Currently a cruiser rider, looking to make the move to a sport touring bike.
Had the chance recently to sit on both the fjr and C-14. Despite the slight difference in seat height, i felt more comfortable on the Kawi., even though i am inseam challenged, and can't flat foot either. I'm guessing the C-14 seat is narrower? Also, the C-14 felt much better shifting weight from side to side, is this a function of the center of gravity?
Chris
did you make sure the FJR seat was at the lowest setting? An FJR with dual twobrothers exhaust pulled into Pucketts Grocery yesterday and man did that bike sound good!
No offense to anyone, but I'll go with Mister Tee's answer, probably a result of ergonomics. Whatever the reason, I'm more comfortable on the C-14, and I know that if I'm not comfortable, I won't enjoy the ride.
You'll have to go a LOT further than that to offend most of us here WW. We're a thick skinned lot here, most of us anyways.
You'll have to go a LOT further than that to offend most of us here WW. We're a thick skinned lot here, most of us anyways.
Currently a cruiser rider, looking to make the move to a sport touring bike.
Had the chance recently to sit on both the fjr and C-14. Despite the slight difference in seat height, i felt more comfortable on the Kawi., even though i am inseam challenged, and can't flat foot either. I'm guessing the C-14 seat is narrower? Also, the C-14 felt much better shifting weight from side to side, is this a function of the center of gravity?
Chris
I am 5' 7" (30" inseam) and felt the exact same way. Despite the published lower seat height on the FJR, it actually felt bigger/more ackward to me when I sat on it (it was in the low position) than compared to the C-14.
I just bought a new C-14 and had a Sargent low seat shipped to my house a few days later. Strangely, the low seat doesn't really feel like it gave me much more purchase on the ground vs the stock seat. Maybe it is more than I realize.
http://www.zggtr.org/index.php?topic=260.0
Thanks for the link. I don't think I am willing to lower the bike.
Have you tried any other seats--are there any that lower more than the Sargent? I was originally going to buy a used Kawasaki low seat, but Sargent's specs indicated it was lower.
I'm 5'11" now,
getting old and shrinking, but I can flat foot with the Corbin seat , I have a long body and shorter legs , I bought the 1" links from Percision though I have not installed them yet, I wish somone made 1/2 " link because that is all I really want,
I know you can flat foot why do you want to go lower... BECAUSE , because this is one heavy sucker and I would feel better moving it around at 1MPH , once I'm moving light as a feather but at 1mph a load.
,,,,,,raising my boots.
I got a good guy in Muncie IN. He raised my SO's boots 5/8 inch. Looks pretty professional. Being self conscious about her looks and height, she really does like the look as it is pretty well blended and not at all weildy or obstrusive to using her clutch or brakes,