How to use the throttle...many are doing it wrong. 

Wow. Glad you were able to come out safe in that situation. 👊👍

That is awesome Daniel, thanks for sharing! Great job keeping your calm in a tough situation, glad you are both OK. Kevin

The fore finger tells the the other fingers how much and how fast to squeeze. Index and middle finger is the ticket.

Helps with smooth throttle control too✌🏽

I do the same thing. Bonus with throttle control. However, in cold weather my pointer finger suffers the arctic chill. Heated gear helps. I was worried this is a bad habit. Thanks for validating and verifying this is good form.

Most people recommend the forefinger and middle finger on brake lever, but, like you, I prefer thumb and forefinger on throttle and outside 3 fingers on brake. I have equal throttle control and more leverage squeezing the brake in emergency situations.

@@Old-n-slo-locked-n-leaned My fore finger covers the brake while rolling on/off the throttle.

Yep, that's a good one. Most of the time these lever needs to be lowered from the stock version.

My master cylinder would rotate along with the brake lever if you try to change the lever's angle. Sucks.

Height of rider also determines position of the lever controls. I'm tall with short inseam (long torso / short T-Rex legs), so my levers are adjusted slightly downwards as compared to a normal proportioned rider -- smy shoulders will be higher than others sitting on the same bike.

I adjusted mine downwards so when i'm off the throttle, and my fingers are at their farthest "forward" position they clear the lever faster and easier.

That makes it easier to cover the lever with your fingers if your using the technique.

Letting go of the throttle completely is the opposite of smooth control

​@@nemomoriarty4303So? Who cares about being smooth with the throttle in an emergency braking scenario?

@@jridenour31 I imagine anyone who wants smooth control over the motorcycle might.

Good point...on smaller bikes you need a lot of wrist rotation to get up to speed.

I havent even rode a bike yet and I already assumed that would be a problem. I am clearly blessed with superior foresight

Try taking your hand pressure OFF of the grip/throttle and handlebars. Light touch and be able to move your arms and hands easily. Think of the least amount of pressure to exert to the bars and grips; it can save your life. Good Rides

Already logged about 6 hours practicing with my first big bike(650cc). Came directly from a 110cc scooter. At the start I was straining my grip and felt very uncomfortable using the technique of covering the front brake lever with 2-3 fingers. Now I’m already relaxed and comfortable with the technique. So I guess it’s just a practice and getting used to issue. The benefits of having your fingers out there (less panic braking, lesser stopping distance) outweighs the discomfort of practicing imho.

When I have a passenger I pretend it's raining

riding with your fingers on the clutch is like riding with your foot on the clutch pedal in a car (or on the brake pedal) its literally called "riding the clutch" not good resting your index finger on the hinge (pivot point) of the brake lever will give your right hand a resting position instead of having your wrist floating in space on the throttle, without the risk that you might be pulling on the brake lever without realizing it

@@kenwittlief255 You cant compare a cars clutch pedal to a bikes clutch lever, also riding the clutch is holding the clutch out to long while taking off in first gear, not driving down the road. Those are your opinions, not facts. All advance classes in off road and on road teach this. Its even in handbooks for proper posture and riding etiquette. You should always have 2-3 fingers on the bar and 1-2 fingers on the levers. At all times. The time it takes and the mistakes that follow from panic braking with all fingers wrapped around the bar to having 1-2 fingers already on the brake and clutch is significant.

@@AboutaMileAdventures no riding the clutch is keeping your foot on the clutch pedal in car, or keeping your fingers on the part of the lever on a MC where you pull it. You can see people riding the brakes in a car on the highway, their brake lights keep going on from the weight of their foot. TAKE the MSF beginners course. You cover the brakes when the situation warrants it, when you think things look sketchy and you might need to stop suddenly. Keeping your fingers on the brake lever for several seconds in tight situations will not wear out your brakes or cause them to overheat and seize the calipers. Riding with your fingers on the brakes ALL THE TIME where you might be applying pressure to the levers without realizing it WILL! Same with the clutch. If you are riding your MC on the edge of traction, full throttle or full braking all the time... then you are on your own. There is no excuse for playing track day on the streets. The normal grip for riding is with all fingers wrapped around the grips with your wrist and fore arms level. The one exception: to keep your right wrist from floating in the air with no reference point extend your index finger and put it on the base of the brake lever bracket (not on the moving part). That lets you use your index finger as a sort-of throttle lock while you hold the throttle steady while cruising at speed.

