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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: January 31, 2009, 8:11 am Post subject: Frame stretching reasons |
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What's the point? Aesthetics? Comfort? Handling?
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kenb Full Member
Joined: May 11, 2008 Posts: 119 Location: Flamborough, ON, Canada
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Posted: January 31, 2009, 12:55 pm Post subject: Re: Frame stretching reasons |
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nj1639 wrote: |
What's the point? Aesthetics? Comfort? Handling? |
If I end up stretching my project XS650, it'll be a moderate change (3-4") to make it a little easier for me to fit on the bike. I'm 6'4", and the stock position of the seat and footpegs makes riding the bike very uncomfortable for me.
I still haven't taken a saw blade to the frame yet though, because I still have to come up with a design that also satisfies the other two important criteria you mentioned, aesthetics and handling. Still working on those, and they are proving to be the difficult part of the equation.
Ken
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Pure-Pork Full Member
Joined: Sep 04, 2008 Posts: 76 Location: Western Illinois, USA
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Posted: February 2, 2009, 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: Frame stretching reasons |
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I stretched mine 6" by adding the rear section of a V-twin frame, I'm 6'1" and 2 middle age fat people fat people fit better on it. The H-D replica frame and round swing arm set up allowed me to use harley hard bags also, but the harley frame was 1/2" narrower than the 650 frame near the rear of the frame.
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nj1639 Full Member
Joined: Aug 22, 2007 Posts: 839 Location: Switzerland County, Indiana
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Posted: February 2, 2009, 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: Frame stretching reasons |
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So one aspect is to get yourself back from the tank to get a little leg room.
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kenb Full Member
Joined: May 11, 2008 Posts: 119 Location: Flamborough, ON, Canada
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Posted: February 2, 2009, 9:50 pm Post subject: Re: Frame stretching reasons |
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nj1639 wrote: |
So one aspect is to get yourself back from the tank to get a little leg room. |
Yep, just being able to stretch back another 4" or so would make a world of difference, not just with regards to my position on the seat, but the proximity of the footpegs as well. I just feel all cramped and bent up like a pretzel when I'm riding it, and sometimes I also get to thinking that I might look a bit silly on there, sort of like one of those childrens pedalcars with a half dozen adult clowns crammed inside.
Other than that though, I like the XS650 for all the same reasons as everyone else here, and this is what inspires me to look for a way to make one of them work for me too.
Ken
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