Pins & Needles

[delta20]

Hi, Guys and Gals, Just purchased a sports bike Suzuki TL1000s, and find after riding for 15 mins get pins and needles in hands, really becomes uncomfortable..sit up and squeeze hands to get circulation going!! Will this pass or am in wrong riding position..any help be good!!:wari:

[99TLS]

welcome to kb, not sure why you getting pins and needles as i have never had this prob on the tls sorry, hope you find some info, nice bike btw :Punk:

[Gubb]

Did you take it for a test ride at all before you bought it?

Is it just an onset of "newbie death-grip"?

[Maha]

Hi, Guys and Gals, Just purchased a sports bike Suzuki TL1000s, and find after riding for 15 mins get pins and needles in hands, really becomes uncomfortable..sit up and squeeze hands to get circulation going!! Will this pass or am in wrong riding position..any help be good!!:wari:

Heres a thread on that very thing....there are other threads on it, do a search. I still see guys flick thier hands (and thats all it takes) to get the blood flowing again.



http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=21558

[TOTO]

Hi, Guys and Gals, Just purchased a sports bike Suzuki TL1000s, and find after riding for 15 mins get pins and needles in hands, really becomes uncomfortable..sit up and squeeze hands to get circulation going!! Will this pass or am in wrong riding position..any help be good!!:wari:

I had the same problem on my hyosund in the beginning, then I stopped sqweezing the bast so tightly and now its all cool. Stilll get it now and then dough after riding non-stop for 3-4 hours but I think thats normal.

[discotex]

Hi, Guys and Gals, Just purchased a sports bike Suzuki TL1000s, and find after riding for 15 mins get pins and needles in hands, really becomes uncomfortable..sit up and squeeze hands to get circulation going!! Will this pass or am in wrong riding position..any help be good!!:wari:

No it's not normal. Pins and needles probably means you're taking too much weight on your wrists.

I'd guess your arms are straight at the elbos and you're not gripping the tank with your legs.

You want to grip the tank so you can use your back to take the weight off your wrists. Keeping your elbow bent will help too.

Could also be your wrists just need a bit of strength. Could try getting a powerball (http://powerballs.co.nz/). They're heaps of fun to use and work out your whole arm.

[cowpoos]

you a smoker?? alot of smokers have poorer than normal circulation..then add vibes in [tl1000 vibrate a bit] and it cut of your circulation...I been there... helps if you get some absorbant pro grip or similar handle bar grips...there are ones designed to help reduce vibes...especially in the MX range...also heavier bar ends can help no end as well!!

[T.W.R]

Progrip 714 (rally grip) should solve part of the issue. Too smaller diameter grip can cause similar symptoms as well.

[magicfairy]

It may be as simple as adjusting the brake, clutch levers to straighten your wrists more when riding.

[avrflr]

Ah, yes, sportsbikers wrist. I remember it well. You do get hardened to it, just push through the pain :msn-wink:

[Ragingrob]

I got that on my GN and I think it was due to the bike vibrating too much haha! Now I'm on a CBR and I don't get it at all... So it's definitely not the sportsbike positioning for me! I do feel the extra stress of the weight on my wrists though, but no pins and needles.

[crashe]

Also read post 21 on this thread below, as it could be the start of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=19725&highlight=hands&page=2


Or else relax your grip on the handlebars.... or are the handlebar at the correct adjustment to your size and arm length.

[EnzoYug]

1. Get some nice gel grips to absorb vibration.
2. Get some good heavy bar-ends to reduce vibration.
3. Stay 'light on the bars' with such a bike I assume it'll take time but I used to ride a 'blade and had the same death-grip problem.
4. If you're riding with skin-tight race gloves get something with more padding / breathing room.

5. Get use to it / harden up / deal with it / get your 'pianist's flick' going to recirculate the blood.

6. Quit smoking. Or smoke more. Who really knows?

7. Welcome to KB!

[dmouse]

its called something like reynards disease i suffer this all the blood drains out of my hands and the finger joints look pure white, i have to shake my hands every so often and smoking does make it worse i got it when i worked in the uk i was a bin man empties trash from houses, and they used to use steel trash cans and in winter when wet it fucks your hands up, vibration from heavy tools can cause the same problem, it wont beat me

[delta20]

Hi, Guys and Gals, Just purchased a sports bike Suzuki TL1000s, and find after riding for 15 mins get pins and needles in hands, really becomes uncomfortable..sit up and squeeze hands to get circulation going!! Will this pass or am in wrong riding position..any help be good!!:wari:
Thanks everyone for replys...just ride it more And see if I can toughen up! dam new i should not have given up smoking!! Thks again all so much, amazing info from all.

[dragonz]

Hi, Guys and Gals, Just purchased a sports bike Suzuki TL1000s, and find after riding for 15 mins get pins and needles in hands, really becomes uncomfortable..sit up and squeeze hands to get circulation going!! Will this pass or am in wrong riding position..any help be good!!:wari:

The TL bars are on a strange angle, if they don't suit you, then you get the problem you have.
Heli-bars are a bolt-on replacement that has a far more friendly angle on the bars, much easier on the wrist
Not sure who sells them locally, google it, look on ebay??

[Nasty]

Hi there .. .welcome to KB ... things to remember before going to your doctor in a panic over the many diseases it 'could' be .... like magic fairy said try altering the angles of the levers .. this worked for me on two of my bikes .... I have always got pins and needles when riding ... I have tried sports bikes and cruisers and am now on a tourer ... by trying to alter position of hands etc .. looking at the vibration through the bars .. and eliminating non-natural causes first you can save on doctors bills. Another thing is to try taking other bikes out for test rides and see if the same thing happens ... if it does look at natural causes ... if it doesn't it is the riding position ... just my thoughts.

[NC]

Try not putting so much weight on your wrists by gripping the tank with your legs more.

Works for me :)

[arj127]

I put different bars on my SV, worked for me.
See: http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=64717