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Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by 6stringmerc »

My compliments on the mechanics and ability to expand beyond appropriate factory settings!

Because it works well, I could duplicate my stance on my Honda Grom:

Handlebar rise: -2.50" - +

Handlebar pull-back: -1.75" - +

Seat rise: +0.00" - +

Peg forward offset: -11.75" - +

Peg rise: +3.25" - +

Arm straightness (max): 80% - +

Height: 5' 8 - +

It has a lot of aftermarket parts on it before I got it, the handlebars being the easiest to note. As for the riding position? The front pegs are no more due to one getting snapped off in...adventures...so I took the other off as well. I use the passenger pegs. Or the headlight...hehe #sambassridesagain

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by HankB99 »

paddy_m wrote: post #2

The app is interesting. Who here rides? Dirtbikes in particular? I have a trials bike (Gas Gas TXT 250), and an enduro (husqvarna TE 150). I couldn't find a trials bike in the app, but it doesn't matter since trials bikes don't really have seats. I would like to see a measure of standing at a stoplight. (interesting for high seat heights). Also it would be neat to see a more aggressive dirtbike style arm position wit…

BMW K1200RS and R100R, the first of which was in the list. I selected R100RT for the latter and it looked close enough.

The positions looked right.

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by dharmab »

paddy_m wrote: post #2

The app is interesting. Who here rides? Dirtbikes in particular? I have a trials bike (Gas Gas TXT 250), and an enduro (husqvarna TE 150). I couldn't find a trials bike in the app, but it doesn't matter since trials bikes don't really have seats. I would like to see a measure of standing at a stoplight. (interesting for high seat heights). Also it would be neat to see a more aggressive dirtbike style arm position wit…

You can submit reference photo's to the site's webmaster! He's quite responsive to adding new bikes each year.

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by bloomingeek »

paddy_m wrote: post #2

The app is interesting. Who here rides? Dirtbikes in particular? I have a trials bike (Gas Gas TXT 250), and an enduro (husqvarna TE 150). I couldn't find a trials bike in the app, but it doesn't matter since trials bikes don't really have seats. I would like to see a measure of standing at a stoplight. (interesting for high seat heights). Also it would be neat to see a more aggressive dirtbike style arm position wit…

2015 HD FLHTK Ultra Limited (Electra Glide). Stance on the site looks correct. Although the stance is important on touring bikes, the seat is really a deal breaker. A good, air-inflated seat pad makes all the difference in the world. And the pad is a lot cheaper then replacing the factory seat with an after market one.

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by toyg »

Seems to do right by my '18 Triumph Street Twin - a very comfy, upright position, which never gave me any trouble even over thousands of touring miles.

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by sgt »

Feature request... a standing on pegs mode. I ride a lot of offroad and gravel and I often stand up on the pegs in technical terrain.

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by sgt »

paddy_m wrote: post #2

The app is interesting. Who here rides? Dirtbikes in particular? I have a trials bike (Gas Gas TXT 250), and an enduro (husqvarna TE 150). I couldn't find a trials bike in the app, but it doesn't matter since trials bikes don't really have seats. I would like to see a measure of standing at a stoplight. (interesting for high seat heights). Also it would be neat to see a more aggressive dirtbike style arm position wit…

I ride... agree with you regarding the standing position and elbow ups position. KTM 300 XCW enduro bike and a BMW R1200GS Rallye.

On both bikes I have slightly lowered pegs, and on the KTM I have a slightly taller handlebar. Not risers, as they normally place the handlebars closer to you rather than further away.

I am pretty tall at over 6'5" (198 cm to be exact) so ergonomics to me is a bit trickier than for most.

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by i_am_proteus »

I demoed bikes based on data from this site last time I bought a new motorcycle and found that it was spot on.

7 years later, and a R1200GS with a little bit of a bar rise has been a fantastic, comfortable long-range ride (consecutive 500+ mile days on tours) for this 193cm rider.

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by ruicaridade »

I'm vertically challenged and I found this website to be quite accurate assuming a correct inseam measurement. There's a new kid in the block[1] which I used to pick my latest bike (KTM 790 Adventure) as cycle-ergo didn't have it, and I also found it to be very accurate!

[1] https://motonomics.com/

Re: Motorcycle Ergonomics

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Post by pingou »

i_am_proteus wrote: post #18

I demoed bikes based on data from this site last time I bought a new motorcycle and found that it was spot on. 7 years later, and a R1200GS with a little bit of a bar rise has been a fantastic, comfortable long-range ride (consecutive 500+ mile days on tours) for this 193cm rider.

How do you manage to ride that long? My ass is sore after a few hundreds of km. Did you put a special seat? If anyone can recommend something you could put on a seat and that really helps I'd be glad. Have a BMW r1100r.
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