I know exactly how you feel. My last 4 bikes were BMW R1200GS, oil and water cooled. Every one of them was outfitted by me with Sargent seats, handlebar risers and Moose foot pegs. I am 6'2" and with those subtle changes the ergonomics were great.
With that said, I have always wanted a Vmax 1200 (don't really like the looks of the 1700). The ergonomics in stock form are not the best for a tall rider. My Vmax, besides having the stock seat, also came with the newer style Corbin seat which is taller and wider. I just switched out the handlebars with one that is a little taller, mor pull back and, most importantly about 3" wider. The width alone makes a huge difference, especially in a top-heavy bike like the Vmax. Next week I got some adjustable foot pegs coming. They have a 40 MM swivel range, so they will be mounted down and back, this will give me more room and ergonomics closer to what I am used. FWD controls are out of the question for me, I hated them on the Harleys I owned.
I only drove the bike a few miles so far, but with the seat and the handlebars alone it is quite comfortable, the adjustable pegs will make it even better. I don't care about the somewhat reduced cornering clearance. I will never push the Vmax around corners like I did my GSs because it will never handle like a BMW. I bought the Vmax to have fun, she reminds me of my 69 Chevelle SS which had a EFI 454 HO, great from stop light to stop light. I'll probably get another GS next year, that way I have the best of both worlds.
MY passion for Human power Start very young, like 8 years old by 13 won the silver metal in short track at the latin olimpics in quads skates, but i keep tunning it, stydy industrial design first, then my first scholarship In ergonomics science , not exactly my topic but the only one available, then out of the blue at the biomechanics program at Stanford< everybody uses Ergonomics as a Selling tool, but is a very serious science...
do to my dixlecic disability i can not type publicity Crap, but you give me you body numbers and the vehicle and after a deep understanding on the contact points and the forces inside the machine like center of mass i can get you really close..
i realize as a aftermarket supplier, i will by a fireman with a water bottle so i work with the "Evel empire" as the mad science and try my best to modified the "Multi use plaftform" (Same everything for all models and then different Skins , the chassis of a R1200Rt is 95% EXACTLY the Same as a GS)
then some commercial endeavors, take advantage dress nice at the MOA rally but they have no clue what are really doing
this is part of a study from 1996 when I got my first oilhead to tabulate body measurements
https://patineto.smugmug.com/Business/n-c62kL/New-prototypes/Yes-so-you-KNOW-Im-serius/
Many people took some ideas and ran with it but since my upbringing was with NONE FAIL Equipment like helicopters and bomb proof vehicles i did not persue because they where not sturdy enough to the rIgors of a RTW or the Dakar on a HPN bike
the Vmax is another story, is a authenticated nuclear reactor and the mass is so huge i'm not sure i can make it into a graceful ballerina but at least on mine i'm going to try..
I suck at business , i be working with DARPA again if the Iffy moral purposes did not bother me so much, so i will document my discoveries so the community benefit, dont promise more, is a old american Car engine on two Wheels
Just look at all this, pretty much none are commercial but they are So much more Advance is not even funny
They are many brilliant brain in this world, all MAD Science because the money makers don't know how to bottle up their Genius
just look Carefully , center of mass and gravity are key..
https://patineto.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/n-DQLRX/None-convisional-motorcycle-su
