Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

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Sep 15, 2006 | 12:47 AM

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High Gear

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

What no throttle rockers here ? I couldn't ride without one . Local dealer sells them also You can buy online.throttle rocker

Sep 15, 2006 | 12:51 AM

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gman

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

i use the Kurky ISO grips with the throttle boss. works great. when I get a cramp in my hand from unintentionally gripping it too hard, i just relax and use the throttle boss on the grip. the rubber on the grip also eliminates any vibration, at least on my bike.

Sep 15, 2006 | 01:01 AM

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veniculum

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

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ORIGINAL: High Gear

What no throttle rockers here ? I couldn't ride without one . Local dealer sells them also You can buy online.throttle rocker

You didn't read all the posts...From my first post in this thread...

"As far as I'm concerned..the little palm rest things (throttleboss/throttlerocker) works best for me"

And yes....you can get them just about anywhere for around 10 bucks. I have both the throttlerocker (big plastic) and the universal throttleboss (hard rubber). The throttlerocker is the better of the two...although it does stick out a bit more.
I recently got the cheap throttlemate thing as well...it took two seconds to install and works great on the highway at constant speed.

Those things combined with correct position of the bars and some decent gloves have really eased the numbness in my hand/s to almost nothing....or at least to where it's not a major problem anymore....local or highway riding.

Todd

Sep 15, 2006 | 09:11 PM

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High Gear

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

Whoops your right Veniculum . I think it was nap time when I posted

I'll go sit in the corner for 10 minutes .. wheres the dunce hat ?

Sep 16, 2006 | 01:19 AM

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veniculum

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

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Whoops your right Veniculum . I think it was nap time when I posted

I'll go sit in the corner for 10 minutes .. wheres the dunce hat ?

It's all good man...no worries. I just always talk about these things because I have had real problems with the numb hands thing. Your post gave me an excuse to talk some more

Todd

Sep 16, 2006 | 01:39 AM

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madcitycustom

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

I use to run into this problem occasionaly on interstate rides. I noticed that my left hand would be holding the grip in the skinny part of the fingers, no palm at all, but the throttle hand held the grip with the palm of the hand and fat part of the fingers. All I had to do was move the grip up into the bony parts of the fingers and the numbness went away. I have to admit though, my plain black grips don't look as good as some others though. Maybe the numbness is actually a subconscious attempt to justify some more add ons.

Sep 16, 2006 | 07:00 PM

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

It's all good man...no worries. I just always talk about these things because I have had real problems with the numb hands thing. Your post gave me an excuse to talk some more

Todd

Cool

I'm in the same boat , I did have a set of spongy rubber grips on a CX500 honda 25yr ago that helped alot . I dont think HD makes any ( rocker wouldnt work on that type) .
Now my hands even go numb at times holding on to the truck sterring wheel on the way to work .
My Doc said in alot of cases your putting stain on your wrist ( sleeping position) when you sleep and to use a wrist splint when sleeping. ( I thought damn HMO's just don't want to do the surgery)
Well the times i've used it definitely helped . I just got to be smart enough to use it regularly .

Sep 17, 2006 | 10:57 AM

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RE: Throttle hand going numb on the Bob

I found one thing to fix the numbness problem on both my old Magna and my snowmobiles.

Chiropractor. Yup! Didn't believe in them, thought it was black magic. But darn it if he didn't stop the numbess in my hands when riding ANYTHING with handlebars. Or standing and using a keyboard at work.

Holding you arms in one position causes muscles to pull on the spin, not so hard you feel it, just enough to pinch nerves that cuase the numbing.

Like I said, I wasn't a believer. I went as far one time on my snowmobile to pull over and slice the elastic on my sleeve because I thought it was pinching off the blood flow. Nope, still numb. Fought it for 5 years.

I will agree there is something to be said for long rides and using cruise or something to not have to grip the throttle so tight, but if you numb up in 20 miles, check out a Back Doc.