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When building the Vincent Special I tack welded the foot pegs and temporarily positioned seat to clip ons at the same dimensions as a new GSXR 1000 I had measured up.It didn't look right so I went down to the local Triumph dealer who had a used Yamaha R6, CBR1000rr and a Suzuki GSXR 1000. They allowed me to test sit on them all.It became immediately apparent that these bikes are designed for small, flexible young riders. I couldn't see travelling more than a few miles in that contorted state.They happened to have a Triumph Daytona 955i there, so I tried that expecting much of the same. To my surprise, it was reasonably comfortable, so I measured it up.I went home and broke the tack welds then repositioned things as per 955i.With adjustable riser Heli-bars added, the Special is decent for comfort. Later on I bought a 955i Daytona as I wanted to sample litre Sport bike power without having to endure the scrunched up riding position on the Japanese rockets.Glen
When building the Vincent Special I tack welded the foot pegs and temporarily positioned seat to clip ons at the same dimensions as a new GSXR 1000 I had measured up.
It didn't look right so I went down to the local Triumph dealer who had a used Yamaha R6, CBR1000rr and a Suzuki GSXR 1000. They allowed me to test sit on them all.
It became immediately apparent that these bikes are designed for small, flexible young riders. I couldn't see travelling more than a few miles in that contorted state.
They happened to have a Triumph Daytona 955i there, so I tried that expecting much of the same. To my surprise, it was reasonably comfortable, so I measured it up.
I went home and broke the tack welds then repositioned things as per 955i.
With adjustable riser Heli-bars added, the Special is decent for comfort. Later on I bought a 955i Daytona as I wanted to sample litre Sport bike power without having to endure the scrunched up riding position on the Japanese rockets.
Glen
