Ever noticed your forearms pump up while riding?
Do your hands get tired inside your motorbike gloves?
Too tight a hold on the bars is the most common source of motorcycling handling problems. Yes, hangin' on for dear life with your motorcycle gloves is a survival reaction, BUT, it can also ruin your riding time.
It's easy for me to say "Just relax", but it's not that easy! Holding onto the bike is an art in itself. There is technology involved. Depending on the road surface, speed, tires and suspension, any bike will shake! It's part of the whole suspension system and it's necessary for the bike to do it.
First of all, your front tire will flex (because it's rubber, remember) with the imperfections in the road surface. It's supposed to do that. After it reaches its limit of flexing, the shock and forks take over to stabilize the bike. If the result is not being able to stabilize then the forks will move from side to side. You can't stop this happening, no matter how much you grip with your motorbike gloves on the bars! You're simply not strong enough.If your bike is set up right and stable enough, it will stay loose and balanced. If NOT, then the shakes will go through you via your motorcycle gloves and transfer to the rest of the bike, becoming violent and out of control. That's why your motorbike gloves are curved, because you're gonna HOLD ON for dear life. It's that natural reaction.
If you ride a dirt bike in deep sand and hold on with your motorbike gloves too tight, you'll crash...if you stay loose, the bike'll go straight! Once again, it's all part and parcel of machine set up and stability.
Coming out of a corner and screwing ya motorbike gloves while gassin' it will cause the "wobbles", because the front is light and doesn't follow the road well. BUT, YOU can make it worse by holding on too tight.
Relax and enjoy yourself and check out my motorcycle gloves and racing gloves:
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