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Old 05-05-2003, 09:36 PM
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I let my father-in-law ride my new (slightly used) Raptor this weekend. He tried to climb a 60° hill and tumbled it over. He was ok but my Rap suffered some stress marks in the plastic and a broken throttle. So since I still kinda like the good ol twist em ups, I thought I might change over. What do you guys think?
 
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Old 05-05-2003, 09:54 PM
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If you get the twist throttle it will be harder to do wheelies and if you go to flip over you might twist on accident and flip it harder... Just my $.02!! That was the biggest waste of money I ever spent...

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Old 05-05-2003, 10:03 PM
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I have a twist throttle and I will trade my twist throttle for anyones thumb throttle. I hope that will give you an indication of how I like it.
 
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:21 PM
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My personal taste is a thumb throttle for atv's. Been riding street and dirt bikes for a while and don't want a twist on my quads.
 
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Old 05-06-2003, 12:01 AM
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Ditto to all above!!![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif[/img]
 
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Old 05-06-2003, 12:10 AM
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A twist throttle was the first mod I did on mine.
 
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Old 05-06-2003, 12:20 AM
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i used to like my thumb and can still use both. however i made the switch for ice racing and will never go back, but i think its just personal preferance
 
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Old 05-06-2003, 12:24 AM
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I think twist would be good for desert or sand, and maybe MX, but it would be bad for any type of woods riding. Especially with a big 4-stroke and all that torque. A little extra twist at the wrong time and say hello to Mr. Tree! JMO

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Old 05-06-2003, 12:27 AM
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My LT 250 had a twist throttle when I got it, and I rode it that way for about 8 years. Went thru the whole bike a couple years ago and put the thumb back on it, and it's much better to ride---I have more control. Buddat's juzme.
 
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Old 05-06-2003, 05:08 AM
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Same here.Worst mod I ever made for me anyway. Took it off the same weekend.Now it's sitting in the garage.It is to hard for me to control when going thru whoops or jumping. JMO
 


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