Throttle hand numb
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2007
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From: gone 4 good
I just got one (throttle rocker), which is the same thing, I assume?? I did a 2 hour steady ride to try it out and I must say it does work. A very cheap fix. It's quite easy to get use to, but I can see how it could be dangerous, if your not careful. I'd much rather use this then the clamp on cruise control.
Last edited by RACKnRAIL; May 30, 2009 at 09:17 AM.
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Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 97
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From: Kinmount, Ontario, Canada
When I bought my bike it had really big grips which were too big for my hands. A friend gave me a pair of stock grips that came off his bike. I tired these for size and immediately noticed that my fingers went numb (from vibration). The larger grips where really good quality ones and had a lot of rubber insulation inside. So I will be putting the big ones back on. This most likely will help yur problem as well.
Cruiser
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 152
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From: Seattle, WA
Evaluate your gloves too...
I've had a similar problem on long mileage days, but in my case I finally decided that it was the gloves.
Two possible glove problems -
a) You have gloves with too smooth of a palm side which don't stick to your grips very well, thus causing you to grip too hard, or
b) You might have some cheap glove that have a seam at the base of the fingers and when your hand is wrapped around a grip, the seam creates quite an internal rib inside the glove and cuts your circulation off.
I've had various gloves fall into both categories. Check yours out. Might be time for a new pair...
One other possible thing... I had similar hand cramps with grips that were too thin. I got larger diameter ones that allowed my hand surface to rest on more fully without a tight grip, and that helped.
cheers -
Two possible glove problems -
a) You have gloves with too smooth of a palm side which don't stick to your grips very well, thus causing you to grip too hard, or
b) You might have some cheap glove that have a seam at the base of the fingers and when your hand is wrapped around a grip, the seam creates quite an internal rib inside the glove and cuts your circulation off.
I've had various gloves fall into both categories. Check yours out. Might be time for a new pair...
One other possible thing... I had similar hand cramps with grips that were too thin. I got larger diameter ones that allowed my hand surface to rest on more fully without a tight grip, and that helped.
cheers -
Last edited by sawinwa; Dec 5, 2009 at 02:42 PM.
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