ken@ihuxq.UUCP (ken perlow) (08/16/84)
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2 weeks ago I made a 300 mile trip on this very cute
Honda 200 Twinstar--very quiet, great gas mileage, extremely
comfortable seat--but the vibration in the bars gave me a
numbness and fuzzy feeling that did not go away. The doctor
said it's bruised nerves from a combination of the vibration
and riding position, that it's common in bikers, and heals
slowly (viz: take a lot of aspirin & call me in 3 weeks).
So, many questions:
(1) Anyone else had this happen? If so,
(2) What symptoms? How long did it last?
(3) What was the treatment? Anything particularly good for
the pain or numbness? Any thing or activity particularly
bad (besides another cruise)?
(4) How can I dampen this vibration best? Special grips? New bars?
Maybe fill the ones I have with lead or something to change
their resonant frequency? Rubber mounts on the triple clamp?
(I had removed the standard, silly, uncomfortable pseudo-ape-hangers
and put on some fairly straight K&N scrambling bars. Do these have
a reputation for user-unfriendliness?)
Please respond by mail. If this turns out to be a secret scourge
that everybody gets but nobody talks about, I'll post a summary of
responses. (Complete discretion assured, of course :-) I don't
know anyone else who's had this problem from riding, and I've been at
it for a while. Mostly not going very far, though.
Well, I knew I should have taken my S-90.
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..ihnp4!ihuxq!ken *** ***nxs@fluke.UUCP (Bruce Golub) (08/21/84)
Speaking of vibration.
Qualifications:
Previous bikes
o Yamaha SR 500 (640cc single)
o BSA 650 twin (punched to 750cc) 1/2 mile bikes
o Suzuki 500 (two-stroke) Road-racing bikes
o Harley 750cc 1/2 mile flat-track bike
o Kawasaki 550 (Lets pretend we have a two-stroke power-band, ie
8200 rpm horsepower peak?)
o Various two-stroke motorcross bikes
Also Road in the Baja 500 on a modified (we used the engine) Yamaha
350 Twin (circa 1975).
Suggestions:
The only thing that has consistantly worked for high-speed vibration
(two-strokes and small multi's) and low-speed vibration (harleys and old
Beesers) is the following routine.
1. Jucuzzi or whirlpool the effected area.
2. Drink a moderate to slightly excessive amount of alcohol (drink till the
tingling is in your ears, not your limbs).
3. Massage said effected areas.
4. Take asprian, and get some sleep.
Note: It is importent to follow the excact order of treatments to achieve
the desired results (i.e. if Step 2 is preformed before Step 1, the
other steps may become acedemic because of your subsequent drowning).
Seriously, if the jacuzzi and massaging is done twice a day, the nerve
problems should subside within two or three days.
unreachable as
fluke!nxs
Bruce Golub
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.