After riding my bike for about a half hour my thumb, index finger and middle finger on my throttle hand start going numb or to sleep. Does anyone else experience this and any help to stop this from happening?? I have to pull over, put the bike in neutral, allow my arm to dangle to my side while wiggling my fingers to get feeling back again... a real pain.

Thanks,
Chris

 

Get a throttle lock. I use a vista-cruise that is modified and kinda cleverly installed. Other than that try not gripping so hard but that never worked for me either.

 

FishFryer is right, you are grabbing the bars too tight and if its not that its probably that you are leaning way to hard on the front.
Its hard to resist but eventually you will find a position that is comfortable for you. Yes, everyone goes through this process.
If you have money, invest into thick leather gloves they absorb the trauma.

 

also make sure your gloves or jacket sleeve isn't too tight and blocking some blood pressure

 

Every 2004 and later F4i that I have ridden exhibts some serious vibration at the handlebars. This causes numbness, and the "pinprick" or "buzz" type feeling. For my bike, I went with the HVMP weighted bar ends, and that has greatly reduced the problem.

The RR models that I've ridden don't seem to have this problem.

 

I have A 06 F4I I Changed my grips to The Gel type ( Progrip #719 ) , And gloves try others they make gel palms for them too.

 

Not really for me but the main problem I have is my feet fall asleep especially on longer rides from the peg vibration.

Mike

 

I got the same numbness you're describing when I first started riding for a prolonged time. Now that I have 1700mi under my belt, I may have relaxed on the bike, loosened up my hands and I don't get it anymore. So no need for the gel grips and other accessories, IMO, just ride ride ride and you'll eventually loosen up and get used to it.

 

id say its 80% your gloves, 10% bike, 10% body.
used to happen to me, switched gloves and havent noticed since!

 

yea so im a new rider only about 1000 miles or so and my fingers go numb also the dr. told me i probably have carpel tunnel sooo im glad to know its not only me. Ill try letting up on the grips.
Stephen