Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 998 / 996 / 916 / 748 > Help with more comfort for a taller rider.

[r15suk]

Hi,

I've had my 996 for about a year now and i'd like to make the riding position a bit more comfortable. I'm just over 6 ft and 50 years old!

Have any tall riders out there had a positive result from fitting helli bars, and/or adjustable rearsets?

Another area is the screen. I'd like to fit one that will help reduce the wind blast, but on my Fireblade a double bubble actually made this worse and i fitted a Zero Gravity sports touring screen in the end.

Thanks in advance.
Simon

[bradders]

A corse racing screen is good, about £35 off ebay, and I had the cyclecat adjustable bar risers and they made a huge difference, but I aint of 6'

[Cranker V2]

Corse screen makes sense, not sure rearsets will improve> Back and up is the norm with rearsets. Also be aware thet bar risers may cause bar/clutch/brake/ lever interference with upper fairing,

[chris.p]

One thing that is easy to do is to move the brake & clutch levers into a more downward angle onthe bars, you need to remove or cut off the pins that lock them into the position that they are in, then turn them around the bars a bit till they are at a more confertable angle for your wrists before tightening them back up.

I have done this on both of the 748's I have had, it makes town riding less of an ache on the wrists.


Chris

[r15suk]

Thanks for the advice. I'll check out the screen and try adjusting the control levers first before looking at bar risers.

cheers
Simon

[Cobbett]

Might some kind soul post a link to a corse screen? I'm considering the same option but ain't exactly sure what I'm looking for.