@@kenwittlief255 sorry bud, any real course teaches the opposite, levers aren't near sensitive enough that resting your fingers on them will put pressure on the brake or clutch. There are dozens of books on amazon to teach you if you dont have advance classes or a track day to go to if you want to learn.

​@kenwittlief255 You're 100% wrong. Resting your fingers on top of the levers is nothing like resting your foot on the pedals in a car. Stop worrying about some MSF crap and learn from people that actually know how to ride.

It comes out a little later on Rumble since I have to wait for that channel to pick up the video from here.

@@MCrider Thank you! The content is worth watching no matter where it's at. Just thankful that there's people like you out there to put this up to help all of us

That is the correct way to ride, take any advanced course or any track time at an on road or off road track and youll find out quickly. Theyll let you know if they dont see fingers on the levers at all times.

@@AboutaMileAdventures thank you

@@AboutaMileAdventures Thanks! I ride with my index and middle finger touching the brake lever and when I see that people teaches with no fingers touching the breake levers I feel like Im doing something wrong... thaks again for the tip

rotate the throttle under your hand with your index finger and thumb same as when you stop pointed up hill and have to give it a little throttle while holding the front brake on if you have to stop quickly release the throttle and it will snap closed itself

If you have a tach' equipped... you can sit on the bike, running, in Neutral... AND bring the RPM's up to 2K or so... AND then practice turning "from lock to lock" as far as the handlebars will go... Concentrate on NOT changing the tone or RPMS of the engine while you turn... just make several repetitions of both directions, right to left to right to left... etc... Then either shift into gear and take off (like from your first warm-up of the day) or shut the bike down and stop... if you've been riding and just before retiring for the night or whatever... You don't need to waste a whole lot of time, just a pretty good series of "rep's", each session. Practice a couple times a day in the beginning... and as you get used to how the muscle controls work (and build muscle memory for it) you can ease off the intensity and just take a practice session from time to time as a "refresher"... moving on to more advanced stuff once the basics are taken care of. ;o)

I used to do this all the time. It just takes practice. It was always embarrassing doing a u turn the Walmart parking lot and hitting MotoGP RPMs on my old Honda XD

rest your index finger on the base of the brake lever not the part that moves that will keep your wrist from "floating" on the throttle

@everyday tenor knowledge is power and an intact bike and rider!

Yup same

Yes. I recall a comment someone made on a forum once that struck a chord with me: "An engine isn't a brake, don't use it as one". Works for me.

hundreds of thousands of miles of freewheeling your engine?! how many brake rotors, pads and clutches have you replaced?! OR do you just ride a bike till the brakes and clutch are shot and get another one? You are the perfect example of how NOT to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission. Motorcycles have such a high engine size to vehicle weight ratio that its possible to ride most of the time without touching the brakes. And if your bike is fuel injected you will use less fuel engine braking to a near stop, than pulling in the clutch, freewheeling and using the brakes 100% to slow the bike. Because with fuel injection when you let off the throttle the system cuts off the fuel to the motor completely - using NO gas while you slow to a stop. When you are free wheeling your engine must use fuel to keep the engine idling. Geeze Paul - seriously... 35 years?! Take the MSF beginners course and learn how to ride properly!

@@kenwittlief255 What can I say, I've done it on everything from my 1983 CX650 Turbo which I've had since 1998 to my daily commuter bikes, a '13 KLR650 and an '05 DL650 V-Strom, each which have over 60,000 miles on them. None of them have needed a clutch, but I have of course worn out brake pads (super cheap) and tires.

@@paulh6591 pads are relatively cheap rotors are not

@@kenwittlief255 Well, it would be just the rear rotor, correct? Most brake power is accomplished with the front brakes and engine braking doesn't help there one jot.

Sounds like shoulder tightness or positioning could be cutting off circulation

handlebars too high will make your hands go numb in about 3 miles....

That’s what she said.