My damn wrist

[TomReilly]

Been on the road a lot lately and my right wrist is in agony, anybody else get this?
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

You just need to wank more. Great for building strength.
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[TomReilly]

I assure you my right arm is alot beefier than my left, but thanks man
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Motorcycle riding can be really cozy. If you want to be a little closer to your passenger, brake a little quicker for the next stop.

[Jefr0]

Keep riding. It won't cause no arm
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[esullivan]

What kind of riding are you doing? I find my right hand (not wrist) aches when I'm riding through lots of difficult, inner-city traffic, which is counter-intuitive because my left is doing most of the work (slipping the clutch). I think it's mostly because I'm tense and gripping the bars too tightly. I concentrate on gripping the tank with my knees, which for some reason causes me to loosen my death grip and sit up more.

If you are mostly riding open roads and just working the throttle and brake lots, then: A) see if the brake lever is correctly aligned for you and/or B) look into what is called a "cramp buster", like one of these.
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[Bubbs]

I got it a lot with my ZX6R, it used to have a really stiff throttle and would eventually start hurting. I eventually bought one of them gadgets that let's you use the throttle without having to twist you wrist.

Can't remember what they are called, but it's a bit of plastic that does the trick.
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[TomReilly]

It's mainly long roads I ride so I work the throttle alot more than the clutch.
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[cbrtrxtdmvfrD...]

Only when i had a sports-bike long after i was too old to have one!
Mind you i know a R1 rider who is 73 and just come back from Spain on it - so maybe i had a limp wrist
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[Rogerborg]

[TomReilly]

Might look into that!
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[Matt B]

[Rogerborg]

[MC]

Only had a swore right wrist from my throttle cable being too slack (when I first got the bike). I'm getting bad cramp in my left hand now it's got cold tho. Might have to start wearing another pair of gloves underneath.
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[Vincent]

When you get to a long bit of open road, try moving your hand further back on the throttle before opening up......so your wrist's at less of an angle.
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[27cows]

I have this happen from time to time. Doesn't seem related to the stiffness or otherwise of the throttle cable, so much as you hold you hand in an unnatural position sometimes, especially in cold weather. You have to consciously think about it and then make adjustments.

Need to be careful is doesn't lead to tendonitis as that's a real bastard. As I recall, it's what buggered Freddie Spencer's career.
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[Vincent]

[G]

What sort of position do you ride in?

Ideally your forearms should be parallel to the road with a bend at the elbows for best control.
Definitely with 'loose' wrists.

This may help relieve pressure off wrists, it'll also give you better control.

To give you an idea of the difference - ride along with straight stiff arms and try wobbling the bars (somewhere safe to do that, of course.)

No repeat with loose arms flat to the road and do the same thing again.

[Old Git Racing]

Do you ride with your hand covering the brake lever? If so look at where it is positioned.

OGR
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[Walloper]

Try riding with your hand in your pocket.

Or MTFU.


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[dn38416]

There's a stretching exercise someone posted on here in another thread that worked for me.

Move your hands into a praying position, palms against one another in the middle of your chest, so your forearms should form a straight line. Then point your hands in towards your chest as far as you can.

[TUG]

Wrist ache? New bike? It'll go away soon enough as you get used to it well it does for me when I get a new bike, the most annoying bit is the forearm ache from getting used to the new clutch and brakes.
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[TomReilly]

The 'knock knock' position describes it well

Past few days I've been riding its been going away but as I'm in work now (rode to work) it's back and killing again.

I did find myself adjusting my hand position when the throttle is open to a more natural position because I had to to stop any pain
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[-Matt-]

Wrists fair suprisingly well considering its a sport bike, i did however sprain my fingers from prolonged periods of clutching this summer during a lot of time bobbing around cities, got so bad i had to stop riding for a week and a half to let it recover at one point

Knees tend to lock up after about 4 hours riding also, but if i take an hours break they start to un-seize, dread to think what i'll be like by the time i reach my middle-age

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