Does anyone else get pins & needles/dead hands after about an hr on an SV?
Rode my SV back from Kent last night, about 65m and ended up with said afflictions! The grips were fairly ‘slick’ when I bought her so have changed them (god that was a bu&&er of a job - thanks CC (Him)), has slightly improved the sensation but not much!
Is it a case that v-twin is too ‘vibraty’ for me…not a condition I usually complain about 
Hehe try to relax a bit more when you are riding, transfer more support via your knees and trip not to grip the grips (!) too hard. Might help…
Go for a set of weighted bar ends, they should help you out know end R&G’s version are good and only £29.99 from any decent bike shop.
Hope that helps, the Artist
I have, and am very proud to say it, lost the ‘deathgrip’ that I had developed 
Thought I was a bit more relaxed but maybe not quite enough yet! Riding down to Le Mans on Thursday…hope I still have feeling in my hands to lift my beer when I get there :w00t:
Hehe should be as light as possible on the bars, but also as The Artist said, checking the bar ends is a good idea, someone might have replaced the originals with cheapo (not the ones TA was talkign about) aftermarket ones, and they make a big difference (a worse one usually)
Bar risers could work for you…
They will give you a more upright riding position, so you won’t be leaning forward so much with all the weight down your arms.
i get the same thing, usually if im riding at speed (not over 70mph of course)for a long distance.
i find relaxing and tensing the fingers, give em a wiggle now and then slows down the onset.
Ben ze elbows:cool:
I get the same on the CBF500, but only on long boring motorway type journeys. Tried various things, just think it comes down to the engine/bike.
I take the weight off my wrist by resting my fat belly on the tank, :)
You need to relax your hands, as i still have a bit of a grip on the clutch, and that usually hurts after a few hours.
Raised handle bars are quiet good, as i have them on my SV. Also helps your back a bit more as well from not leaning over all the time.
The more you ride, the more confidence you will get and you will lossen your grip.
your just holding on to tight as others have said just try resting your parms on the bars wer safe to of courseand relaxing arms and keep arms bent not tensed up straight like your scared people do this normally if therer either new to biking or had a frieght or nervous its easy to say but relax
not this much mind
'Kin hell woodster where you get that picture of chunky then ? :)
HE WAS AT THE ACE ONE DAY TOOK A QUICK SNAP
Have ago riding in an attack position, sitting up abit higher than usual, leaning forward and putting your shoulders back and elbows alittle bit out. This puts alot of your weight across your shoulders and less on the wrists.
If you are holding on for dear life, then heed all the advice given and relax your grip. It’ll also help the bike work far better.
If it still occurs (as happened to me) you may have carpal tunnel syndrome where the blood-flow gets restricted at the wrist. It’s a simple operation.
It’s often hereditary and, as it gets worse, you get pins and needles from gripping pretty much anything too vigourously! (Ooer!)
I get that alot at slow speed, the cure I found was to open out my hands and use all 4 fingers on the levers, but bad habits die hard still do it now and again 
Possible irrelevant observation from pillion:
Sometimes get pins/needles in toes if gripping with balls of the feet on pegs for long times and not wiggling them on exciting twisties - maybe it’s the tension - could work the same on fingers as they are extremeties too.
Bar end weights can be surprisingly important for damping out high frequency vibration. That’s the sort of vibes that can cause “white finger”, a serious problem for people using power machinery (notably things like chain saws) for long periods.
Getting the weight right makes a world of difference, getting it wrong is an expensive waste of time. Try the owners club forum to see if someone with money to throw away has done the experiments.
Alternatively, buy a medium weight pair and a whole load of penny washers and play the games of adding weight by adding washers till you find a nice fix, then buy the real things of the same weight.
Or just get the heaviest you can find. It’s almost impossible for these things to be too heavy.
I would recommend a bar snake. Goes INSIDE the handlebars and works a treat… well every HD I have had, put one in. My bandit has one in it as well! Helps LOADS on vibes and keeping the zzzzzzzzzzzzz’s out of the hands.
Go here www.holeshot.com and on the left side under accessories is the bar snake. For less than 30 quid you will have it.
