Motorcycle Throttle Basics_ A Beginner's Guide.

All right, Moto Heroes, let's talk about the throttle. Now, I want you to think about your throttle from being in three positions. Position number one is a closed throttle. I got this motorcycle on, you can actually hear that it's just idling. When our throttle is in a closed position, our motorcycle will idle. The second type of throttle position we have is something called a neutral position. A neutral position is actually when the throttle is open, but it's not gonna cause the bike to either speed up or to slow down. So a neutral throttle is when we are on the road or in a turn and we have the throttle open, but the bike is not picking up the speed, the bike is not losing speed. The RPMs are not increasing, the RPMs are not decreasing. Think about a neutral throttle almost like a manual cruise control. Then the third throttle position we have is something called a open throttle. This is where the bike is actually accelerating, speed is increasing, and the RPMs on your tachymeter will be increasing as well. Let me demonstrate what that sounds like. Okay, Moto Hero. So right now, the first throttle position is a closed throttle position. Listen to the bike, it's just idling. The second throttle position would be what we call a neutral throttle position. So as I apply this throttle, notice that the bike's gonna just stay at one set RPM, and this will simulate one speed. So I ran a neutral throttle in two to three different RPMs just for you to get a sense for that. Now, an open throttle is when that throttle is increasing, those RPMs are constantly going up like this. In the open throttle position, the RPMs were constantly increasing, and if we were actually moving, that would simulate the speed actually increasing. Okay, Moto Heroes, let's talk about our motorcycle throttle. Let me introduce you to some of the things that it can do and how we wanna use it. So first of all, the throttle can actually change the geometry of the bike. It can also load that rear tire and provide a stability in the turns, as well as on the road. So think about your bike as sitting straight like that. As I begin to apply throttle, what happens is the rear end sits down like that. That puts pressure on that rear shock. That rear shock then tries to offload that pressure by pushing that rear wheel down into the ground from the force of that shock. That shock pushing down on that rear tire increases that contact patch, which adds traction and stability in the rear. So the throttle is not only used to accelerate the bike, but it's also used to give us traction and stability when we are in turns and when we are coming out of turns. So how do we actually use this throttle? Well, we wanna use the throttle like anything else on the bike. We wanna be slow, smooth, progressive. So when I'm getting ready to use my throttle, if I'm in an idle position, or what we call a closed throttle, the first thing I wanna do is I wanna open the throttle just enough to add that first 50 to 100 RPM. Once I have that throttle open, that rear wheel has been loaded, I am now good to go to go ahead and start increasing that throttle to get up to the desired speed, RPMs, and gear that I wanna be in for the specific ride that I'm doing at that time. One way you can think about doing this and you can even practice it, is just turn your bike on simply like I did earlier. Practice getting that RPMs up to 50 to 100, and then slowly roll on the throttle, turn the bike back off. Another thing you can do is you can practice, you can practice turning your bike on at idle and just adding 100 RPMs at a time, and seeing if you can hold it there. Then decrease 100 RPM at a time and see if you can stay there. And then see if you can get even better and do 50 RPMs. This will get you in the habit of proper risk management.