Josh Hansen lever position

JamesOliver
Edited Date/Time 1/22/2015 5:46am
Has anyone else noticed how high Hansen has his levers? It's hard to find good pictures but you can see from some of the videos of him as well that his brake lever is pretty much horizontal and his clutch lever is actually higher than his grip. I run my levers pretty high and I'm a tall guy but I've never seen anything like that before. Does anyone else know of people that have them setup like that?



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MxKing809 1/19/2015 11:10am
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I run mine about lever width below the top of the grip. Seems unique of him to run it above
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haydos25 1/19/2015 11:13am
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I run mine atleast parallel, pretty similar to Josh set up, i dont know, its just a personal preference thing i guess.

The highest lever set up i ever sore was Matt Moss back in like 2009 when he was winning lites titles here on a suzuki. It looked like he basically set the bars and levers normally, then rolled the bars back to like minus 2 leaving the levers pointing to the sky. I vaguely remember him mentioning something about it being more comfortable when leant right over the back of the bike but he's gone away from that now a bit i think.

Wanna see a crazy cockpit set up, jump on google and have a look at Luke Clouts championship YZ from last year, bars in his lap and levers facing the ground, it cool to see the different things that work for some people.
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Hgibbs566 1/19/2015 11:16am
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Donnie Hansen has emphasized that over the years at his camps.
It might be 100% mental, but my hand and arm pump has been much better since the change.
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bama205 1/19/2015 11:20am
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Supposedly prevents you from squeezing the bars too hard

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FLmxer 1/19/2015 12:06pm
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DV had the highest levers I ever saw but mine are close to Josh. Its so you can be as far back as physically possible whether braking or gassing and still being able to fully use the clutch. I used to look at everyone's levers on the start to get a good idea at who charges it and who thinks they do. lol its all over the board now a days.
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JW269 1/19/2015 12:33pm
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i run my levers parallel to the bars as well, cant stand them being low... I think its merely a preference thing for any rider.
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IceMan446 1/19/2015 1:18pm
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Run mine the same way.

Only drawback is when you are way over the front of the bike with your finger(s) on the levers.
Maverick313 1/19/2015 1:49pm
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Shea Bentley was know for running a very high clutch lever late in his career
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EZZA 95B 1/19/2015 2:31pm
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Maverick313 wrote:
Shea Bentley was know for running a very high clutch lever late in his career
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Yeah I thought it looked coolBlush and started running my clutch higher than my brake lever, I stuck to it for years.
Didn't it have something to do with Shae's wrist??? Also the Rock had his clutch lever up a fair bit too I think?
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Hgibbs566 1/19/2015 2:32pm
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Olson wrote:
It's the bro way.
You don't ride, do you?
Nothing "bro" about it.
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Olson wrote:
It's the bro way.
Mmm...no. It's a personal preference thing.

Having messed around with different lever heights and reach on my mountain bike (where you're using the levers for extended amounts of time), I can see that running them lower and with the reach further in helps reduce arm pump.
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Olson wrote:
It's the bro way.
Hgibbs566 wrote:
You don't ride, do you?
Nothing "bro" about it.
Nope, never.
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Olson wrote:
It's the bro way.
Hgibbs566 wrote:
You don't ride, do you?
Nothing "bro" about it.
Olson wrote:
Nope, never.
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enketchum 1/19/2015 3:49pm
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I run them pretty high, but not that high. DV runs them like that, too

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Have the top of the levers at the bottom of the grip.... natural arc for me...
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Crush wrote:
Have the top of the levers at the bottom of the grip.... natural arc for me...
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swedishfishmx 1/19/2015 4:09pm
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I run my levers that high. I don't see how anyone can ride or use the brake/cluch properly with levers pointed to the ground.
JamesOliver 1/19/2015 4:13pm
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GuyB wrote:
Mmm...no. It's a personal preference thing. Having messed around with different lever heights and reach on my mountain bike (where you're using the levers for extended...
Mmm...no. It's a personal preference thing.

Having messed around with different lever heights and reach on my mountain bike (where you're using the levers for extended amounts of time), I can see that running them lower and with the reach further in helps reduce arm pump.
I used to run the levers nearly vertical back when I raced mtb.
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#991 1/19/2015 4:16pm
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GuyB wrote:
Mmm...no. It's a personal preference thing. Having messed around with different lever heights and reach on my mountain bike (where you're using the levers for extended...
Mmm...no. It's a personal preference thing.

Having messed around with different lever heights and reach on my mountain bike (where you're using the levers for extended amounts of time), I can see that running them lower and with the reach further in helps reduce arm pump.
JamesOliver wrote:
I used to run the levers nearly vertical back when I raced mtb.
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EZZA 95B 1/19/2015 4:18pm
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enketchum wrote:
I run them pretty high, but not that high. DV runs them like that, too
Remember when he would have his mechanic bend the brake lever up!?!?!
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Hgibbs566 wrote:
You don't ride, do you?
Nothing "bro" about it.
Olson wrote:
Nope, never.
#991 wrote:
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Yea, I rarely brake much, I drive a manual gearbox on my car, eco-driving for the environment, you know.
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JB479 1/19/2015 9:07pm
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#991 wrote:
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Interesting…

Ive always ran my levers the same as how Josh run's his. I also ride with my elbows very high ( i always regrip when twisting the throttle). I do find i get a little bit of arm pump at the end of a 25min moto. This is normally at Coolum where its a rough sand track so that may contribute also.

I may try lowering them, i just don't want my elbows to drop. I've always been praised at how good my technique is.

When i look around at the pits it's hard to fine somebody else who runs the same lever position as Me.
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#991 1/19/2015 9:13pm
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#991 wrote:
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JB479 wrote:
Interesting… Ive always ran my levers the same as how Josh run's his. I also ride with my elbows very high ( i always regrip when...
Interesting…

Ive always ran my levers the same as how Josh run's his. I also ride with my elbows very high ( i always regrip when twisting the throttle). I do find i get a little bit of arm pump at the end of a 25min moto. This is normally at Coolum where its a rough sand track so that may contribute also.

I may try lowering them, i just don't want my elbows to drop. I've always been praised at how good my technique is.

When i look around at the pits it's hard to fine somebody else who runs the same lever position as Me.
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EZZA 95B 1/19/2015 9:16pm
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Hahaha, I was riding with Danny Anderson at a practice track in the bush and Craig was there watching... He couldn't believe how high I was running my levers and said he thought Mick Cook was running his high until he had seen mine!LaughingLaughingLaughingBlush
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EZZA 95B wrote:
Hahaha, I was riding with Danny Anderson at a practice track in the bush and Craig was there watching... He couldn't believe how high I was...
Hahaha, I was riding with Danny Anderson at a practice track in the bush and Craig was there watching... He couldn't believe how high I was running my levers and said he thought Mick Cook was running his high until he had seen mine!LaughingLaughingLaughingBlush
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Hgibbs566 1/19/2015 9:37pm
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Olson wrote:
It's the bro way.
Hgibbs566 wrote:
You don't ride, do you?
Nothing "bro" about it.
Olson wrote:
Nope, never.
Maybe I missed the sarcasm in your post, but I'm getting tired of the crap talked about people that have given their life to this sport from this site.

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