Throtle wrist has struck!

[gsozz]

I have been riding my new 08' for about 6 weeks now and just finished a 3 hour ride last weekend (brand new to riding, ride every day for a short time and am 54 years old). I am now have a very sore right wrist. I am 6'-1" 230lb and ride with helibar and bars in the rear position and also use a cramp buster. Was wondering if anyone else experiences this problem and also if the throttle spring release mod might help. At this point I think i just need to let it heal up beforre riding again. Kind of feels like carpal tunel syndrom. The Cramp Buster puts my wrist in a suponated (I think thats the right term...you know what I mean) position when opening the throttle at higher speeds which seems to be part of the cause of the problem.

Please comment on the cramp buster and Throttle spring mod if you have had this same painful experience.

Thanks,

Greg

 

[Lee B.]

I have been riding my new 08' for about 6 weeks now and just finished a 3 hour ride last weekend (brand new to riding, ride every day for a short time and am 54 years old). I am now have a very sore right wrist. I am 6'-1" 230lb and ride with helibar and bars in the rear position and also use a cramp buster. Was wondering if anyone else experiences this problem and also if the throttle spring release mod might help. At this point I think i just need to let it heal up beforre riding again. Kind of feels like carpal tunel syndrom. The Cramp Buster puts my wrist in a suponated (I think thats the right term...you know what I mean) position when opening the throttle at higher speeds which seems to be part of the cause of the problem.Please comment on the cramp buster and Throttle spring mod if you have had this same painful experience.

Thanks,

Greg

Greg,

I'm 53 and on an '08. I have not used the cramp buster but use a throttle rocker. Maybe they are similar. I can move the tr around so that if most of my time is on the highway at those speeds I can be comfy and a little bit uncomfy when slowing down. This helps me maintain a lighter grip on the throttle so I don't have a sort wrist or a numb hand.

I also added grip puppies that help when I'm in town and not using the throttle rocker.

Hope this helps and good luck with your healing.

 

[FJReady]

53?? , 54!??? Man, you guys may be just too old to ride. Just keep doing your wrist exercises (when you're NOT riding) and you'll be OK.

 

[Danno]

It's easy to slide the cramp buster around to a different position depending on if you're on the freeway, around town, etc. I would also recommend doing the throttle spring unwind. There is a good write up somewhere with pics on how to go about it, look in the bin o facts or FAQs or do a search.

Danno

 

[Capt. Bob]

clicky

 

[Rondo777]

Throttle spring release got rid of the problem for me. I also installed a Throttle Meister, getting your hand off the grip for 30 secs makes up for an hour of riding for me.

 

[Draggon Rider]

I have been riding my new 08' for about 6 weeks now and just finished a 3 hour ride last weekend (brand new to riding, ride every day for a short time and am 54 years old). I am now have a very sore right wrist. I am 6'-1" 230lb and ride with helibar and bars in the rear position and also use a cramp buster. Was wondering if anyone else experiences this problem and also if the throttle spring release mod might help. At this point I think i just need to let it heal up beforre riding again. Kind of feels like carpal tunel syndrom. The Cramp Buster puts my wrist in a suponated (I think thats the right term...you know what I mean) position when opening the throttle at higher speeds which seems to be part of the cause of the problem.Please comment on the cramp buster and Throttle spring mod if you have had this same painful experience.

Thanks,

Greg

You need to decide that you are never going to ride again and just to make sure you have to send me the bike... :yahoo:

P.S. I'm 60, You young whipper snapper.

 

[luvtoride]

All of this has been covered in depth many times. Release a spring & get a throttle lock of some sort. Either that or true cruise control. That's what I want!

 

[monk69]

While we're on the subject of comfort,has anyone seen/heard anything about the semi-squared hand grips,I've seen them on a few Hardleys.With permission to try,they felt dam- good.

I also like the brakeaway throttle lock that releases with the pull of the brake lever.

 

[Ordrock]

My hot acupuncturist uses about a dozen needles to cure my carpal tunel problem. It works and get me down the road, oh yeah I use a throttle meister too. I've had problem with the right hand getting all boogered up for a while even before getting the FJR

 

[bikerskier]

I've seen a lot of riders who lock up their forearms and wrists and choke the **** out of their grips and wind up with your symptoms. (probably not you, but jus sayin..) When these folks move a bit closer to the tank, drop their elbows, put a little weight on the the soles of their feet, lightly grip the tank with their knees and relax their grip, it's amazing how fast their hand and wrist pain goes away.

 

[DonRed7]

If my $20 Throttle Rocker went missing i'd spend $100 for the next one.

