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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on March 21, 2026, 09:59:04 PM
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Changeable temps at daybreak.
Stig
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still sugaring weather here, down to 20-25 about daybreak, climbing to 40 by 2pm, till about 4:30 then it cools, repeat
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hit 89 F here yesterday (31+ C)...crazy weather for March! Took the little Ninja out for an hour and 28 miles. Realized my neck isn't in riding shape, yet. On a sportbike you have a slight forward lean so your head is lifted up a bit to see straight ahead. Started feeling it in my neck toward end of ride.
but still felt great to be on a bike on a warm, sunny day. Looking forward to a great riding season.
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hit 89 F here yesterday (31+ C)...crazy weather for March! Took the little Ninja out for an hour and 28 miles. Realized my neck isn't in riding shape, yet. On a sportbike you have a slight forward lean so your head is lifted up a bit to see straight ahead. Started feeling it in my neck toward end of ride.
but still felt great to be on a bike on a warm, sunny day. Looking forward to a great riding season.
Glad you go in a good ride Hawk!
Weather - crazy - 87 one day (100yr record high for the date) - then marble-sized hail that night and temp dropped 50 degrees by sunrise!
-old guy rant follows-
"Sport bike riding position"....
Always a mystery to me why someone would own a bike that requires chest on tank, chin up riding position. Maybe it works well at 75MPH on the highway for long stretches - the wind holding up your head???
I smile whenever I watch a young guy go down the street on a sport bike.....riding with only his right hand on the handle bar, sitting up - giving his back a rest. I see it all the time. "Seemed cool on the dealer's floor!"
When my youngest son wanted a first bike I steered him towards a HONDA CB500X 'adventure' style bike. Comfortably sitting up, wide bars.
My mistake - it wasn't long before he sold it for a laydown R6 160mph sport. Luck has been with his family - because mostly it has been broken - some part or another :)
Stig
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hit 89 F here yesterday (31+ C)...crazy weather for March! Took the little Ninja out for an hour and 28 miles. Realized my neck isn't in riding shape, yet. On a sportbike you have a slight forward lean so your head is lifted up a bit to see straight ahead. Started feeling it in my neck toward end of ride.
but still felt great to be on a bike on a warm, sunny day. Looking forward to a great riding season.
That's a very accurate description of what caused me to get rid of my beloved Daytona 955i. I could only ride it for about an hour at the end before the pain in my neck and back was too bad to continue :(
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luckily my little Ninja only pretends to be a sportbike! I had a riding neighbor sit on it once and exclaim "Oh, it only looks like a sportbike. It has a standard riding position!" It only has a slight lean forward, vs a true sport bike that has the bars/clip ons at roughly seat level.
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Your going to need a bigger Trunk soon..lol