We often see posts about wrist pain posted here.
This problem should not be ignored. It often points to a bigger potential problem.
There are a few reasons why wrists may be sore and a few cures.
One of the reasons is the position of the clutch and the brake levers. On most bikes you can loosen a couple of nuts or bolts and twist the levers up or down relative to the bars. The ideal position will usually be such that when the hand is extended and resting on the top of the lever the fore arm and fingers are in a straight line. This is obviously a personal setting as riders are different heights and have different preferences.
Adjusting the levers like this also allows for a quick and easy reach for the break as the lever is in the natural position when the throttle is rolled off.
Another cause of sore wrists may be the tension with which you are holding the bars either because you are leaned over (say as on a sprot bike) or because you are tense, or both.
If it is because you are leaned over, use you knees and lower back to take the weight off of the bars. If you practice this it becomes second nature. You can and should do this even under heavy breaking (may help save the crown jewels too)
What ever the reason you must learn to loosen your grip on the bars. There are several reasons for this.
Dexterity is reduced, you may know the inputs to make but it is damn hard to make them if you are tense. Getting on the throttle gently for instance is very difficult, but often necessary whilst cornering.
Stearing inputs are more difficult when you are tense as one arm fights the other. The net effect will be to make you run wide when cornering.
The bike will transfer any bumps or potholes etc through the bars to you instead of just absorbing them thus making you more fatigued.
If you are holding on tight the problems you are causing for yourself will only make you hold on tighter setting you up for more problems.
Just relax, or else.
Originally Posted by Tank
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