Cramping and pins/ needles

I have posted before on this and also read other org'rs posts on the same subject.
I cannot stop the cramping and sometimes pins and needles when riding.
Happened after just 15 mins on saturday.
Riding smoothness deteriates as this sets in.
Tried adjusting the levers down a bit but no luck.
I cannot see light at the end of the tunnel, i am mentally trying to slacken my grip on the bars but dont feel right.
Didnt have this happen on my naked cb500 learner bike (before anyone says it, i dont want to buy one of these).
Cant do any long rides as it gets painfull after a bit so could not go on any rideouts of any distance.
The only thing i haven't tried is a new set of gloves or maybe gel inserts to stop me gripping so hard.
Anyone else tried this?

what bike have you got now?

are your gloves too tight?

maybe heated grips would help?

Originally Posted by hovis

what bike have you got now?

are your gloves too tight?

maybe heated grips would help?

09 k7 sv650s.
same gloves i had during DAS.

dont want to change bike as i love this one.

i get this sometimes and i find its all down to where i positiono my ar$e on the seat, it helps alot

I'm sure it's a combination of holding on too tight and possibly your gloves. Try a cheapo pair for like £10 from Lidls and see what happens.

I had the same problem and only cured it by getting a bike that had an upright seating position

also, the possition of the other bike will be less strain on your hands and rists than this bike will be, if the gloves are slightly too big i find that they bunch together in sertain areas, do you find you have inprints on sertain parts of your hand when you take your gloves off?

Originally Posted by Jamiebridges123

I'm sure it's a combination of holding on too tight and possibly your gloves. Try a cheapo pair for like £10 from Lidls and see what happens.

I want to get some short gloves anyway as i have just bought a new jacket for summer use and my present gloves are too big for my cuffs on my new jacket.
Was thinking about some thin off road type gloves.

could be rsi or similar, do you do any repetative work with your hands, no naughty comments please.

Im completely new to biking and got this on the 500cc I did my test on and on my new sv650. I found that I got huge pain in my shoulder and bad pain in my hands. I found I was slouching and putting too much weight on my hands.


I stopped it by trying to sit a little more upright, and keeping my back straight (obviously not sitting bolt upright) just making sure my back isnt in an arched position.
This way I didnt have so much weight down through my body and on to the handle bars.

Worth a try!