ZMan079, as easy as it is to adjust. Just play with different settings and see what works best for you.

 

Has anyone ever adjusted your handlebars foreward an inch or so to transfer some of your weight foreward when climbing hills.

I normally try to ride forward in the saddle, and the bars seem to close to me, when I go up hills, I just try to lean forward..

I see people standing up when going up hills does this help????

Zman

 

at 700lbs for the 500HO and i weigh 190lbs ... i don't see my weigh shifting doing much ... but i do sit and lean forward when climbing steep hills, habit.

 

Another reason I want to move my bars forward an inch or 2 is that when I stand up to cross over rocks or logs, I always hit the thumb throttle off of my leg.
I had one of those thumbsavers on and it would always hit into my tank bag or leg, one time I was in low range and I was trying to cross a log, and it hit the tank bag, and it sent my front end straight up, I luckilly reacted by mashing the brake lever, and it stopped the power to the rear, and it brought the front down ......... Needless to say the thumbsaver is gone.....

I like the tank bag, so ifigure If I push the bars forward It will serve 2 purposes: 10 more weight forward when climbing hills 2) I'll have clearance for my tank bag.

I also see guys with their knees up on there seat on technical stuff, I would think this woiould make you more top heavy, I guess it does help with the shifting of your weight easily

Zman