What's wrong with your backs people?

Question

every time someone asks about a sport bike you point them to a sport tourer or mild dual sport "because the riding position isn't all hunched over"

have none of you ever layed on your stomach?

honestly, do you all have back problems?

I've had zero comfort issues with any sport bike I've ever ridden, save 1. (my female cousin had a shaved seat on her bike, and I took it out for a ride to help her tune it, my butt hurt a little)

Answer 1

What's important to remember is that on many sportbikes, the fairing doesn't completely protect the rider from wind and the remaining windblast (at speed) helps support the rider' torso, taking weight off of their arms and lower back.  A bike that's comfortable at 70 mph may kill your arms when putting around in traffic for an hour.  Think about doing a 60 minute push up and you'll get the idea.

Answer 2

It think most of it is because people have inproper riding positions.

Answer 3

your back seems fine to you for doing that because you're also used to hunching over for other men to have their way with you.... neither are for me... not g*y, not squiddie

Answer 4

Nothing wrong with my back. I ride an RC51 and a K1200S.  

Answer 5

Nothing wrong with my back. Still straight as a ramrod.

Yes, I did tell a guy to look at a dual sport/sport cruiser for the seating position.

He specified he had a bad back.

I prefer to keep my back straight up because of how and where I ride.

Sitting back on my tailbone or leaning far forward are both uncomfortable on rough roads. Some types of riding require use of the full body, including shock support from the legs. You can't get that without sitting up.

Answer 6

I'm in my late 50's and there's nothing wrong with my back. I would like to ride a sportbike sometime and see how I like it. Might be fun to have one as a second bike.

Age is a question of mind over matter, if you don't mind it don't matter.

Answer 7

Its all down to personal preference.

I am a motorcycle instructor and on a bike for the majority of the day, especially at the moment cuz Im teaching 2-3 lots of DAS and A2 a day! I have 2 bikes. One is a 2008 GSXR 600 which I use as my fun bike and a 2007 GSF Bandit 650 for my instructor bike. Its not cuz I have back problem, its cuz I don't want to put too many miles on my GSXR and it's difficult to do a U-turn in particular roads on her.

I always tell my pupils to go for a bike they feel comfortable with. Not everyone like to have supersports bike, most would rather a bike which looks like a sports bike but they don't want to be hunched up. No body can tell a particular person what they should and should not be riding, its up to the rider.

Answer 8

I agree with wolf. If you ride a cruizer and snub your nose at sport bikes your gonna find it uncomfortable when you sit on a sport bike. I have both and they both have comfort issues after several hours of straight riding. Its all in their heads

Answer 9

Why do you want to know about my back?

Answer 10

How old are you?  Once you get past 40 your body just can't tolerate the things it could when you were in your 20s.  

Answer 11

have you ridden 800 miles in a day ?

Answer 12

I think it comes from people who aren't properly matched with their bike. I've seen people on sport bikes that they have to reach really far just to reach the grips.

Another reason may be from people who support their body with their arms. Leaning on the bars can cause your upper back and shoulder blades to be sore after a while.

Answer 13

First sportbike I ever rode was a '05 CBR600RR, a bike known for having horrible ergonomics and seat. I didn't find it hard to do a 3 hour ride at all.

I'm in shape though and work out.

The Ducati 848 is now one of the worst for ergonomics, I'll have to check it out.

I don't have back problems, and I've been ran over by my own bike at the track twice lol then again I'm 19.

There's an argument for crusier riders getting sore arms-from supporting the weight and steering the bike or something, so it goes both ways. I hate sitting back on a bike when riding it, it just feels natural to lean forward.

Next bike is a 748 I'm going to paint flat black and keep the gold frame and wheels

Answer 14

It just depends on what you are going to use your bike for. If you can manage to tour on a real focused repli-racer, then go for it. Your Blackbird isn't one of those bikes anyway. It's more along the lines of the "Busa or ZX14. It's not a track bike, and its not a touring bike. It's on the sport end of the sport-touring continuum. In fact, it is a lot like what I would recommend to someone instead of a GSXR1000.

I guess what gets under my skin is the fact that people often don't buy the right bike for the job and then end up not enjoying the sport. Then again, if you are using a motorcycle as a replacement for a small p***s, the smaller the p***s, the bigger the bike you are going to need to make up for it.... and the louder and more often you are going to have to point out how BIG your bike is.

And Magz? That Blackbird is a pretty big bike, and you talk an awful lot.

Answer 15

laying on my stomach (and my balls)with my head twisted up in order to see ahead,is not my idea of a fun ride,much prefer my sportster where i can stretch out and be totally comfortable

Answer 16

I have a degenerative back issue, I ride an HD Superglide and after a few hours my back hurts like the devil. I also ride a Yamaha Morphous with a backrest and it gives me very little grief. Rode a friend of mines Duck and it was comfortable.

Answer 17

I just personally dont like riding sportbikes. Its uncomfortable for me to sit that way. Dont like feeling like im gonna tip over or the bike is gonna run out from under me. Its just my personal preference. Nothing wrong with my back.