williamjernigan Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 Do any of you guys ride with twist throttles? If so do you like. I type of riding I do is fast trail riding around fields and on some roads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duninshee Posted October 2, 2004 Report Share Posted October 2, 2004 My twist throttle was one of the first thing that I put on my bike. I also ride trails and alot of dunes, so i am in and out of the throttle alot. I love it and I wouldn't ever go back to the thumb throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasta Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 i have it half on my bike right now, just need to finish it off by tapping the idle screw in the side of the carbs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldturtle Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 I run twist on Banshee and it is big improvement for me over the stock thumb. When I got the 400EX I had plans to convert to twist but the thumb works so well on the Honda plus it is much better sealed than a twist so I have deceided to keep the thumb. No problem bouncing back and forth between twist and thumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nater006 Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 No complaints here, either. On a long day of riding, the twist makes a difference, at least for me. Just be careful when tapping those holes.. use lots of cutting oil, as you *do not* want to break a tap off in that aluminum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rasta Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 No complaints here, either. On a long day of riding, the twist makes a difference, at least for me. Just be careful when tapping those holes.. use lots of cutting oil, as you *do not* want to break a tap off in that aluminum. yeah i will buy cutting oil before i do it. i am using a neighbors drill press so i dont mess it up with my unsteady hand. i probably have a set of carbs that i could get pretty easily if i screw it up though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meat Posted October 3, 2004 Report Share Posted October 3, 2004 drillin' and tappin' those idle screw holes is whole lot easier than it sounds. A small hand drill is all thats needed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted October 4, 2004 Report Share Posted October 4, 2004 I ride quands and dirt bikes. I have problems with both. With the thumb throttle on quads it starts to hurt your thumb after a while, and it gets to the point where you can;t even push the throttle anymore. With the dirt bikes I find it hard to get off the throttle quickly. It depends on where you ride, I think. I actually fell today because I was hitting some deep whoops and as I was coming down I was forced onto the throttle and shot off the next whoop and got bucked off. It had alot to do with my riding skill and the fact that my throttle doesn't snap back, it kinda drags back, which reminds me I need to go fix it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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