God Bless The NHS?!

[andrea]

Makes a change with something good to say

Rode my bike only about 20 miles today, and my wrist/hand hurt so much from using the clutch that in the end it went numb. Didnt have my card on me to buy a sports injury bandage, just had enough change to buy some ibuprofen gel - which did absolutely bugger all to stop it hurting

I didnt think i could make it home as my hand was refusing to pull in the clutch, when a friend suggested i pop into the local minor injuries unit. Got there and told them i'd pulled the tendons/muscles in my wrist when moving the bike and they gave me a wrist support with splint

Did 100 odd miles after that with hardly any problems at all! Well chuffed, im all fixed

[TOM M]

Just about to offer to keep the r6 running whilst you recover from injury


Glad its better
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[extreme3d]

Good to hear your hand is ok

Is there no form of adjustment on your R6's clutch lever? Some bikes have a small dial at the pivot joint, which when tuned alters how far the lever is out. Sounds like yours is to far open for you to comfortably operate it. Failing that, loosen the pinch bolt on the instrument cluster and rotate the whole lot on the clip-on upwards and towards you so the lever is at less of an angle. If it's too far down it can cause a lot of strain as you stretch your fingers reaching down for it.

[JonB]

eh? Doesn't everyone get a bit of clutch hand ache syndrome when they start using a geared bike? Not sure it would require hospital assistance?

If anything "New driver, clutch ankle ache syndrome" hurts more.
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[extreme3d]

[Annabella]

[Mr.Everready]

She had a sore wrist after riding a new sports bike, hardly worth a visit really was it ?
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[ColdInsomnia]

Pffft.

You've (probably) paid taxes and national insurance all your life - you've got every right to claim a bit of it back when you need it.
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[extreme3d]

[andrea]

It was more than a mere ache im afraid to say. When it got to the point where i was far from home and couldnt operate the clutch on a bike im new too, i felt it would be better to get the problem sorted there and then at a Minor Injuries Unit rather than leaving it and risking an accident (it really was that bad, i had no feeling in my hand at the end of it, but shooting pains from my wrist almost to my elbow). Im sure an accident (that was easily prevented)would cost the NHS more?

Its still not 100% but much better

[Annabella]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Why is it your clutch hand that is suffering? Would think that the throttle hand would have a harder time.

What condition is the clutch cable in and does it have standard springs.

All the best

Keith
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[andrea]

[Kickstart]

Hi

I would expect a stock R6 clutch to be reasonably light. Not really any heavier than one the 500s typically used for DAS training. Might be worth adjusting the angle of the clutch lever (easy to do).

However an old clutch cable (any not even very old) or dodgy routing would result in a far heavier clutch.

Just replaced the clutch cable on my FZR600 which was little more than a year old.

All the best

Keith
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[Misc]

Or you could just loosen the clutch adjuster.

[Kickstart]

[Misc]

Best to play about with it until it feels lighter then. Do the same for the throttle as i had mine on very sensitive & felt alot better.

[EuropeanNC30R...]

When I last didn't ride for a couple months, then went out for a big ride in one shot my wrists ached quite a lot afterwards. Aches soon went away with further use, and without injuries