you got that right, it did make it worse, for me, but i broke it down eventually... my girlfriend was actually asleep with her helmet clipped on the sissy bar across Nevada though, crazy broads, i never new what that little clip on the back of old helmets was for before then... jason #110
= = = Original message = = = Nay, what you need is a bike that is made for someone taller than 6'. And the a king/queen seat actually makes it worse since you can't move around to change position and relieve muscle tension and stress. ~The 550 is not a long distant touring bike, more of a run-around-town bike. I've ridden my 750F from Md to the Smoky Mtns once and I had to stop at about every 1.5 hours just to get the feeling back into my butt - and refuel. Now I've got a '72 Moto Guzzi Eldorado for all my long distant riding - even two up is ok; my wife and I went out to Taos, NM a few years back and lived to tell the tale. ~Bruce [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > thats a good guess, but the truth is that i had the cheap JC > Whitneys double bucket seat, and it worked just fine, what really > made the difference is a good industrial back brace... the first > 5 hour sortie to Columbus cost me about an hour flat on a hard > floor to stop the spasms... anyone over 6' tall needs a back > brace to ride that long... > jason > #110 > > = = = Original message = = = > > Jason, > ~Welcome back to the fold for I do remember you and your adventure. > My guess is that 7 weeks on the road really made an > impact on you and you never want to do it again. My advice is > to get a better seat! And get a 750! > > ~Bruce > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > hello to the SOHC/4 group... its Jason Lisica #110, M.I.A. > since > > 1996... im rejoining the list, cause im re-rebuilding my 1971 > > CB500K and i cant wait to get started again... > > > > the last time i was on my SOHC/4 was riding back from a 7,000 > > mile, 7 week trip across the U.S. to San Francisco from Prospect, > > PA, where my bike is now, yes, we made it back too... 2-up, > all > > the way there, and all the way back... i guess its been sitting > > there with all the bumper stickers on it since then... about > > 8 years.. whew... > > > > to be honest, i want to sell the bike after i get it running > > again, but i have a feeling once i get on it again, im not > going > > to want to get off... > > > > the last thing i remember from the trip was getting home after > > 7 weeks to my dad who was waiting in the driveway with my old > > dog... the blue smoke pouring out of the tailpipes was hurrendous, > > my dog, a hound, the smoke was so thick that it was causing > my > > dog to have some sort of sneezing fit, and she was blowing > dirt > > from the driveway all over the place... LOL... LOL... it was > > so funny... the bike had about 32,000 miles last time i checked, > > and the transmission was jumping out of gears on the way home... > > im pretty sure it will start right up... > > > > thanks to glen for keeping the list serve alive all these years... > > heres a pic of me and the k0 in utah? nevada? colorado? in > not > > sure... > > > > www.lizard.name/somewhereoutwest.jpg > > > > Jason Lisica > > SOHC/4 #110 > > 1971 CB500K > > "single cam, therefore i am..." > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. > > Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com. > > ___________________________________________________________ > Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. > Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com. ___________________________________________________________ Sent by ePrompter, the premier email notification software. Free download at http://www.ePrompter.com.
