I have got myself a Sargent low seat which is allegedly only 2 inches lower than standard. Anyone else with 33 inside legs had this set up? Do lower footrests work? Just asking
Long legs on low seats
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Lower pegs definitely help.
On my old 1150 I used pivot pegz as I found the ability to roll thr ankle meant I could easily do 500 mile days without problems.
BTW I have a 34" inside leg, but I was using the standard seat with a sheepskin on it
On my old 1150 I used pivot pegz as I found the ability to roll thr ankle meant I could easily do 500 mile days without problems.
BTW I have a 34" inside leg, but I was using the standard seat with a sheepskin on it
If you have long legs why have you got a low seat?
Because its what was avialable at a price i could afford and ob first impressions is abosolutely life enhancing
Exactly the same for me on my 850 R,huge difference.
Did a bit of adjustment to gear and brake lever and job sorted.
Ergonomics are as individual as chalk and cheese lol,
what works for one rider doesn't work for another
When a manufacturer designs a bike he will use an industry standard male as his reference point
This is a model that meets the 97th percentile - ie 97% of all males who ride the bike will have no problems
its a stock height, weight, inside leg & reach, so for them i's get on a bike and ride
for the remaining 3% things get interesting -
2% will be able to ride the bike with simple ergonomic mods, ie lowered seat, raised bars, short levers etc.
The remaining 1% will require changes that go further, ultra low seat, extra long bars, auto box etc etc.
I'm a short person, bith in height, nd inside leg, and i guess reach as well.
Some mods work well, others dont, for me
Seats need to be lowered, pegs ironically are either fine, or to low, often shifting from the flat to the ball of my foot on the peg will give a more
comfortable riding position.
Bars for me need to be up and back, and even then, due to a neck injury will still give me pain for locking the shoulder / arm in one position for
extended periods of time.
Levers need more of dog leg to enable me to get my small hands over the lever when i need it.
Unfortunately OEM's & insurers often dont see changes made in ergonomics as for what they are, and will try to use changes that enable you to ride
there products as get out clauses & insurance hikes when things sometimes go wrong.
what works for one rider doesn't work for another
When a manufacturer designs a bike he will use an industry standard male as his reference point
This is a model that meets the 97th percentile - ie 97% of all males who ride the bike will have no problems
its a stock height, weight, inside leg & reach, so for them i's get on a bike and ride
for the remaining 3% things get interesting -
2% will be able to ride the bike with simple ergonomic mods, ie lowered seat, raised bars, short levers etc.
The remaining 1% will require changes that go further, ultra low seat, extra long bars, auto box etc etc.
I'm a short person, bith in height, nd inside leg, and i guess reach as well.
Some mods work well, others dont, for me
Seats need to be lowered, pegs ironically are either fine, or to low, often shifting from the flat to the ball of my foot on the peg will give a more
comfortable riding position.
Bars for me need to be up and back, and even then, due to a neck injury will still give me pain for locking the shoulder / arm in one position for
extended periods of time.
Levers need more of dog leg to enable me to get my small hands over the lever when i need it.
Unfortunately OEM's & insurers often dont see changes made in ergonomics as for what they are, and will try to use changes that enable you to ride
there products as get out clauses & insurance hikes when things sometimes go wrong.
Wha did you have to do with brake and gear change please?
Adjust the angle so it suits your new foot position.
A slip on gear lever extension will probably also be needed as the Wunderlich lowers also move your feet out slightly.
A slip on gear lever extension will probably also be needed as the Wunderlich lowers also move your feet out slightly.
The wunderlich foot pegs lowering kit should come with a shorter piston rod for the Foot brake lever and an extension piece which screws into the gear change linkage. Well it did on the kit I bought back in the dark ages...
Adjusting these bikes to get the position just right takes many hours of riding and tweeking. None of it is cheap. Took me 3 seats, a foot pegs lowering kit, some torbinators, 3 screens and an Xscreen to finally reach the sweet spot. I’m 6’ 2” by the way
Ian
Adjusting these bikes to get the position just right takes many hours of riding and tweeking. None of it is cheap. Took me 3 seats, a foot pegs lowering kit, some torbinators, 3 screens and an Xscreen to finally reach the sweet spot. I’m 6’ 2” by the way
Ian
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No idea what a torbinator is! Am the same height as you Ian but i aint paying 200 for those footpegs. Will keep looking around at options instead. Cheers
Torbinators are a device which allows the screen to be raised. This can help with removing the buffeting around the head, which can get very uncomfortable at higher speeds.
One of the small disadvantages of lowering the foot pegs is that on occasion on slow tight bends I’ve had my boot hit the ground and knocked of the foot peg.
Sergeant Pluck
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I'm a bit confused by your set-up - 2" lower than the standard seat height is quite a lot - especially for someone with long legs! I have long legs too - my solution was to RAISE the STANDARD seat (by fitting hard rubber spacers under the mounting points) and lowering the footpegs a little. I got these cheap chinese knock-offs off eBay ( they are actually perfectly good 
) and mounted them such that they are lower than the OE footpegs by roughly the height of the rubbers - so about 20mm. I found I didn't need to adjust the brake or gear levers at all.
) and mounted them such that they are lower than the OE footpegs by roughly the height of the rubbers - so about 20mm. I found I didn't need to adjust the brake or gear levers at all.
Sergeant Pluck
Registered user
PS - another vote for Tobinators - I've had them on every 1150 I've had - standard fitment
There all part of the kit easy to fit and give full adjustment as required, if you are doing long runs and I don't mean back and forth to Tescos.
I guess that’s what you get for £200
Thanks all
Thanks all
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