Thumb or twistgrip throttle
Thumb or twistgrip throttle
#2
08-19-2009, 05:09 AM
It is hard to regulate the throttle with a twist. Every time one front wheel hits an object and jerks that way can make you inadvertently give more throttle. I don't mind a twist on mild mannered quads(like a 250EX) but anything with some power forget it. There are a lot of people out there using twists though. You could always try one out for yourself. Just be careful! After a couple of "near death" experiences on a Banshee with a twist, I said never again.
Thumb throttle is better,you get used to it after a while!
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08-19-2009, 11:24 AM
On a bike, the machine leans WITH your body, so your wrist/elbow angle can stay the same. So a twisty is not a problem.
On an ATV, the rider leans, and hangs onto the bars...but the machine stays flat and level.....Your wrist/elbow angle has to change in order to accommodate the fact that YOU are leaning, but the machine is NOT. So it is very hard to hang onto the bars, and still be in total control of the twist throttle. Thus the thumb throttle was born.
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09-11-2009, 05:58 PM
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10-05-2009, 04:30 PM
it depends on the atv/atc you have a twist throttle on. Like a 250ex like said before would be good as you can handle the power however you hit the gas. Now I have a twist throttle on my 86 tecate 3 and let me tell you its just plain nuts. It is stock or I wouldn't have it on there. You don't want to hit the gas just wrong on a 2 stroke especially a tecate. Will put you on you **** before you know it. Believe me I have done so. 3wheeler+2stroke+twist throttle = death trap
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10-08-2009, 06:50 AM
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The simple answer is that on an ATV, the machine does not lean in turns, the rider does.
On a bike, the machine leans WITH your body, so your wrist/elbow angle can stay the same. So a twisty is not a problem.
On an ATV, the rider leans, and hangs onto the bars...but the machine stays flat and level.....Your wrist/elbow angle has to change in order to accommodate the fact that YOU are leaning, but the machine is NOT. So it is very hard to hang onto the bars, and still be in total control of the twist throttle. Thus the thumb throttle was born.
On a bike, the machine leans WITH your body, so your wrist/elbow angle can stay the same. So a twisty is not a problem.
On an ATV, the rider leans, and hangs onto the bars...but the machine stays flat and level.....Your wrist/elbow angle has to change in order to accommodate the fact that YOU are leaning, but the machine is NOT. So it is very hard to hang onto the bars, and still be in total control of the twist throttle. Thus the thumb throttle was born.
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10-08-2009, 09:00 AM
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Also a thumb throttle does not freeze up in winter and many ATV are snow riden.
trial bikes use twist throttle and the hop from Rock to Rock like a mountain goat. Riding don't get slower and more technical then that .
Every time one front wheel hits an object and jerks that way can make you inadvertently give more throttle
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