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Just curious to see how people have adapted their bikes after injury. I know there’s a lot of road racers that swap gear shifters, levels to other place so I’m sure there’s more people have done
For those that are interested or it may help, I’ll share mine.
After a bad wrist injury which left me with no movement I have toyed with the idea of a thumb throttle for the last 5 years. Yesterday was the day I finally got to try it after getting hold of a raptor throttle
Initially it was so strange, I was nose diving on the jumps and going to twist the throttle back mid air didn’t do a thing! Another thing that i noticed was hoe Sensitive the throttle was. In the deep turns it was so good. Burying the bike and going to wide open in a split second and exploding out of the turn was a good feeling. Something that I could never really do before. Gripping was difficult, as the thumb is on the throttle I had to use my fingers more. On the larger straights landing off jumps it was a lot better saving split second here and there. There’s certainly pros and cons to it, but after 2 sessions it felt more natural and I was jumping a lot better. I’m sure it will feel more natural eith some hours on the bike so I’m going to stick with it.
I thought I’d share as some people might be in the same boat

For those that are interested or it may help, I’ll share mine.
After a bad wrist injury which left me with no movement I have toyed with the idea of a thumb throttle for the last 5 years. Yesterday was the day I finally got to try it after getting hold of a raptor throttle
Initially it was so strange, I was nose diving on the jumps and going to twist the throttle back mid air didn’t do a thing! Another thing that i noticed was hoe Sensitive the throttle was. In the deep turns it was so good. Burying the bike and going to wide open in a split second and exploding out of the turn was a good feeling. Something that I could never really do before. Gripping was difficult, as the thumb is on the throttle I had to use my fingers more. On the larger straights landing off jumps it was a lot better saving split second here and there. There’s certainly pros and cons to it, but after 2 sessions it felt more natural and I was jumping a lot better. I’m sure it will feel more natural eith some hours on the bike so I’m going to stick with it.
I thought I’d share as some people might be in the same boat

Works great for us old small minded, non-thinking guys. No clutch, shifter you just sit there and ride.
We are going to play around with the lever and make a new one that will come closer to the grip and more underneath so I wont have to stretch my thumb as far.
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Of course I pegged him for being the dope on the track that couldn't ride well, until a buddy pointed out the obvious. Dude had ONE ARM. I was amazed. Lap after lap, he cranked out a full moto and beat a good portion of a pretty full gate. I have NO doubt he would have beat me if I were racing. His bike would have had some interesting setup I am sure, as this was before auto clutches and such. Made me respect his passion and determination greatly!
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