Pins & Needles

**dragonz** · 20th January 2008, 00:14

Originally Posted by 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!!

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** · 20th January 2008, 05:25

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.