Wrist pain...

dont lean on your wrists

grip the tank with your knees, lean forwards with a straight back, and use your stomach muscles to hold your leant forward upper body weight

you arms should be relaxed and hands fall to the bars loosely, not supporting any weight

[Littlepeahead]

I have both. I bought the BMW GS because of an Achilles problem but the upright position is easier on the wrists too. I've kept my SV and hope to ride both this summer.

[timwilky]

Spend 30 years on 10 pints a day.

Your personal fuel tank resting on the bike fuel tank will unload your arms.

[Littlepeahead]

Or have breast implants. A couple of mammaries force you to deposition your upper body. Seriously though, Mr LPH had the Dakar version of my bike and it gave him awful shoulder pain so just shows all bikes can cause problems.

[Shawthing]

Originally Posted by maviczap

I just remembered these are another option

Or similarly these that made significant positive difference for me.

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=176399

[Winder]

Originally Posted by Jammy

Has Anyone else switched from a sporty bike to an sit up and beg bike and found it made a difference?

Transfered most of my gear from my blue SV to the black one, just some little jobs to try and get done if i ever get five minutes away from doing stupid diy in the stupid house and it will be ready to ride.
You can come have a look at my set up if you want mate, it's so much better than standard.

Things i found that helped me out

*Lever positioning
*New clutch cable
*Stomp grips
*Toes on pegs to put the knees into the groves on the tank which really locks your legs onto the bike, you barely have any weight at all on the bars
*Chicken elbows after every bend or series of bends helps circulation and acts as a reminder to relax your arms

All that WILL help but it still might not be enough. I ended up buying a stunt clutch which makes the clutch pull really light ( it's easy to mod a standard clutch lever too) and then put the flat bar kit on. Flat bar kit transformed the bike, can't recommend it enough.

Come have a look sometime mate, it's ace.

[Geodude]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Spend 30 years on 10 pints a day.

Your personal fuel tank resting on the bike fuel tank will unload your arms.

+1

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

Or have breast implants. A couple of mammaries force you to deposition your upper body.

If i did that i would be too busy playing with them to find the time to ride my bike