Thumb or Twist

[#1banshee]

What do you guys prefer..Whats the pro's and cons of a twist or thumb...Im thinking of going twist..

[MistBanshee]

For long rides there can be issues with THUMB CRAMPS! LOL

I prefer the thumb throttle for controllability. That is just my opinion. :thumbsup:

Edited November 12, 2008 by MistBanshee

[#1banshee]

For long rides there can be issues with THUMB CRAMPS! LOL

I prefer the thumb throttle for controllability. That is just my opinion. :thumbsup:

 

 

i agree eh lol... my shit was cramped from riding on sunday for a long period of time..

Edited November 12, 2008 by #1banshee

[THE GRIM RIPPER]

Your from New York.... Stay thumb throttle dude. I could go into depth on this from experience but instead... just listen to me and dont waste your money. Youll be going back to thumb

[some87]

my thumb does cramp up for like the first 30 minutes but after that it goes away for me and i can ride for hours. anyways i made a topic about this a month ago try looking it up in my profile

[OKCterror]

^^^ what they said. I switched back. Came off a jump and goosed it. bad times at richmond high.lol.

[#1banshee]

haha tru thats what I was thinking.. Im so use to ridin bikes I had a 07 gixxer 750 and im so use to twist throttle & damn usin the thumb throttle fuckin thumb cramped like a motha fukkkkkkkkkkkkerrrrrrrrr

[desertdeweller]

you can have both.

I prefer thumb also you can do things like trim the springs to soften up the thumb it makes a big difference on the long rides.

[Thewhite]

thumb is for ladies ... lol

 

I ride a twist throttle since 6 years with no problem, the only thing: be very cautious on your 3 first ride. You can hit the gaz at the landing of a jumb, during a wheely or when you make a short turn.

 

It can be scary on the first ride but it' so amasing to twist the throttle when you drag.

[warwgn]

Twist is the champ once you learn to use it!!

 

The deal is the twist is better, but some people just cant get used to it, you'll either love it or hate it but dont waste your time putting it on unless you committ to leaving it on for a min of 5 long rides after that you can make up your mind. Also depends on how you ride, if it's all technical short jaunts at a time then keep the thumb. If your like me and are running full throttle for long periods of time, like desert racing, then a twist is a very good mod. I love just grabbing a handfull of throttle leaning back and letting the bike do all the work, it evan made riding whoops eaiser!!

[dirtfreak]

its a preference i went from thumb to twist and back to thumb.ive been riding bikes since the 70's and am used to a twist throttle and have alot of track time with drag bikes over the years.i just feel more comfortable with the thumb throttle on the shee.a twist throttle can get you into touble quick imo.the way i look at it if the ride is getting too rough its hard to stay on the gas but keeps me out of trouble.if you want to be able to stay on the gas no matter how rough the ride gets go with the twist.one of my buddies rides with a twist and he wrecks more than everyone else i ride or have ridden with.seems like he wrecks pinned out in what ever gear he is in at the time as well.

[Handyman]

I run both and like them both I can ride a hell of a lot longer with the twist than the thumb...ALL personal preference though,,,

[maxtrax]

I bought mine from a guy that was running twist. I didn't really mind it but found it hard to control wheelies. My brother also almost ran into a tree with it. He goosed it and when the front came up he froze, just hung on and never twisted it back. He ended up going through a ditch and splitting right between two big trees. After that I switched back for safety sake.

[downNdirty]

You can always spend a few bucks and buy the extension for the thumb. I dont have 1, but I was thinking about it. But why buy something that I really dont need. I dont really get thumb cramps or anything.

[#1banshee]

maybe i should just work my fingers out :yelrotflmao: ::dialing gf's #::