Taking my hand off it...
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
You could get something like this http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/ ... Grips.aspx" target="_blank
They reduce the amount of vibration coming through your grips...
You can also get gloves with a gelpad inside the fingers, that reduces vibration...
They reduce the amount of vibration coming through your grips...
You can also get gloves with a gelpad inside the fingers, that reduces vibration...
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
Some of you might wanna get checked for carple tunnel sindrome
I had it on both hands, had surgery and now its fine, well Im just sayin may be it could be your problem with pins an needles
I had it on both hands, had surgery and now its fine, well Im just sayin may be it could be your problem with pins an needles
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
sounds a bit soft to me... im a motorcyclist..ill just keep doing it and whinge abt it...lolAdel wrote:Some of you might wanna get checked for carple tunnel sindrome
I had it on both hands, had surgery and now its fine, well Im just sayin may be it could be your problem with pins an needles
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
I have found myself not grabing the throttle with my wrist high enough to start with and then when you accelarate you end up with your wrist way down, bent and uncomfortable then after a few k's it realy gets numb so I grab it far more forward then I need to for a while to fix it. I remember racing I had a real problem doing that and there was never enough time to adjust your grip. I have been thinking of getting a short travel throttle lately cause I never seem to have enough time to twist it far before I am backing off or changing gear.
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i remeber bikes with throttles like that.....HWY065 wrote:I have found myself not grabing the throttle with my wrist high enough to start with and then when you accelarate you end up with your wrist way down, bent and uncomfortable then after a few k's it realy gets numb so I grab it far more forward then I need to for a while to fix it. I remember racing I had a real problem doing that and there was never enough time to adjust your grip. I have been thinking of getting a short travel throttle lately cause I never seem to have enough time to twist it far before I am backing off or changing gear.
I can hear you young blokes snickering already!
geez i feel old!!
my old cb900 i think i did 3 full revolutions to get it open?? ...lol
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
Neka79 wrote:sounds a bit soft to me... im a motorcyclist..ill just keep doing it and whinge abt it...lolAdel wrote:Some of you might wanna get checked for carple tunnel sindrome
I had it on both hands, had surgery and now its fine, well Im just sayin may be it could be your problem with pins an needles

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Re: Taking my hand off it...
I am having the same problem with the new Gixxer. All of my weight is on my wrists and after a short while I have pins and needles in my throttle hand. Trying to loosen up my grip and change the position of my hand on the bars seems to help a little.
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
These two enthusiastic young ladies were showing me all about a good soft grip technique a few years ago, especially needed for the 12Rred_dave wrote:My missus has a better grip than i do

However I have since been shown a far better way

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Re: Taking my hand off it...
Hmmmm.......
maybe the pins and needles has nothing to do with the bike?!
(BM slinks off sheepishly.......)
maybe the pins and needles has nothing to do with the bike?!

(BM slinks off sheepishly.......)
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
When you take your gloves off and your fingertips are blue on a 34 degree day.... Hmmmm .... It's time you did a little more hand/wrist exercise while riding.. (not easy with right hand)...WILL happen no matter how soft your grip is on a sporter after 600 odd km's..
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
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Any chance of sending those two my way Jonno??? Maybe i need them to show me a new teknique also
Any chance of sending those two my way Jonno??? Maybe i need them to show me a new teknique also

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mate i'd be teaching THEM abt grip techniques,....IsleofNinja wrote:ps
Any chance of sending those two my way Jonno??? Maybe i need them to show me a new teknique also
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Re: Taking my hand off it...
well, you've had more practice than most eh matey ???Neka79 wrote:.........mate i'd be teaching THEM abt grip techniques,....

( I couldn't resist, you leave yourself *way* open sometimes....

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Re: Taking my hand off it...
Nothing to crow about Gos! getting one into Neka is like winning the 100m sprint.....at the special olympics!Gosling1 wrote:well, you've had more practice than most eh matey ???Neka79 wrote:.........mate i'd be teaching THEM abt grip techniques,....
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fair cop... its not classed as a piss take when ur just stating common knowledge!!Strika wrote:Nothing to crow about Gos! getting one into Neka is like winning the 100m sprint.....at the special olympics!Gosling1 wrote:well, you've had more practice than most eh matey ???Neka79 wrote:.........mate i'd be teaching THEM abt grip techniques,....
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