get a tank bag and put a spare jacket in it.. .that will give you something to rest on that is higher than the tank (though I like laying down on the tank, it's warm and snuggly there) and will take weight of your lower back and wrists...
as far a psyching yourself up for your rides, that is normal, feet on the ground or not

I ride every day and for the first month or so I felt that... Then one day... it was gone.. Now I feel edgy and grumpy if I DON'T get to ride, and feel oppressed and kind of stifled if i have to drive the cage
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I told people i was getting a 'two wheeled motorized vehicle to commute to work on" My dad said "So like a Vespa, right?" (all proud that he knew the name of a scooter) "Yeah dad, like a Vespa"<br /><br /><br />

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