Triumphrat

OlyKen · 07-03-2004

Picked up my 04 RS from dealer yesterday. First impressions are: smooooth! Now I can't believe I waited this long to get one!

I will be taking everyone's advice and wait a while to make any changes - my last bike, a cruiser, was radically different from the RS in terms of riding position, and at only 100 miles with the RS, I feel that I am really reaching for those bars (I am 5' 6"), but will wait to see how well I acclimate. Likewise wit the saddle - I have historically had custom saddles built for my bikes, but, again I will wait to see how things go, although I may have an upholstery shop take a bit of foam out in order to reduce my reach to the ground.

Al in all, very glad to have found this board and the bike!

Ken

dolson · 07-03-2004

Glad you like it Ken. If you have a shop cut on the seat you might try having them cut the slope down a bit and putting back a denser foam. That might make up for you the less padding and keep you from getting slanted forward.

Just a thought

Don

DaveC · 07-03-2004

Ken,

I'm the same height as you and that was the determining factor when I did my RS vs ST study. I finally go the ST because I could get Helibars for it, among other reasons. The ride is now very comfortable.

I wound up having a shop take an inch out of the seat and replace some of the remaining foam with gel. It works fine and at least I can get the balls of my feet on the ground, or one foot flat if I lean a bit.

But I keep coming back to the RS because of the styling, and may yet get one. So, I would be very interested to hear how you adapt to the ergonomics.

Dave

neves7 · 07-03-2004

I am short, 5'6", but I find the RS very comfortable, I bought it for the sport reason. I didnt want the so called crouch rocket but still wanted a sport bike. I also have bad wrists (12 years of skateboarding) but my wrist dont really start hurting, even on long rides. I highly recommend the RS...