Throttle hand/arm going numb?

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It's definitely not from the cold and only started happening since I upgraded to my Daytona 675. How should I adjust my seating position to avoid it? My gloves are definitely not too tight and if it was the cold both hands would be numb and chilly. I find it takes a couple minutes to get the feeling back. The obvious problems are I can't feel the throttle or front brakes when it happens :s kinda scary for me, and it leads me to being scared to stop hard or even turn since I have little-no control over the bike
 
I would go see your doctor, then go see a physio therapist.
Sounds like tendenitis or related
Totally fixable with therapy/ exercise.
Gerry
 
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The 675 is one of the most aggressive seating positions IMO. Try to take weight off your hands by gripping the tank with your legs. I've found that the numbing occurs mainly when my fingertips are gripping the handlebar/clip-ons tightly.
 
I'll mention it to my chiropractor on Wednesday. Connect, I actually really like the seating position (5'10, 220lbs), super comfy with the gel seat besides this annoying wrist thing. I'll try going out in my leathers or get tank grips, cause I find it really hard to hold the tank tightly with my jeans for obvious reasons
 
taximan62 said:
Support your body with your core muscles (stomach and back) use those muscles to support yourself lessening the pressure on your wrists

http://www.sportrider.com/riding_tips/146_0910_performance_riding_using_lower_body_while_riding/
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My wrists don't start to hurt until the 3.5-4 hour mark but I'm constantly doing this^^^, definitely helps take a big load off the wrists.


Connect said:
The 675 is one of the most aggressive seating positions IMO.
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I find my D675 pretty comfortable. Although I have no frame of reference when comparing it to other SS bikes.
 
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What you're describing is carpal tunnel syndrome (basically, the thumb and middle three fingers falling asleep).

Rest your body weight less on your wrists (use your back and leg muscles as mentioned previously to hold your torso up) and loosen up your grip. You should be able to ride with just your finger tips on the grips (not in practice, but just to illustrate the point that there isn't a lot of weight on your wrists/hands)

For long distance riding, it helps to get a throttle lock to allow your to maintain speed while you let go with the right hand for a few seconds to shake it out.

It also helps (in my case, anyways), to only use my right hand. That way, I can sit more upright, and turn my body slightly so that there's less weight on my right hand.

Other than give advice on corrective changes in the way you use your hands, there is very little a chiropractor or physiotherapist can physically do to actually stop/reverse the carpal tunnel syndrome from occurring
 
Could also be the vibrations of the triple cylinder engine. This also has a tendency of numbing the hands and toes on the foot-pegs. Try heavier bar ends to neutralize the vibrations and a gel throttle grip might also help.

I also felt a marked increase in the same symptomes you described when I went from an in-line 4 to a v-twin. Where I might get numb fingers after 1.5 hours on the in-line 4 engine, I can get it under 30 minutes on the v-twin.

Both are SS bikes, and of course the aggressive body geometry amplifies this issue. A v-twin cruiser geometry would not produce the same effects. I didn't, for example, have this issue with my old sport commuter SV650S or SV1000S.

This primarily happens with boring constant throttle highway driving and doesn't occur with track riding or urban traffic.
 
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I get the same thing sometimes, after my legs and back are already worn down I start putting more weight on the wrists. Couple that with the vibrations and it starts going numb sometimes. I find that loosening the grip and switching the angle of my wrist helps.
 
awyala said:
I also felt a marked increase in the same symptomes you described when I went from an in-line 4 to a v-twin. Where I might get numb fingers after 1.5 hours on the in-line 4 engine, I can get it under 30 minutes on the v-twin.
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You have a L-twin. Ducati will be disappointed

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Number one reason why I got away from sportbikes on the street. Hand pain and numbness.

I put 1.5" higher clip ons on my GSXR1000, and it helped. I could ride 10-15 hr days, 4 or 5 days in a row on it.....however, even higher and closer to the seat would have been ideal. A tubular dirtbike style superbike bar is the best.
 
BusaBob said:
What you're describing is carpal tunnel syndrome (basically, the thumb and middle three fingers falling asleep).

Rest your body weight less on your wrists (use your back and leg muscles as mentioned previously to hold your torso up) and loosen up your grip. You should be able to ride with just your finger tips on the grips (not in practice, but just to illustrate the point that there isn't a lot of weight on your wrists/hands)

For long distance riding, it helps to get a throttle lock to allow your to maintain speed while you let go with the right hand for a few seconds to shake it out.

It also helps (in my case, anyways), to only use my right hand. That way, I can sit more upright, and turn my body slightly so that there's less weight on my right hand.

Other than give advice on corrective changes in the way you use your hands, there is very little a chiropractor or physiotherapist can physically do to actually stop/reverse the carpal tunnel syndrome from occurring
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Only problem is after a awhile, the twisted body starts to take its tool too haha

Get a tank bag and stuff it with something soft. rest on it.
 
It is combo of any of the factors listed above.

Try a throttle boss or cramp buster to allow you to have a looser grip on the throttle aswell seek medical advice.

Good luck !!
 
For the first couple of weeks I started riding, my hands would go numb and I'd feel a tingling (pins and needles) sensation even after 20 minutes on the bike.
I think it's just a matter of riding more, your body will get used to it and eventually it won't be a problem.

Of course, proper body positioning would help.
 
Get one of these, they are like $15 and work wonders on long rides (Easy removal while riding with velcro for spirited parts.)

 
Where are your elbows when you ride?
Like BusaBob mentioned, grip more with legs/core muscles (you should be able to lift your hands off the bar at any time when you ride). But the big thing that helped me on long rides was keeping my elbows BELOW my wrists. As soon as you start to "chicken wing" you start to overextend your wrist, put more weight on it, cut blood flow.......= numb hands.

Keep your elbows below your wrists.
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