Race-bred bikes

**gamgee** · 7th January 2007, 13:23

Ok I've been riding my NC30 for about a month now, and I'm still getting really sore wrists, even when I try and take the load off them, and a sore arse after a while (I don't think there is much I can do about that). Anyway does anyone have any hints about stopping the pain, as at the moment it's really making me consider going back to something a little less painful (any suggestions on bikes that would be?)

**Ixion** · 7th January 2007, 13:25

D'ya hear Mr Rossi complaining about sore wrists and a sore arse?

**gamgee** · 7th January 2007, 13:27

Originally Posted by Ixion

D'ya hear Mr Rossi complaining about sore wrists and a sore arse?

yeah well I'm not doing this for a living! anyway, it's fine once I'm really riding it, 100k through the twisties, it seems to be more when i'm just cruising along at around 50-80k that my wrists and hands just go numb

**Ixion** · 7th January 2007, 13:28

Well, ther's y' answer. Do y' see Mr Rossi riding at 50-80 kph?

**gamgee** · 7th January 2007, 13:29

Originally Posted by Ixion

Well, ther's y' answer. Do y' see Mr Rossi riding at 50-80 kph?

hmmmm:slap:

so what your saying is I should be riding as fast as I can all the time

**sAsLEX** · 7th January 2007, 13:33

What you need is some "Harden Up" pills, your local pharmacy should have some

**gamgee** · 7th January 2007, 13:42

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

What you need is some "Harden Up" pills, your local pharmacy should have some

or just some advice would be good... numb wrists and hands aren't exactly safe if I needed to grab the brake

**onearmedbandit** · 7th January 2007, 13:45

Change your riding position around when riding slower. Use your stomach muscles (or muscle if that's the case) to lessen the weight on your wrists.

**sAsLEX** · 7th January 2007, 13:47

Originally Posted by gamgee

or just some advice would be good... numb wrists and hands aren't exactly safe if I needed to grab the brake

Well build up riding slowly and if your hands are numb...stop.

Its just your body aint used to being folded up on a NC30 so give it time to adjust.

**sAsLEX** · 7th January 2007, 13:50

Originally Posted by onearmedbandit

Change your riding position around when riding slower. Use your stomach muscles (or muscle if that's the case) to lessen the weight on your wrists.

Would be your lower back muscles to straighten you up and take weight off your wrists. Your stomach muscles are good for folding sit up style, but not that great for riding.....

**imdying** · 7th January 2007, 14:12

The NC30 was never intended to commute on. Don't.

**Dodgyiti** · 7th January 2007, 14:17

I have had cafe racers for 20+ years (and 2 wrist operations) and I have found one of those wheels with handles either side for stomach and ab workouts strengthens the wrists no end. Advice given to me by my physio, and it works to some extent. It will also strengthen the stomach and lower back mucles as mentioned here.
Also when riding I rest the throttle wrist by putting my elbow of that hand on my knee and whenever I can, I raise the clutch arm up as the blood pools up due to the position inflicted by the clip-on bars. The pooling up of the blood is usually the thing that causes the 'tingles'.
Train the body, train the mind, hardening up will not stop the lack of feel in your fingers at all. And that is a safety issue.

**onearmedbandit** · 7th January 2007, 14:19

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Would be your lower back muscles to straighten you up and take weight off your wrists. Your stomach muscles are good for folding sit up style, but not that great for riding.....

You know what, I was thinking more likely be your back muscles but couldn't be arsed changing it. Good spotting though.