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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #15 - 06/01/11 at 05:38:06 When you have a large windshield you don't have to hold on to the handle bars so tight to keep from being push off the motorcycle,That help with the vibration.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #16 - 06/01/11 at 06:57:25 for me, it's not a matter of holding on too tight. It's all about the vibration. The foam Grip Puppies fixes that for me. AL
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	ReThrottle hand falling asleep Reply #17 - 06/01/11 at 07:33:00 Due to pin in right thumb, no flex in it, I find that I have to adjust my wrist instead. That seems to help me. These grips that Al are talking about, sounds good as well. May have to check into those. kim
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #18 - 06/01/11 at 08:53:51 ALfromN.H. FSO wrote on 06/01/11 at 06:57:25: for me, it's not a matter of holding on too tight. It's all about the vibration. The foam Grip Puppies fixes that for me. AL You have a big windshield Al.
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ALfromN.H. FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Dragon Slayer Posts: 1421 Rochester, New Hampshire Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #19 - 06/01/11 at 09:17:16 bill67 wrote on 06/01/11 at 08:53:51: ALfromN.H. FSO wrote on 06/01/11 at 06:57:25: for me, it's not a matter of holding on too tight. It's all about the vibration. The foam Grip Puppies fixes that for me. AL You have a big windshield Al. I had a windshield up until a couple weeks ago. I'm gonna miss it.
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cursal Full Member Offline Daily Savage Rider Posts: 175 Eugene, OR Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #20 - 06/01/11 at 14:03:01 wrong tab open
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TheSnakeLady Full Member Offline Thumpers Rule!!! Posts: 152 Central New York Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #21 - 06/01/11 at 14:07:05 That was an unexpected side affect of carple tunnel for me, had to quit riding early last year because of it. Fortunatly I had surgery to fix the issue and haven't had a problem since!
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Z Full Member Offline Ride Baby Ride!!! Posts: 144 Northwestern PA Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #22 - 06/01/11 at 14:39:36 MotoBuddha wrote on 06/01/11 at 04:57:55: With me, it's a matter of wrist angle. My hand goes numb if my wrist is bent upward for very long. I avoid it by reaching over the throttle more before rolling it back, so my wrist angle is either downward or flat as I cruise along. This is my issue and solution as well.
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Reply #23 - 06/01/11 at 14:43:29

Wow! I go to work after posting this and come back to a plethora of info/advice to try. Let me see if I can answer the questions posted so far- blood pressure is fine, I have a larger sized windshield, I have the stock buckhorn 2001 handlebars, and I just bought the crampbuster. It might be a grip angle thing as someone posted or maybe the oversized grips could help- gonna have to look into those. Not sure on the carpal tunnel thing or not - did work in factory for 10 plus years but I have been out of that for ten years now so who knows? Im really gonna look into different grip positions since it seems to start in the web between the thumb and index finger and then go down the line. Maybe I am pinching a nerve and dont know it. Thanks again everyone and keep the ideas comming.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #24 - 06/02/11 at 04:15:46 I can just lay my hand on the grip & keep he throttle setting on a good road. I had been gripping it too tight. Now the hand doesnt go numb.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #25 - 06/02/11 at 05:01:50 Thats the way my wife used to do,Just lay her hand on top of the grips on her GN400,Instead of gripping them.She had a big windshield so she didn't have the air pressure against her body.
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kernel ken YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 34 Loveland Ohio Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #26 - 06/02/11 at 06:43:07 I had the problem of numb fingers also. I found a pair of work gloves that had padded palms, wrist straps for support and exposed finger tips. They work great for me. No more numbness. I also use a loose grip and the wrist straps keep my hands and wrists straight.
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Reply #27 - 06/06/11 at 08:07:47

Funny, I just searched all posts and found nothing but this thread. I too have this issue. I wear padded gloves (alpine stars gauntlet style), my bars are the sportster style and I'm using the stock grips. I like the grip puppies but I can't figure out if they'd fit over the stock grips and the 1" bars. After about 30 minutes my hand is alarmingly numb.

I use a windshield but it is not wide enough to cover my hands and my arms are going "downhill" for lack of a better description. I thought it was the death grip, but I've eased up quite a bit and realize that it is an unlikely culprit at this point. While riding, I can't really take my hand off the throttle as I don't have a throttle lock. I do have the cramp buster, but that is only doing so much.

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Reply #28 - 06/06/11 at 10:09:03

Grip puppies will fit over the stock grips. Get the small size. Use soapy water on the inside of the foam cover and on the stock grip. It will slide on (kinda tight but it does go on) I have a pair on both bikes. Because theyre kinda tight, they work a little bit like a throttle lock. The foam grabs onto the end cap and holds the throttle in place for a short time before they spring back. Gives me a few seconds to stretch out my fingers without losing speed. I like em. and for 10$, it's worth trying.

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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: Throttle hand falling asleep Reply #29 - 06/06/11 at 15:27:24 arteacher wrote on 06/01/11 at 03:35:27: I have arthritis in my hands. Isogrips helped a lot. I also filled the bars with lead shot. I figure about 12 lb worth to fill the drag bars. Lowered the resonant frequency of the vibration to where it doesn't bother me at all at 30mph or more.
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