Re: ST ergonomics

["Paul Wilson" <paulwilson@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

I'm 6' 2" with a 33" inseam and I had a problem with my knees hitting the
fairing - my only real complaint with the bike.  I found it annoying, but
not painful.  In June, at Americade, I purchased a Corbin seat from their
trailer and I couldn't be happier, having now put about 4K Km on the new
seat.

The Corbin seat lets you sit about 2" further back;  has a slight rise at
the front where the seat meets the gas tank;  and has a fantastic grippy
cover.  All of these design parameters prevent me from sliding forward into
the fairing lowers.  The seat isn't cheap but, for me, was well worth the
investment.

Some riders don't like the Corbin seat;  Sargent is another good
alternative.

Regards,

Paul Wilson
Toronto, Canada

PS.  If you carry a passenger, the Corbin seat is significantly more
comfortable than the stock one.
- -----Original Message-----
From: tom.adams.iii@xxxxxxxxxxxx <tom.adams.iii@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 12:08 AM
Subject: ST ergonomics


>
>
>Hello!  My name is Tom Adams and I've been lurking here for a while in an
effort
>to gain some "real world" knowledge about Sprint ST's.  I currently ride a
>Kawasaki ZX9 and used to own a Kawasaki Concours.  I've been riding for 25+
>years (started when I was 12) and have owned both street and dirt bikes.
As
>much as I would like to own a Concours again, I can't make myself purchased
a
>bike that basically hasn't changed in over 13 years, has old world
suspension &
>brakes and weighs more than it should (riding a sportbike has ruined me in
a
>good way).  Therefore, I'm very interested in the Sprint ST.
>
>Of all the info I've seen posted, I've not seen any mention of the bikes's
>ergonomics.  I'm right at 6' tall and have a 34" inseam.  I sat on a Sprint
ST
>recently and found that my knees contact the fairing.  Now, if I moved
around on
>the seat a bit, my knees wouldn't touch.  But my concern is that it would
be
>like this while riding.  My question is, has anyone else experienced this?
>
>TIA!!
>
>Tom Adams
>
>
>
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