Hands going numb . . . what is the solution?

[Wheres my dog]

Just got back in from a very nice 32 mile trip in the country...

One lagging problem left besides the seat issue is I honestly have to stop about every 4 or 5 miles and shake my hands because they are so numbe from the handlebars. The right hand (throttle side) moreso then my left hand.

What have you done to solve, or slow down this problem?

Are there handgrips or gloves that will end this problem?

I have the stock handgrips on the bike, and in looking around online, I can not seem to find some gel or such type for us MB'ers.

 

[Virginian]

The numbness is usually cased by too much prolonged bending at the wrist. The solution is usually to try to keep the wrist straighter.

Also try to vary your hand's position on the handlebars. That can be hard to do when you are holding the throttle, but you can still get some variation even when holding the throttle.

 

[Thatperson]

Another thing you can try is get some sand and fill your handlebars with it. That worked for a friend of mine.

 

[machiasmort]

You need to decide where the problem is comming from. It's possible that you have a neck injury and a pinched nerve? In that case, not much will help aside from possition.

They make ergonomic gloves for fork truck drivers, its possible to fabricate your own by cutting DR. Sholl's foot pads into gloves!

Do you have rubber innertube between your motor mounts and frame?

 

[professor]

Since this does not happen on a bicycle without a motor, the source is the engine.
Try to tie it down better.
Filling the handlebars with sand will dampen the vibes and alter the frequency that is induced into them.

 

[Vistaman73]

I think most cases of numbness in the hands caused by MBs are from the high frequency vibrations, there are alot of answers to this problems, which can found all over this site. good luck. vista

 

[a/c man]

Do a google search for gel motorcycle hand grips.
There are a butt load of them out there.
I wear leather gloves, and it helps.
My hands go numb on long rides also,........ but so does my brain.

 

[beast775]

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try ergo hand grips,there is a flat spot on them,and i switched to a trigger throttle snowmobile style facing down.raise handlebars up.

 

[unior]

I hate to say it but a friction drive setup would eliminate the problem. I had forgotten about the hand numbness issue.

 

[Skyliner70cc]

In addition to putting lead shot in the handle bars, buying foam handlebar grips, the only other option you may have is trying another engine.

I currently have 2 bikes from a well known vendor and one bike is smooth as silk with no vibrations in the handlebars and the other one is good for numbing my hands in about 10 minutes of driving. Both bikes are identical.

Its hit or miss with HT engines.