I've always wondered about these sport touring type bikes. I've rode a fair number of harley touring bikes With the foot forward seating position and elbow height bars that I've found very comfortable on the hwy. But these are set up more like a dirt bikes seating position.
What's the purpose of that? seems like you'd end up straining your neck and stomach fighting the wind on long rides. I set up my rigids like that to let me get my ass off the seat on long rides at the cost of the rest of my body and for a more aggressive stance for slow speed handling in the city. But what's the benefit of it on these machines? I just can't see a bulked up touring bike being meant for rough terrain or slow speed handling.
They're not setup like a dirt bike, more like a sport bike but more straightened out. When riding my KLR, my knees are forward and my feet are nearly directly below them, but on the Connie, my feet are further back. The KLR has a more upright riding position while the Connie is slightly bent forward. I'm 6'5" and so I've improved this with handlebar risers and wedges. raising the bars 2.5", giving me a little more upright position.
I've never ridden a fully dressed HD, so I cant compare, but I have spent thousands of miles on a VT1100 Shadow Spirit with a Mustang Seat, no crash bars or highway pegs and I can tell you that the Connie is infinity more comfortable than that bike. Even though the Honda had a tall wind screen, the wind protection everywhere else was abysmal. On the Connie, my legs are tucked into the fairing, but on the Honda they were out in the slip stream and after a few hundred miles, it was painful trying to keep them tucked to the tank. A 400 mile day on that bike was awful. It took me nearly sixteen hours to go the 435 miles from John Day Oregon to Reno Nevada on that bike and the final few hours really sucked. I did the same trip on the Connie and it took half the time and was much more comfortable. Come to think about it, I road a buddy of mines Victory Vegas home for him, a 150 miles or so and it reminded me of the Shadow, windy sum B..
Last June I rode from Missoula Montana to Custer South Dakota, nearly 700 miles, in way less than 12 hours and felt like I could easily go another hundred miles.
The ZG1400 Concours might not be a Gold Wing for comfort, but it isnt bad. My knees get a little achy some staying in the same position all the time, but you have to gas the thing up every couple hundred miles so a nice walk takes care of that problem.
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