02-08-2023, 08:22 AM
(02-08-2023, 05:53 AM)Mixagon_imp Wrote: Went for a breakfast in the bike shop cafe today and saw a low miles FJR1300 in black and was offered a good deal on my 1100rs.
I've had two fjr's in the past and they are a perfect fit for me and I really like them. I also like the 1100rs but its not as comfortable to be honest, maybe that's down to me but the footpegs seem to be to high or the seat to low. I've noticed this more so after having a winter on my cb500x which is very comfortable.
Quick call to my insurance and surprisingly the FJR is cheaper than the 1100rs so £50 back to me.
Not much sleep tonight I guess as I need to decide what to do
Sometimes it doesn't take much for a bike to feel a lot more comfortable once the stress on knees, hips, shoulders is reduced. At the risk of sounding like a broken record because I've posted similar before: have you tried adding some height to the seat to see how that feels? I mean: use a foam pad, towels even, just to see how it feels to sit a bit higher. For me just an additional 1.5" inch seat height increase made a quite noticeable difference for knees and hips. If it helps, you could think about different seat, but I simply left my bleacher pads strapped on.