Man this hurts!

[Gunslinger]

Well, it's Happy New (to me) Bike Day. I just picked up a 2006 SV650. Riding home from the seller's house I noticed that my right wrist started to get really sore. The ride was only 5 or 6 miles but by the time I got to my house I was starting to really feel it. I'm wondering if this is a common problem that I can fix. And if it is, what's the best way to correct it. Raise the bars, lower the bars, adjust the seat, or just learn to deal with it? Any suggestions would be appreciated

[Flesher]

First off - grats on the new bike!

I would give it a bit of time, I don't know what bike you had previously but the muscles needed to support yourself will develop over time, at the moment you are probably putting all your weight on your wrists, of course on some bikes and depending on age (yours not the bike's) it may never get better. If you don't want to go through the pain of the transition then look into risers if available, or switch out the bars all-together, and then you'll have to likely replace some cables as well. Lowering the seat will only lay you over the tank more, but not help in the overall comfort department.

Is it an SV650 or SV650S ?

[Wrider]

Happy bike day!

Yeah it takes some time to get used to it, you can also start off with your wrist a bit higher so that when you're cruising you are leaning straight on it. The other thing you should try is squeezing the tank with your knees. It helps a TON.

[HYPERR]

just the throttle hand hurts?

[fireguzzi]

throttle rocker could help you keep your hands loose. might help some but you arr probably just going to have to build up some new muscles. Moving around a lot and using different parts of your body to hold yourself up helped me out on longer rides too.

[koji52]

Happy bike day!

Yeah it takes some time to get used to it, you can also start off with your wrist a bit higher so that when you're cruising you are leaning straight on it. The other thing you should try is squeezing the tank with your knees. It helps a TON.

Congrats on the bike!

Wrider's advice with squeezing the with your knees and supporting your weight with your lower back and abs. It's been the difference between not wanting to ride my Buell at all and dying to ride it.

[Gunslinger]

Thanks for the congrats and for the advice everyone. I'll give the tank trick a try and concentrate on holding my wrist higher. Maybe if I bought one of those grip exercisers that would help too.

Hyperr, yeah just the throttle hand. I think it has something to do with how my hand is positoned on the throttle plus the added weight from the forward body position. My other bike is a Vulcan 500 and the position is much more relaxed as most of you probably know.

Flesher, it's the SV650, no fairing. It's kind of cool having a bike that can go 50 MPH in third gear, with 3 more in the bank. I should have bought one a long time ago. An awesome machine that will probably not be riden to it's full potential by the likes of me. Can't wait to take it up the mountain and see what it can do.

[HYPERR]

Hyperr, yeah just the throttle hand. I think it has something to do with how my hand is positoned on the throttle plus the added weight from the forward body position. My other bike is a Vulcan 500 and the position is much more relaxed as most of you probably know.

You are bending your right wrist down forming a Vee angle. Keep it straight and more inline with your knuckles. You are not feeling any wrist pain on the left side as you automatically do this on your left wrist as you need to work the clutch which straightens out the wrist automatically. Adjust the controls as necessary too.

[jaskc78]

Grats, Slinger. the SV is awesome, you're gonna love it.

[BRUMBEAR]

Congrats and +1 to Koji52 try to use your core knees ,leg and stomach kinda to support yourself and btw a nice tank bag is a good resting spot