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what does everyone do ,after about 100 miles, my right hand goes numb, i have tried a couple different pairs of gloves. I'll be installing cruise in the near future, which i think should ease the numbness. Also does anyone use the throttle lock as a poor man's cruise?
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RE: hand goes numb
I have a problem with right hand numbness after about that many miles. The "poor man's cruise" does help, but I've never felt very good about that thing other than to warm up my old carb'd bike
I never had this problem with other bikes, so I can only summize it's the bars on my SG, which I've always found to be pretty comfortable.
I never had this problem with other bikes, so I can only summize it's the bars on my SG, which I've always found to be pretty comfortable.
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RE: hand goes numb
Try scrunching your shoulders up and down and around when you feel your hand start to go numb, this solved my problem. i was going fine for 6 days then on day 7 about an hour into the ride I noticed my right hand going numb, within seconds of moving my shoulders up down and around, I could feel the feeling going back into my hand. nerves I guessed.
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RE: hand goes numb
Throttle Lock isn't the safe way to go..... If ya got to stop quick NOT easy to release...
Try ISO GRIPS with THROTTLE BOSS - This may help..
Son had the same problem and since we changed the grips problem solved...
Try ISO GRIPS with THROTTLE BOSS - This may help..
Son had the same problem and since we changed the grips problem solved...
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RE: hand goes numb
To me one of the best upgrade's you can do is HD cruise control kit. If hand buzz is effecting you that much, might be one of the best three hundred buck upgrade's you can do....Putt
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RE: hand goes numb
I put my hand with my thumb on top of the grip and open and close into a fist a couple of times and this works for me.
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RE: hand goes numb
"Hand buzz" and vibration aren't necessarily the culprits, but rather the constant squeezing/gripping of the handgrip without relaxing. The constant "flex" of the muscles to hold the throttle is what creates the tingling effect. Think about it. Why would the right one do it and not the left? They are both subjected to the same vibration, yet one tingles and one doesn't. What you can do to offset this is hold the throttle with only the thumb and index & middle finger, then swith position and hold the throttle with all four finger -- with the thumb wresting over or next to the index finger, etc... Cruise control is good for allowing the hand to relax, or the throttle lever which allows your hand to rest on it and maintain speed. Also, at stop signs or lights, take your hand off the grip and open/close/open/close the hand several times... It gets the blood flowing and relaxes the hand/wrist muscles.
Just some food for thought...
Just some food for thought...
