Which bike for comfortable riding?
- Thread starter johae
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Originally posted by Rhodie
Wot yet more pink Johno?
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Rhodie, surely you must agree the seat at least is PURPLE
Perhaps not, while he has that wonderful trailer parked in Chiang Mai. Ride the Purple Phantom to Cnx, pick up the car & trailer, drive to Crai, load up the Degree, drive back to Cnx, load up the Purple Phantom & head "home" to Phuket with 2 bikes on board & you've saved the postage from Crai to Phuket (I think.)
Here is an interesting idea for modifying your existing seat.
Posted on "Thumper Talk" website;
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showth ... p?t=489610
What do you think? Anyone tried it?
Posted on "Thumper Talk" website;
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showth ... p?t=489610
What do you think? Anyone tried it?
I have found the same post on Thumpertalk and also this other one where the guy explains how to widen the seat:
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showth ... ?p=4773550
However, in Chiang Mai, a Thai craftman did a very good job at widening my DRZ seat. He is in Wulang Road, right hand side when going out of the center.
http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/showth ... ?p=4773550
However, in Chiang Mai, a Thai craftman did a very good job at widening my DRZ seat. He is in Wulang Road, right hand side when going out of the center.
Lots of people mix up "purple" with "violet". If I ain't mistaken, purple is a blueish RED while violet is a reddish BLUE; both colors are a red/blue mix with purple being more on the RED side and violet more on the BLUE side.
Violet is a cool color while purple is for girls!
Violet is a cool color while purple is for girls!
Well, I would have bet my neighbor's dog that the seat of the Enduro is violet and the tank of the two-stroke is purple - seems like I'm wrong. Googled it and now I'm all confused. Anybody interested in "violet against purple" click here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple
Obviously this is bike-related.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple
Obviously this is bike-related.
I found my old Harley Hardtail chopper very comfy and now my Ducati Monsters are comfy for 500= miles a day , I dont have piles or a sore bum.
Am feeling sort of sad now. I remember when I first met the
rough and tough TJ when he lived in Lamai and rode a BMW.
Now he has stayed too long in Phuket, and is now riding a
purple bike, along with wearing strange shirts??? Damn........
As far as seat comfort it is quite easy to go to any Thai motorcycle
seat recovering business and have them redo your seat. They have done every one of my bikes except the KTM.. Just come in with a good idea of the shape you want. Price is flexible, but around 1500 baht if they end up doing a lot of work shaping it.
As far as a comfy bike for long distances, hard to beat an Africa Twin for smoothness and value. Reasonable off road performance as well.
rough and tough TJ when he lived in Lamai and rode a BMW.
Now he has stayed too long in Phuket, and is now riding a
purple bike, along with wearing strange shirts??? Damn........
As far as seat comfort it is quite easy to go to any Thai motorcycle
seat recovering business and have them redo your seat. They have done every one of my bikes except the KTM.. Just come in with a good idea of the shape you want. Price is flexible, but around 1500 baht if they end up doing a lot of work shaping it.
As far as a comfy bike for long distances, hard to beat an Africa Twin for smoothness and value. Reasonable off road performance as well.