What can I do to stop it hurting?!

[andrea]

Well i'm enjoying my new baby, done 200 odd miles since i had her and its great

Only problem is my wrists and lower arms are hurting so much i can hardly move them!

Is it my position possibly? Anything i can do to make riding easier on my wrists?

[Rookie]

Not really, you bought an R6.

There are a couple of things you can do. Sit up a bit more, the wind blast on your chest will take some pressure off your wrists.

Buy a Powerball to increase your wrist strength. Men don't have a problem with it, for some reason.

If things get really bad, you can buy a bar riser to push them up a bit, so you're not so hunched over.

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[dodsi]

Give more handjobs, strengthen your wrists up.

Its mutually beneficial to you and your partner.

[G]

For best control, your fire-arms should be parrallel with the road, bars held lightly.
This means your wrists shouldn't be taking the strain - your back should.

Basically, it's an R6, a focused race bike. I like them on the track, but wouldn't have one for day to day road use because I don't like the position.

You may get used to it to some degree. Or you could look at some higher clipons or similar.

I believe one company was selling some that can be adjusted on the fly pretty much, so you can still have a sensible thrashing position as well.
Personally, don't think I really like the idea of them, though.

[Dragonfly]

[brooky]

As Joe says your wrists will eventually build up and it wont be as much of a problem, and Im sure youve realised its easier when you're going faster
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[gavin]

[0ddball]

Lol, i wondered how long it would be before you complained of aching wrists, everyone does at first. Ride though the pain.

[colin1]

phew, thought ud come off then

to stop it hurting, sit back in the seat and lie on the tank while riding so you arent supporting your weight with your wrists

forearms should be parallel to the floor

or sell the r6

to be honest, if you just ride more your muscles will adapt and you wont get it so much, but a good riding posture will help
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[dave1rs]

just takes time.

didnt realise it was an r6 you had...good fun arent they?

its kind of an aggresive riding position so weight is on wrists etc due to head down.

few hundred miles more and you wont notice

[andrea]

Always get sense out of you lot

Today ive been pretty much lying on the tank with my bum pushed back towards the pillion seat, elbows bent and fore arms paralell with the road, thought this would make it easier on my wrists but it didn't.

Looks like i'm not going quick enough then

Don't really like the idea of clip ons, i quite like the riding position (head down arse in the air )

Oh and traded my other half in for the r6, looks like i may need a bf to help with the wrist strengthening

Just going to have to get used to it arent i?!

[Misc]

You ride everywhere with you're head down?
I don't think i've once got down on my R6, i usually sit up straight because i had a dubble bubble.

[G]

[LUXY DJ]

lol

your wrists WILL get use to it,its a sport bike thing(i got same thing when 1st on a sportbike)

if there still hurting in say a month or 2 then go with dodsi's advice
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[colin1]

grip the bike with your knees and use your back muscles to support your weight not your arms

of course if you had test ridden a few bikes b4 deciding you wanted an r6 you might have chosen something else, but you will get used to it eventually if you ride enough

you can literally lie on the tank so your weight is on the tank and you arent even using back muscles to support yourself
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[dodsi]

Yeah, its how I overcame the problem.

And phanny was a happy chappy for a few weeks I can tell you.


Im not really gay though, I have a calander with naked ladies on....at home.

[extreme3d]

It does hurt, but it goes away after a while. My SV was plain murder for the first couple of hundred miles!

[G]

[andrea]

[colin1]

[brooky]

[Irezumi aka Reuben]

Try rotating you wrists slightly and finding a different position. I found when first doing light weight's for training that altering the positions of my wrists on the bar's made a great difference.

I then applied this to riding and found it alot more comfortable, keeping my wrist's and foreams straight with a greater bend in my elbows helped me.
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[mikeoldcars]

the best way to change your posture when riding is to ride with an orange gripped under each armpit,
you'll soon forget about your wrists
























































no dont im only messing about

[Huambo81a]

When i got my ZX6 a few months back i think i posted a similar question lol

Basically, you dont want to be putting any weight on your wrists, which means holding yourself upright using the pressure of your knees on the side of the tank, it feels unnatural at first, and to be honest after half an hour you`ll probably be putting the weight back on your wrists, but you will go longer before the pain kicks in.

My right hand goes completely numb after about 45 minutes of riding, BUT it used to be after 10 minutes, so its improving!
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