February 5th, 2018, 11:15 PM | #1 |
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2012 250r mods for tall riders
I'm 6' and just picked up a 2012 ninja 250. The oem seat is too curved and makes me slide forward into a cramped position against the tank. I've been looking around and found these custom seats from revzilla
https://www.revzilla.com/parts/2012-..._holiday=false and I am not sure if they would give me a more flat position that doesn't push me forward. Does anyone have any recommendations / experience that could help? I also bought a set of 1" bar risers today that I hope will help with ergonomics |
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February 6th, 2018, 12:17 AM | #2 |
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welcome, I own a PreGen Ninjette and Ninja 500 I'm also 6'3" with 34" inseam, so I feel your pain.
I personally lowered my risers, and went with a set of footpegs that drop down about 30mm, and that help a bunch. I also have Corbin saddles for both bikes.
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February 6th, 2018, 03:52 AM | #3 | |
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February 6th, 2018, 06:39 AM | #4 |
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Do the corbin saddles give you a more upright riding position?
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February 6th, 2018, 07:21 AM | #5 |
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I'm 6'2" and thought exactly what you did when I first got my pregen. After putting a few thousand miles on it, I got completely used to it, and it doesn't bother me a bit. As long as you can tolerate bent knees, it's not a problem.
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February 6th, 2018, 07:43 AM | #6 |
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If your new to the sport bikes, you need o use your core muscles, and legs. As @Triple Jim.said you get use to it, and learn body position is key.
I've been riding about 40 years, sport bikes since the 80s, so I'm used to it.
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February 6th, 2018, 11:38 AM | #7 | |
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February 6th, 2018, 11:39 AM | #8 |
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Is your riding position all the way pushed up against the tank (basically dry humping it)?
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February 6th, 2018, 12:13 PM | #9 |
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I just noticed you're talking about a newgen 250, and mine's an '05, so our seats are different (sorry).
The front of the pregen seat is saddle shaped, so there's only on place you can be, fore and aft, and it's pretty close to the tank. The first few times I rode the bike, I'd try to move back and the seat would force me forward, and that caused distress as my underwear pulled tight. I learned to just sit in the saddle where it wants me to sit, and now things are fine. Clearly if I wanted to ride across the country on that bike, I might want a different shape to allow me to change position occasionally, but for a couple hundred miles, it's fine for me. |
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February 6th, 2018, 03:12 PM | #10 | |
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A different saddle might help, but the cost money, another option is a DIY project the OEM saddle. Easily enough done, and you can pick up an OEM saddle off eBay cheap enough. There's a ton of videos on YouTube. I myself has done a few, even my 250 I did Modification OEM seat til I picked up a Corbin dirt cheap.
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