highway makes hands numb, soloution?

[Church6360]

my hands get numb after going highway speeds for about 20 ish min. i've tried new grips, filling my handle bar with un melted glue sticks, and adding a little heavier bar end weights. but my hands still go numb. mostly my right hand, becaus i can remove my left hand without closing the throttle.

i live in toledo now and decided to ride home yesterday to say hi to my parents, on the way back i came up with a, ummm not soloution, but almost. on the straight parts of 75 north i could take my left hand and use it to keep the throttle open, not very safe, and tricky to get used to, but it doesn't take too long for my right hand to regain feeling.

anybody have and better ideas? (other than buy a bike that doesn't vibrate this the gs 500?)

thanks for the input.

[skoozi12]

i think this is what you're looking for:

http://www.throttlerocker.com/

[The Buddha]

Yea ... you need my 2 welds ... I dont have then, but may make more ... angle of the bars is really important as is the height ...
Cool.
Srinath.

[scratch]

See here: http://gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=189880#189880 and don't grip the bars so tight. Can you flap your elbows while riding?

Other things to check: Tire pressure, suspension, carb sychronization, valves.

[My Name Is Dave]

Don't ride on the freeways.  :dunno:

D  

[Dr. Love]

Sometimes it's the gloves...  

[My Name Is Dave]

In all honesty, work on using your legs to hold your body up rather than your arms. I'm only at 1800 miles, but I have noticed a big change in my comfort level on the bike. In the beginning, the outsides of my palms would get really sore, and my arms would get tired. One day I realized I was riding with my knees flared out, which I'm sure looked sexy  :lol: . But it wasn't right, I just could tell. So get to the point where you can freely move your upper body without throwing your bike off track. I don't get the soreness/numbness in the hands anymore.  

Dave  

[davipu]

quit the death grip.

[oppy00]

Kerry put up his 'invention' somewhere.  He homemade a throttle-retainer.  I've tried to make it, but I can't the 70mm screw.  It looks like it works great though.  Search for it.

[Larry]

Same problem here.  Learning to use my knees has really helped.  I also bought gloves with gel pads that seem to help.  On down hills I have found that I can coast a bit with the throttle off (use a high gear) and give my right hand a quick stretch. I also found that changing my grip helps. I will grip the throttle using only my thumb and index finger as a "loop" with no contact of the grip with my palm and wiggle my fingers.  It all seems to help.

[TR]

Wear gel gloves...

[Church6360]

i think gel gloves may be in my near future, even resting my hands in a completely relaxed (fingers open, not gripping. no death grip here davipu) manner still makes them go numb.

i do normally avoid the highway, but in some situations it's just not practical.

scrath? how bad can the Tire pressure, suspension, carb sychronization, valves make the bike vibrate?

[un1261]

I have throttle eister onmy bike for the long trips. It is basically C/C for your bike, I love it.
http://www.throttlemeister.com/tm.html

[My Name Is Dave]

For $100+ it takes to buy one of those,  I'll just hold onto the bars and save the money.

D  

[knowlsey]

get exactly the same problem, its down to curculation, due to the position of the hand and constant useage of the throttle side, i have risen my handlebars so i am not leaning to much, this helps, it isnt the vibes that does it, the left hand been ok proves that

[Church6360]

maybe i just need a cruiser (kidding).
but the roadstar warrior is pretty nice...

[stefman722]

my hands get numb after going highway speeds for about 20 ish min. i've tried new grips, filling my handle bar with un melted glue sticks, and adding a little heavier bar end weights. but my hands still go numb. mostly my right hand, becaus i can remove my left hand without closing the throttle.

i live in toledo now and decided to ride home yesterday to say hi to my parents, on the way back i came up with a, ummm not soloution, but almost. on the straight parts of 75 north i could take my left hand and use it to keep the throttle open, not very safe, and tricky to get used to, but it doesn't take too long for my right hand to regain feeling.

anybody have and better ideas? (other than buy a bike that doesn't vibrate this the gs 500?)

thanks for the input.

I did the exact same thing on my trip to the U.S. My right hand lost feeling about every 15 minutes and all i did was use my left hand to keep the bike going. Only had to that for about 10 seconds at a time. I know its dangerous, but something had to be done.

[knowlsey]

maybe i just need a cruiser (kidding).
but the roadstar warrior is pretty nice...

been looking at that option meself, and am not kidding en500, 750 virago, vulcan, etc etc

[knowlsey]

I did the exact same thing on my trip to the U.S. My right hand lost feeling about every 15 minutes and all i did was use my left hand to keep the bike going. Only had to that for about 10 seconds at a time. I know its dangerous, but something had to be done.

just more proof that its curculation and not the vibes, 10 seconds gives time for the blood to get back where it should be(awaiting comments from he rest of the male species )

[mjm]

Try a throttle lock  - a very large "O" ring will work for a partial throttle lock - leave it on the bar end when you want it "off" - slide into the groove between the bar end and the handgrip and it adds some friction that will almost hold the throttle in position - means you can flex the hand  to get some circulation back.

Try higher bars - pretty cheap and lots of style to choose from.  Or, try bar risers to move the stock bars up (changes the angle of the wrist) and back.

You could also try adjusting the angle of the stock bars and the angle that the brake and clutch make with the bars.  The trick is to get your wrists straighter