Cockpit layout

[CDHE]

Wondering if anyone has feedback -negative or positive, feel free to pile it on- on my set up plans for bars and pegs. I've got Tarozzi rearsets paired with bars from Wolfgang that are a bit higher and more pulled back than the originals. On most bikes this would seem like a bad combo, but the Tarozzi's don't seem to be set extremely high or rearwards, and the SF frame is kind of long. Net result feels kind of like a dirt tracker (which does not seem that damn bad in my living room)...or am I missing something? Pic appended for reference.

 

[piranha-bro2]

Testing on the road will let you know what suits. Off the stand and moving the bike will feel quite different. Seems like a good starting point.

 

[IAG]

& your riding position will change w/ boots and being pushed against the bum stop. Nice air conditioned workshop!

 

[Vince]

For long-distance comfort, I wanted lower foot pegs 30mm to open up my knee and hip bend angles than std rear sets give and 20mm higher bars to straighten my back. I am 5ft 11 although I appear to be shrinking. That's on a 3c. Fiddling with egos is fun and helps lots.

 

[TeddyG]

I’m 5’10” and the bars on my 750 could be moved closer in due to the tank and your arms appear a bit stretched in the pic. Possibly angle them in closer if it feels better. Is that a double pad brake caliper and what shocks are on it? Nice looking bike-

 

[Tippie]

Handlebars are easy to change around, footpegs not so easy. I set my handlebars so that my hands fall naturally onto the grips. I doubt you will be riding with straight arms and high shoulders like in the picture. Those pegs are not very rear-set and look about right. It also depends on what type of riding you are into. Out for a blast through the favourite road of corners is very different to enjoying the countryside as for ergonomics setup. Also, before my recent Italy ride I swapped my alloy foot-pegs for steel ones that I could fit std Lav rubbers to, it helped heaps with the vibration of the SF and I didn't notice the 1cm height increase.

 

[Vince]

I wanted the ability to easily and quickly be able to adjust the footpeg height. It's doable on my setup but not an easy job. Low for comfort and high for ground clearance.

 

[Paul Marx]

It's your joints, do what you like.
I'm putting marginally higher bars on my SF2 this winter. There's too much weight on my wrists.
You're going to have a sore bum after a few hours on that seat.
Paul

 

[CDHE]

I’m 5’10” and the bars on my 750 could be moved closer in due to the tank and your arms appear a bit stretched in the pic. Possibly angle them in closer if it feels better. Is that a double pad brake caliper and what shocks are on it? Nice looking bike-

Thanks. Shocks are Ikon, and the calipers came off a BMW. Got the idea from another forum member. They have the same bolt pattern as the stockers. Need to swap the lower stanchions left to right and add a spacer. I also changed the master cylinder with one purchased from Michael at Vintage Brake. He is great to work with.

 

[CDHE]

It's your joints, do what you like.
I'm putting marginally higher bars on my SF2 this winter. There's too much weight on my wrists.
You're going to have a sore bum after a few hours on that seat.
Paul

I reckon that I will eventually get to what I like, but the 50,000-odd years of combined experience (and willingness to share it) on this forum have been priceless in getting there. Not thrilled with my current seat, but it came with my pile of parts. Which one will you be using?

 

[Paul Marx]

I reckon that I will eventually get to what I like, but the 50,000-odd years of combined experience (and willingness to share it) on this forum have been priceless in getting there. Not thrilled with my current seat, but it came with my pile of parts. Which one will you be using?

I have been using the standard dual seat on my SF2 for over 30 years now. Allows you to sling panniers over it as well.
I've put the seat like yours aside. Confort was marginal.
Paul

 

[piranha-bro2]

As much as I thought the letterbox type 'sports' seat looked OK back in the 70s, it didn't rate next to a proper single seat as found on the (commonish) Ducati Sport and SS or the (rare) SFC. The Laverdas I rode with the 'sporty' 1 1/2 seats (neither single or double), weren't as comfy as an SF dual seat, and didn't fulfil any one function particularly well. Admittedly I'm a short arse, so they always felt way too long to be a single seat to me. Even the SFC seat on the SFQ has been shortened.

 

[Vince]

I use an Air Hawk for long rides, but had my seat rebuilt with a wider thicker better foam by John Moorehouse of Ergo Seats, lots of reviews on better comfort and I thought I wouldn't need my Air Hawk after that. Tried it and still got numb bum after 500ks in a day. The Air Hawk eliminated any vibrations, they sell a lot to Hospitals and long-distance Truck Drivers. Just my experience. Ride slower on less boring roads and no numb bum but we must do sometimes 3 or more hours of expressways to get to good roads.

 

[CDHE]

I use an Air Hawk for long rides, but had my seat rebuilt with a wider thicker better foam by John Moorehouse of Ergo Seats, lots of reviews on better comfort and I thought I wouldn't need my Air Hawk after that. Tried it and still got numb bum after 500ks in a day. The Air Hawk eliminated any vibrations, they sell a lot to Hospitals and long-distance Truck Drivers. Just my experience. Ride slower on less boring roads and no numb bum but we must do sometimes 3 or more hours of expressways to get to good roads.

Have the old dual seat, but it is in need of a complete overhaul. I will check him out. Here's my daily commute. First 800 meters is kinda boring, but I don't really need to drive far to lean my bike over! I was in NZ this year and was so impressed with the banked mountain roads (compared to our flat ones) until a local friend explained that ours are flat because we would be sliding down the banks on icy winter days (of which we have plenty).

 

[TeddyG]

Hey CDHE,

I bought my 750SF from Sevier Bonnie in Denver- do you know him?
Not sure if the bars are standard or not, but I rotated them slightly towards me to shorten the stretch over the tank.
It came w/ a dual seat- the cover was $220 from Wolfgang, Auto Trim Specialists in Denver attached it to the base for $125
www.motorrad-technik.de charged 337,22 for the base- not a very good casting job as you can see
It also came w/ the solo seat that I find comfortable and I like the storage box but find it fugly- I like the solo seats w/ the upholstered hump better

 

[CDHE]

Hey CDHE,

I bought my 750SF from Sevier Bonnie in Denver- do you know him?
Not sure if the bars are standard or not, but I rotated them slightly towards me to shorten the stretch over the tank.
It came w/ a dual seat- the cover was $220 from Wolfgang, Auto Trim Specialists in Denver attached it to the base for $125
www.motorrad-technik.de charged 337,22 for the base- not a very good casting job as you can see
It also came w/ the solo seat that I find comfortable and I like the storage box but find it fugly- I like the solo seats w/ the upholstered hump better

Don't know him. But I do agree about the storage box seat.

 

[CDHE]

Has anyone shortened the stock sf dual seat? If so, would love to see a pic.