1.
Back Position
If your back begins to hurt during
your ride, it could be because your back is out of sync with your arm and leg
positions as you sit in your motorcycle seat.
The human body was designed to operate best when all of your parts are in
line with one another. Your motorcycle
seat should promote this. Chiropractors
perform adjustments on folks who have performed tasks without keeping their
body in line with itself. Your spinal
column can be out of line, causing pain, discomfort, and numbness in your legs. If you experience any of these symptoms apart
from during motorcycle riding, your body is out of line. Consult a doctor and possibly see a
chiropractor for help.
If you only experience these
symptoms during motorcycle riding, it stands to reason that you are riding your
bike in a seat position that is putting your body out of line with itself. The three positions (back, arm and leg) are
going to be determined somewhat by which style of bike you ride and your
motorcycle seat style. Of course, your
sport bikes are going to be geared for more athletically fit riders, or at
least for riders who are well accustomed to this position of riding. With either sport or touring style bikes,
simple changes to your seat position can eliminate back pain and fatigue. These changes include raising or lowering
your motorcycle seat (if this is possible on your bike), changing the type of
motorcycle seat you are using, moving your handlebars closer or further from
your body and motorcycle seat, or moving your foot rests to match your back
position. Try to keep in mind that you
want your body to be in line with itself as much as possible. Make your bike and motorcycle seat comfortable
for you. Do you feel like you have to
reach too far for your handlebars during normal riding? This will affect your lower back, for
sure. Try adjusting your handlebars
closer to your body and motorcycle seat.
Of course, every bike is different, so you will have to look into your
bike’s specific adjustment capabilities. Try adjusting your foot pegs/rests to
a more comfortable position in relation to your motorcycle seat.
Consider this suggestion and
implement as it as much as you can, and you are sure to improve the quality of
your ride. After all, who wants to suffer
when there is so much of life to be enjoyed from the back of a bike!
Mary Dohoney is a motorcycle enthusiast and enjoys the open
road as much as any biker. Mary has been so impressed with the comfort of
aftermarket motorcycle seats that she now has her own online aftermarket
motorcycle seat business - Nothing But Motorcycle Seats. To view this article
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