BigKev67
Registered user
So after 50 years of riding and many bikes I have had a new 1250 GSA for 3 weeks. I am 6 foot 5, 15 stone. I have a Rally High seat and the normal two piece heated seat.
I have messed with lowered pegs, with and without rubbers, swopped seats over. Tried high/ high and high front low back on the two piece seat. Tried up and back risers, and up only risers.
No matter what i do I seem to end up uncomfortable after a while around the nuts area. its as though my nuts are being sat on after a while.
Then yesterday I took my Honda 250 Rally out. This is a tall bike and the thing I immediately noticed was the pegs were further forward and my feet felt higher than the GSA. With feet higher and my knees higher one may expect it to be less comfortable but It just felt so comfortable. As though my nuts had been set free.
So why was this, well its interesting and I think the following explains why I am struggling with the GSA.
I believe what is critical for me and I suspect others is thigh angle.
As the knee is lowered due to higher seat or lowered pegs the thigh points down more and comes into contact with the seat. This restricts nut mobility and generally gives a squashed feeling in the seat area.
To test my new theory I was out on the GSA today and tried raising my feet with tiptoes on pegs - instantly felt better in the seating area.
So Horizontal thighs for me is now the holy grail for nut freedom.
I have messed with lowered pegs, with and without rubbers, swopped seats over. Tried high/ high and high front low back on the two piece seat. Tried up and back risers, and up only risers.
No matter what i do I seem to end up uncomfortable after a while around the nuts area. its as though my nuts are being sat on after a while.
Then yesterday I took my Honda 250 Rally out. This is a tall bike and the thing I immediately noticed was the pegs were further forward and my feet felt higher than the GSA. With feet higher and my knees higher one may expect it to be less comfortable but It just felt so comfortable. As though my nuts had been set free.
So why was this, well its interesting and I think the following explains why I am struggling with the GSA.
I believe what is critical for me and I suspect others is thigh angle.
As the knee is lowered due to higher seat or lowered pegs the thigh points down more and comes into contact with the seat. This restricts nut mobility and generally gives a squashed feeling in the seat area.
To test my new theory I was out on the GSA today and tried raising my feet with tiptoes on pegs - instantly felt better in the seating area.
So Horizontal thighs for me is now the holy grail for nut freedom.