any tips on reducing numb hands on long trips , just did over 400 k stopping only for gas ( and some fish & chips ) . Better gloves / grips ?
any tips on reducing numb hands on long trips , just did over 400 k stopping only for gas ( and some fish & chips ) . Better gloves / grips ?
If you're riding the Ducati 848 that your profile says you are then there isn't much you can do apart from perhaps raising the bars a little. Thicker gloves may help as may foam hand grips (Grip puppies if memory serves) but apart from that what you've described is the price you pay for rapier-like handling and front-end feel from your Duke.
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Numb hands are sometimes caused by too firm a grip on the bars, could this be contributing?
Grip Puppies, they're foam slip-ons for your bar grips. They reduce the tightness of your grip and reduce the vibrations you'd get through the bars.
And heavier bar ends to dull the vibrations.
Then there are the throttle locks that give you something like cruise-control.
Yeah, relax your grip on the bars. Use your feet to weight the pegs more in the tricky bits rather than hanging off your arms. You control the bike with your whole body, not just your arms.
I ride old Brit bikes and get the same numbness happening but it happens sooner. I've heard that bar weights can help. Never tried it myself.
It could be a case of too much weight on your wrists. Maybe change the bar angle or adjust your footrests forward to take a bit of weight off the wrists. Has this bike got a fairing on it? You can adjust it to allow more wind into your chest to lift your body weight off the bars.
Physics.
has anyone tried these
they are called cramp busters
thinking back , also had this bad on vf1000r only other bike with clip-ons (I dont think gb500tt were as low ). so might be riding position / grip issue. also get it on my mountain bike just on flat surface riding , so will try experimenting on that.
Bar end weights can help, but possibly more with the higher frequency lower amplitude vibrations of a four cylinder. Still, they aren't expensive so worth a punt.
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are your brake and clutch levers set up correctly, often they are set up so when using your wrists are at an unnatural position, then this restricts the blood flow through and can cause this issue
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I got told once to climb on you bike with your eyes closed ... and reach for the controls where you think they ought to be. If they aren't there ... put them there (if possible).
Use palm pressure to keep the throttle position the same on a regular basis ... and flex fingers/arms/legs often as well.
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