On a semi serious note - I have bought the wrong bike

[454697819]

Quandries....

I bought the ST2 in December last year with the full intention of going touring this year and making it a bike year.

It has been fettled and tweaked to an inch of its life and when we finally took it out on Tuesday night it hurt like hell..

I didn't think about it but since my last one I broke my right hand and the bones at the base of my thumb and anything more than an hour I'm in real pain, I can get 12 mm risers but I don't think that will be enough to relieve the pain. any more and Ill end up cutting fairing etc etc..

The seat is a nightmare for me now, I don't rememberer the last one being so bad, I can get it sorted for £100 but that wont relieve the thumb pain..and if anything could make the riding position more sporty..

with the first trip planned in April do I just except £500 knock on the px price against something more suitable or throw £200 at trying to get this ducati ready to rock and roll but potentially fail?

Advice and mocking welcome

[carelesschucca]

Sounds like a similar thing to me. I did my hand in playing football and I now get pains in my left wrist, it ends up that I get pins and needles in my two smallest fingers and that can last for weeks... Can't help you but you have my sympathy.

[custard]

how much would you get if you sold it?

[Dicky Ticker]

Your right hand is going to wrap round the throttle no matter which bike so there in lies the problem.It will hopefully get better with time,it took me almost 18 months for my shoulder to recover but as I am probably a lot older it is to be expected.Even now after 3 years it is not 100% but bareable for an hour at a time.-------just have more breaks as it is a shame to loose a bike you obviously love

[454697819]

its the position of gripping as the bars push back into the hand, I didn't notice it on the two hours I had a tiger to play with..

more breaks are an option but with a long way to go I hate stopping all the damn time as it takes forever..

[454697819]

how much would you get if you sold it?

it depends on finding a buyer to be honest, If I waited I would probably get the money back I paid for it but then the bike I want will have been sold as its rare and this one I am looking at is very good VFM.

[Amanda M]

:( Thumb pain is a horrid thing. I had nasty break of my left thumb a few years ago and couldn't ride for ages. Ended up getting rid of a Z1000 because I couldn't use the clutch despite messing with levers etc. Got a hornet now but still really suffer, and don't ride much these days because of ti. One thing that has helped me a lot is fitting some softer compound bar grips which seems to relieve some of the pressure at the base of the thumb, so could that be worth a try? Even if not on your current bike, it could help on your next one. Good luck :)

[600+]

Alex - where are you going in April and is it during Easter? I'm looking to go away as well during Easter.

[Quiff Wichard]

cant offer any advice but just feel sorry for ya Alex.. you are a lovely couple you and Cat and to plan all this trip and time together and then this .. it is a shame and not foreseen so not your fault.. but you always wanted that Ducati.. so make it work.

[Bluefish]

i'd spend the 200, they would be mods most would appreciate if it doesn't work and you have to sell later, if it does, everyones a winner. buying a bike this soon befor your trip could be even more of a disaster, and defo more costly, ps take painkillers with you lol.

[maviczap]

I had a similar problem, which is much better now.

I bought some Gilles adjustable clip ons, which have different sized risers up to 60mm and are multi adjustable. Tad expensive, but they do turn up on Ebay, plus you can swap them to another bike by buying the correct clamp for the fork leg size.
http://www.motorcycle-road-and-race.co.uk/catalog/images/Gilles%20Variobar%20Kit.jpg


Or I found this comfort kit, which can be used with bars with up to 50mm rise. No picture for you bike, but look at the others and you'll see they are much higher than your stock bars

http://www.motorcycle-road-and-race.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=607_613&products_id=402481

[Pwalo]

Bummer. FWIW I broke bones in both of my hands (snapped bone under left thumb, and compound on the bone on the outside of my right hand) after I was punted off my old GS500.

I'd give the bar risers a go if you can. I've got a set on the SV, and they make an appreciable difference. I've been very fortunate that my thumb hasn't been a problem, but my little pinkie on the right hand doesn't quite follow the other fingers and tends to stick out a bit. Also a wee bit numb because of nerve damage.

Hope you get things sorted.

[Jayneflakes]

I used lay back risers on my SV (with my horrific purple bars) This raised my bars by four inches, pushed them back by two inches. This allowed the bar to clear my fairing, gave me a very comfortable position and got the weight off of my hands. With out knowing what your bike is like, I can't say if it will work for you, but it may be something worth looking into.

[454697819]

Alex - where are you going in April and is it during Easter? I'm looking to go away as well during Easter.

Morning

were off to france, the idea was to do about 1100 miles but with the problems I am having now we will be lucky I imagine.

I only live a couple of hours from the chunnel so nice and easy to get there and back.

[454697819]

thanks for the support from every one,I am a little gutted but that is just how sh!t goes sometimes,


i'd spend the 200, they would be mods most would appreciate if it doesn't work and you have to sell later, if it does, everyones a winner. buying a bike this soon befor your trip could be even more of a disaster, and defo more costly, ps take painkillers with you lol.

This is the route ill take, ill give it a pop and see what happens, after all another £200 inst anything like £2500 to change over!

Ill get the seat sent out this weekend and get the risers on order.

cheers all

Ill update later..

Maye get an HID kit too

[600+]

Morning

were off to france, the idea was to do about 1100 miles but with the problems I am having now we will be lucky I imagine.

I only live a couple of hours from the chunnel so nice and easy to get there and back.


I'm going to the Mosel Valley from the 26th to the 30th of April....more than happy for you to join me if you like :)

[Viney]

Quandries....

I bought the ST2 in December last year with the full intention of going touring this year and making it a bike year.

It has been fettled and tweaked to an inch of its life and when we finally took it out on Tuesday night it hurt like hell..

I didn't think about it but since my last one I broke my right hand and the bones at the base of my thumb and anything more than an hour I'm in real pain, I can get 12 mm risers but I don't think that will be enough to relieve the pain. any more and Ill end up cutting fairing etc etc..

The seat is a nightmare for me now, I don't rememberer the last one being so bad, I can get it sorted for £100 but that wont relieve the thumb pain..and if anything could make the riding position more sporty..

with the first trip planned in April do I just except £500 knock on the px price against something more suitable or throw £200 at trying to get this ducati ready to rock and roll but potentially fail?

Advice and mocking welcomeTake the 500 hit. You may spend 200 on the duc and its still not right.

[454697819]

Take the 500 hit. You may spend 200 on the duc and its still not right.

damn you voice of alternative thought, I had just convinced myself to pay out to sort the duc, and in that respect it should be ok as the bits I upgrade can be stripped off and sold off if needed.

fookit ill leave it over the weekend and decide then..think the bike I wanted is sold now anyway.. dammit..

[454697819]

I'm going to the Mosel Valley from the 26th to the 30th of April....more than happy for you to join me if you like :)

cheers for the offer but ill be back in the UK by then most likely, enjoy your trip though.