I Hate Twist Throttle

[FoxBansheeRacing]

Went riding today at my local track, I had been there about 5 minutes, just long enough to get it warmed up, and took it out on the track. I went around one berm fine, then after the straight on the next berm, since I wasnt used to the damn twist throttle, I went WOT on accident, went sideways down on to flat ground and all at once the tires just got traction and boom, I took off. I was getting pulled so damn hard I couldnt let off the throttle, I hit the table top that is right after that turn completely sideways, flew onto the part of the track that goes right along the part I was on, slammed into the backside of a takeoff ramp, jumped it, went into what is like a ditch between 2 sections of the track, hit a bump, then hit the other side of the ditch. I was going probly 30 when I hit the ditch and the shee threw me off it and i landed on my stomach and slid about 5-10 feet on my chest protector. Thank god I was wearing my tether or the shee would have kept going, ramped the hill going up into the parking lot, and slammed right into the porta potty. I felt like such a jackass when 4 people just caming running out to me to see if I was alright. I was dazed, didnt quite know where me or the quad was, but not hurt. All together I crossed 3 different sections of the track before getting thrown off.

[NYUK]

lol,i bought ckylesworlds banshee with a twist.took it around the block on black top. stabbed it , my weight went back so did the throttle, i almost shit my drawers.needless to say i traded the twist to badassr6 the next day for a thumb.

[frocashmoney24]

you either hate it or you love it, guess you hate it

[bansheewizard]

hahah hope your ok. but i was ridin at the local track and the some thing happen except the wrecking part i was coming around a turn and i hiit a lil lunch jump and with i came down i hit it an could not let off kept on rite over the burm in to on coming riders but lucky no one got hurt. still like my twist though cuz i road a dirt bike sence i was 5.

[FoxBansheeRacing]

I thought I would get used to the twist, I have been riding dirtbikes since I was 7. On a dirtbike I am fine, but obviously not on a fourwheeler. The worst part about it all is thinking about how most of the time there are more people there, one of those people could have been on the track when I flew across it. I would have felt like shit if I would have plowed into somebody.

[BrokeStonedBiker]

LOL i can picture in my head how that musta felt.lol dont know whats worse have the slides stuck out loosing control of the twist throttle. LMAO

 

yeah with 4 wheelers you have control two wheels in front insted of a dirt bike there on only one. could be a little tricky just glad no one got hurt.

[papa_smurf49319]

Why didnt you just pull the clutch in, pry didnt think of that at the time

[die_infidel]

I hate twist throttles you could say i'm used to thumb and don't wanna kill myself with twist. I never like the idea of having to hang on for life and what I'm hanging on to is also the throttle.

[ikikazz]

that is the reason to ride to scare the piss out of yourself and with a twist i do that often but still love them you just gotta tuffin up and be a man and have the hand strength to let go and if not then look at how much faster you will go

[FoxBansheeRacing]

If I would have tried to reach for the clutch I probably would have fell off the back of it or turned sharp right. When it happened I was just frozen, I couldnt move a muscle in my body until I hit the ground. I might have actually kept it on there for a while and tried to get used to it, but not after this. Its not me I'm worried about hurting, its the quad and other people that might be in the way the next time.

[89Steeda]

How do all those Supercross riders do it with a twist? I just can't see where a 4 wheeler is different from a 2 wheeler, at least as far as a throttle goes. I'm a twist fan, always have been, always will be. Flame away.

[Oilsmoke]

Well I just fixed up my twister,

I hate thumb cramps and it feels like I don't have a good grip when on the gas with a thumb either.

 

Math question

What do you get with a twist throttle And the terror zone on a 12 port Passion stroker motor?

 

Hmmm.

[FoxBansheeRacing]

I think the main difference between bikes and quads with twist is that you actually lean on a dirtbike, so your pretty much always squared up with the throttle. On a quad you are turning the handlebars more so your wrists are always at an odd angle.

[Oilsmoke]

I agree 100%.

 

But for me & the type of riding i will be doing a twist throtlle seamed to better a choice.

Lets Hope for better outcome than yours. I would hurt for a few weeks at my age.

[SiCkBaNsHeE_990]

Same thing happend to me last weekend. I was draggin and i hit a bump and my hand slipped and i grabbed the throttle weird. I was going out of contol for bit and almost plowed in my friends.