My knees hurt a bit on long rides. Has anyone tried knee wraps or leg stockings while riding?
but you might think about adding highway pegs -- or large floorboards. I have the large Seal boards and can get my feet up and in the air just like highway pegs. Sure does help knees out lot by changing positions.
Just a thought, although I did not answer your question.
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they will help by keeping the joints warm, circulation but movement is the best. Floorboards give you a range of motion highway pegs let you straighten you knee more. Stretching and walking around when you stop will help a lot. We always do at gas stops or rest stops....
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they will help by keeping the joints warm, circulation but movement is the best. Floorboards give you a range of motion highway pegs let you straighten you knee more. Stretching and walking around when you stop will help a lot. We always do at gas stops or rest stops....
I have a 2014 now so the floor boards helped but.... I've had one knee replaced 2x and the other has had numerous surgeries, so I also added Lamonts new highway pegs that attach to the floor boards and those give me yet another option to move my legs around (I'm also 6'4" with long legs)
sometimes I wear rubber knee braces, haven't tried the 'circulation' socks but would think those could be useful on long trips
but as Chupaca said, in the end.... getting off the bike and walking around and stretching works best.... where ever you are going will still be there even after a few rest stops.....
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As far as far as the suggestion on "pegs", it depends on your knee pain.
My worst knee pain is on the side of my knee where I have lost whatever the doc said I lost there lol. W that said, the pegs actually make my knees feel worst if used too long.
I move my legs back and forth to the rain deflectors. That definitely helps. Still gets to my knees on long rides though.
get Lamont's NBV peg brackets and pegs. Very easy to install, I did and I'm "wrench" challenged! If you keep using the rain deflectors, eventually you will break them...I know I did. And they are expensive.
I put highway pegs on and that helped some, then I took of the water wings so I can move my feet forward. that helped a lot. now I'm going to order the ultimate seat for the tall man, it moves you back one and a half inches. P.S. my feet don't get wet anymore than they did with them. in fact on my 2014 I saw no appreciable difference. hope this helps. pegs are from Lamonster.
I also have the Ultimate Tall Bot seat with the Utopia backrest installed
the new Lamont floorboard pegs do go further forward than the air damns
since I can't stretch my legs out to sit on normal highway pegs what I did was get a couple of stubby started pegs and mounted them pointing inside of the peg brackets so when I use the highway pegs, my legs are right along the inside towards the hike
I am planning on Lamont's new pegs that go on the floor boards. But I have short legs and want to be able to have them right above the front of the floor boards, and not outboard of them. My problem isn't my knees but my butt hurting from the position of my legs and pressure points on my thighs.
I am planning on Lamont's new pegs that go on the floor boards. But I have short legs and want to be able to have them right above the front of the floor boards, and not outboard of them. My problem isn't my knees but my butt hurting from the position of my legs and pressure points on my thighs.
its really easy to adjust Lamonts new pegs (and would be even easier if you have someone that can position them while you are sitting on the bike).... lol
I stand up periodically while driving and that helps.
Be super careful doing that. I had a friend get pulled over and ticketed for stunt riding for standing up to stretch. It was a MAJOR battle that lead him to court because it's, from what I'm told, a very serious offense.
I put highway pegs on and that helped some, then I took of the water wings so I can move my feet forward. that helped a lot. now I'm going to order the ultimate seat for the tall man, it moves you back one and a half inches. P.S. my feet don't get wet anymore than they did with them. in fact on my 2014 I saw no appreciable difference. hope this helps. pegs are from Lamonster.
by the way I ordered the seat today. I'll let you know how it feels after I install it.
Be super careful doing that. I had a friend get pulled over and ticketed for stunt riding for standing up to stretch. It was a MAJOR battle that lead him to court because it's, from what I'm told, a very serious offense.
Really? Never heard that before, I'll have to ask around here. Being a military town they have tons of trouble here w/ motorcycles.
Be super careful doing that. I had a friend get pulled over and ticketed for stunt riding for standing up to stretch. It was a MAJOR battle that lead him to court because it's, from what I'm told, a very serious offense.
I have already had one DVT and 5 Pulmonary embolisms. I wear ted-hose when I can, but I will gladly pay any stupid ticket to avoid a three week hospital stay and a fourth near-death experience.
Just sayin'............
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ticket to avoid a three week hospital stay and a fourth near-death experience. 
