docbones Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 What can be done for stiff thumb throttle? What can be done for difficult shifting? Very notchy and hard to shift. If anyone has knowledge with how to fix?? Please help. Thanks, Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locogato11283 Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 What can be done for stiff thumb throttle? stock carbs or not?? if stock use thumb throttle extender..if aftermarket, cut a couple coils out of springs..this may work for stock too. What can be done for difficult shifting? Very notchy and hard to shift. make sure clutch is adjusted properly. possibly purchase modded shift star. possibly call FAST for some new shift parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboybanshee Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 For the stiff throttle, if the cable is in good shape and not binding, I heard that you can cut a coil or two off of the springs in the carb tops to help out. LOL, loco beat me to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee17Racing Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Cutting a few coils off of the spring will help. I think I cut off 3, and then stretched it out a bit to make up the difference. Something else I have found helps is buying a Honda thumb throttle (look on ebay). This has helped me out more than anything else I have tried. The only thing I personally had to change on the assembly was the cover. I had to polish that bitch down so I didn't have any Honda on my quad... I've even heard of people buying the TRX90 Honda throttle because of the longer lever, I saw that over on YFZCentral---->Honda Throttle Edit: Forgot about the shifting question...I had my shift star modded by boonman here on HQ. I'm not sure if he's doing it anymore, but it helped out A LOT. You can actually find neutral now, and it's not impossible to shift with cheap riding boots on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pest Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I tried the extended cascade lever, bad angle so I picked up a terry cable throttle, Ten times better then the original. made it all thanksgiving without crying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2twin350s Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 get used to it. nature of the beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banshee tuner Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 For hard shifts try the modified shift star before possibly wasting money on parts you don't need. For the sore thumb I changed to a motion pro twist throttle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justintoxicated Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I got the Modquad extender, works great! don't be afraid to move the assembaly around a bit on the handlebars. Some have even removed the plastic spacer thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian060 Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 get used to it. nature of the beast 444512[/snapback] Word. I think that if you ride alot your thumb gets really "buff" and you dont even notice it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shee-Male Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 You can take the spring right out of the thumb throttle housing, I did and havn't found a disadvantage yet. As for the shifting, there are mods that can be done to the gears themselves with removeing some of the dogs and such, but if splitting the cases is not in your future then star mod like the other members suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99Banshee Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 For stiff throutle id cut a coil or two off of the spring...ive never dun it becouse I dont have a little girl thumb that cant handle pushing the throutle but I here it works...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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