Sports: RE: [DucatiST] Re: Fat grips

Been there, done that. I used to have awful problems on the 907ie because of
the angle of the bars. On the ST4S it's a lot better. The problem is largely
I'm overweight and haven't ridden much recently. My wrists aren't used to
sports touring either, I've been riding the Elefant and Multistrada and
there's no weight on the wrist with them.

I regard the ST4S as part of my keep fit campaign. :-)

I've ordered a pair of Grip Puppies from www.sportouring.com and will let
you know how I get on.

IanE

> -----Original Message-----
> From: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com [mailto:st2_owners@yahoogroups.com]On
> Behalf Of alandawes@gmail.com
> Sent: 12 April 2011 12:04
> To: st2_owners@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [DucatiST] Re: Fat grips
>
>
> 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
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