new TRX - big smile & bad pain!!

[jackfrost]

Greetings all
Recently made purchase of a pristine TRX in Western Australia - love the character and style of the bike, as well as the extra hp up from my 500cc twin.

However, the love affair is threatening to be very brief as riding for over ten minutes gives me serious wrist, right shoulder & right side of next pain. In fact, entire right side very sore on days I ride, which is every!

Has anyone got any advice? Hi rise clip-ons? Convert to streetfighter bars? A bike for sale? It's my first bike with clip-ons and instead of looking forward to the 35 minute commute am dreading it.

Any advice happily received.

Cheers

[devlin]

Try swapping the bars over first as in this thread.... http://trx850.motomaniac.net/forum/view ... f=6&t=3861 ...... it's free and may work.

[idl1975]

If the above doesn't work, there are streetfighter bar conversion kits - someone will be along to remind me of the brand name, but they are on the German retailer Kedo's web catalogue for TRX parts, IIRC. Bars plus new top yoke.

Greetings all
Recently made purchase of a pristine TRX in Western Australia - love the character and style of the bike, as well as the extra hp up from my 500cc twin.

However, the love affair is threatening to be very brief as riding for over ten minutes gives me serious wrist, right shoulder & right side of next pain. In fact, entire right side very sore on days I ride, which is every!

Has anyone got any advice? Hi rise clip-ons? Convert to streetfighter bars? A bike for sale? It's my first bike with clip-ons and instead of looking forward to the 35 minute commute am dreading it.

Any advice happily received.

Cheers

[jackfrost]

Thanks guys
Will try the swapping trick first...

[trixynut]

Welcome aboard mate!

If you're getting pain down just one side from riding, first thing I'd check is that you're not riding sidesaddle!

Sounds like you need to try and raise the front up a bit. Check the previous owner hasn't dropped the yoke right down the forks to sharpen up the steering. Should be about 20mm of fork top showing above the clip-on as standard. Then move the clip-ons themselves up to near the top of the forks. Its suprising that if you can raise the front end and bars up a cm or two the diference it makes to the ride position and how it sits you back nearer the middle of the seat too. I recently did these changes due to back issues and its a lot better. And all these changes are free!!

Also, next time you want a front tyre, try a 120/70 instead of the standard 120/60 as it has a slightly taller profile.


As for suggestions for other bikes....think you're asking the wrong people!!

[zod]

I can recommend the bar swap.
My fingers used to get totally nub after a few miles on the bike.
Now it's all gone and I can fully enjoy the trx-riding for as long as I like.

[Glyn]

I had the same arm and shoulder problems and bought one of these.http://www.streetfighterstore.co.uk/fat ... lebars/477 they are expensive but everything fits, except the new clutch cable where I had to remove about 35mm from the outer of the cable. Can't tell you if it is more comfortable as I am away so much I haven't finished the job yet.

[dandywarhol]

Have you tried masterbation?

[jackfrost]

Have you tried masterbation?

tried it once. Might be doing it wrong.

No, wait, that was in response to switching around the clip-on clamps

Actually tried that this morning (the clip ons that is) but the bolt holding the steering tube to the clamp would not budge, despite giving it hell.

I think the front end has been lowered. There's close to 50mm above the top yoke.

Being something of a newb, never mucked around with the yoke before. Do-able DIY-style?

Cheers!

[idl1975]

50mm is definitely far down the yokes. Bring both forks back up by 30mm and see how it rides. It's probably just putting too much weight on your wrists. If not, the superbike conversion kits or "helibar" kits should sort you out. If THAT doesn't work, I'd say the same thing I said to trixynut before: Aprilia Tuono.

Way to do it is to support bike securely under the yokes (I use a paddock stand + a front end stand that sits in the hole under the bottom yoke), remove front brakes, wheel and mudguard, loosen all the clamp bolts on one fork and then gently twist the fork slider (not the stanchions from the bottom) with a downwards motion until it's where you want it. Repeat with the other fork. Reinstall everything and torque to the recommended settings per Haynes or the downloadable factory service manual. Stick some loctite on the fork clamp bolts too! Then check every bolt to make sure you actually did tighten everything.

Have you tried masterbation?

tried it once. Might be doing it wrong.

No, wait, that was in response to switching around the clip-on clamps

Actually tried that this morning (the clip ons that is) but the bolt holding the steering tube to the clamp would not budge, despite giving it hell.

I think the front end has been lowered. There's close to 50mm above the top yoke.

Being something of a newb, never mucked around with the yoke before. Do-able DIY-style?

Cheers!

[trixynut]

..or, if you want to get the front off the ground, use a piece of 8 or 9 mm steel rod through the lugs on the front of the engine (just pop out the grey plastic caps at each side and there they are) then jack up the bike up from underneath using a car jack, and put a car axle stand under each end of the rod and lower her down. You need a rear paddock stand on the rear of the bike first though.

[slow codger]

As have done to mine, 25mm through the top yoke, then spacers under the bolt to lift the bars to the top, double bubble screen to take the wind above your chest.

Dave E

[trxster]

do you ride with your wallet in your back pocket I agree that the forks need to be adjusted. If the vinyl cover on your seat is a bit old and stiff, and you do ride with wallet in back pocket, this may explain pain all on the right side, it may be pushing on a nerve, it does happen.

[Kayla]

When I altered the geometry of my bike by raising the rear 20mm or so and dropping the forks to show 25mm above the clip-ons I found that although I had more weight on my wrists, they hurt less. I don't know why though. Maybe I sit on the bike different now it's tilted forward slightly. The clip-ons are in their standard position relative to the top yoke.

Streetfighter bars are good, as is switching the clip-ons over but I like the look of the standard bike and missed going fast so I put it back to standard-ish. No pain, no gain!

[G Beale]

do you ride with your wallet in your back pocket I agree that the forks need to be adjusted. If the vinyl cover on your seat is a bit old and stiff, and you do ride with wallet in back pocket, this may explain pain all on the right side, it may be pushing on a nerve, it does happen.

I can vouch for this. Used to suffer in my old job which involved a fair bit of driving. Removed wallet from arse pocket, instant relief from back pain !