bars, heavy bar ends, use your abbs, buell pegs. and some say bar raisers which is the only thing I haven't done. everything else has done the job for me. hope this helps a little. do a search on everything i have listed to get opinions on the products.
 
kromdom said:
no secret IMHO, just get used to it for lack of a better word. look into heli-bars/handlebar risers and Buell pegs. FWIW, I rode over 1600 miles over 2-days last year and getting ready to do it again very soon. Year before that, I did the IBA SaddleSore 1000 (1000 miles in under 24 hrs) and that got me hooked on endurance, distance riding. BTW, I am 50 y.o., 70 inches tall (30-in inseam) and weigh 185 lbs and yes, I also have a bad back, tweaked ankles, bum shoulders, deaf in the right ear and near-sighted.
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Wow! If you were a horse they would send you to the glue factory :rofl::rofl:
 
Tobin seat, Buell pegs, HeliBars. Even then, I didn't find my Gen I particularly comfortable. It wasn't the lower body that was the problem; I got a really sore neck and shoulders.
 
Maybe you should try a pink seat? It may help.


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The answer is though, same as others say. You have to build your tolerance up.
I rode to the bash and back. First day up I rode 500 miles. Next morning I woke up and was SORE!
Got there and rode around for a few days. After being on bike for almost a week I left for home and made all 800 in one day. The day after that I felt fine and even went for a short ride after washing bike to dry it off.
I would have never thought I could do either but my muscles (yes skinny folks have one or two) got used to it and so did my bad back which has been run over.
 
kromdom said:
no secret IMHO, just get used to it for lack of a better word. look into heli-bars/handlebar risers and Buell pegs. FWIW, I rode over 1600 miles over 2-days last year and getting ready to do it again very soon. Year before that, I did the IBA SaddleSore 1000 (1000 miles in under 24 hrs) and that got me hooked on endurance, distance riding. BTW, I am 50 y.o., 70 inches tall (30-in inseam) and weigh 185 lbs and yes, I also have a bad back, tweaked ankles, bum shoulders, deaf in the right ear and near-sighted.
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Are you also missing one leg, your tail and answer to Lucky :)
 
For me, a bike hurting me was the best thing that could ever happen to me. It wasn't the Busa though, it was my Husky which got the better of me. Made me get back in shape, lose 15 pounds, get my flexibility back and my pulse is down to 52 and I became the Husky's boss.

Two suggestions, first get back into shape, second don't lean on the bars, support your weight with your back muscles. The bars should just be place to rest your hands. The technique will take a bit of practice, but will actually strengthen your back muscles and avoid back problems later in life.
 
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