It's not the bike, not the gloves, it's your circulation. See a doctor.

 

Like they said, try to determine if it isn't your wrist and not the bars. I have a bum left wrist that will numb out in short order if my bars aren't just right. Do your bars put your wrist in a turned out position? I had to bend the ends of my bars forward 1 1/2 inches in order to put my wrist in a more "Neutral" position. Help out a bunch. I'm just trying everything I can to keep putting off the surgery.

 

1-Loose gel-padded gloves (not fingerless). $35
2-Rubber Kury throttle rest(s). $12

 

I've wondered about this stuff for a long time. Is it the blood being cut off or a nerve being pinched? Any Doctors on here??

It happens to me but usually in the right shoulder. When I lean forward to put slack in my arm it goes away.

I've seen lots of photos with guys riding with their arms hanging in odd positions. Maybe its to shake out the numbness??

We're kinda stuck with the throttle though...hard to reposition the arm or hand and still go down the road in a good/safe fashion...

 

For sure don't hold your wrists downward,,, it could be something as simple as handlebar position, have you ever moved them to different positions and tried that, forward, middle, back? Any bike I have ever owned I try different bar positions until it's comfortable, also the style of bar makes a difference, try these things first, also with gloves make sure they are not too small, lots of folks want them skin tight because they say they can feel better, but you want them a tad loose if anything and not strapped tight either, really your bike can run down the road without your hands on the bars at all and you say you don't grip tight so it's not that.

Don't know your age but in this computer age you could have some carpel tunnel going on, try all the glove and bar stuff first and then if you keep having problems go see a neurologist and have a NCS nerve conductivity study to see if you do have carpel tunnel syndrome or something else going on. My guess is the gloves and bar position.

 

In my experience, LOOSE fitting, SOFT, and PLIABLE gloves are the best for extended riding. I have an old pair of dirt bike gloves that I prefer. I've tried several of the "new" gloves and DO NOT like them. Seems every glove maker is into thick, non-pliable gloves with padding everywhere (that puts pressure on your circulation system). ANYTHING that binds the fingers/hand WILL cause tingling/numbness/etc after a while. I want the loose, soft, and pliable type of glove. Hard to find nowadays.

 

Throttle stop, throttle thumb rocker or cruise control will help the throttle hand. I have cruise now (wonderful on long trips) and before that I used the thumb rocker.

 

Qwi gloves. Thunder press did a review on them and claimed they stopped all numbness compared to using other brands.

Best of all they won't void the warranty on your transmission.

 

any other CTS that U Have... check out U systems at work...

 

I am a true believer in the bars and the pressure points in your hands. My hands always go numb on my Fat Bob and never on the Road King with apes. Figure that out!! My dad had a bad problem with this and turns out he had Carpal Tunnel. A quick surgery on the one hand and the problem is gone. Still waiting for surgery on the other.