Hey guys, new here to the forums, and the motorcycle world in general.
Just picked up a '91 Nighthawk 750 from Atlanta, it's extremely clean and has less than 15,000 miles on it. I have done research and looked into which bike I've wanted for the past year and settled on either this or an 83-84 650.
I love the bike, started right up and runs great. Everything looks pristine on the outside. But there is one problem. My legs feel kind of cramped on the foot pegs. My thighs-to-calves are at a complete 90 degrees and it's just not all the comfortable. I wear a 30-32' inseam. The highway pegs feel comfortable, but I feel cramped when working the regular controls (when sitting on it, I have yet to even ride the thing and don't plan on it until after the holidays).
Is there any way to raise the seat height an inch or two to give my legs some room to straighten out a little? I know it has an older style Corbin seat, don't know if that actually lowered the height from the OEM seat.
The mechanic there mentioned something about a system that goes under your seat and kind of makes it float, but I can't remember the name. "Been using them 15 years, raises the seat about that much *shows 2 inches with fingers*, it turns a 2 hour seat into an 8 hour seat." Anyone know about this? I've been googling this and how to change my nighthawk's seat height for several hours and have come up empty.
Just picked up a '91 Nighthawk 750 from Atlanta, it's extremely clean and has less than 15,000 miles on it. I have done research and looked into which bike I've wanted for the past year and settled on either this or an 83-84 650.
I love the bike, started right up and runs great. Everything looks pristine on the outside. But there is one problem. My legs feel kind of cramped on the foot pegs. My thighs-to-calves are at a complete 90 degrees and it's just not all the comfortable. I wear a 30-32' inseam. The highway pegs feel comfortable, but I feel cramped when working the regular controls (when sitting on it, I have yet to even ride the thing and don't plan on it until after the holidays).
Is there any way to raise the seat height an inch or two to give my legs some room to straighten out a little? I know it has an older style Corbin seat, don't know if that actually lowered the height from the OEM seat.
The mechanic there mentioned something about a system that goes under your seat and kind of makes it float, but I can't remember the name. "Been using them 15 years, raises the seat about that much *shows 2 inches with fingers*, it turns a 2 hour seat into an 8 hour seat." Anyone know about this? I've been googling this and how to change my nighthawk's seat height for several hours and have come up empty.
