Wrist/hand killing me

[SaltLick]

i took a 2hr ride yesterday and halfway through it when i got to canby my wrist/hand that works the clutch started hurting. by the time i got to newberg it hurt so bad i could barely squeeze the clutch in, by the time i got back to tigard i could only go for about 5 minutes before i had to pull over. The pain was bad, worse it seemed right when i let out the clutch slowly from a stoplight, i almost couldnt do it.  Once i got home, after about 5 minutes no more pain and no pain now.  Ive been on 6hr rides before without any pain,  what the hell gives?  Im just wondering if its my handlebars, maybe my position is cutting off circulation to my wrists.

I use my whole hand on the clutch, does anyone just use a finger or two? Maybe i should try that.

[NEIKOS]

Yah, I only use 2 fingers.

But . . . I'd bet a dollar to donut that yesterday was more about how you were riding than shifting.  I've had days like that and found that I was doing 1 of 2 things:

1) Holding my arms straight and tight.
2) Not supporting any of my weight with my legs, tummy, and back muscles. and relying on my arms/wrists to support my upper body weight.

[mossimo]

I've had days like that and found that I was doing 1 of 2 things:

1) Holding my arms straight and tight.
2) Not supporting any of my weight with my legs, tummy, and back muscles. and relying on my arms/wrists to support my upper body weight.

Ditto, my right wrist used to get extremely soar after a half hour of riding.  I just had to conciously think about my arm and body posture.

[scott_araujo]

Salty, these guys are right.  A relaxed riding style holding your weight up with your core will help.  For now some ibuprofen and ice are your best bets for recovery.  Aftermarket slave cylinders can ease the clutch pull a little.  Some people have removed 2 of the 4 clutch springs on a dry clutch also, some slip some don't but they are certainly easier to pull.

Scott

[stopintime]

Check this for further advice
http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=3370.0

Rotating the clamp/levers also changes the conditions for the wrists.

[SaltLick]

Check this for further advice
http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=3370.0

Rotating the clamp/levers also changes the conditions for the wrists.

i checked the position of my clutch lever, its up way too high for a natural position, thing is i cant adjust them down. I am going to take a pic of them and post it, somethings wrong with my bars...why cant i adjust the clutch lever or the brake lever? I can loosen them but there is no room for adjustment. shit.

it was probably how i was riding yesterday, i was uptight and not in a good mood pretty tense and really tired. Probably too much weight on my wrists.....my clutch lever is hard too no way in hell i could use two fingers on it takes my whole hand to pull it in.

[NEIKOS]

.....my clutch lever is hard too no way in hell i could use two fingers on it takes my whole hand to pull it in.

Mine was a bear w/2 fingers.  Now I've adjusted.

If you got stock bars there are pins in the mounts and holes in the bars.  Perhaps if you loosen them up more you can rotate them?  I moved mine quite a bit.  If you want to come over we can see what we can do and you can see the position of mine.

[scott_araujo]

i checked the position of my clutch lever, its up way too high for a natural position, thing is i cant adjust them down. I am going to take a pic of them and post it, somethings wrong with my bars...why cant i adjust the clutch lever or the brake lever? I can loosen them but there is no room for adjustment. shit.

On the stock bars you can rotate the levers but the controls are pinned in place.  There are holes for the control pins and little dimples to mark the edge of the clamp for the levers.  You can only rotate the levers down a tiny bit before they hit the controls.  An alternative is to rotate the entire handlebar at the clamp.  Once again there are little dimples that mark the split in the clamp and how the bars are supposed to line up.

From the factory the bars and levers should be lined up with the little dimples.  Yours should be close, if not adjust.  You can turn them a bit from there to get the levers down a little.  You may, as I did, need to cut a little notch into the left control housing to let the clutch lever move unimpeded.

If all that fails you can enlarge the holes for the controls or simply drill new ones so that you can get things where you really want them.  Lots of folks here are happy cutting off the locator pins and just wrapping some electrical tape to keep the controls clamped in place.  Me, I want all the controls firmly mounted so I keep the locator pins and holes.

Scott

[Doctor Woodrow]

Also, have you changed your grips/ gloves anything there lately? Too much padding on the base of your palm can end up filling the valley between your Thenar and Hypothenar Emminences and cut off the circulation and nerve impulses to your hand. Restricted oxygenated blood flow and nerve impulses = pain = not good.

The Doc

[Visolara]

Grips over grips, no one believes me, but its true!

[krolik]

Grips over grips, no one believes me, but its true!

That's 'cause your the only one with big ol' morilla mitts.

[Mother]

Stripper Ass

this will fix all your wrist issues

in theory

just pretend you are a stripper showing off your ass to everyone in the cars

push your ass towards the rear of the bike and push your belly towards the tank

it forces you to arch your back

takes the stress off your wrists and your lower back

[jdubbs32584]

Stripper Ass

this will fix all your wrist issues

in theory

just pretend you are a stripper showing off your ass to everyone in the cars

push your ass towards the rear of the bike and push your belly towards the tank

it forces you to arch your back

takes the stress off your wrists and your lower back

Sounds like you've got experience with this stripper ass thing...... work the pole in a past life?

[Mother]

the pole?

maybe

some parts of my life must remain a mystery

per federal regulations

 

seriously though

my recent observational analysis of the female anatomy has allowed me to come to this conclusion

stripper ass will take the stress off the wrists

[NEIKOS]

. . . stripper ass will take the stress off the wrists

The evidence in the mens room at Union Jacks would imply that stripper ass adds to wrist stress