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Add to that, for what they are, they're very very expensive. They're £3000+ more than the same MT07

weeksy wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:47 pm Add to that, for what they are, they're very very expensive. They're £3000+ more than the same MT07

That'd put me off, cheaper to change the riding position of the MT

weeksy wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:28 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:23 pm What about the Tenere 700, surely it has the riding position and engine you want?

It's a decent point...I've not ridden many things with funny sized front wheels.
I'm not against the looks too much. But the only one i can really think of close was @G.P Triumph 800 which I absolutely HATED and couldn't get round a single corner when i rode it.

I never got on with the XT660R I had and moved it on shortly after buying it. It felt like a completely different bike to the XT660X.

Thanks to @Taipan i now have the taller seat fitted... but now the rain and winter have appeared again so sod knows when it'll get used.

2022-04-05_02-10-00 by Steve Weeks, on Flickr

Well that was so nearly a winner... The seat height position is actually brilliant and it really does mean i can move my foot easier into 'race' position.

The downside is that to do so, i need to push my arse too far back on the seat for where i want it, otherwise there's a transition / ridge that i don't like where it goes from lower>raised. So you end up either sitting near the tank with your arse on the ridge, or behind the ridge but that's almost like you're going down Mugello straight and trying to get yourself into a racing aero crouch.

What about a shock which allows you to raise the rear ride height?

Skub wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:24 pm What about a shock which allows you to raise the rear ride height?

Nah, wouldn't want to mess with the handling etc matey.

MotoGP stylee height adjuster. Really impress your pals

Yorick wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:34 pm Motogp stylee height adjuster. Really impress your pals

LOL i don't have any who ride bikes but are not on here

The ones on here are not going to be impressed by an MT07 unless i put a 1299 engine in it.

weeksy wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:28 pm

Skub wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 2:24 pm What about a shock which allows you to raise the rear ride height?

Nah, wouldn't want to mess with the handling etc matey.

It's worth considering. A few mils can make a huge difference,both in handling and comfort.
I had an Ohlins on a ZX9R with ride height adjustment. I just fiddled until it was a slappy bastard,then backed it off a bit for a sweet turning bike.

It might feel odd to start with, but was it not worth sticking with it to see if you got used to it?

Taipan wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:02 pm It might feel odd to start with, but was it not worth sticking with it to see if you got used to it?

I quite like the standard seat.... so not really no.... the comfort thing isn't a massive issue, certainly not a deal breaker. But was worth a try.

Have you tried shortening your legs?

Supermofo wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:18 pm Have you tried shortening your legs?

i could cut off my feet, but it'll make changing gear really hard. !

I'd already thought of that, Jigsaw and some gorilla glue. Take a few mm out the thigh area

This in reverse..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... tched.html

Yorick wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 3:30 pm This in reverse..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/arti ... tched.html

Already had that done with my cock to make it 6" shorter

Cant you fit a dropper post?

With my FZR400 I stuck a 20mm foam race seat on top of the standard seat.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Apr 05, 2022 9:56 pm With my FZR400 I stuck a 20mm foam race seat on top of the standard seat.

Yes, but, well, I'm me. There's correct, there's wrong, there's nothing other than that.

Hence, I rebought the swing arm today.

It's got to be right