Shee4life Posted March 17, 2013 Report Posted March 17, 2013 Hey fellow banshee riders I have a 2001 banshee with some mods done and it was stolen some years back! The local police found it a year later and it was trashed and chopped! Im currently in the process of restoring it and need help with the choices of twist throttle or thumb. It had a twist throttle on 34 mm keihins, they took it off a and put a stock thumb throttle on it and tgereis a lot of play. I want to keep a thumb throttle on it but the carb kit thats on it is made for twist throttle, is there any cables out there that allows for a thumb throttle on 34mm keihin carbs, Ive had bad experience with the twist throttle when I first bought the bike used and id like to keep it thumb! Any advice would be appreciated thanx guys! Quote
possum Posted March 17, 2013 Report Posted March 17, 2013 yes buy a thumb throttle cable. its shorter at the throttle end. fixed Quote
Burt Reynolds Posted March 17, 2013 Report Posted March 17, 2013 I had a twist throttle on one of my quads for like an hour,almost killed myself,and took it off Quote
Shee4life Posted March 18, 2013 Author Report Posted March 18, 2013 I think I found one at banshee depot that fits my carbs, ima try them thanx guys Quote
sheerider11 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 I rode a twist for the last 12 years. Then I rode one with a thumb. I will never ride a twist again.Really? Why is that? I personally enjoy my thumb and will not get a twist, but I would like to hear it from somebody coming the other way. Quote
Starwriter Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 This is as old as Ford vs Chevy, Coke vs Pepsi, Gay vs straight. But I can tell you with lots of power trying to do tight, technical, up hill, trail stuff, you will crash less often with a thumb. I used to think thumb was for pussies... and I crashed a LOT. Quote
ATVridinMaNiAc Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 Really? Why is that? I personally enjoy my thumb and will not get a twist, but I would like to hear it from somebody coming the other way. I think you misread his post. Quote
Uf21 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 I've riden thumb only once or twice and it just doesnt feel good. Quote
possum Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 for me. thumb for 100+hp just feels safer. i run twist on duners all day no problem. Quote
sheerider11 Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 I think you misread his post. Nope. 12 years on a twist is a shit load of seat time and experience. I wanna know what made him go to thumb and stay with that. After that amount, I figured some one would be pretty set in there way. Quote
Glenyboy Posted March 18, 2013 Report Posted March 18, 2013 Get a dual gasser, that way you have both. Quote
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