Getting back on...

[Jamers!]

The quote speeks for itself.

It's called countersteering.

darnit, how i feel and look like a n0b, which i still am but still


JWF

[jackM50black]

Glad to hear you have healed enough to ride. First, your Doctor can give you some advice and recommend therapy; there are wrist exercises. Second is my opinion (I am a NooBe so I'm no expert), but I don't think riding a bike is supposed to be wrist intensive. After all, you steer and control your bike with body lean and head turning movements in relation to center of gravity. When you think of it, you never manhandled your motorcycle with your wrist... nobody's wrist is that strong ..not even Aaaanold's. You use your right wrist for the fun part....the throttle. You steered and controlled your bike at all speeds above 10 mph with your body and brain, and the wrist work is typically pretty minor. Good luck out there.

[Jamers!]

The quote speeks for itself.

It's called countersteering.

darnit, how i feel and look like a n0b, which i still am but still


JWF

welll, you wouldnt countersteer when not going fast so i guess were both kinda right in a way arnt we?


JWF

[Jamers!]

Okay so here's the storyline:
So to the medical experts of TMF:
If any of you have had an experience like this did you just become used to the altered way of riding?

Also do you think that the heightened safety factor will be too much?

Also I ride an 05 SV650 so it's not like I'm hopping back on a Busa.

I smashed my right wrist in a bike accident back in 2000. I broke off the distal end of the radius as well as breaking it in half (right through the joint). My ulna only dislocated but it punched a huge hole in the cartilage on its journey.

Needless to say I have many problems with my wrist as a result. Every time I ride a bike it hurts, that is just something I decided to put up with if I was going to keep riding.
I bought a TL1000 after the accident but it was putting too much weight on my wrist due to the riding position so I sold it and now have a 1200 Bandit. It is a nice upright position which means less strain on my wrist but riding any more than 20 mins and it starts to hurt.

I think you will just have to decide whether it is worth the pain. I think it is.

busted wrist, ive heard about your foot, you got some pics of road rash on your arm. Youve taken a beatin man dang, you still ride or what?


JWF

[Jamers!]

oh and does it hurt every day?



JWF

[Jamers!]

Yes, but but I can hardly notice it because it is overshadowed by the pain in my leg.

haha


JWF

[icariz83]

Awesome guys thanks for the replies. It's still a little chilly here to ride and I cancelled my insurance (money saver) and it doesn't have up to date plates so it's not like I can ride it anyways.
I'm having surgery again in March but that won't be as "painful". Just a ligament release but I'll try just driving around the neighborhood to see how the pain is once I get insurance and plates back to date.

I'm just worried a pot hole will hurt like a "dog" and/or force me off the bike.

[2wheel]

I would just take it easy at first. Go for a ride around the block. Then go a bit farther each time. Take it slow and see how it feels.

Is there some type of support you can wear to protect/support it?

[Kal]

I sprained my wrist copming off last week. I've got the wrist in a support that wraps my lower forearm and hand with a brace underneath it.

Havent had any problems riding with it on, in fact without the support right now I wouldn't be able to operate the clutch.

This is what I currently have on under my glove: