hips cramping up

[BLOFLY 636]

any body here find their hips cramp up while riding? I have a problem if I open the bike up for a gear or two my hips cramp up I have to let my legs dangle for at least 20 seconds before I put them back on the pegs weird hey? very sore psyatic nerves down each leg from the hips after a 2 hour ride with a half our stop in between caused me to miss two days of work! laying in bed thinking what happened to me
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[Mr.Everready]

I sometimes get cramp in my legs but its usually only when I start riding. Probalbly something to do with the way I sit. A quick dange or stand up on the pegs hepls it.
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[Suzuki]

I get the same thing.

Usually when i'm doing something energetic on my bike...

Standing up or dangling sorts it out though.
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[Hex]

Try warming up before a long ride.

My rides up home (3 hours) I do without breaks, just do a bit of stretching before I sit on the bike for a few hours find it helps.
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[Frost]

I get it up the left hand side of my body, but it's only ever when i wear leathers. It also happens more when it's windy when traveling at high speed.
Yesterday i had to stop as quickly as possible from 120 and pull over as i completely cramped up

Hopefully the more i ride the better conditioned my muscles will become so it will happen less.

[BLOFLY 636]

I have always found my hips cramp up ever since I was weaving through traffic cones on a cb250 up to now, but this last ride crippled me for 2 and a half days. I did Tae Kwon Do for 9 and a half years and stopped about 3 years ago when I started working shift and ever since my hips have been realy sore and aching, I find sitting on the floor with my legs crossed stretches the area but no matter how much I do I wind up with cramps before I even get to the first corner, someone suggested I should ride pushbikes to free up the hips and do yoga so will try that and see how I go, who knows maybe I am just too old for sports bikes now
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[ZRX61]

It's caused by potassium deficiency, eat a couple of nana's the day before along ride...

[bish777]

perhaps you should invest in an adjustable rearset of some sortand/or bar raisers to alter the riding position?
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[BLOFLY 636]

what are bar risers? I thought of putting a cushion on the tank and resting my stomach on that but I didn't want to end up in a photo on a bike forum maybe a tank bag would help!
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[bish777]

bar risers are agadget that raises the height of your bars.

You can either get new clip on bars that have a higher rise on them or get adaptors with clamps so you can fit normal handlebars.
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[ZRX61]

Nana's are cheaper...

[BLOFLY 636]

Thanks ZRX61 I will give the nana's a go and see how I go I can't afford to get laid up in bed again so I will take it easy for a while
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[black gpz500s]

I never get any hip or leg problems; the sorts of discomfort I get after a long journey are:

Aching hands, from the throttle, brake and and clutch,

Stiff neck, from being leant forwards with your head up,

........and the riding position on sports bikes can hurt your knackers sometimes, too !!

[wildcat]

The only thing like this I get, is my right knee getting really stiff, probably cos I don't use it too much.

I always stick a nana in my tankbag along with my coffee and sandwiches.
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[numark1]

I got cramp in on my right thigh the other day. It hurt so much. I had to pull over and wait for like 10 minutes for it to go. Not a very nice experience.

[tony532]

yes thats why i am buying a sports tourer next month


as riding a tiny sports rep


my legs cramp up when trying to change gear after 40 miles


i am 5' 11 though

[BLOFLY 636]

you all may be pleased to hear that I tried the nannas the day before a ride and it worked! well done ZRX61 thanks for the advise not a single cramp and not sore the day after!
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[mchaggis]

I must start eating more bananas from the sounds of it then. I sometimes get hip/ thigh cramp on journies longer than an hour to an hour and a half.

Well done for being the guineau pig.
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[DEN MONKEY]

Count me in for the ol' left hand cramp. ONly been ridin 3 days now and have just come back from my longest ride yet (only about 45 minutes around the back streets) but wholy shit my left hand is sore. Guess I'll get used to it. Reckon I might pull out the hand strenghtener squeezy thingy that I know is in a cupboard around here somewhere. I don't wanna spend any less time out on the bike then possible. YEP this is something I could get used to

[ZRX61]