thumb hurts

[jeremy_283]

i ride a lot but at my first race i cant push my throttle in halfway through the race cuz it was tired......... is there a way to fix this?

[dragracer101]

ya, suck it up and be a man

[hartnett18]

haha it shouldnt do that if you ride alot. do some thumb exercises i guess.

I race alot of MX and my thumb always hurts alot of the time a better glove will help, but comfortable atv grips help as well but my thumb almost always hurts after a race

[miller821]

Convert to a twist throttle if you feel comfortable with one.

lol, twist throttles are stupid, they hurt ur wrist which is twice as bad... everyone prolly thinks we r panzys complainin that out thumb hurts in races but mine gets locked up and then I have to shift and keep pushin.. OH GOD HELP ME!! :(

[jeremy_283]

i dunno there was not a lot of competition so this next race i will try to suck it up but i just cant push the damn thing in........ i dont get arm pump or nothin on the clutch side i just cant keep on the gas......... its in the muscle of my thumb

[ELewandowski]

Twist throttles dont hurt your wrist at all, compared to thumb throttles, they are way better. Get a twist throttle, thumb throttle is dumb and you should definately convert.

[miller821]

Originally posted by ELewandowski
Twist throttles dont hurt your wrist at all, compared to thumb throttles, they are way better. Get a twist throttle, thumb throttle is dumb and you should definately convert.
Ya twist throttles never bothered me at all... But try lubing your cable and see if that helps, or try making it a little bit looser and not so tight.

[250Renvy]

Twist throttle all the way. Sometimes they can get you in trouble but if you are racing mx there should be no problem, look how long the bikes have been doing it.

TWIST!!!!

i put my thumb back on so i could do highchair wheelies better and it started hurting bad so i just learned to do them with twist

[BlasterEaten250]

Mine and my brothers both came with twist throttles on them. We both took them off, I just didn't like the feeling of them. Lube your throttle cable with a good clutch cable cleaner. Other than that, I think all you can do is ride more:)

[JRP]

take 2 asprin before you ride.:)

[zeppelin]

Originally posted by JRP
take 2 asprin before you ride.:)
:cool:

[zeppelin]

Originally posted by JRP
take 2 asprin before you ride.:)
:cool:

[zeppelin]

Originally posted by JRP
take 2 asprin before you ride.:)
:cool:

[DieselBoy]

You shouldn't have too much trouble with the thumb throttle if you ride alot, your thumb should be pretty immune to the thumb action, but maybe your cable is worn out/dry, this will fatigue your finger if it's not easy to move. look into it. twist throttles are ok, but again your wrist can get fatigued...

[WhiteYFZ]

get an extended one like i did..

[duke416ex]

Depending on what bike you are on there are several conversions you can do, like the trx 90 lever or teh 400 assembly on a yfz. Also, gloves tend to bother me a lot. I can ride almost an entire xc race(2 hours) without gloves and get little cramp, but if I ride with gloves I only go about 1 lap before I am pulling them off. Maybe your gloves are affecting you some.

[Mxjunkie]

Twist, I cant stand using a thumb for more then 10 minutes now