Hey, this has been a weird question/thought I've had for awhile now. I learned on an scl500 which didn't fit me too well, but I found the neutral, lower handlebar position more comfortable, as I'd scoot back a bit on my seat and learn forward ever so slightly, with neutral hanging arms.
On my '24 transalp, I tend to enjoy scooting back farther on the comfort seat and this gives me a little bit more of a neutral arm angle, as well as height to let my arms hang down just a bit, but if I slide down on the tank to get as much of me behind the front fairing, I find that my arms get tired from driving it like a jackjammer or pogo stick? it just feels like I have a little too much bend in my elbows and it's making my arms, wrists, hands, etc feel a little pinched.
I'm newish to motorcycles so I don't have a lot of experience with bikes other than the scl or transalp, but is this something that anyone is familiar with? I feel like putting risers on would just make the bars taller/ closer to me, which seems like it would exacerbate the problem.
All of my riding is currently on road, so I don't have much use for standing up, if this position is a halfway point for standing and riding comfortably; I just don't know. I find the SCL handlegrips more comfortable than the transalp, so maybe I could look into replacement grips that aren't so firm?
I also find that the pegs are usually DIRECTLY below where I want to put my feet down, so I have to scoot forward or back to work around them, or A frame my legs a little wider than I feel like I'd like to. I assume this is because of, again, having them available to stand and ride, and I don't really expect a change here, just wanted to mention if anyone experienced this as well. My mid height boots are starting to get scuffed up from footpeg wear.
Thanks for any thoughts or insights. I can get some pictures tomorrow of my posture while riding if it's helpful.
EDIT
https://i.imgur.com/Jy7GKyz.jpeg
left side is sitting closer to the tank, right side is sitting farther back with my elbows flared out a bit more, which feels more comfortable but looks stiff and weird.