Shoulder pain

[lund]

That is where I'm going to start getting my shoulder checked, I'm pretty sure its my old injury coming back to haunt me as my right shoulder gives me no problems. Infact if it wasn't for my left shoulder I would have no discomfort riding long distances on the S10.
I will see where this takes me, I don't want to sink a bunch of money into bars with only a possibility of improvement, I would first go test ride other bikes before doing that.

 

[WJBertrand]

At 70 years of age now, I’ve come to realize that all those injuries I’ve sustained over the years and thought I’d recovered/healed from? Well, I realize now that they really turned out to be just a collection as they come back to haunt me.


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[swakop_toe]

That is where I'm going to start getting my shoulder checked, I'm pretty sure its my old injury coming back to haunt me as my right shoulder gives me no problems. Infact if it wasn't for my left shoulder I would have no discomfort riding long distances on the S10.
I will see where this takes me, I don't want to sink a bunch of money into bars with only a possibility of improvement, I would first go test ride other bikes before doing that.

What, $2-300?
Small change for a massive improvement IMHO.

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[RCinNC]

I dunno, I think that just changing parts on a bike just to see if it improves on pain you're feeling when you ride sounds a lot like something that we bitch about that dealers like to do: throw parts at a problem without ever trying to diagnose what the real problem is. You can spend a lot of money on risers, seats, grips, bars, etc, only to later find out you had a herniated disc in your neck that was the source of the problem, and that no amount of parts changing on the bike would have fixed it. I had one of those back in my early thirties that initially only manifested itself as occasional numbness in two of my left fingers, and only when my left arm was in a certain position. I didn't ride as much back then, but it would have been easy to blame it on my riding position. Eventually the pain started and spread up my arm into my neck, at which point I finally went to see a neurosurgeon. One MRI later, and it was off to the operating room.

If you live in the US and have less than adequate insurance, and are locked into our wonky health care system, then yes, changing parts is probably the way I'd go too, since it would probably be cheaper than the $1500 they charge for an MRI.

 

[swakop_toe]

Perhaps a clarification is prudent, from my side.
I want to keep and ride my Yamaha XTZ1200 Super Ténéré 1st Edition model 2010.
With it's perceived shortcomings.
And I will and have spent a reasonable amount of hard earned money to adapt, improve it to my shortcomings.
I love biking. I love it more on my Yamaha STen.
I am bias. Forgive me.

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