Roomiest adventure bike

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gland
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Re: Roomiest adventure bike

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i have a knackered knee with arthritis,that seizes up.I had to get rid of my last biker for this reason and decided after some sitting and test riding on a Ktm 990 adv.Done a couple of thousand miles now and can put in a days riding and get off without any of the former problems.Choice was swayed by feet position and weight of bike,not forgetting the grin factor.
Best go to a few bike shops jump from bike to bike and see what fits then test rides.Its the only way.
oh and its sound advice to get the knee looked at there are numerous possible causes and many can be sorted.
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Selous wrote:Hi as this is not a medical forum, and 'wonkey' knee can/could mean anything, if it is just age related, :whistle: or blunt trauma injury.

Then may be besides the usual Movelat gel, or deep heat, lotions potions, it could be indeed a cartladge or Synoval fluid problem.

You have not mentioned whether or not you have used any form of support for your knee when riding or generally on day to day use.

I have a missing part to my knee, so I understand in part.
My leathers are tailored to be slightly tighter round the left knee, & a bit of extra padding, that helps a bit.
I personalty don't strap the knee up as I know what the problem is.
Just had an MRI scan and I am seeing the specialist again in a couple of weeks at which time, I will have more idea of a possible fix or solution... fINGERS x'D

I had to use a support brace last year for work when I was operating machinery that required a sitting down with legs tucked back, and dropping job this has helped. Glucosamine supplements was recommended by a physio and again may well be one of the factors why things are a lot better this year.
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stanbloke wrote:Steve,

That sounds like a cartelidge problem mate. ?.I had the same problem with mine, kept on swelling up when held at an angle for any length of time. Had an op, then lots of bending / stretching exercises and its fine now.

I'd sort your knee out first before buying another bike (its cheaper :whistle: ).

Good luck fella.:)
Thanks Stan. A Cartilage problem is one of the suggested possible causes of my swelling etc etc. The physio suggested a series of exercises that exacerpated the swelling and pain so was stopped PDQ, then the Quack finally referred me to the Specialists as it was impacting on work.. and play. I was struggling on a long day when shooting last season ;)

Know what you mean about a knee being cheaper than a bike, sometimes! :) Someone on xrv suggested I go Orange as they are so damned tall, but....
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Norm De Plume wrote:This thread might help you compare bikes http://www.adventurebikerider.com/forum ... bsite.html. Obviously, there's no substitute for sitting on a bike, but it's worth a go.

Companies like Wunderlich and Touratech sell peg lowering kits which may help you out (but if you can engineer your own, then all the better). You could also consider getting a taller seat and a suspension lowering kit so that you can still get your feet down, or any combination of the above.
Thanks for the link.

I had a look at the 'alp footpeg setup, and it is not a big job to fabricate something I suspect, taller seat can be experimented with cheaply (sofa cushion) and I seem to recall seeing something about sussie lowering.. good point that.
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THanks all for the replies.

I have ridden a Vara and found it supremely comfortable, but no more leg room really than the Transalp really. I was tempted to trade-in for one last year but....
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Norm De Plume wrote:This thread might help you compare bikes http://www.adventurebikerider.com/forum ... bsite.html.
Dead link here, but a bit of searching found this site. Fascinating...!

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That's the site that spawned the thread I mentioned, sorry it took you so much hassle to find it.

I've no idea why the thread I linked to is dead, but go to the search page on here and look for "motorcycle ergonomics" and you'll find the proper thread anyway (it's currently about 4 down)
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Here's my two bob, and sorry in advance if I go over old ground.
With knees, wrists, backs etc, there will be varying degrees of tolerance from rider to rider, by which I mean one man might be uncomfortable at say 90degree bend where the next man won't and so on.
Also as we know the same will apply to comfort levels, I can't ride certain bikes any more, and yet some that people complained of as being cramped, I got on with.
The most sound advise given above and again reiterated here, is try as many as possible, for as long as possible, and go from there.
When you've made your choice, things for exsample like highway (Harlyesque) pegs can be fitted to crash bars for a cruiser type position, finally is this bike going to be on / off road or purely on road?
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SteveR wrote:
stanbloke wrote:Steve,

That sounds like a cartelidge problem mate. ?.I had the same problem with mine, kept on swelling up when held at an angle for any length of time. Had an op, then lots of bending / stretching exercises and its fine now.

I'd sort your knee out first before buying another bike (its cheaper :whistle: ).

Good luck fella.:)
Thanks Stan. A Cartilage problem is one of the suggested possible causes of my swelling etc etc. The physio suggested a series of exercises that exacerpated the swelling and pain so was stopped PDQ, then the Quack finally referred me to the Specialists as it was impacting on work.. and play. I was struggling on a long day when shooting last season ;)

Know what you mean about a knee being cheaper than a bike, sometimes! :) Someone on xrv suggested I go Orange as they are so damned tall, but....
Good luck with the results , it could be Chrondomalacia Patella as well. I was diagnosed by a doctor with that but after a lot of nagging and resorting to company healthcare I had an MRI which showed Oesteoarthritis, a 7mm loose floating body, tear in one of the ligaments, thinning and thickening of the patella from one side to the other and a crack :woohoo: They weren't too far out :dry: I would of thought the massive amount of swelling would of given something away!
I use a one of these for snowboarding as the knee can sometimes feel unstable. With this on I hardly feel anything. Don't bike with it though as I use leg armour. Incredible how much support it gives.
http://www.donjoy.eu/en_CA/TruPull_Lite.html

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mark1150 wrote:Here's my two bob, and sorry in advance if I go over old ground.
With knees, wrists, backs etc, there will be varying degrees of tolerance from rider to rider, by which I mean one man might be uncomfortable at say 90degree bend where the next man won't and so on.

When you've made your choice, things for exsample like highway (Harlyesque) pegs can be fitted to crash bars for a cruiser type position, finally is this bike going to be on / off road or purely on road?
Good and sound advice. From riding the scoot and being comfortable with a 101 degreee bend then looking at the http://cycle-ergo.com/ website, the 2010 BMW R1200GS will be the best machine for reduced knee angle for me, 102 degrees!! Typically, it will be one of the most expensive machines :( "A bargain at £10 grand Sir"!

And yes, I do use my bikes off-road, I cannot get that bug out of my system as yet :)
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