Avoiding black hands without gloves?

**MartijnP** · #1 12 Jul 2005

Silly question, but I have to post it. When I ride my 1100GS my hands get black from the rubber when I don't where gloves. It is the kind of black that sticks with you and leaves black marks on everything. It is not exactly urgent, but still it annoyes the hell out of me.

Anyone a solution?

Martijn

**NHamilton** · #2 13 Jul 2005

The answer seems rather obvious.

**Bill Holland** · #3 13 Jul 2005

I get the same problem on my Dommie, but only my left hand....., so I only need one glove, anyone get this problem with their right hand? I've a spare glove you are quite welcome to..

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**MartijnP** · #4 22 Jul 2005

I guess replacing them is the only option..

**Margus** · #5 22 Jul 2005

Got the same on my R1100GS, i think most of the bikes have that problem - rubber wears and it gives colour to your hands

Mostly i drive with mc gloves. So it's no problem.

But in real hot conditions I use light cloves, bought them for a penny from tool's shop, and i cut off the finger's upper parts, so they breathe very good. So they look like the gloves the street-skaters use with naked fingers, are halfly from leather, very comfortible, and my hands never sweat - lot of air comes through fingerholes on driving. I don't have to take them off doing some detailed fingerjob as counting money in fuel station or browsing map or adjusting something on the bike.

Another reason i'm using them is the sun - on my previous trip i had my hands burned driving without the gloves. But with those lightweight ones you'r fingers are below the handgrips, so no burning sun for them too.

Margus

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**webistrator** · #6 23 Jul 2005

Martijn,

Try silk glove liners. They're comfortable (warm in winter, cool in summer...) and you can avoid most (e.g., except when soaking wet) black residue from leather gloves.

tot ziens!

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Originally posted by MartijnP:
Silly question, but I have to post it. When I ride my 1100GS my hands get black from the rubber when I don't where gloves. It is the kind of black that sticks with you and leaves black marks on everything. It is not exactly urgent, but still it annoyes the hell out of me.

Anyone a solution?

Martijn

[This message has been edited by webistrator (edited 22 July 2005).]