Brodie
Darksider #16 - and Proud of it !
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I'd like to chime in with one l more suggestion... on long rides, when you are at speed and the bike is tracking the road nicely, Don't hold on at all.I find myself on occasion arching my back too much instead of aligning it as in Master Yoda position. Too much aligning (arched) causes me to have lower back pain. I have to remind myself to tip my hips just enough to have back straight & not arched. Getting between slumped & arched where you have no pain is the key for me, but then again I've aged some.
Seriously
If you don't have your hands on the hand grips they will not get numb. ( It's kinda like if you keep burning your fingers when you re sharpen the drill bit, just keep an eighth inch gap between the tip and the grinding wheel. That sucker will never get hot.) Of course you will have to get some sort of throttle lock or cruise control to keep rolling down the road. Rest your hands on your fuel tank to help support your back. I've gone half way across the country and back using this technique coupled with Master Yoda. It took my mind away from the pain in my scapula and let me enjoy all those corn fields - miles and miles and miles of corn fields.
Brodie
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