twist or thumb?

[sheeweet]

Hi guys. I am thinking of converting throttle over to twist style. It doesn't take all that long for my thumb muscles in my hand to start acking and then it get's to the point that I can hardly even hold the thing. But since I still need to remove the TORS I should make the decision on which kit to get. So for you guys with twist throttles on Banshee's experience, what are your opinions and thoughts about them. Me being used to controlling with the thumb throttle I wonder if I might have issues controlling with a twist. Is their a risk factor, know what I mean? Thanks!!

[gonzoret]

i have two quads, a banshee and a tecate 4 and both of them have twist. everytime i ride my buddies bikes the same thing happends to me. most of my friends are scared of the twist on my shee but its not bad you just have to get the hang of it. one of my friends changed from twist to thumb . if you have a chance to ride a bike with it (quad or 2 whlr) you should, to see if you like it first.

[itsmyforte]

twist is the only way to go. every machine i own has a twist, thumbs suck.

[wielandr]

twist can be scary at first on a shee but once you get used to it you will never go back the only draw back is instead of your thumb cramping up you get arm pump after riding hard for a long time ......your forearm will cramp up and hurt like a bitch .........however once your arm gets used to it i think twist is tons better than thumb

[lokar]

If you ride in wide open spaces, the twist is good. If you ride in the woods, the twist sucks ass. I Just bought a motion pro tors eliminator kit with the twist throttle. I rode one time (this past weekend) and I just modified the cable and reverted back to my thumb throttle. The arm pump definately sucks, and the part that bothered me the most was that everytime I would hit a bump or try to jump the damn thing would 'make' me throttle and rear-up on me. I almost killed some people. Anyway, if you do go with the twist you really need to get the fast version. The regular twist requires entirely too much twist. (like 1/2 turn) Me and a buddy of mine who rides a bike were just talking about this earlier. When you ride a bike you dont steer with the bars, you either lean, or move your body. This lends itself nicely to the twist throttle because you have a better grip on the bars. but when you have to steer and brake and throttle and hold on with the same hand, the twist throttle loses its benefits. Well, thats my 2 cents anyway.

[John19]

Twist all the way I can't ride without the twist

[sheeweet]

Hmmmm! OK thanks for the help, guys.

[PUSH THE THROTTLE]

Put a Trinity CV2 35mm carb system on there, elimates tors and any thumb problems. It's a fix all.