Does anyone get back pain riding the LC GS?

[Tom]

Just got a GS rallye with the low rallye seat. Got back pain. Mainly in the middle of my back where I'm leaning forward.

I'm only short at 5ft 8

People have suggested
Risers
Wearing a body builder belt to strengthen the back

Any experience?

Had previous generation of GS and gsa but did not have this issue at all.

Could be just need to head to the gym to strengthen my back. Any fitness guru who can recommend things to do to achieve that?

Cheers,
T

 

[happyjoe]

Yes it's possible.
I have had such a back for 28 years...for riding tall bikes.
Use a kidney belt or back brace while riding.
Swim.
Lower than seat height.
Get fit.

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[Shamone]

Yes me too and I’m also 5’8” with a low seat. I had risers and they made it worse so I’ve taken them off and lowered the foot pegs instead.

I have a sit down job, so have been doing some core exercises to help.


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[Tom]

Cheers. Swimming I can do!

 

[Deleted account 191119001]

Just take a cushion from the house, sit on it ride a bit and see if the pain goes away, that is a cheap way to see if the seat or seating position is the problem

 

[RedRick Esq.]

try a kidney belt
Worked for me

 

[Becksy]

Normally my back is ok, but I hurt it quite badly recently and have found a kidney belt really helps whilst riding the bike. About £20 on Amazon. BMW sell one for about £100!


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[brut33]

This sounds to good to be true.
Adjust your seat on the highest setting at the front and lowest a the back.
Trust me I've been there.
If this doesn't work you may need bar risers (pull back ones) fitting as well as the seat adjustment.

 

[Victor c]

The bars are adjustable, so may be worth seeing how they are set first. If you take a look at the front of the bars, in between the centre clamps, you will notice reference marks. I have mine set slightly back, which sits me a bit more upright. From memory the clamp bolt torque is 19nm.

 

[Phatcat]

I've had the same issue on my last GS and the current one. I do gym 4 times a week.
Just put 40mm risers on and it's sorted it. Bought Rox risers for the previous GS, but they are just too expensive.

 

[anyoldiron]

Strange you should raise that point. In short, no but I did own an R1200R, which I absolutely loved but after four hours of riding ended up with agonising back pain. I tried three different sets of risers, different seats, adjustable foot rear and controls and nothing solved it. In the end, I had to get rid of the bike, which was hugely disappointing. Maybe it just happens with some bike vs ones personal physiology? Never had the problem before or since the R, including an R1150R, which I also loved and rode big miles on. Strange!


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[Tom]

Cheers peeps

 

[Giles]

Can I buck the trend .... (as a fitness freak who used to suffer with back ache)

Straps, kidney belts, harnesses etc in many ways will do you no favours over the long term, they will almost do you more harm than good.

You need to strengthen your core - 90 % of back ache comes from bad posture and a weak core.

I can't bully you into an exercise routine first thing in the morning, but intrinsically, doing that would do you the world of good. We're not talking Claude Van Dam sit ups, we're talking a pilates style core strength. There'll be a hundred and one videos on you tube I suspect.

15 mins every morning ....

 

[Phatcat]

Can I buck the trend .... (as a fitness freak who used to suffer with back ache)

Straps, kidney belts, harnesses etc in many ways will do you no favours over the long term, they will almost do you more harm than good.

You need to strengthen your core - 90 % of back ache comes from bad posture and a weak core.

I can't bully you into an exercise routine first thing in the morning, but intrinsically, doing that would do you the world of good. We're not talking Claude Van Dam sit ups, we're talking a pilates style core strength. There'll be a hundred and one videos on you tube I suspect.

15 mins every morning ....

For once no one can really argue with your wise words, we just don't want to hear the truth

 

[fredaroony]

I'm 5'8" with the standard seat and no back pain. Maybe the seat is too low compared to the rest of ergos of the bike

 

[Hatcho]

Coming from a more leaned over bike (SV1000S) I noticed that I would sometimes slouch on the GS, just because it's so easy to do. This would then result in back pain, both in the lower back and up at shoulder blade level. Keeping good posture (sitting tall and keeping your back straight) really helps to eliminate this. And, as said in a previous post, good posture is best achieved through developing your core strength. Sit like someone is pulling you upwards with a string tied to the top of your head. That'l help for starters. I fitted risers to the GS and the jury's still out on whether they make a positive difference. Gonna leave them on for a while, but the crux of it is keeping my posture correct while on the bike.

 

[Mr Anderson]

I got back pain when touring, i'm guessing I wasn't used to the distance and saddle time.

 

[fred_jb]

I have a long torso which meant I had to reach slightly forward but even more downwards, so instead of sitting upright I had my back slightly bent. I found this slight lean was actually worse than the more extreme lean required on other bikes and aggravated an old back injury. Anyway for me a set of up and back risers solved the problem.

I'm 6'1", so in your case it may be that you are stretching more forwards rather than downwards, but with same effect on your back, so risers may well be worth trying, so long as they are the type that bring the bars back closer to the rider as well as up.

 

[Ropey]

Totally agree high seat setting at the front and low at the back, stops you slouching and certainly worked for me

 

[Author]

I had back ache across the top of my back, I’m 5’ 10’’. I fitted up and back risers and that’s sorted me out. I can ride all day with any aches across my back now. I have a standard seat set in the low position.