fatigue and numbness in throttle hand

Chaotic said:

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.

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I can do that at speed, but when riding the street there often is not enough speed to get air under me that I can take my weight off my hands. And please don't tell me I should be gripping the tank with my legs. Maybe it's my age (63), but for me that is just moving the problem from one part of my body to another.

jjsC6 said:

I can do that at speed, but when riding the street there often is not enough speed to get air under me that I can take my weight off my hands. And please don't tell me I should be gripping the tank with my legs. Maybe it's my age (63), but for me that is just moving the problem from one part of my body to another.

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I wasn't aware we were discussing street riding. I reckon it is my fault, I assumed we were talking about track riding because I deal with this issue a lot (arm pump and hand fatigue).

I ride pretty much every day, year round, and take many long-distance/cross-country trips...and I don't ride around gripping the tank on the street either.

My comments were in reference to performance/track riding.

When you adjust the angle of the levers, do you re-tighten with locktite?

Try Googling 4Arm Strong. It is popular with professional MX riders for arm pump and grip strength.

I used a foam type grip cover that used to be called 'Grip Puppies' and they seemed to control my numb throttle hand. I would get some pain on my pinky finger when this happened about 30 minutes to each ride. After the installation, I didn't feel any pain.

I don't want this to sound like the silver bullet for those that have this issue. All bodies are different and react to stimuli in a slightly different manner (usually). With that said, it can help to keep riding allowing your body to adjust and get accustomed to the stimuli. BUT for some it can be even more problematic making the situation worse with inflammation and loss of feeling.

The foam and gel type grips and cover engage a type of physics to counteract 'some' of the forces at play. Another thing that helped me with the foam covers are that they increased the overall diameter of the throttle allowing for more accurate throttle modulation--less bucking in lower gears.

With all the common replies about the core and 'grip of death' out of the way, check out your posture on the bike and figure out if the problem is caused by vibration and/or pressure--both can be remedied once you figure out the cause(s).

It tends to raise its ugly head when I haven't been riding for some time.
The more I ride the less of an issue it becomes.

I was having the same issue with my throttle/break hand falling asleep but it wasnt so bad with the clutch side. I took Royal's advice and adjusted the levers downward so my hand aligned with lever instead of it being upward. And I changed the stock grips to Progrips. Only thing I had to do was remove the two pins from both sides of the bars. Took her out today and it was great. Barley any pain. Just a little after riding for 3 hours and i began to get a little lazy and put some weight on my bars. But other than that it was a great mod.

Weighted bar ends from MotovationUSA have worked on every Ducati and BMW I've owned.

https://www.motovationusa.com/motov...ar-end-weights-sliders-SSU001-motovation.html

My hand numbness was from a ruptured c5-6 disk in my neck. Needed surgery. Mine got so bad I could not feel the feedback from brake lever had to feel the deceleration and moderate how hard I squeezed. Then one day the left two fingers would not work at all, had to use my pinky to stop. Then I decided I better get it fixed before I get killed.

Work on stomach muscles. Crunches
And lower back muscles
Keep weight off wrist
Per. Keith Code

I have the exact same problem my right wrist gets really sore after 30 minutes of riding the fuel tank is so skinny i have to work extra hard to squeeze my thighs together in order to reduce the problem but my thighs would get sore as well as my wrists

I have noticed fatigue in my throttle hand, but it isn't because of the throttle, it is because the brakes suck.

We have changed pads, and fluid, and they get bled extensively every day. They still suck. SO much lever travel to get the stopping power I want.

How tall are you? You're def. on the right track to to engage you core and place less weight on your wrists.