Hands going numb when I ride

[cr0ft]

If you do a lot of computer/keyboard work for instance you may have issues with your wrists and the carpal tunnel where all the nerves and tendons to your hand goes. The stock bars on my R3T caused major deviation from the relaxed hand position and I would start having issues with numbness after a while. With risers and the bars turned down sharply I got a much nicer hand position. It may not be vibration related at all but hand angle related.

http://ergonomics.about.com/od/glossary/g/defnaturalwrist.htm - the further you're deviating from that, the worse any carpal tunnel or repetitive strain issues will be.

 

[Wetrudgeon]

We too have problems with hands going numb. Lots of vibration in the bars. Have iso grips fitted. They help. Since we seldom do extended rides and the Beast has other virtues to atone, we live with it.

We trudge on.

 

[cr0ft]

We too have problems with hands going numb. Lots of vibration in the bars. Have iso grips fitted. They help. Since we seldom do extended rides and the Beast has other virtues to atone, we live with it.

They have optional bar-end weights for those also, in case you don't already. Plus one might slip more weight into the end of the bars (inside them).

 

[ksquared]

I had a handlebar vibration problem on my Suzuki C90 - solved it by using a "Bar Snake", a weighted tube of material which is threaded into the bars. Damps a ton of vibration. Check it out here: http://www.barsnake.com/

 

[ROCKETHEAD]

On the R3R I got it after a few hours of riding, dropped the bars to just clear the tank and it went away...

 

[Robm422]

Thanks guys, Maybe i'll try new grips first, and see if that fixes it.

 

[james.sokol]

I used to sometimes get some numbness in my right hand after a few hours of riding. I got new fingerless gloves that have some padding on the palm which helped reduce the issue.

 

[steve59]

I don't know what kind of work you do, but it don't really seem to matter what i'm using my right hand for it goes numb quickly. I found an adjustable strap I can snug up around my forearm helps some, but the best would a throttlemeister to just be able to move them fingers around and get the blood flowing.

 

[Triple Trouble]

It would help to know what is going numb. If it is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome causing it then the numbness would be in the thumb and first two fingers of the affected hand. there are definitive tests to determine if this is your problem. Getting this sorted early is key to a good outcome.

 

[TriumPhil]

ISO grips

...plus gloves with gel pads on the palms and try not gripping as tightly as you normally might do.