 

[Art FJR]

I have been riding my new 08' for about 6 weeks now and just finished a 3 hour ride last weekend (brand new to riding, ride every day for a short time and am 54 years old). I am now have a very sore right wrist. I am 6'-1" 230lb and ride with helibar and bars in the rear position and also use a cramp buster. Was wondering if anyone else experiences this problem and also if the throttle spring release mod might help. At this point I think i just need to let it heal up beforre riding again. Kind of feels like carpal tunel syndrom. The Cramp Buster puts my wrist in a suponated (I think thats the right term...you know what I mean) position when opening the throttle at higher speeds which seems to be part of the cause of the problem.Please comment on the cramp buster and Throttle spring mod if you have had this same painful experience.

Thanks,

Greg

I got it too. I think I need to read more about the master yoda position or something like that. I think there is something to that. You sit forward and grip the tank with your knees as best I know right now.

When I sit up close and sit straight up, my head is in the wind and that sucks.

I have something like a cramp buster and it helps. I have the grip puppies and these help.

When I ride for any distance, I am constantly pulling on the bars to straighten the wrists and get the blood flowing. I am calling this right wrist pain management. My left wrist does Ok because it doesn't have **** to do (I got the AE). I use the left to pick my nose and wave to the Harley's.

It is interesting to note you have the Heli risers. I just got back from EOM and we rode more then 3 hours a day. My wrist ddn't hurt when I was shown how to Rock and Roll through the twisties (I used to think that great fun was had by driving the FJR to Grandma's house), but on Monday and Tuesday and Wednesday, my right wrist was sore.

I am thinking that I will look more into the master yoda thing, oh and of course, ride the bike more and practice my 12 oz curls.

Art

 

[just roy]

i released my spring 1 turn on my 08 and then had problems with the throttle not returning and had to rewind it. i have been told the 08's are not sprung as tight as previous models, don't know if this is true but my experience seems to lend credence. I noticed an increase in comfort after a few thousand miles as i became used to the bike. i also installed the audiovox cruise and took the throttle return cable off and i really like that. by far my favorite mod.

 

[El Toro]

I know there are lots of threads on this, and that there are also different ways to approach the problem. My solution isn't meant to minimize the value of all the other solutions out there.

The 06 AE that I own has larger diameter grips than what I am used to, and as others have noted, the throttle is stiffer than that on most bikes.

I was a bit put off by this when I got the bike.... I went to a local dealership and bought a cramp buster to see if I would like it as a solution.

I did not get along with the cramp buster at all. It got in the way too often... I agree with the folks who point out that it can be moved around without too much trouble. But my feeling about it was that it was something that could get me into trouble. The FJR has a pretty powerful motor, and I was not comfortable with the control I had in maneuvering at low and intermediate speeds. I took it back to the dealer and traded it for a 3/8" drive T-handle.

My solution has been to pay careful attention to the gloves I wear when I ride the FJR, and to build up my wrist and forearm muscles. The exercise improvements took about a month, but it had benefits beyond the improved comfort for the right hand. The primary ancilliary benefit is that I have much better general throttle control... and this allows me to avoid the TPS problems, which I think others tend to describe as the herky jerky throttle. I tend to keep the throttle above the TPS zero, and I find when I do this that general throttle control is smooth and the bike behaves in a very predictable way pretty much all of the time. I realize that this solution may not be for everyone, but I am happy with it for my own case.

If I were going to make any changes to the throttle at this point, it would be to add a real cruise control (as someone else mentioned above), but I don't even want to do this. The more "comfort" oriented stuff I do to my bikes, the more quickly I become bored with the ride, and the more likely I am then to stop paying close attention. If I push my Sport Touring type bikes toward arm-chair mode, I end up with something closer to a sleeper sofa.... I hate when that happens....

 

[fjrboomer]

I have had my 07 less than a year and for the first 1000 milse or so I experience both the wrist problem and numb thumb. Once I got more comfortable with the bike and relaxed more I found the problems became less. I did change gloves and got them a little larger. This helped the numb thumb along with a more relaxed grip on the throttle. I also added a Throttlemeister but now rarely use it. My complaints about the FJR have become less and less as I have gotten used to it and now ride much more relaxed. It just becomes a better ride everytime I take it out.

 

[OlyFJR]

If my $20 Throttle Rocker went missing i'd spend $100 for the next one.

+1.

I have had both the Cramp buster and the Throttle rocker and prefer the wider, curved Throttle rocker. My $.02

 

[Fred W]

If my $20 Throttle Rocker went missing i'd spend $100 for the next one.

+1.

I have had both the Cramp buster and the Throttle rocker and prefer the wider, curved Throttle rocker. My $.02

+2. The older style TR, the ones without the Velcro, are the bomb-diggety. They will easily rotate around the grip CW (away from you) but clamp the grip like a Chinese finger trap when rotated CCW, such as when opening the throttle. It takes a little while to get used to, but it allows you to completely relax the fingers of your right hand and just lay your palm across the grip to maintain position.

I also have an AVCC, which is great on the open highway, but pretty much useless in heavy traffic or back roads, which is where the Throttle Rocker comes in.

 

[Scab]

By now you have all figured out that mother lied. You did not go blind. Sadly, there were consequences.