throttle position

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Edited Date/Time 1/26/2012 7:29am
can some one pos a pic o a video on how i should grab the throttle with the hand????its hard for me to put a full throttle the way y position my hand on the throttle control
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kx100getter 10/24/2010 8:05am
10/24/2010 8:05am
Are you saying it is hard for you to twist the throttle wide open the way you grip the throttle?
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anzzz73 10/24/2010 8:10am
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mmmm i have to put the elbow so down!!!!thats the problemmm
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Cygnus 10/24/2010 8:14am
10/24/2010 8:14am Edited Date/Time 10/24/2010 8:14am
Don't hold the throttle like you are whacking off. Hold it like you are shaking hands with a business associate.
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mx295 10/24/2010 8:16am
10/24/2010 8:16am
Cygnus wrote:
Don't hold the throttle like you are whacking off. Hold it like you are shaking hands with a business associate.
Nice Cygnus!!

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anzzz73 10/24/2010 8:20am
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i´m gonna try to explain a little bit better...if i put my hands in a confortable posittion when i go full throttle my elboy is down!!!!to far!!!and if i put my hand to keep the elbow up when i go full throttle i´m unconfortable whe im low and mid range!!!any solutions???
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bluegroove 10/24/2010 8:28am
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anzzz73 wrote:
i´m gonna try to explain a little bit better...if i put my hands in a confortable posittion when i go full throttle my elboy is down!!!!to...
i´m gonna try to explain a little bit better...if i put my hands in a confortable posittion when i go full throttle my elboy is down!!!!to far!!!and if i put my hand to keep the elbow up when i go full throttle i´m unconfortable whe im low and mid range!!!any solutions???
Ive always had issues with re-gripping myself. I use shorter pull throttles.
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MotoGUY 10/24/2010 9:01am
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Motion Pro Revolver
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anzzz73 10/24/2010 9:05am
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what is motion pro revolver????
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anzzz73 10/24/2010 9:07am
10/24/2010 9:07am
thats the same as g2 ergonomics!!!!
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friday10 10/24/2010 9:13am
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anzzz73 wrote:
thats the same as g2 ergonomics!!!!
Start with your elbows up in the attack position, and re grip when you need to.
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KMC440 10/24/2010 9:30am
10/24/2010 9:30am
Left hand throttle, worked for Fonzie, got him off of that purse snatching deal.
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fencepost 10/24/2010 10:07am
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KMC440 wrote:
Left hand throttle, worked for Fonzie, got him off of that purse snatching deal.
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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mag23 10/24/2010 10:23am
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Cygnus wrote:
Don't hold the throttle like you are whacking off. Hold it like you are shaking hands with a business associate.
mx295 wrote:
Nice Cygnus!!
good stuff right there
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powDIRT 10/24/2010 10:28am
10/24/2010 10:28am
I usually grab with a good amount of over grip on my right hand. That way I'm at about 75% throttle when i'm at my comfort zone and when I need to go wide open, I don't have to drop the elbow much.

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Cygnus 10/24/2010 10:47am
10/24/2010 10:47am
All of you guys regripping are doing it wrong.
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calimxer91 10/24/2010 11:18am
10/24/2010 11:18am
How much does cyg charge for his MX schools?Whatever it is ,at double the price its a bargain.
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TerryB 10/24/2010 11:34am
10/24/2010 11:34am
Cyg is right. Like turning a door knob.
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RACEGUY 10/24/2010 12:17pm
10/24/2010 12:17pm
Go with a 1/4 turn or Motion Pro Revolver throttle. Start from the gate with your elbows extremely high and your palm facing toward you rather than forward or toward the ground. Finally, learn the "doorknob grip". Before I understood it, I was skeptical, but the concept now makes a ton of sense, at least to me.
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Outsider 10/24/2010 1:53pm
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Cygnus wrote:
Don't hold the throttle like you are whacking off. Hold it like you are shaking hands with a business associate.
You're high... (am I right? lol) regripping is a technique I learned waaaay too late.

Could've have save thousands on aftermarket pipes, etc. Blush
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nytsmaC 10/24/2010 4:37pm
10/24/2010 4:37pm Edited Date/Time 10/24/2010 4:37pm
You need to twist starting at your upper body and shoulder, not just the elbow. Here's a vid demonstrating proper technique, it's executed perfectly at 0:21.

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Friday 10/25/2010 12:02am
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I use the "chicken wing" method.My right wrist is completely fused. To operate the throttle I have to use full elbow and shoulder. Turning right and rough tracks or whoops are the worst! Almost fell off the back of the bike today at Glen Helen going up Mt. St. Helen.Unsure But docs. told me I'd never race again due to the wrist and forearm.......yeah,right. Grip it and twist it.Tongue
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mxmat813 10/25/2010 6:04am
10/25/2010 6:04am
Loosen up the throttle housing and rotate the throttle assembly as far forward as it will go, unitl it hits on the brake master cylinder.
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CamP 10/25/2010 7:53am
10/25/2010 7:53am
Gary Bailey taught us to re-grip the throttle after braking, 30 years ago.

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