![]() Just like getting your body in shape you have to get into riding shape as well.Īrm pump by gripping the throttle too much can result in whiskey throttle. If you find yourself gripping the bike too hard and your arms hurt, slow down. Make sure you are NOT gripping the throttle too hard. Arm pump is painful and can be avoided if you use the proper gripping technique. This will result in tired arms often referred to arm pump. When you get nervous you tend to grip/squeeze the throttle harder and harder. ![]() This typically happens if you are going too fast for your skill level. It’s also important that you do no OVER grip the throttle. After you are done braking you need to make sure you rip grim for throttle accelerating. Make sure you practice these techniques separately and slowly. This makes sure that your hand doesn’t slip off the bars while you are braking. When you are braking you need to hold the throttle and grips straight on. This allows you to have the proper leverage over the bike as your arms will not be down too low. This is the same practice for sitting or standing. When you are accelerating you need to make sure you are holding the bike grips/throttle up higher. Holding the throttle while accelerating.There are 2 positions for holding the dirt bike throttle: Fighting the bike and improper technique can result in a whiskey throttle. You want to ride the bike and not fight the bike. You want to make sure you have the proper form and leverage over your dirt bike. How to hold the dirt bike throttle starts with the proper technique. When the twist throttle snaps back forward to its original position the motor is no longer revving up and the motor slows down. This is the same thing as letting off the gas peddle. ![]() When you loosen or let go of your grip a twist throttle will snap back into its original position. This means that the motor will rev faster and faster. The farther you roll the throttle back the more gas you give the motor. With a twist throttle, you will roll the throttle back towards you and this is like pushing down the gas peddle in your car. On a dirt bike, you have a “twist throttle” this is a throttle that you use your hand and wrap your fingers around the twist throttle like you would grab a round bar. Having the right technique will help avoid whiskey throttle and keep you safe. Typically in the middle of a “whiskey throttle,” the front wheel is lifted off the ground and the bike becomes uncontrollable. Because of the forward momentum, it’s really hard to stop this once whiskey throttle is in motion. Whiskey Throttle Defenition: It where you give the bike too much throttle/gas and the bikes forward motion pulls your body towards the rear of the bike, which just makes the rider pull the throttle/gas back even more. You do not want to be one of those guys who are whiskey throttling every time you ride. Throttle control is a REALLY important aspect when it comes to dirt biking.
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