Help me with my "fire in my pants" issue

[MGvaleri]

  Besides, his bike is an '11. 

 Ciao Jim     my bike in September of 2007


MG valerio.

[maxtog]

Balls in a cool and ankles, now you can turn with flip-flops.
MG valerio.

Flip flops are NEVER appropriate on a bike, as the driver or pillion.  The mod you are showing with the insulation is only needed on a 1st gen, the 2nd gen already has that from the start- and a heat shield on the mid-pipe, and vent holes that throw the hot air further out from the rider.

[VirginiaJim]

Ciao Jim     my bike in September of 2007


MG valerio.

BTW, I like your new avatar.

[gPink]

Balls in a cool and ankles, now you can turn with flip-flops.

MG valerio.

Yeah, but can you put the bike on the centerstand barefooted?


                                                                                                                                       

[PH14]

Yeah, but can you put the bike on the centerstand barefooted?


                                                                                                                                       

Where is the facepalm smiley?

[VirginiaJim]

If you hit the [more] link under the normal smiley set you should be able to find it, assuming you are running the current/default set... along with my personal favorite..

[maxtog]

If you hit the [more] link under the normal smiley set you should be able to find it, assuming you are running the current/default set... along with my personal favorite..

Wow- all this time and I had no idea that was there...     

[PH14]

Wow- all this time and I had no idea that was there...     

Wow, I've used the "more" smileys many times and never saw it. 

[PlaynInPeoria]

So this thread was worth something after all?

[stevewfl]

I will say that fire in the pants is better than fire in the hole! 

or perhaps fire as a result of a hole

[Conrad]

Yeah, but can you put the bike on the centerstand barefooted?


                                                                                                                                       

Oh boy...

[MGvaleri]

Yeah, but can you put the bike on the centerstand barefooted?


                                                                                                                                       

Yes,have crowbar.

MG valerio.

[VirginiaJim]

More than one way to do that!   

[wroman]

  I have PMed Play in Peoria on some of the similar issues he expresses.  What I suggested is dropping the suspension down and running lower rebound.  After a couple of weeks and three 2 day trips ranging  from 900 to 600 miles I have come up with my solution to my problem.  I have concluded the problem exists because of the effects of the bike shifting back and forth causing a 'shearing' force of your soft parts staying in contact with the seat and my body shifting weight fore and back.  I suspect or wonder if the less endowed with excess energy reserves are affected as badly.  One thing I am absolutely certain about is the footpeg position does not help in this matter.  If the footpeg position were even and inch more forward as the legs could absorb this shift more easily.  To give a more radical example is years ago I owner a BMW R100RS.  That bike had a much more forward seating position and the suspension had a huge amount of travel, almost double the C-14 in the front, and it was very softly sprung so it rocked like a hobby horse on throttle transitions. The big difference here was the footpeg position was way forward and the feet supported you on front end dive.
  I have settled on adjusting the front fork preload to much softer than what is normal around these parts.  I got this idea from the folks at Sonic Springs when I inquired about stouter front fork springs.  I did not ask them to verify if all years C-14 spring but was lead to believe that the later models were different in there comment that the "later models of C-14 spring rates and length were close to perfect" and there recommendation was not to exceed 5mm preload.   He said pick something in the middle of 5mm. Now since there is 19mm of effective load possible on the preload adjuster 5mm would be 14mm to 19mm.  I picked 16.5mm as the middle ground.  With this setting and 18-20 clicks preload on the rear at a stop I can still rock the bike back and forth but on the road the rocking is next to gone. Of course if I was bottoming out or handling suffered I would not even be posting this here. Just came back from Roanoke and suffered from a little burn on thw down and then adjusted as above and none on the way back.
  I have Murphs lowering pegs but I am thinking about the Vario 30mm arms for the front and fitting some Kuryakyn pegs to get the front forward and slightly down.  Peg scrapers may not approve but this may be just the ticket.

[MGvaleri]

   One thing I am absolutely certain about is the footpeg position does not help in this matter. 


MG valerio.

[PH14]

or perhaps fire as a result of a hole

Patient: Doctor, I'm experiencing a burning sensation when I ride my Connie.

Doctor: I'm afraid you have an STD, Sport Touring Disease.

[Pokey]

[Cuda]

    I suspect or wonder if the less endowed . 





















SOO what are you saying ... us bitche$  don't have anthing there ..... so we don't have a problem?


 

[VirginiaJim]

Maybe he should use this product....

http://www.filterace.com/p-220-sweat-free-insulation-15-oz-spray-can.aspx?gclid=CNnAlLeem7gCFY6i4Aod628AQg

[PH14]

This may help, simply pre-cool the seat.