Anyone get.... "Hand pump?"

Plow250
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Edited Date/Time 1/24/2016 3:14pm
Hey guys, so I'm selling my 2011 ktm 250SXF and bought a brand new 2016 250 XC that ive been riding for about a month now. I USED to get bad arm pump most rides on my four stroke, but now on my new 2 stroke, I don't get arm pump as bad, BUT I get this weird "hand pump" in my left hand only that I never used to get on my 4 banger.



its in the palm of my hand, right between my thumb and index finger, it gets really pumped up and feels "sore" and overused, like arm pump, but its only on that LITTLE muscle, or area in my hand....



anyone ever had this/ have solutions for it? LOL never heard of "hand pump" and even looking online I couldn't find anything... however, my brother says he gets hand pump sometimes too, but not arm pump, and hes on a 200 xcw.

thx for any help, would love to do some excersizes or anything to get rid of this
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Jmcd1988
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1/23/2016 8:40pm
How do you grip your bars? Does your thumb rest against the flat end of the grip? If so move your hands out abit.

Or... Get the right bend bars.
Plow250
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1/24/2016 7:14am
well I grip the bars the same way as my old bike when I didn't get it... it seems like maybe something with the clutch, but IDK why because the clutch is easier to use on the smoker, and gets used relatively less often...

I do have the stock grips on the bike, maybe they are bad? (because I used to have pillow grips on my 4 banger)
MxKing809
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1/24/2016 10:19am
Insert "You're hanging on too tight" comment here.


In all seriousness I have experienced what you're talking about. For me it was putting too much pressure on my finger tips. This cramped up the pad and back of the palm area. I can see a little more white knuckle happening on the two banger!
murph783
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1/24/2016 10:35am
Do your hands tingle/ get that pins and needles feeling? I've had problems with carpal tunnel, and that was the biggest sign, but the hand soreness like that was definitely there too

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tbgonz
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1/24/2016 12:38pm
I get that. I think it's from clutch use bc by the end of the day the other week my left hand was done. I'm just getting back into riding and I think I just need to strengthen those muscles.
Plow250
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1/24/2016 3:14pm
yeah im hoping it just gets better with riding... and I hope I don't have carpal tunnel D:

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