LOL...rub one out of course! It is a "new girlfriend."

 

Go to the Back Cracker Docktor. My hand used to go numb but I found out I had a pinched nerve in my neck. Back Cracker Doctor fixed it right up. Its gettin about time to go again.

 

i get that when I'm gripping a little tight and locking out my right arm it happens when I slide back on the seat if I'm in the normal position it never happens. I've been a computer programmer IT tech for over 25 years and have kept form getting CT by just using good posture and learning to use my left hand on the mouse when I have to do bunch of clicking.

 

When my hand starts to fall asleep, I switch hands. Oh wait... that's something else, never mind.

 

Without my Q/R w/s wind pressure on my upper body pulls quite strongly @ interstate speeds. With the w/s it seems very neutral. Either way, same problem--hand goes numb after 10-15 minutes.

I have just installed one of those rubber Kuryakyn palm-rest throttle aids, and tomorrow I am going motor-trekking for a few days. I'll report back on that.

Also I am planning on using only those gloves which fit me somewhat loosely, avoiding those which fit rather snugly and which may be part of the circulation problem. Still trying to find the right gel-padded gloves.

 

I have just returned from that 4-day, 1,000-mile trip to Yosemite and must report experiencing ENORMOUS relief from just those two changes: loose gloves + throttle rest. The rubber Kury unit was all the dealer had, but it turns out to perform so well, giving me many more options for hand/finger positions w/o the need to grip the bar. Further, I believe that its' rubber composition itself further insulates from vibration. Also it seems the most compact and does not get in the way at all, as I suspect the long paddles surely must. The short length of the Kury was completely adequate and at no time did I ever feel that it should have been made larger.

As this trip was almost entirely on twisty 1 & 2-lane blacktop, my use of the throttle friction-lock was very low. But I found it useful on some straight sections of 2-lane across the flat farmland I went through on the return. Of course you can remove your right hand completely from the bars while using this.

I used only two pairs of gloves on this trip into the snow-country, my fingerless, leather-palmed, synthetic bicycle gloves for when I experienced extremely warm conditions (hardly any), and my insulated, leather-palmed, synthetic ski gloves--the most comfortable for this trip into the mountains; both loose-fitting and extra ordinarily easy to close into a fist. Anyone who suffers from numbness must avoid gloves which tighten down on the hand when making a fist, putting choking pressure on the entire outside of the hand; I am certain that was a big part of the trouble I had.

Additionally I noted that there is normally pressure down on the grips as I ride behind the w/s; ie, even scooted forward on the seat a bit, where I find myself most comfortable, I am leaning very slightly into the stock bars; when I scoot back, against the back of the seat, for another riding position to extend my range, I lean on them somewhat more. So it is possible that I could benefit from a bit more rise and pullback on the bars. This may provide further relief.

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I notice that there is a correlation between hand numbness and other muscle tension in the back, neck, shoulder, and particularly elbow. I use one of those Shiatsu machines w/ the two rollers which knead the knotted muscles; deep-tissue massage is most helpful.