I've heard that Mike Penland and Scott Kilby use twist throttles on their P700's for GNCC racing. Has anyone else on this forum used a twist throttle on the P650/P700? If so, where did you buy it/what brand and how does it compare to using the thumb throttle?

 

Get ahold of newbeatle (Mike Walker), he has done it to his Prairie

 

i've got a twist throtle on my 700p it's off a 400 prairie bolts right on cable is a little long though and you have to relocate the 4x4 switch motion pro was saposed to come out with a kit but i don't know how thats going good luck

 

MIKEY... I got you on another forum, but will post for the benifit of the others... I've had a twist throttle on mine for the last 8-9 months, raced a few hare scrambles & an Ice race with it so far... I'd never go back, but...

It takes some getting used to, if you rode a lot of bikes in your day, it'll be a natural...what I notice most ( negitively ), about trail pounding / hare scramble racing, is that when flying into corners, ( I ) have a tendancy to not be able to roll completely off the throttle... this keeps the KBEC from engaging as much as I was originally used to... I nearly got my self in trouble a few times racing, & training on the nasty trails I train on, but now, it seem like I've gotten used to it... I even installed one on our 300 Prairie ( just to make sure I stay used to it, & the wife complained alot about thumb fatiuge, even with the thumb extender on it )...

I used the Motion Pro model for the 400 Prairie... it will go right on, but there is a problem, as the 4 X 4 engagement switch is part of the thumb throttle ( Motion Pro was working on a kit for the 650 Prairie, when I ordered mine, like 8 months ago )... I took my dremel & cut a rectangle hole in my handlebar plastic ( initially, as I have removed my handle bar shroud now, & relocated that switch to my electrical panel ), to mount the 4 X 4 engagement switch... this worked really well...

It worked so well, that a few of my riding buddys that have a MC back ground have converted thiers as well... If you do it, just allow yourself the time to get used to it, before you put yourself in a position of pushing the limit ( as in racing )... if you never rode MotorCycles, & spend the bulk of your riding hours on a quad with a thumb throttle, you may not like it ??? But I can honestly say, that my thumb has not been sore from even an all day ride, since the install...

 

WVa Bartman has done the conversion. P.M. or email him.

 

one thing i noticed with my twist throtle is if i run a thin grip like my yz 426 has i get bad arm pump you do a lot more muscling the bars around then on a dirt bike so i found a big fat full waffle grip and i like that some thing to hold on to

 

Try a motion pro, they have full kits for the larger kawi's now.