Cure for back pain is.......a Road King?
#11
Shoulder Ache
Had the same problem on my 2008 Heritage so last year before I started on my annual 5800 mile trip West I had a set of 4" Risers with 2.5" pullback put on the bike. Really took care of my problem with the burning and aching between my shoulder blades. By the way I'm 79 years young and I ride out West every year. Just got back from Glacier NP this year, still no shoulder aches. Hope you can find one of the suggestions on the Forum that will help.
#12
#13
I have had the same burning between the shoulders on a RK and an Ultra....until I changed the handlebars.
It really is just a matter of setting your bike up right...handlebars, seat, backrest foot pegs/floor boards. In my experience to get rid of the burning it almost exclusively a matter of handlebar positioning.
This is the way that has always worked for me to get the most comfortable handlebar position-
Sit on your bike
Have someone hold it up straight for you
Put your feet on the pegs
Close your eyes
Put your hands out to where it is most comfortable to hold them
Open your eyes...where ever your hands are, that is where you want the handlebar grips to be.
Kevin
It really is just a matter of setting your bike up right...handlebars, seat, backrest foot pegs/floor boards. In my experience to get rid of the burning it almost exclusively a matter of handlebar positioning.
This is the way that has always worked for me to get the most comfortable handlebar position-
Sit on your bike
Have someone hold it up straight for you
Put your feet on the pegs
Close your eyes
Put your hands out to where it is most comfortable to hold them
Open your eyes...where ever your hands are, that is where you want the handlebar grips to be.
Kevin
#14
Thanks for all the suggestions. As I said in original post, if buying a Road King was an option I'd get one. Unfortunately I can't get the US spec models in Japan anymore. Regarding handlebar position, RK bars are lower than mine but angle is different. But, I won't gamble on another bar change unless I'm 100% sure it will make a difference.
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