fatigue and numbness in throttle hand

guys i absolutely love my 1299s and actually find it to be the most comfy bike in a long time, especially since my 848 (ugh). my only issue is numbness and fatigue in my throttle hand after about an hour.

i've tried to engage my core alot more and place less weight on my wrist but it still creeps in. not sure if it's vibration or angle. any suggestions?

I have the same problem. Took a 5 year superbike break, had an upright seating position triumph street triple r in the mean time.
Now I am back on the superbike for 5months and I just can't imagine doing 1450km in one day like I used to on my Tl1000s.... I am also 40now so maybe it is age.... I ride almost daily so I thought I would be ride fit by now.
I think it is normal to get some fatigue in the throttle hand after a long ride but I just imagine it is a bit worse than I remember.
I have made sure my gloves fit perfectly, I know about using my legs and core....
It could be that the vibration is contributing.
I have seen some people saying that the diameter of the throttle grip is less than most bikes and that a bigger diameter grip would help... I have not done a measurement or comparison on this....
Love this bike though. Damn!

Here are several me seating position comparisons I found, and it is not that, this bike is roomy and comfortable.

I have exactly the same issue and have changed grips and bar ends to help with the situation. The change was slight but, made things a little better.
In the process of adding cruise control using Tuneboy so that i can give my right hand a break while riding long distances.

Ride more. No, seriously....it goes away.

Love the Tuneboy mapping helps on the long trips with cruise.

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Had this converstaion on here before somewhere. However, a side effect of fitting the throttle slack removal kit for me was a slightly different 'rest' angle on the throttle which helped a bit.

Throttle Spacer Kit Ducati Panigale 899 959 1199 1299, Instructions+Tri-Wing Bit | eBay

It's by no means a cure, but you also have a super responsive throttle to boot

Mutt1979 said:

Had this converstaion on here before somewhere. However, a side effect of fitting the throttle slack removal kit for me was a slightly different 'rest' angle on the throttle which helped a bit.

Throttle Spacer Kit Ducati Panigale 899 959 1199 1299, Instructions+Tri-Wing Bit | eBay

It's by no means a cure, but you also have a super responsive throttle to boot

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I fitted the spacer kit and I found it helped as well.

AntiHero said:

Ride more. No, seriously....it goes away.

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If anyone would"¦.YOU would know.

NOLA

Thanks for the input everyone. I believe it is related to the angle of the wrist plus vibration so i have ordered the the throttle spacer kit and will pick up some spider grips next week too.

It's very likely the angle of the brake lever is doing this to you. Try making it a straight line down your forearm and over you hand out to the lever. It probably needs moving down a little, when your hand is angled up it inflames the nerves in your wrist.

Lots of good advice. My controls were too high on the bike. Whoever built the bike just had them rotated up too far, and I have since twisted the bar around a bit, and adjusted the brake lever lower, this helps get it in line with my fingers, same with my clutch side. I don't have to raise my fingers to get the brake/clutch lever.

The weights that are screwed in to the bar end are decent. I am now running bar end mirrors and the mounts I have for them aren't heavy enough. Both of my hands are a touch numb this morning after a spirited 250 mile ride yesterday. I have new bar end mounts with more weight coming, and plan to switch to carbon bars soon. That also helps as the carbon absorbs some of the vibration too.

I also found that I adjusted my grip on the bar quite a bit. I grip with my index finger and thumb, and keep loose elbows. People have even seen me flapping my arms like a bird a bit as I tell myself to be loose on the bars and grip.

Also something that helped me, tank grips. You get better grip with your legs and can lighten on the bars some. I have also changed to some gel grips on the bars. The stock grips are hard for longevity, not for comfort.

I too have a Tuneboy on the way, looking forward to cruise control.

To summarize:

1. Adjust your controls so you aren't reaching and bending odd
2. Heavier weight in the bar ends, possibly carbon tubes
3. Gel grips
4. Tank pads to grip with your legs
5. Keep your arms loose and a light grip

I really had to work on this last year after riding and having completely numb hands after 3-4 rides on my R1, and finally got to were I could go 500 miles in a day on it without having my hands cramp.

Glad you got it sorted. Tank grips are essential imo on any high power bike but the Panigale in particular I would never be without them.

Check your gloves as well. I was having numbness issues with my left hand and traced it to the hard TPU scaphoid sliders in my gloves. The hard plastic transferred the weight on my hand from the normal palm contact to the base of my hand which compresses the carpal tunnel leading to numbness.

Would like to know which gloves have good cushion in the palm / base of thumb area which rests on throttle?

Steveo said:

Would like to know which gloves have good cushion in the palm / base of thumb area which rests on throttle?

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Go to your local BMW dealer, they have quite a few BMW branded gloves with good padding.

royal said:

It's very likely the angle of the brake lever is doing this to you. Try making it a straight line down your forearm and over you hand out to the lever. It probably needs moving down a little, when your hand is angled up it inflames the nerves in your wrist.

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This is very good advice.

BTW - another thing that is good about rotating your brake lever forward is that it makes sure you get the throttle fully closed when braking.

As odd as it sounds, you would be surprised how easy it is to leave the throttle cracked when you are doing everything quickly (racing). The bike will "buck" like a raging bull as you are sending power to the rear wheel while trying to stop the front wheel....then next thing you know, you just tucked the front.

royal said:

Glad you got it sorted. Tank grips are essential imo on any high power bike but the Panigale in particular I would never be without them.

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This too.

I can't ride without them.

The other thing is to keep a very light grip on the bars. The bars are supposed to be for operating the controls, not for holding on/stability.

You should be able to ride the whole lap while pretending the grips are a tube of toothpaste...and at the end of the race none should be squeezed out.

The brake levers actually have a locating pin so hardly any adjustability rotating them.
It's the actual bars that have greater rotation adjustability.

My experience is that you can chase a solution and your brain might tell you that XXX is making it better, but in all of my years of riding I've found that there is only one solution....find a way to give your hand a rest. That means cruise control or a throttle lock and/or stop and rest every so often.

I have a Throttlemeister on my bike. Not as good as a true cruise contol (which I have on both of my other bikes). I really should buy the Tune Boy cruise control, but I seem to see a lot of headaches about downloading his programs. I'd like to see the actual step by step instructions, including software download and computer requirements.