So....got it, loved it, rode the snot out of it. Then.....I started to get stiff, shoulder hurts. Neck hurts. Constant pain. Picked up a car, took some time off from riding, went to physical therapy, felt better. Several months pass, start riding again.


Instant agony. Just constant, dull, mind numbing pain.


Take some more time off, nothing else changes 'cept the lack o' riding and....no pain!



The Monster just isn't comfy for me anymore, not even with the aftermarket bars and the like. It just...hurts to ride it. So....time to sell it and find something a little more fitting to me. Boo.

You mean, your gonna have to sell your Monster...not your duc.

Multinoodle?

Is it just the riding position that causes the pain, or riding in general?

Quote from: He Man on August 24, 2008, 05:18:22 PM
You mean, your gonna have to sell your Monster...not your duc.

Multinoodle?

Is it just the riding position that causes the pain, or riding in general?

Position. Other bikes that I've ridden have not caused this issue. My old Honda was one of them.


Good thing I still have it 

Ural... Ural.... Ural...

Well that really sucks.

You've already done the PT and laid off the bike for a few months so it's not like you haven't tried.  I have problems in my neck between C-2 and C-5.  Sometimes a ride is no fun and I go back home.  Other days it's okay.  It comes and goes.  It might be okay for 6 months.  And then for no particular reason a nerve or an artery gets pinched and it's back to swallowing anti-inflammatories and visiting the sadistic PT lady for a few weeks    .   I've gotten used to this little game my body plays with me and my experience is that pain from an old injury can flare up and then pretty much disappear almost as quickly.  During those times you can still have some fun.  

I know it's easy for me to say...I'm not the guy hurtin'.  Things could be different for you. But don't give up too easily.  If you can afford it how about pulling the insurance and parking the bike until the spring to see what happens?

Of course.....as long as you can get past the ugliness of it...a Multistroodle might work too.

Aww. hell....!!     You still have the Honda as backup?   No problem man!   Just take a rest from the Monster.     I did something similar.

I kept my Honda Magna after buying the Monster.  I rode the Monster for one summer.  This spring I sold the Magna.  Yes, I did have to visit my favorite Physio-lady a few times...but what the hell.   [moto]

Er, there is no winter here  

The issue being it doesn't come and go. Getting on the bike=pain. Took a while to build up (27k in two years), but it's there, and I'm tired of it. I'm not old by any stretch, so my concern is that long term usage may lead to long term damage.



As for the multistroodle, well.....I can deal with ugly (I like BMW's), but typically only when ugly follows function (see-BMW). The stroodle? It's just hideous for no good reason. Were it a spartan child, it would've been tossed off a cliff to cleanse it from the bloodline. No way I can ride one of those.

That and I ride a lot. My first year on the S4R cost over 2k in service. I can't justify that.

Quote from: someguy on August 24, 2008, 05:52:49 PM
I can deal with ugly (I like BMW's)

                

I have a friend I'll have to use that line on.

Quote from: PizzaMonster on August 24, 2008, 05:57:36 PM
                

I have a friend I'll have to use that line on.

BMW=Bikes Made Weird 

I'd look at the ST line. They are sharp bikes and still got that Duc magic. 

hypertard?


I'm thinking about one, due to it having a MUCH more comfortable riding position for me. Of course....I have a feeling my next bike just might have to be a KTM 990 adventure (mmmmm....offroad).

a hypertard would be great though....still hooligany (if not more so)

Shucks..does that mean you'll be leaving the DMF?  Boo..























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I feel your/my pain. I'm getting a constant "crick" in my neck that hurts like hell - never goes away. It's one of those C vertebra I think. Had over 20 years of lower back pain until it was fixed 15 years ago. I know what it is to hurt and I ride EVERY day.

I think If I were to go with another make of bike due to pain of riding position it might be a 1200 R model BMW of some sort or even a KTM 950 SM. If ugly gets to you though, nothing looks a good as a Monster IMHO.

I have seen some good looking modded Multis, but stock they do suck to look at.

Good luck Buddy.

LA

Hell my neck is make the beast with two backsED to hell right now....and i havent rode in a whole month. :/

Quote from: someguy on August 24, 2008, 05:11:45 PM
So....got it, loved it, rode the snot out of it. Then.....I started to get stiff, shoulder hurts. Neck hurts. Constant pain. Picked up a car, took some time off from riding, went to physical therapy, felt better. Several months pass, start riding again.


Instant agony. Just constant, dull, mind numbing pain.


Take some more time off, nothing else changes 'cept the lack o' riding and....no pain!



The Monster just isn't comfy for me anymore, not even with the aftermarket bars and the like. It just...hurts to ride it. So....time to sell it and find something a little more fitting to me. Boo.

shoulder and neck huh, ever try changing your helmet? a lighter helmet might cure the problem. my scorpion exo 700 weighs a ton, the same as my uzi as a matter of fact! try riding around with a brain bucket on. that might help! my neck gets sore and my shoulder too, then it creeps down my arms. when i was riding in ct one day i had no helmet on. and i didn't get the pain. let me know how it works out.


the ron