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RaleighGuy Full Member Offline It's as easy as 3.14159265358979 Posts: 132 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #15 - 07/21/16 at 10:06:51 Ok, I can try that for sure.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #16 - 07/21/16 at 10:09:23 Be gentle, flow, like water..
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RaleighGuy Full Member Offline It's as easy as 3.14159265358979 Posts: 132 Raleigh, NC Gender:	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #17 - 07/21/16 at 10:13:41 My cabbage is giving me the same type of lesson every time I decel coming towards a stop sign or red light. Nice and easy, very slow deceleration... good. Fast drop off with the gas, POP POP POP!! Backfire galore. I need to learn some patience and how to treat her gentle.
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Re: Throttle hand numb
Reply #18 - 07/21/16 at 10:33:51

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/21/16 at 07:46:09:
Since it's the Right hand,, tells me it's grip. I had to Consciously work on the grip . Once I discovered that I could lay my open hand on it and operate it by pushing or pulling, I owned it.

Good point. Another thought; if you ride with two fingers covering (touching) the brake lever you never have to worry about a tight grip.

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ero4444 Full Member Offline weekender Posts: 176	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #19 - 07/21/16 at 15:14:35 Vista Cruise , universal-mount, is pretty easy to install and helps me relax the right hand on a longer ride.
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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #20 - 07/21/16 at 18:33:54 ero4444 wrote on 07/21/16 at 15:14:35: Vista Cruise , universal-mount, is pretty easy to install and helps me relax the right hand on a longer ride. Not practical on a cafe racer.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #21 - 07/23/16 at 10:18:10 You mean café racers are practical? You might be able to use a vista on the interstate.
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Re: Throttle hand numb
Reply #22 - 08/13/16 at 09:34:17

I'm curious if you decided on the cramp buster. I ride a 2005 S40 and just re-installed mine from off my old bike, as I also get numbing in my right hand (carpel tunnel, my reward for drumming for 30 years). It really helps, especially because I can relax my grip a lot more. I didn't find it got in the way of in-town rides but it's easy enough to slip on/off, and I'm really excited to have it for our trip through the White Mountains in a few days!

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Sonny Full Member Offline DeSoto, TX Posts: 224 Gender:	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #23 - 08/14/16 at 12:25:58 The LS650 buckhorn bars strain my hands at speed, S40 drag bars not at all. Crampbuster helps on the straightaway.
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Re: Throttle hand numb
Reply #24 - 08/15/16 at 06:37:37

JossCycle wrote on 08/13/16 at 09:34:17:

I'm curious if you decided on the cramp buster. I ride a 2005 S40 and just re-installed mine from off my old bike, as I also get numbing in my right hand (carpel tunnel, my reward for drumming for 30 years). It really helps, especially because I can relax my grip a lot more. I didn't find it got in the way of in-town rides but it's easy enough to slip on/off, and I'm really excited to have it for our trip through the White Mountains in a few days!

Joss

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Actually, Joss, I used JOG's advice and use an open hand to throttle up and down. It pretty much took care of my problem. I still find my hand getting slightly numb occasionally but then I realize that I'm gripping it too tightly and just try to relax that hand again. Within a few minutes, the numbing sensation goes away.

I guess I was more nervous riding than I realized. (It's been 8-9 years since I'd last ridden on a regular basis) :'(

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ohiomoto Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2772	Re: Throttle hand numb Reply #25 - 08/15/16 at 06:46:08 I have carpel tunnel and my right hand goes numb pretty quickly. One thing that I do is to spend a good deal of time riding with my wrist "broke down". (Basically a full throttle position without the full throttle.) This keeps the tendons stretched out.
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Re: Throttle hand numb
Reply #26 - 08/15/16 at 07:11:21

I don't know what I have - but after a while my hands can go numb when I am gripping a handle for an extended period of time. Weedwacker, Spinning bike, bicycle or motorcycle all make my hands go to sleep after a while.

Changing the my hand position and loosening my grip all can help, and a "Crampbuster" on the motorcycle when on long rides can delay the onset and make it bearable when it does arrive - but I can never make it go away completely.

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Re: Throttle hand numb
Reply #27 - 08/15/16 at 07:26:51

I tried MM's Crampbuster up at the Dragon and it was pretty good. I didn't get to use it for any length of time because of the nature of the riding we did up there, but if I ever plan a trip with a lot of straight highway riding I'll definitely invest on one. For the money and the fact that you can just slip it on and off as needed, you can't go wrong with one.

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