« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2012, 07:41:51 PM »
"You need to practice. You can't just jump on a new bike after 26 years and not have some pain. Especially since you are probably at least in your 40's now. That is perfectly normal. Your body will adjust- hopefully becoming stronger and more flexible where needed."
I put over 135K miles on my ST1100 and on long days my neck/back would hurt so bad I could barely raise my arms to remove my helmet. I finally made an extender to the bars so I sat upright and it solved the problem. Just supporting the weight of a helmet while leaning forward does it (I think).
Well, you left off my last part- sometimes you still need to make changes to the ergonomics of the bike. But it is my experience that you have to give it some time. Problems tend to shift around and change... in time, you will know what things are yourself (inability to adjust or adapt) and what things are the machine (simply not designed for your body).
I have such a strange body design that I knew from the start that the stock bike would never work for me- very long torso, short legs and arms, plus I brought RSI/CTS/FMS into the equation. Still, it is surprising how many things I thought I would need to change did not need changing. Equally surprising was how much difference and help a tiny change could make (Phil's Wedges are a perfect example).
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