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| Pete. |
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It's common for new riders. Unusual strain on your wrists coupled with holding the bars too tight. Grip the bike with your legs and take the weight off your arms. Relax your grip. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
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To be fair my grip is fairly loose already,looks like i better put in a few more miles then  ____________________ Still gettin away with it.MOD 2 passed 29/09/11
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| Slacker24seve... |
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Visit Palmetta more often, that'll toughen up the wrists  ____________________ Triumph Daytona 675 track bike + girlfriend's Honda Hornet 600
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| Rogerborg |
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It depends whether it's your arm position, or strain from holding the throttle on. If it's the latter, try a cramp buster aka cruise control:
https://www.sierrabmwonline.com/images/Crampbuster.jpg
It's just a plastic tab that you can press with the heel of your hand instead of gripping the throttle. Simple, effective for some people - I like mine. ____________________ Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike
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Been to work on the bike today and the pain is still there.Not as bad but it still doesnt feel right.Going to loosen the gloves tomorrow and see how that goes.Maybe I should practice some other form of wrist excercise,any suggestions  ____________________ Still gettin away with it.MOD 2 passed 29/09/11
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| Howling TerrorOutOfOffice |
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Unless you have body issues you should be able to lower your forearms. This can help in two ways 1 you control the bike better and 2 the weight is transferred elsewhere. You may be riding too upright, arms outstretched style.
Let the tank take some weight when braking. Use the pegs to shift your weight. Shake-out the wrists at the lights. ____________________ Diabolical homemade music Bandcamp and Soundcloud
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| Dazbo666 |
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also have you made sure that your brake/clutch controls are in the right position for you?? ie, should be somewhere near a straight line along your forearm, thru your wrist, and thru the brake/clutch lever. In theory you shouldn't need to arch your wrist forwards or bent backwards when reaching for the levers.
I've had this exact issue previously with mountainbikes, and more recently when I first bought the Bandit ____________________ 1st bike (Sept'06 - May'10) : 1991 GPZ500S / Current bike (since Nov 2009) : 2003 Suzuki Bandit 600N
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I recommend these
https://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x21/adoptagreyhound/Transcription/HandExerciser.jpg
I keep one in the car and one in the house.20 squeezes each hand,then another 20.
As I ride enduro you need the strength in your wrists.These also help to build up the muscles in the forearms.
If you cannot find any of the above,squeeze a tennis ball. ____________________ Just talk bikes.What else is there?
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I have tendonitis now which is slowly improving, the doc said most likely cause was gripping too tightly when I started riding a couple of months ago (which I did!)
I've started to relax now when I'm riding and my wrist is slowly getting a little better but it will take time and I have to rest it well.
Par for the course I guess  ____________________ Rides Honda CB500S aka "The Orange Peril" |
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