# Meatheads and MX riders, few questions. **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/meatheads-and-mx-riders-few-questions/256618 **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic **Created:** [January 25, 2011, 8:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/meatheads-and-mx-riders-few-questions/256618 "2011-01-25T20:23:16Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 24
### Author: ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS) #### Post date: [January 26, 2011, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/meatheads-and-mx-riders-few-questions/256618/24 "2011-01-26T06:31:54Z")
> [@FS: Sprint PPC-6700](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-sprint-ppc-6700/39123/5): > > One of the things I found that helped reduce arm pump - use your legs more. Granted that was on a bike, not a quad- but same thing applies, I’d guess. > > Grip more with your legs into the frame- maybe slapping grip tape on the frame rails might help (rips the crap out of your boots though, so try it with a crappy old set of boots first)- but the whole point is to be able to use your arms and legs efficiently the majority of the time, and still be able to manhandle the bike/quad when you need to. You’ll feel your arms get less and less fatigued, and you may even notice it in your lower back as well. > > Other things to try- try a set of very hard grips- transfers the vibration even moreso than normal- forcing you to relax your grip more than normal- great to practice with if you’ve got an extra set of bars that you can swap on and off occasionally. sadly, the same thing doesnt apply on a quad as on a bike. I used to ride dirtbikes before I decided to switch over and my sister still does ride so I ride her’s every once in a while. I can countless laps on her bike, where I would get tired with half the laps on my quad…just think about it… on a quad you are fighting 4 times the width, twice the weight, you pick up 3 times the track conditions etc. I have a steering dampener on my quad but that doesnt help for arm pump. As far as frame rails, I have pro peg nerf bars on my quad. The pegs are 4" wide… I also have a anti-vibe steering stem on my quad, with a anti-vibe tripple fat bar clamp along with the steering dampener. I dont get alot of bad vibration but I still get enough due to my quad being a hybrid and having a dirtbike motor instead of a quad motor which have internal balance rs to reduce vibration. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/meatheads-and-mx-riders-few-questions/256618)._