Ok sometimes when I accelerate too fast i slip back on the seat a little the only thing that doesn't keep me from slipping all the way off is my hands holding onto the bars. Here is the stats:
bike: 416 lbs (guessing with gas)
me: 125 with gear maybe 130 -135 max
I think I should be either a racer with this weight or just eat more and gain some muscle. I am not unhealthy at all, i can run bike for several hours. and no i don't pass out.
are you our resident circus midget?? :laugh: :laugh: :icon_mrgreen:
Start racing dude. Legaly!
Quote from: cerius on July 10, 2007, 12:17:21 PM
me: 125 with gear maybe 130 -135 max
Just wait a few years....
Even if you "only" gain one pound a year, it adds up as you get older. Count your blessings, son.
I would love to go racing, just I don't think gs500 would be something to race. And yes I do appreciate my weight and metabolism. I just think I need t start working out again and slow down on the guitar less.
Quote from: cerius on July 10, 2007, 12:23:31 PM
I would love to go racing, just I don't think gs500 would be something to race. And yes I do appreciate my weight and metabolism. I just think I need t start working out again and slow down on the guitar less.
lots of guys race em! Search for it!
GS500 and EX500 are two of the msot popular entry level bikes ever created.
As for slipping...get a no-slip pad. Everybody slips back a bit. 125 is far from "too light". You'd have to be a toddler to be too light.
Quote from: makenzie71 on July 10, 2007, 12:35:10 PM
GS500 and EX500 are two of the msot popular entry level bikes ever created.
As for slipping...get a no-slip pad. Everybody slips back a bit. 125 is far from "too light". You'd have to be a toddler to be too light.
Yeah I guess so, I have two race tracks in washington, spokane and kent.
That happens to me too, I'm 130 without gear. I would say grip the tank with your legs, but hard to do when you're taking off from a light. :dunno_white:
I weigh in at ~140, but was down around 130 when I had my GS. I also had a naked model. You have an F model and are slipping? You need to grip the tank with your legs and use your core muscles (stomach, mainly) to support you. With the F model's fairings you shouldn't be getting that much wind on you anyways. Also, try leaning into the wind a little more.
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on July 10, 2007, 01:15:34 PM
I weigh in at ~140, but was down around 130 when I had my GS. I also had a naked model. You have an F model and are slipping? You need to grip the tank with your legs and use your core muscles (stomach, mainly) to support you. With the F model's fairings you shouldn't be getting that much wind on you anyways. Also, try leaning into the wind a little more.
thats the thing there inst any wind resistance im just taking off and i have plenty of core muscle to use, and i do. I don't know I just think im light
Quote from: cerius on July 10, 2007, 01:33:49 PM
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on July 10, 2007, 01:15:34 PM
I weigh in at ~140, but was down around 130 when I had my GS. I also had a naked model. You have an F model and are slipping? You need to grip the tank with your legs and use your core muscles (stomach, mainly) to support you. With the F model's fairings you shouldn't be getting that much wind on you anyways. Also, try leaning into the wind a little more.
thats the thing there inst any wind resistance im just taking off and i have plenty of core muscle to use, and i do. I don't know I just think im light
You have an F model with fairings. There is wind resistance. You're not too light.
paraphrase: 'I want advice but only if it's what I want to hear, because I don't really want to fix the problem. So, I'm just going to ignore the advice of people who know what they're talking about'
Sorry, but what the f%$k?!?!?!!? This is becoming a trend.
Quote from: spcterry on July 10, 2007, 02:00:03 PM
paraphrase: 'I want advice but only if it's what I want to hear, because I don't really want to fix the problem. So, I'm just going to ignore the advice of people who know what they're talking about'
Sorry, but what the f%$k?!?!?!!? This is becoming a trend.
It was more of a rant if you haven't noticed. I just was wondering what other riders experienced too and if they had it the same problem. don't be so ghey.
Bite me, pincushion.
I'm a 125lbs and I don't have a sliding back problem. First thing I thought of was to not hammer the throttle so hard. Gripping the tank with your knees might help. And, some grippy tape on the tank; like Stompgrip.
I've had a few smaller girls ride my '00, and from what I can tell, it's just a process of learning how to brace yourself against the acceleration with your knees on the tank/bracing your arms (not holding onto the bars tighter, all upper-arm).
I remeber being on the back of a hardtail when i was a kid with a bungee cord strapped over me :icon_mrgreen:
ahhhh, the pedophile uncle with a harley.......explains a lot :laugh:
You think you have a problem with slipping back in the seat....wait till you hop on a 600... 1st gear full throttle is a bit scarey. Just hold on!
Pshhhh :laugh:
QuoteYou think you have a problem with slipping back in the seat....wait till you hop on a 600... 1st gear full throttle is a bit scarey. Just hold on!
Acceleration. See here
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=36667.msg410571#msg410571
Quote from: spcterry on July 10, 2007, 05:24:19 PM
ahhhh, the pedophile uncle with a harley.......explains a lot :laugh:
LOL ... it was an uncle , but if he was diddling me it's repressed :flipoff:
Quote from: genEricStL on July 10, 2007, 07:25:50 PM
Quote from: spcterry on July 10, 2007, 05:24:19 PM
ahhhh, the pedophile uncle with a harley.......explains a lot :laugh:
LOL ... it was an uncle , but if he was diddling me it's repressed :flipoff:
Good god!!!! I'm psychic :o :o
Hey, BP. What's that 954 put on the wheel HP wise?
baselined it stock 69.5 ft/lbs and 133.2hp swapped out the pipe 71.9 ft/lbs and 138.7
Peak torque and hp both moved up further in the RPM range but I took a performance hit between 5500 and 6000 rpm. Hp hits about 62 at 5300 and then falls to 46 at 5500, then rockets up to 72 hp at 6000rpm. I need to put a power commander on it and get it mapped to smooth out the curve again, it makes for some interesting wheelies it starts to come up then just hangs for a hair when it hits the hole in the curve then its really gets it coming out of that hole. I can't power it up till its about 32mph by the time she lifts your usually up over 50mph.
Power wheelies have gotta me a mutha-you-know-what like that hehe ... a lot of the local "Streetfighterz" ride the 954's . I want one , but i'd be afraid to buy it locally now because of them lol
I was 130 lbs when I was 20 yrs old.I'm OLDER now and wieghed 210 lbs in january and have lost down to 190 lbs.Go race LEGALLY.BTW I'm a fat ass.
I about slide off the back too.I used a green scotch brite pad on my seat to give it a better surface.I just rub it firmly all over.When my fat ass rubs it back smooth,I do it again.It does have side effects tho.The vinyl wears out fast if you do it frequently.
the 900, 929, and 954 are popular stunt bikes because handa designed the engine with the oil pickup in the rear of the case. When doing wheelies the engine doesn't get starved for oil because it has poolled in to the rear of the tranny and the pickup is further forward in the case.
Quote from: porsche4786 on July 10, 2007, 07:04:42 PM
You think you have a problem with slipping back in the seat....wait till you hop on a 600... 1st gear full throttle is a bit scarey. Just hold on!
ha yeah i want to get a 750 for my next bike. I can't wait til I see that kind of acceleration
*ahem* F4 Brutale :o :o Nekkid and will obliterate a gix750