I finally fixed my car, which meant that the 9R could get out of the garage. It's amazing how a few months on a 400 changes perspective. I bought the NC30 for the track, but it has done sterling service on the road, in and out of town. Bimbling through London on the way to the MOT station, I had forgotten just how responsive and fast the 9R is. At the risk of being called a poof, I am currently in "why do I have this pointlessly fast bike that I can't ride to 20% of its potential most of the time" mode. I'll take it for a rural bimble this afternoon and see if it inspires me. -- TD 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 2001 ZX-9R (red and black) 1999 M5 (neither black nor red) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer
I use the VFR750 for a 6-miles-each-way commute. It copes magnificently, but I'm starting to think I need something a bit faster and more focussed. You should use the 9R for everything for a couple of weeks before making any hasty and irrevocable decisions.
Yes, you're probably right. It didn't help that my J&S Kevlar jeans are cut so low at the crotch that on the 9R, they actually stop me getting my feet down properly - a right fucker when backing it out of the garage. Of course, the good side is that there is room for my massive cock. -- TD 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 2001 ZX-9R (red and black) 1999 M5 (neither black nor red) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear Some people would pay a *lot* of money for that.
http://www.owzat-cricket.co.uk/acatalog/Abdo_Guard___Cricket_Box_.html Not sure which ones are CE approved. -- TD 1991 VFR400R NC30 (black and red) 2001 ZX-9R (red and black) 1999 M5 (neither black nor red) Missing: SOB, Unreliable Italian exotica, Lardy tourer
Amused, rather than concerned If it concerns you so much, then I will do as you wish. To answer your query with a real world experience. I wasn't experiencing a chafing of my member but of my thighs. For the recent trip abroad I invested in a pair of EDZ base layer pants. Posh long johns, if you like. They worked well, providing extra insulation in the cold of N France and wicking away sweat in balmy Switzerland. I'm assumimg the wicking thing is elemental in the reduction of chafing. http://www.thermalshop.co.uk/thermal-leggings-mens-p-121.html?
Ace might have some useful insight. Those base layers were originally produced for those who get a thrill from tying sticks to their feet and jump off mountains.
You could try softening the offending bit up a bit with some leather dressing. Might even work on the trousers also. -- Dan L Too much time to think, too little to do. http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/ 2002 Triumph Sprint RS 955i (It's big, and it's black) 1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr (Gone, but not forgotten) BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7/8) X-FOT#000 DIAABTCOD #26 BOMB#18 (slow) OMF#11
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Bear Well, there's your problem, right there. Leave off with the Renapur -> No more stiffy -> No more irritation.
