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Help stop sliding

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:10 pm
by mpgscott
Right probably a stupid question but never mind.

Whats the best way to stop sliding into my tank? When i am riding i continually need to readjust so as to stop sliding into tank. Is it simply my posture thats wrong, bike is a 2002 Gay Blade and i am wondering if there is something that I can get to be stuck onto the tank to give me more grip with my knees to stop me sliding?

Cheers
Mark

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:18 pm
by Dickie
You could try these. http://www.superbikeschool.co.uk/category.php?show=2,16

But having the seat altered to stop you sliding forward might work too. :confused

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:23 pm
by mpgscott
Cheers,

But how do you go about getting the seat altered and where?

Thanks
Mark

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:30 pm
by Dickie
Not sure if there are any specialist motorcycle seat upholsterers around here, but here's a couple of specialists that I've read good things about;

http://www.tonyarcher.co.uk/
http://www.motorbike-seats.co.uk/intro.html

Any upholsterer would be able to take your seat apart, alter it and put it back together. Whether they could solve your problem would be another thing though. Might be worth keeping an eye on ebay for a spare seat and then let someone experiment with it. If it's crap at least you can go back to your original.

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:33 pm
by mpgscott
Ok, Many thanks for that.

I will see if i can get that stompgrip for my bike, looks ideal.

Thanks

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 9:42 pm
by Zax
Get yourself a set of STOMP grips

Ugly as a bag of frogs but really work !

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:33 am
by McWullie
I'm with Zax on this one though I don't think they are ugly!!

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/products/ ... lgrp=OTHER

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:49 am
by Dickie
Yeah, if only someone had suggested that in the first fcuking reply.

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:53 am
by baldy
Dickie wrote:Yeah, if only someone had suggested that in the first fcuking reply.
:log :log :log :log :log :log :log :log :log :log :log :log :log :log

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:50 am
by fazermal
Apply evo stick glue to both surfaces allow to dry then apply I x sheet of sandpaper, hope this helps :2up

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 10:00 am
by Gazza
fazermal wrote:Apply evo stick glue to both surfaces allow to dry then apply I x sheet of sandpaper, hope this helps :2up
What grade?

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 11:46 am
by Neorion
Go the Blue peter route

Sticky back plastic....job done

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:43 pm
by Zathos
If you wear leathers use saddle soap on the leathers to increase friction against the seat.

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 1:14 pm
by McWullie
Dickie wrote:Yeah, if only someone had suggested that in the first fcuking reply.
:flippa Never looked at your Link If you had Said STompGrip then I wouldn't have bothered :tung

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 8:33 pm
by mpgscott
Cheers for all the replies, stomp grips are the ones for me!

Going down to the bike show in London at end of month so will see if i can get them when down there.

Re: Help stop sliding

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:47 am
by mpgscott
Got the stomp grips fitted today and they are really good far less effort required spot on!