Ian, I ride an ST4 and a 748 and I too suffered from pins and needles and numbness on longer rides. Like most these days, I ride with my fingers over the brake lever ready for the unexpected. On a trip to Belgium last year the pins and needles and numbness got so bad that I had to forget the brake lever just to hold the twist grip open. Within a few miles the pins and needles and numbness had gone but only to return when I went back to resting my fingers on the brake lever. It was because of the slight pressure on the nerves in the carpal tunnel caused by the slightly upturned fingers and hand relative to the wrist. Try to adjust things to ensure that the angle that the upper surface of your hand makes with your forearm is 180 deg or more. Works for me. Good luck.
Al
--- In st2_owners@yahoogroups.com, "Ian Ellison" <ian@...> wrote:
>
> One thing I found from the weekend's riding was I got a bit of pins and
> needles in my right hand. I've got big hands and have gone over to my
> unlined summer gloves. I find the stock grips a bit thin (diameter not
> thickness of rubber).
>
> I'd like something a fair bit fatter. I appreciate there are thousands of
> different aftermarket grips around but has anyone any specific
> recommendations for big fat comfy grips? I suppose I could fit heated grips
> and kill 2 birds with one stone.
>
> Cheers!
>
> IanE
>
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