When im on a long ride 3-4 hours on straight highway just cruzing i usually have my feet or shins on the passanger pegs or my feet on the oh **** bar. It takes all the weight off your butt and bad and put it on your chest which seems to be not as tender as my ***....[:@] but i would only suggest it if your not going to be moving alot ie changing lanes or manuevers. And gotta watch out for the cars

 

just did a 3hr ride last night, didnt realize how numb my right hand got until i took it off, anyway to alleviate this?

 

Do you flat foot your bike? if so what did you do

 

Look up the throttlemiester. I'm thinking about getting one.

 

I had a problem with my bike throttle once where it didn't spring back to zero. Oddly enough I just had toadjust thescrew near the throttle.

Perhaps in stead of a throttlemeister, you could just adjust that screw

 

good luck getting that unscrew in an emergency...OHH **** i dropped the screwdriver! lol

 

haha, no the throttle doesn't lock in place, it just doesn't spring back!
You just have to roll the throttle back to zero when you want to give it less gas. It just doesn't go back to zero automatically

I don't know how the throttlemeister works, but wouldn't that be similair?

 

looks just like its a replacement bar end that holds the throttle in place with friction like the screw

http://www.throttlemeister.com/FTAHR2.html

 

Friday I will be doing a sport touring ride on the F4i that will take between 11 and 13 hours. 90% of the ride will be on twisty back roads, with only 10% on connecting freeways and straights. More or less, I'll be taking every fun squiggly line on the map from Northern California to Los Angeles. For reference, if done as a straight shot down 101 or 5, this could be done in 4.5-5hrs without even really speeding.

I have a Corbin seat and otherwise stock suspension. I will be doing the ride down on Friday and the return trip home Sunday. I will be keeping a ride log and taking pictures as well. I'll also be noting comfort levels and what not and I will be using a throttle rocker for the freeway sections to ease wrist pain. I will also be making semi-frequent stops, as we all know the stock tank gets **** for range. I'll post something up when I leave and when I get back so you've got a good detailed experience to go by.

 

Wow, I can not imagine how you guys do a 4 or 6 hour ride. After an hour or so I fell like I was raped by a 500lb gorilla. It must be all the pot holes and crappy concrete here. I really would like to get the corbin seat but its just to pricey. its it was 100 or 150 tops then may be.