Worst whiskey throttle ever?

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Edited Date/Time 3/18/2013 9:17pm
Shocked


https://youtu.be/bTGBjEddRS4
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JeepnMike 3/18/2013 7:50am
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Yeehaw!! You know when they were building that track they had no concern for how close it was the road.. No chance in hell a rider or bike would ever end up in the road right? This guy deserves a major award for that one!
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motokid40 3/18/2013 7:53am
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Not bad!
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patrickadizzle 3/18/2013 8:26am
3/18/2013 8:26am Edited Date/Time 3/18/2013 8:53am
You didn't even need sound, just the tilt of the GoPro and you knew he was going off that berm.

Everyone's first whiskey throttle is an experience that must be had, but this guy just took it to a whole different level.

Hope he's alright.

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TheNewOriginal 3/18/2013 8:28am
3/18/2013 8:28am
Looks like Brandon switched to KTM and bought a GoPro.
oldslowgolfer 3/18/2013 8:52am
3/18/2013 8:52am
he's like Zoolander "can't turn right"
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Orange724 3/18/2013 9:00am
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I got whiskey throttle on a CR500 one time. Was getting alittle aggressive and over confident and landed off a jump and got shot back, grabbing a handful of throttle. Turned a 20' small tabletop into single 60' to flat.
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Orange724 3/18/2013 9:01am
3/18/2013 9:01am
Ol Doug Henry will definately hold this title though for the rest of time.
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jeffro503 3/18/2013 9:06am
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Holy Moly! Haha.....wow....that was a doozey!
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captmoto 3/18/2013 9:09am
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That was a lot of hang time.
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THE_NOOB 3/18/2013 10:01am
3/18/2013 10:01am Edited Date/Time 3/18/2013 10:03am
Holy Cow!!! I wonder what that KTM looked like after that, that was quite a launch, OH!! and I hope he's Ok
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mattbmx63 3/18/2013 10:07am
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When somebody beats Henry's it will be a sad day, because there is no happy ending to that.

A buddy has a CR500, ex local pro 6'4" big guy, I've ridden it but it takes all 160lbs of me to even keep it straight at slow speeds. One day he landed a double a little short, legs off the back and it went wide open off a small 20' table that led into the corner. He cleared the table and complete corner like that. I've never seen him shaken up about anything. Needless to say its for sale.
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plynn41 3/18/2013 10:15am
3/18/2013 10:15am
I think he must have hit "eject" when he saw he was going to land in the road. Smart move...
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JLong 3/18/2013 10:37am
3/18/2013 10:37am
TheNewOriginal wrote:
Looks like Brandon switched to KTM and bought a GoPro.
Underrated comment.
Thomas Jefferson 3/18/2013 10:39am
3/18/2013 10:39am Edited Date/Time 3/18/2013 10:39am
Orange724 wrote:
Ol Doug Henry will definately hold this title though for the rest of time.
I ride Budds Creek regularly, racing it this weekend. And I can tell you that every single lap I go
around that track, when I come over the back of that hill, that crash plays in my head.

I know I'm not the only one.
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mx757 3/18/2013 10:43am
3/18/2013 10:43am
plynn41 wrote:
I think he must have hit "eject" when he saw he was going to land in the road. Smart move...
For some reason I dont think that was a voluntary eject...
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Crash82 3/18/2013 11:16am
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Mine was on my XR 75 in the rain coming out of a turn, my left grip slipped off.
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jtomasik 3/18/2013 11:20am
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mattbmx63 wrote:
When somebody beats Henry's it will be a sad day, because there is no happy ending to that. A buddy has a CR500, ex local pro...
When somebody beats Henry's it will be a sad day, because there is no happy ending to that.

A buddy has a CR500, ex local pro 6'4" big guy, I've ridden it but it takes all 160lbs of me to even keep it straight at slow speeds. One day he landed a double a little short, legs off the back and it went wide open off a small 20' table that led into the corner. He cleared the table and complete corner like that. I've never seen him shaken up about anything. Needless to say its for sale.
Yeah, hope the guy in this thread's vid is ok.

Whisky-throttled my 500AF on a damn sighting lap of all things. Broke my tailbone. Still love the bike....just try to be very careful with that thing.

Anyone know how Doug Henry's doing? Has he had much success with rehab for his back injury/paralysis? Haven't heard about him in a while.

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burnside 3/18/2013 11:42am
3/18/2013 11:42am
Nuts. I wanna hear it though!
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prillernut 3/18/2013 12:07pm
3/18/2013 12:07pm
whoa Woohoo yeah, I'll bet the audio would add a whole new dimension to that
scrubbin627 3/18/2013 3:19pm
3/18/2013 3:19pm Edited Date/Time 3/18/2013 3:20pm
Yikes! Good thing he let go

Nothing more scary than wiskey throttle....weve all been there
TriRacer27 3/18/2013 3:32pm
3/18/2013 3:32pm
That's scary! Hope he's alright. Looked like he landed on his shoulder ala Dean Wilson, only going much much faster.
TWzTED THROTTLE 3/18/2013 3:53pm
3/18/2013 3:53pm
Shoulda gave 'er a little more throttle held on and used the ditch on the other side as a landing.

But seriously that was NUTS!
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stantdm 3/18/2013 6:36pm
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Orange724 wrote:
Ol Doug Henry will definately hold this title though for the rest of time.
Plus 1 on that comment. No equal.
mynewcr250 3/18/2013 7:47pm
3/18/2013 7:47pm
scrubbin627 wrote:
Yikes! Good thing he let go

Nothing more scary than wiskey throttle....weve all been there
truer words have never been spoken
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sharkey 3/18/2013 8:15pm
3/18/2013 8:15pm
that could have been seriously bad for a driver coming down that road too.
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retrofun 3/18/2013 8:30pm
3/18/2013 8:30pm Edited Date/Time 3/18/2013 8:42pm
That video is something else... got some good airBlink

I had an exciting one last year... being exhausted 6 laps in i could barely hang on or even pull in the clutch, was trying to chase down a very fast rider, so went up a small table (that I've done thousands of times before) got slid back on take off.. hung on trying to bring it under control... finger slipped off the clutch... went over 2 more tables.. legs flailing of the back, corner coming up.. went over the berm in 3rd... went over the bars and landed on my head... severe concussion.

I was told it was quite a spectacular double whiskey, almost saved it.. shame nobody had go pro.

Could have been much worse.. since i don't wear a neck brace.

That 2 smoke got me a few times in the past too.
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Crush 3/18/2013 8:46pm
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Motodave15 3/18/2013 9:17pm
3/18/2013 9:17pm
on another not, His throttle cable could have broke, wide open going into that turn.

I hope hes alright though. definitely a good idea to bail in that moment.

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