Please help, am I riding wrong???
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Fenton, MO
RE: Please help, am I riding wrong???
Second the Kuryakyn ISO Grips. I still get the sleeping finger thing once in a while on a long ride. Say 2 hrs in the saddle of straight cruising with no stops, gear changes or any other reason to move my hands around.
Give them a try. They work and they dress up the look at the same time.
Give them a try. They work and they dress up the look at the same time.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Backwoods of NH
RE: Please help, am I riding wrong???
I found after putting on polyurethane riser bushings (which allow more vibes to travel up the bars) my right hand tended to go a bit numb until I realized I was gripping the throttle too tight - as soon as I relaxed my grip when cruising it went a way - and gel gloves help, too.
Chip
Chip
Cruiser
Joined: Aug 2007
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RE: Please help, am I riding wrong???
I had that problem until I realized my right glove was too tight...
I like snug fitting work gloves, so I thought my riding gloves fit great...
I got one size larger and now it is much better.....
I like snug fitting work gloves, so I thought my riding gloves fit great...
I got one size larger and now it is much better.....
Tourer
Joined: Jul 2006
Posts: 352
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From: Washington
RE: Please help, am I riding wrong???
I third the Iso grips and gel gloves. Mine used to do it quite a bit but stopped after the Iso grips were installed. Plus they look good too.
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Road Master
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RE: Please help, am I riding wrong???
ORIGINAL: NightBob
You could be riding wrong, seriously.
Look at your wrist position. If you are riding with your wrists angle upward so that your hands approach the grips from above, then you are probably restricting the circulation to your fingers. It's really tempting to ride this way, especially with ape hangers. It kind of looks cool; it kind of feels cool. Until your fingers fall off, then, not so cool.
Try to keep your wrists straight.
You could be riding wrong, seriously.
Look at your wrist position. If you are riding with your wrists angle upward so that your hands approach the grips from above, then you are probably restricting the circulation to your fingers. It's really tempting to ride this way, especially with ape hangers. It kind of looks cool; it kind of feels cool. Until your fingers fall off, then, not so cool.
Try to keep your wrists straight.
