Vibration

Originally Posted by blingking

Your get used to it, I still occasionally get a numb hand or pins and needles. Normally if I have note rode for a while. It's to be expected

whats up with that i ride everyday no matter how cold it is

Well I think because of a v-twin there is an obvious connection however, I've been riding for 24 years and have had similar problems as well.

The SV is my first v-twin but I've had big bore in-line 4's and rd's and I've always had this sort of effect in my "right hand".

Right hand being the one doing most of the work on long hauls. I think we don't sometimes realise how free our left hand is. The right hand is always gripping and that's the problem IMHO. In my case it's just something I've got used to with plenty of cluch in coasting spells.

[dizzyblonde]

i get white fingers as if i've been workin down the pit on my yellow one on the motorway, but the black one is a different set UP on the front end and other things ,and it is a lot different. In fact theres very little vibration on the handle bars

[Mark_h]

If the bike is running smooth and responsive and not popping a lot on tickover then the carbs are not likely to be miles out.

Almost certainly you are gripping too tight (especially if it was worse when filtering and you're a bit more stressed so gripping tighter still). That starts cutting the blood off, then the vibration finishes the job. Are your arms loose or locked straight? The stiffer you are the worse it gets.

Another thing that can cause it is if you have your wrist angled too far up. Typically I find bike levers are too high as in too close to horizontal. You can easlily rotate them down a bit you should be aiming for a more or less straight line down your foreams and through to your fingers when resting onthe levers. Make sure nothing fouls anything when you've done.

Also, make sure your bar ends have not been swapped for fancy carbon ones. they are supposed to be heavy lumps of steel to reduce the vibration in the bars.

Just relax and it'll pretty much go away more often than not.

ride a buell then get back on your sv and let us know what you think then

Originally Posted by dizzyblonde

i get white fingers

That was the term I was looking for! I sat here thinking of the name and came up with some strange variations.


Kwak - Did you mean Buell or Bull - mind you, riding either would be an experience!

the buell rattles your teeth! good when moving but at tickover its a tractor, id say your problem is just that your sv is a v twin and thats what they do, maybe your carbs need balancing to smooth things out a little? could try that.

Not numb hands from cold just through the vibrations, but thats only if not rode for a while

Originally Posted by kcowgergmm

whats up with that i ride everyday no matter how cold it is

I still get it after 6000 miles. Depends on many things though, fuel levels, type of road, driving style. It's worth learning to live with it

it bothered me at first but i quickly got use to it