RSI: Clutch

dbs_sailor

Lads,

I think I'm getting RS-feckin-I from clutching.

I clocked up a lot of miles on the bike over the weekend, and when I wasn't doing that I was either hammering a guitar, a piano or the keyboard on my PC.

Now my forearm muscles give me these irritating twinges of pain. I'm worried it'll get worse unless I take some time off!

Focus: Have you ever developed mild/severe RSI from clutching, and is there anything you do to yourself or the bike to relieve it?

Oryx

What bike are you on, sports, cruiser etc? Just so theres an idea of what your riding position is and all that.

You can get a cheap cruise control tab for the throttle which helps with that, Im not sure about the clutch, but Im going to ask the powers that be here who have done lots of long stints what they reckon.

Popeleo

If you want to go to extremes, buy an automatic bike. They're great!

(But I've got an Aprilia Mana, so I would say that.)

seamus

Probably just a matter of overdoing it during the weekend. I can remember having a sore left hand when I was stuck in traffic for an exceptionally long time once.

Is your clutch particularly stiff? You could have a look at the cable and the levers to see if they need greasing up to relieve the amount of effort you need to do.

Also, try switch to neutral and release the clutch every time you stop. Holding it in at the lights won't help.

Hotblack Desiato

I got pain in my left arm in the last couple of days of the first big tour I did on my CBR600. Went away on the same bike lots times over the next few years and never had any trouble. I had been just holding the bars too tight. Also flying through Welsh back roads in the dark trying to make the ferry didn't help either.

Relax, it really works and you will have better control too

If your clutch lever doesn't adjust and the span is too wide for you, you might be able to find an adjustable aftermarket lever, or a lever off a different model of bike that fits.

If the bike really doesn't fit you then maybe try different bars, or a different bike

madrab

wrist strain...:P

sorry

sutty

I drive a Duc with a dry clutch, this happens to me if I get stuck in traffic. Give it a day and you will be fine.

dbs_sailor

yeah it's gone now thank jesus. thought it'd never go away.

i change the angle the clutch was pointing at. i'm on a marauder so it's at an angle that'd give you rsi in a big way over time. oh and i started clutching less.