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Originally Posted by Tim Cullis
I don't know why I didn't mention it, but the above reminded me. I was trying so hard to stop a 1200GSA from toppling over on Salisbury Plain that I tore my bicep. The arm was black and blue.
What I hadn't realised was that one of the tendons had detached. There's a 24-hour window to reattach this before it's too late so by the time I saw a doctor when the swelling wouldn't go down a week or so later I was told there was nothing to be done. So one arm is a 'monocep'.
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Ouch.  Hope the monocep works OK.
I've pulled muscles often enough to know when to let go. It does not come naturally though (same as not jumping up like a resurrected Pacman and using newly found super strength to right the bike, applying the same ten second rule you might to dropped food). It happens a lot less on a light, lightly loaded, low bikes.
There are always Ural's if anyone really needs a reverse gear
I think you can actually have too low a seat, even if the riding part works. The Old Boy had cruisers and the small ones with 26 inch seat height gave a bent leg that's not as strong as a straight one. It is of course very easy to raise a seat unless some nut job fitted the foot boards out ahead of the engine. I was loaned a BMW R1200C that was worse than any GS.
You need to try before you buy. It's about time the manufacturers were forced to include more adjustment too, can you imagine them trying to sell cars 52% of the population can't fit into?
Andy
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