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how do you tolerate long rides

All I can add is that you should never ever ever buy a Ducati 999. Its like agonizing on the throttle wrist. Makes the FZ6R feel like a Cadillac. You have to break your body in for a few weeks just to get an hour out of it. About the time in your life you can afford an exotic sport bike from Italy youre too old to ride it:D

Situps and pushups, advil, spring-loaded handgipper exercisers...hmmm cant think of anything else at the moment...:iconbeer:
 
I agree with most folks here. Try to relax your posture and try to enjoy the ride. That will disappear with time when you get more comfortable. Ride a lot, practice a lot and you will gain confidence in your machine. In time you will be more in tune with your bike, and that's when you loosen up on your death grip.
Getting the gel grips also helped me as well as choosing a more padded glove. Be patient, it'll be gone soon enough. Keep riding and just enjoy it.
 
Throttle Rocker

I'm going to recommend the Throttle Rocker as well. It's a $15 device which simply works. Used it for many 10+ hour riding days. Because you don't need to squeeze the throttle with it, it eliminates both tingling and cramping.
 
That is great news if the FZ6 windshield is the same bolt pattern as our FZ6R. I would get the tallest and if necessary just cut it down incrementally if I had to.
 
bigpish13 said:
I agree with most folks here. Try to relax your posture and try to enjoy the ride. That will disappear with time when you get more comfortable. Ride a lot, practice a lot and you will gain confidence in your machine. In time you will be more in tune with your bike, and that's when you loosen up on your death grip.
Getting the gel grips also helped me as well as choosing a more padded glove. Be patient, it'll be gone soon enough. Keep riding and just enjoy it.
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And to go along with this, try not to hold yourself up with your hands and arms, use your abs and legs instead. And you don't need a grip on the bars like your trying to break them in half, relax.
 
I make minor adjustments while on the bike & not staying too long in one position. Stay loose. I also find my body endurance builds up over time. When sled season starts my thumb aches soooo bad. By the end of the season, I can ride all day braaaap.
 
The link for this windscreen is for an FZ6. It will not fit the FZ6. It has a different bolt pattern. These folks are working on a taller screen for our FZ6R. If they can work everything out with the design it will be available in the very near future. I spoke to the designer today and I will post more info when I find out after testing has been done.
 
PUIG Touring Screens for Yamaha FZ6R 2009

Replacement screens For the bike model Yamaha FZ6R 2009 | Puig

PUIG Touring Screen

For long distance rides, PUIG introduces the Touring series to minimize the windblast against the rider. These screens raise the windblast in several centimiters allowing the rider to keep a more comfortable position riding the motorcycle and a shaded part on the lower section of the screen to cover cables behind the speedometer.*
*(Except in black, dark smoke and carbon look colors).

These are the available colors for this product

* BlackBlack REF. 5548N
* BlueBlue REF. 5548A
* CarbonCarbon REF. 5548C
* ClearClear REF. 5548W
* Dark SmokeDark Smoke REF. 5548F
* GreenGreen REF. 5548
* OrangeOrange REF. 5548T

just ordered this through my dealer, cost $150. a bit steep I know but I hope it will provide me the needed wind blockage. The wind also adds to fatigue. I'll post pics as well as my review when I get it. I tried to chop off my standard windsceen as others did here. The wind noise was reduced. A lot less turbulent wind, however the wind blasts to my body is now increased 50 times greater. Now I really have to fight the wind and really crouch down low and hug my gas tank to get more aerodynamic.
 
dart1963 said:
You don't need a gizmo... you need to sit up, loosen your death grip and relax. The bike's not going to jump away from you.

If you notice your arm position while riding, I'll bet you have your elbows locked and are leaning on your hands instead of having your arms slightly bent, slightly squeezing in your knees and sitting "up" using your back and legs.

Let us know.
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Since it popped up again... I'll add one more bit... just because you can sit more upright, doesn't mean it's best to "always sit upright"... lay forward on the tank every once in a while and take pressure off your "sit bones" for few seconds, scoot forward/backward on your seat to adjust where you're resting on the seat. Just a bit of advice for stock seat comfort... it's going to be a while before I can afford a $400 seat, or even a $120 pad... so I take this advice myself... also remember, "psssssttttt... you can pull over and walk it off, unless, of course, you're doing the iron butt challenge ;)"
 
One of the things that has helped me to learn to relax has been the high winds that we get here.

Today seemed to be particularly bad for me, two examples: I was in long line of traffic and was pushed form inside to the outside of the lane by a wind gust, I was doing about 4 mph at the time. Also today doing 65 into a 30 mph head wind laying on the tank hands clamped but relaxed, think Karate fist, when a sudden wind gust dropped me to 40, felt like I'd hit a soft wall.

After a few times of riding in gusts up to 40 mph and in gusting head winds, tail winds, cross winds, and quartering winds you kind of learn to relax when the winds are calm or nearly calm.

Today the wife asked if I had had fun riding home I said it was great fun. She said sure it was I can tell by the way your hands are shaking.

But it was fun.

As my flight instructor once said "Welcome to Kansas, tornado rides are free".
 
dart1963 said:
Since it popped up again... I'll add one more bit... just because you can sit more upright, doesn't mean it's best to "always sit upright"... lay forward on the tank every once in a while and take pressure off your "sit bones" for few seconds, scoot forward/backward on your seat to adjust where you're resting on the seat. Just a bit of advice for stock seat comfort... it's going to be a while before I can afford a $400 seat, or even a $120 pad... so I take this advice myself... also remember, "psssssttttt... you can pull over and walk it off, unless, of course, you're doing the iron butt challenge ;)"
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I just got myself one of those $12.00 widget to put on the throttle grip this weekend. I didn't believe in it at first but wanted to try it so I can drive for more than 1/2 hr without my finger getting numb. I have to admit, even if I'm not crazy about it, it work. No more numb finger. Problem solve!

Now the seat... maybe it's just me and my bony ass? I try to hold myself in place by hugging the tank with my legs but still, I always end up to crush my balls against the tank... I might need to invest few $ and mod my seat. I'm not going to spend $400 on another seat!
 
Happy Birthday Stuna! I like your converted R6 windshield.how did you get it to fit? need some type of tall shield for my wifes fz6r.I am also 50 and ride a Fjr and really enjoy the tall shield and Russell seat! Bob
 
stuna said:
Well my 6 screws in the back and bionic hip and bad other hip
really like the 400 buc seat . 500 mi days not a biggy
AND I TURNED 50 TODAY
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Good idea! I'll get myself some silicone implant in my butt cheek... problem solve! LOL:D

Happy birthday Mate!
 
whataboutbob said:
Happy Birthday Stuna! I like your converted R6 windshield.how did you get it to fit? need some type of tall shield for my wifes fz6r.I am also 50 and ride a Fjr and really enjoy the tall shield and Russell seat! Bob
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its for a fz6 i drilled the stocker then used screws and mounted it over the stock . then used zip ties up to the mirrors for support , as it is a adaptation looks odd but works well . but there were no other options :confused:
i really did not like it at 70mph , but now is no biggy :D
 
stuna said:
its for a fz6 i drilled the stocker then used screws and mounted it over the stock . then used zip ties up to the mirrors for support , as it is a adaptation looks odd but works well . but there were no other options :confused:
i really did not like it at 70mph , but now is no biggy :D
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Make yourself one... all you need is a heat gun, a brake (i made my own out of wood and hitches) and some plexiglass (5/32" min. mine is 3/16" tick) I used some cheap Lowe's plexiglass to practice, then buy the real stuff online. Bang done!!! $50.00 of material.
 
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