I can't decide what I want to do now. Here's the deal.

I'm running the 45 without the pump and with the thumb throttle. The heavy throttle pull and low-end bog is starting to **** me off. I don't like the heavy pull because it's hard to be precise with it, (for controlling wheelies, etc.), but it doesn't tire my hand or anything anymore. The lack of precision on the throttle is my primary problem with the thumb.

I'm running into the low-end bog sometimes and it's starting to annoy me. When I'm coming out of tight stuff in trails or at my local pit, I hammer it to roost or wheelie or whatever and all I get is a short silence and wham there goes all of my traction. I try to avoid it the best I can by keeping the RPMs up but it's not always the case.

My options :
1. Enabling the pump and sticking with the thumb. (Soft throttle spring modified) (Will probably still be stiffer than it is now)
2. Leaving the pump off and try to lighten the throttle pull somehow. (but how?)
3. Enabling the pump and going to twisty (not much experience with twisties, and I don't ride in sand, only trails and fire roads, etc.)

Opinions needed!!!!! Also if anyone has any tips to easy the throttle pull...

Thank You

Jeff

 

If I were you I'd get the pump enabled and get the twist throttle. There are a few guys that were able to spring up the pump spring and make it easier on the thumb, but if your pissed off now, get the solution you know will work.

BTW, make sure and get the right sized jets for the pump, otherwise, your frustration will go through the roof trying to make it work.

 

Do you guys recommend switching to twist with my situation??

 

I use the twist and love it. And hate it when I get on any quad that has a tumb thingy[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-mad.gif[/img] But with that said. It took a lot of getting used to and getting the right cable slack. Without some slack in the cable, everytime you hit a bump of any sort you tighten your grip and twist a little. Umm very bad for your neck, as the quad will want to squirt out from under because you wern't ready. So a little cable slack is the fix for that. You say you've never used a twist. So my quess is that you will hate it. There cheap enough to experiment with though. And you will LOVE the pump. Just make sure you use a #50 squiter and not the #70 they ship with. I ride mountain trails in the summer months and have no problems with the twist. In fact It's easier to hang on. You can put that tumb to use now and wrap it around the bar / grip to hang on. Thats what made ridding ***** out scarry for me with the thumb thingy. Your only hanging on with one and a half hands[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-shocked.gif[/img][img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/img]
Any way Hightowers post on the modified spring should take care of it for you if you find you don't6 like the twist. But give it some time. Cause you will NOT like it at first. It takes getting used to. Like most things do.

 

Alright Thanks Larry.

With that said, I think I'll bite the bullet and try my luck with twist and the pump.

What do I need to convert to twisty and how much will it cost me?? And which twist is good...

I'm going to order the missing parts to enable the pump and 60% springs from RWR, so if he has something good for a twisty..that could be an option.

Thanks You

Jeff

 

And how good is the twisty compared to the thumb for wheelies?? Can you ride as far and be as precise??

Thanks

 

Ron Woods has the twist. I forget the price. But he has the prices listed on his site. As far as wheeling it's no problem. Im getting better at it. 2nd gear wheelies I can ride as far as I want most of the time. The power wheelies (3rd and 4th gear) I can only ride for about 1/2 block or so. I get skeared cause your going so fast. Going all the way over going that fast would really bite. Like I said Im getting better at it though.

 

What is the brand of twist that Wood sells?

is the pro-motion expensive?

 

Ron Wood sells the Motion Pro. And it's not expensive. You can look on thier site and find the price.

 

Yea, motion pro, sorry. That's great. I see 53$ for the "TM45 twist throttle upgrade" on the RWR site...is that it?