Numbness

[LilAbner]

 I get finger numbness while ride. What do i need to do to get that to stop?

[ptgb]

Could be a simple as rotating your hands slightly on the grip to get your wrist to set in a different position. I would want to keep your wrists a straight as possible... you want your hands to rest on the grips in a natural position.

Next step would be a change in the handlebar angle either forward or back... again should fall in the area where your hands/arms would actually be when held in a comfortable position in front of you.

After that would be risers to move your handlebars up and/or back... lots of different shapes and sizes out there.

Those are the least difficult and/or expensive changes that will most likely help with the problem...

A little chiropractic couldn't hurt either 

[FryeVRCCDS0067]

Could be a simple as rotating your hands slightly on the grip to get your wrist to set in a different position. I would want to keep your wrists a straight as possible... you want your hands to rest on the grips in a natural position.

Next step would be a change in the handlebar angle either forward or back... again should fall in the area where your hands/arms would actually be when held in a comfortable position in front of you.

After that would be risers to move your handlebars up and/or back... lots of different shapes and sizes out there.

Those are the least difficult and/or expensive changes that will most likely help with the problem...

A little chiropractic couldn't hurt either 

I agree 100% on all points.

This is a problem which has plagued me for years and still does. A throttle lock and throttle rocker along with handlebar adjustments have helped. So has my chiropractor. But, in the end I also just have to put up with it sometimes. Muscle spasms in my hands and fingers are the worst.

[LandElephant]

Also figure out the least amount of pressure to grip the throttle.  Some times we forget and put a strangle hold on the throttle when a light touch will do.

Wrist and hands as natural as possible (straight) and then stop and flex the hands once in a while.

Charlie Morse
Land Elephant

[R J]

The easiest thing to do is shake your hand out every once in awhile.

Raise and or lower the back off the handlebars by loosing the bolts in the center of the tree.

Get it where your hand and wrist are STRAIGHT..

Tighten the bars back up.

Also, when riding, relax your hands on the bars, they don't need to be strangled.

I've watched people ride across an iron grate bridge.
They have a death grip on the bars.

I usually only have a light pressure on the bars in this instance.

Half the time I'll only have 2 fingers on each bar going over the bridge.

I ride these bridges the same speed I do on the open road, no different even in dirt roads.

As long as your hands are on the bars lightly, the motor will run along with a slight wiggle as it hits rocks and or grates.    With you hands lightly on the bars, those bars are going to stay right there.   Let the tire follow the road or surface.

I'll ask a question now.   Have you taken a riding or MSF class?    If not, DO IT.    You will learn a lot in the MSF beginners class and then 6 to 12 months later take the advanced course.   You will never regret it.

[six2go #152]

+1 on the above comments. Here's another possible solution I ran across while looking through an old MCN magazine.

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[Quicksilver]

I get the same thing if I put too much weight on my hands it can be agonizing. The solution for me was changing my handlebars to tourer style and setting them at an angle where my weight was directed more vertically on my spine. I also put on a backrest and lean back a bit. The result is numb hands only when I tense up for whatever reason and lean forward.

[Jess from VA]

I (only) get it in my throttle hand at freeway speeds (3kRPM+) after about two hours constant.  I don't love freeways, so it only happens on long trips.

I believe it is directly elated to the ISO grips on the necessarily loose throttle sleeve under the grips....a harmonic vibration at higher speeds/rpms.  I use my throttle boss (palm), or set my throttle lock, remove my hand and drive left handed (or no handed) for awhile.... shaking out the right hand. 

I also have a set of gloves (summer)(Olympia?) that have little air pumps on the wrists (like basketball sneakers), and can pump the palm and fingers full of air.... which only holds for a half hour......  there are also gel padded gloves.   

[..]

To expand what RJ said.

Back of hand, wrist and forearm need to be on continuous plane. As flat as possible. You can rotate the Valkyrie bars a little by slackening off the brackets holding it in place.

[sugerbear]

and...............when you loosen the handlebar, put a BIG thick towel or similar on the tank to protect the tank. even with the towel you can STILL dent the tank by letting the handlebars drop

[Big Rig]

What fingers?

[buffalobill]

Marry a licensed massage therapist like I did 
best I have ever felt,
buffalobill

[old2soon]

All of the above. Unless you are in a big a$$ hurry-get off the dang thing and smell the roses. When i first got her last year or she got me-i/s btw i was having some of the same problems. A utopia back rest  and a cramp buster helped like you wouldn't beleive. Just those two items have helped an awful lot. Hope this sheds some light on your problem. RIDE SAFE.

[Valkernaut]

Use some sort of a throttle lock. The constant pressure against the throttle spring restricts our blood flow and out fingers go to sleep....  simple as that!  Notice out left hand doesn't do that....

[boss hoss bill]

Stop riding those Harleys! 

My tingling stopped immediately and my hearing improved!

Hell even my Boss Hoss was quieter!!

Seriously, get to a Dr. and get checked out, could be a reason (hope not) why this is happening.

[wdvalk]

you beat me to it boss

[Jess Tolbirt]

my hand goes numb and has been for many years...set the cruise control and drive with the left hand...

[IamGCW]

Certain gloves will cause your had to go numb.  If there is a seam across the palm near the thumb it may be the cause.  If this is happening while wearing gloves it may be as easy as replacing the gloves.  Also there is a new throttle boss that really made my cruising more comfortable.

http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/3852/Contoured-ISO-Throttle-Boss

[Karen]

I had the same thing happen to me many years ago, while using a mountain bike as a touring bike. First day after about 6 hours of riding, my hands went numb. I bought some gloves with gel in the palm. Problem stopped. I buy them for the motorcycle in the summer, the winter gloves have enough padding to prevent this. Made a huge difference to me.

[Big Rig]

I get finger numbness while ride. What do i need to do to get that to stop?

The reason I asked about what fingers, is most of this is caused in the wrist. You have two nerves, radial and ulnar nerves, sub-branchs of these nerves extend into your fingers, so if your thumb, index and middle finger are numb, you have impingement of your radial nerve, ring and pinky finger from your ulnar nerve. Hand position changes will help, but strengthing should help more.

Also what you do for a living could be part of the problem, carpal tunnel is usually the culprit. Visit your Dr and discuss it with him/her.

[Jabba]

Certain gloves will cause your had to go numb.  If there is a seam across the palm near the thumb it may be the cause.  If this is happening while wearing gloves it may be as easy as replacing the gloves.  Also there is a new throttle boss that really made my cruising more comfortable.

http://www.kuryakyn.com/Products/3852/Contoured-ISO-Throttle-Boss

+1.

Try new gloves 1st!!

Jabba

[MarkT]

Use more porn.

[Bad On 3]

Hi i had the same thing ---i bought a pair of gloves that had padding in the palm  never had it again-- they make ones for summer that lets air thru --learned from my harley days --till i bought the best bike in the WORLD ---