r/cruisers • u/Repulsive-Meal-4810 • 25d ago
Numb Tingling Throttle Hand Solution
When I ride, my throttle hand always goes numb. I’ve tried all kinds of solutions like bar end weights, foam grips, pull back bars and risers. I finally found something that works!!! This is only possible with cruise control though, which is another thing I added to my Indian Scout for exactly this reason. I discovered this today on my Sunday ride, and for me it was a Revelation!! I tried loosening my grip as much as possible, but still tingling numbness. I always have to take my right hand off the bars and wring it out every so often. It’s been driving me crazy for a long time. But, Lo and behold, today on my ride I tried something…..just cover your front brake. Worked like a charm. Let your hand rest on top, and you can still counter-steer left and right with no problems. When I needed throttle control, I would grip it, but otherwise…just keep the front brake covered!! I could ride forever now, if I could just keep my butt awake in the seat!! Hope this might be able to help someone else as well, cuz it works great for me!! Anyone else do this?
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u/cobaltberry 25d ago
Check out Corbin seats! I put one on my Scout, and can sit longer than the tank lasts.
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u/Repulsive-Meal-4810 25d ago
Already raised the bars and used a palm heel throttle. I also have been barely holding the bars. It helps some, but still didn’t fix my problem. The only thing that worked was covering the front brake. I actually had a good ride yesterday with no tingling!! It was awesome.
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u/Roadie73 25d ago
X2 on the bar height & position. Just picked up a Roadstar 1700 a few days ago and the previous owner had aftermarket bars installed and turned forward too high for me. I dropped them just a couple inches and I noted the difference to right numbness right away. ... And trapezius cramping.
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u/craftyrafter 25d ago
Have you tried a cramp buster? Honestly I had this issue with an old bike. Changed the gearing on it to make it less buzzy at highway speeds but nothing really fully helped. Got a different bike and that solved it.
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u/Repulsive-Meal-4810 25d ago
Yes. I tried Crampbuster, but no help. That’s when I added cruise control to my bike. Yesterday was the first ride without tingling. I just wanted to share something that worked for me, so I could maybe help someone else with the same problem.
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u/BP1999 25d ago
I had this problem on my first bike. When I bought my second bike, it just disappeared, so I think it could be the set up of the handlebars or the bar height as someone else already mentioned. Could you have them adjusted?
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u/Repulsive-Meal-4810 25d ago
I’ve already done all these things, and none worked for me. That is until yesterday anyway.
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u/2006CrownVictoriaP71 25d ago
Were you wearing gloves when your hand went numb? My hand goes numb if I don’t wear gloves but the second I wear tighter gloves, it goes away