Thinking about getting a twist throttle . Should I go with one or just stick with my original stock throttle?

 

Back in July of '05 i bought a BRAND new 2005 400ex. 2 months later i cut my thumb in half wit ha table saw. i was going stir crazy just looking at my wheeler sitting in the garage. so i ordered a twist throttle a couple weeks after i got injured. once i was about 60% recovered i started riding like i did when i first got my wheeler. honestly i HATED that thing. to be fair i have NEVER driven anything with a twist throttle so it was new to me. i just took it off last Janurary '06 because i felt that it was a pain in the @$$ to use on bumpy terrain, and going up steep hills with bumps it WOULD cut the throttle completely off and make for some scarey moments. Riding wheelies was harder than i thought, if i could ride one for very long. HOW EVER it made my wheeler snappier, as well as made long trail rides easier due to wrist movement VS thumb. would i recomend putting one on an atv, absolutely not. i didnt like it enough to suggest one. however if you feel you want to try it go for it. most people like them, but IMO i dont like them on wheelers. but it saved me from being bored on the couch for the past 6 months... hope this helps and im sure people will put the .02$ worth in... and say im an idiot. but, THIS IS JUST MY OPINION. hopefully this helps.

 

I would go for one because it reduces stress on the fore-arm and hand. But it does take some getting use too.

 

After a while your wrist will start herting, and 89exrider i bet u gained 10 mph with just switching to a twist throttle, along with every other thing u say u our lil 430 can beat yfz's and predators banshees BS

 

Get your head out of your a$$ and read somethin yfz. I dont even have a twist throttle on mine right now. And if i did how could if give you 10mph It doesnt even do anything except reduce wrist and arm stress. But in your case you would probably still get tired.

 

hay i never said i could out run a yfz or banshee in a drag now did i i said i could hang with a yfz

 

Adding 10mph is probly somehting u would say. and your not goin to hang with a yfz in a drag if your set up for trail riding. just like me i would admit it right here right now i would probly not saying i would saying probly get beat by you or someone else in trail riding b/c im set up for a strait line drag not cornering sharp or anyhting like that

 

Four months ago I snapped the scaphoid bone in my right wrist into two pieces when I went over the handlbars. I am now wondering if my wrist might not have broken if I had been using a twist throttle. My right wrist would not have been bent backwards [extended], it would have instead been wrapped around the grip like my unbroken left wrist.
Ric

 

I like twist throttle myself. I had problems with my arm geting tried when I was racing the twist throttle helped but it took some time to get use to