Deformed hand

[RichDoyle]

Ok, so here's something weird I just noticed a few weeks ago: My right hand has developed a weird deformation.

I think I've metamorphosed into bikerman.

Lemme 'splain. I'm 67 (well, almost 68) and have been riding since '69 (~45 years). Until a year ago I never had a cruise control, though I have often ridden with friction locks. I've got a moderate amount of total miles on various bikes - roughly 250,000. I've noticed that my right thumb joint has come to be configured in such a way that when it's allowed to fall to its neutral position it looks like it's resting on the throttle of a MC, with fingers on a brake lever. I kid you not. My hands are no longer symmetrical. It's not that my hands can't do normal stuff, but it's like my right hand is morphing into something that needs to always be on the throttle of a MC.

Will I soon no longer be human, like The Fly?

 

[ts3doug]

I thought this was going to be about Gary Burghoff

 

[xcsp]

Hey Rich,

I don't see a problem with it, keep riding!!!

 

[FJRay]

I suppose that's better than other parts going for the throttle or maybe the little guy is just saying more,more more.

 

[Old Guy]

I'm sure someone will notice the potential soon to tell you other helpful uses for a hand shaped like that

 

[Fly Bye]

Throttle you say?

 

[SwollenRaccoon]

I say quit yer bitchin'. What if it was deformed so that you COULDN'T hold a motorcycle throttle? It's just a sign that you should be riding more.

 

[LagerHead]

Ok, so here's something weird I just noticed a few weeks ago: My right hand has developed a weird deformation.

I think I've metamorphosed into bikerman.

Lemme 'splain. I'm 67 (well, almost 68) and have been riding since '69 (~45 years). Until a year ago I never had a cruise control, though I have often ridden with friction locks. I've got a moderate amount of total miles on various bikes - roughly 250,000. I've noticed that my right thumb joint has come to be configured in such a way that when it's allowed to fall to its neutral position it looks like it's resting on the throttle of a MC, with fingers on a brake lever. I kid you not. My hands are no longer symmetrical. It's not that my hands can't do normal stuff, but it's like my right hand is morphing into something that needs to always be on the throttle of a MC.

Will I soon no longer be human, like The Fly?

I'd argue that it's the hands of others that are hideously deformed. They can't properly hold a motorcycle grip.

 

[RichDoyle]

I'm sure someone will notice the potential soon to tell you other helpful uses for a hand shaped like that

Not particularly useful for that, as it's only the one hand.

 

[Pterodactyl]

Are you noticing that you are also going blind? Rumor is that too much "throttle" time an cause that, ya know.