[Sykes92]

Originally Posted by csmith12

What I should say...
Stay that fist distance from the tank because you feel the most in control there. As with anything new, it will take some time to get used to. Gripping the bike with your core muscles for long periods of time takes some time to build the strength & endurance before it really becomes second nature. And when you hit a pothole or have an opps moment, your wedding tackle will thank you.

What is realistic to say...
Just enjoy riding first and don't sweat the small stuff too much. Honestly, there are simply more important things to focus on when you're just starting out. You know... throttle, brakes, visual skill building and staying alive in traffic. As soon as you have a solid grasp on those skills, then 100% for sure come back, experiment and reevaluate your seating as it relates to your current riding habits. Don't get me wrong, I am not saying it's ok to hump the tank. I am saying it's ok to do what you need to do to learn more important skills without distractions.

Originally Posted by Motofool

Learn the basics well and everything else will naturally follow.

Learning bad riding habits, just to have to unlearn those later in order to improve is much more harder than taking it as slow as needed to learn the proper basic techniques from good coach, experienced friend or virtual advise.

Of course, at the beginning, none of us knew what was important and what not.
Two books can help you greatly:
"A twist of the wrist 2" and "Proficient Motorcycling"

In my opinion, if you want to become a good and old street rider, these are the very first skills to master to perfection:

http://www.msgroup.org/Tip.aspx?Num=249&Set=

http://forums.superbikeschool.com/in...?showtopic=310

http://forums.superbikeschool.com/in...?showtopic=109

http://www.msgroup.org/Tip.aspx?Num=267&Set=

http://forums.superbikeschool.com/in...?showtopic=540

http://forums.superbikeschool.com/in...?showtopic=258

http://www.msgroup.org/Tip.aspx?Num=230&Set=

This is all really great information! Glad I joined this forum! As for my seating situation, Im going to remove to seat pad that it came with and just try riding it stock to see if that makes a difference. But Ill focus moreso on all these techniques before I start to really worry about my seat position. Thanks again everyone!