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Like couple other guys have said I only got it riding moto when I get on my woods bike and ride singletrack my hands feel fine.
The Shop
Sure you can mess with the clickers and this will help with some comfort, and you can even throw on some evos to help as well. But the main issue is your body. Not the machine.
I have used PHDS bar mounts for the last 10 years. They do help a little. The neken helps a lot!!
Why do top pros spend so much time setting there bikes up? Both suspension & chassis. If your bike is handling well its far easier on your body. Why make things hard for yourself. Also, we are all made different. Some guys are tall, some short. Some guys have hands like shovels & others have skinnier hands that are more sensitive. Yes you can grip with your legs more & change your style up to a point but changing the machine helps too. I know loads of pros running PHDS bar mounts to help there hands & i believe Justin Cooper runs the neken sfs. But maybe his problem is his body & he needs to ride more? & im not knocking riding more. That helps a lot. Its a combo of both.
I'm going to swap bars and grips and focus on technique a lot.
Pit Row
Unless they're really tight, though, I don't think this will do much for your hand issues. There are a lot of variables at play here - grips, bars, bar bend, bar mounts, triple clamps, rims, etc. that will affect your hands. It all works together as a system, and if one part is out of whack, then it will feel like crap! And what's right for you won't be right for me and it won't be right for someone else, either. Everyone is different, has different sized hands, different riding styles, etc. You just have to try different things to see what best suits you.
if you have twinfalls switch these out and change grips
like others mentioned check the triple clamp pinch bolts and ensure they are to spec. a lot of people will just tighten then with t handles or sockets and just crank them down
check your handlebar mounts, axle pinch bolts and tire pressure.
if any of these are too tight or pressure too high you'll get too much feedback
When I had a bad flareup of carpo-tunnel it manifested itself as a sharp pain right in the center of my hand every time I planted a ski-pole making a turn.
I never noticed it during the day at work (which was the cause), because while there was a repetitive strain on my arms, any pain was just a dull ache like muscle fatigue. It wasn't until I switched to an activity that included impacts that the real pain became evident. With you being able to ride single track all day, but not moto, your condition sounds very familiar. Less impacts, less problems.
Hold your hand palm up and make a fist, watch how those outside fingers curl inwards. That’s where grip strength comes from. Concentrate on riding with index fingers on levers and see if that helps.
As others have said, check that rebound, maybe speed it up, could be packing. When my hands/wrists hurt it’s always rebound too slow.
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