bennieben1 Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 sorry for digging up an old thread. a really comfortable thumb throttle is one off of a raptor 660. they have a nice position and pull feel. we have used these on the yfz450's and its great. ive seen alot of people loop out bikes and quads with a twist throttle. i ve put thumb throttles on all of my dirtbikes and quads. i even put one on my kx500. the thumb throttle im using for that one is from a honda trx450. its got an extra pulley inside that acts like a short throw twist throttle. it feels great and ive never ever looped out the bike, even thru tight technical rocky hill climbs. i hope this info helps someone out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieSquid Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Its mainly preference... I race both quads and bikes.... on a bike twist throttle is so much easier because you ride with you body. On a quad id never put a twist throttle on, mainly because your just hangin on to the bars when you turn. Maybe try and find a cheap twist throttle of ebay to try it out or something. And arm pump will go away the more you ride and learn to relax :thumbsup: X2 i agree when i first started to ride my thumb was really sore. I got used to it without having to cut my carb springs or anything. Hand held exercisers for the forearm helped me out. LOL. Twist is good for bikes, not for atv's in my opinion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hank 024 Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I have rode a shee with the twist and it wasnt that bad but it was in the dunes the second we hit the trails I got off of my buddies bike and wanted mine back. The twist is nasty in tight spots tring to trun and ending up giving it some gas without knowing isnt too fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinisterboo Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I am now running the Terry Cable "dual"s on all my quads. I have had zero reliability issues so far... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterlocal22 Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 quad thumb dirt bike twist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncbob Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Thumb throttles are for 3-4 wheel, ski, hull rigs Twist is for 2 wheels. You use your body in different ways on different rigs, but on 2 wheels you don't use turn the bars very much at high speed, you lean. On quads you turn the bars and lean. That makes a twist throttle a poor choice for a quad. Lots of people still rock them, but lots of people still rock trikes too. If all you do is burn down the drag strip, or up the hill, then it really doesn't matter much, but for tight trails and fast dunes the thumb throttle is the way to go. Before one of you guys scream at me that I don't know how to operate a twist throttle, I have been riding motorcycles since I was 5, and I didn't ride my first sport quad till I was 30. In that time I rode trails, dunes and pavement on bikes, and have owned at least one bike for the past 20 years, so I am well schooled on how a twist throttle works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amstall Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 Twist will goose on you over every bump. Deep whoops and really rough trails are a nightmare and frankly dangerous if you plan on hitting them with any appreciable amount of speed. Just stick with your thumb and be happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeNick Posted February 9, 2010 Report Share Posted February 9, 2010 I had a twist on a Warrior I used to have..Several time it about got away from me from hittin a little bump and my wrist twisting down pinnin that fucker wide open. I personally wouldnt recommend a twist throttle on a quad..Too risky..But to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeyblunts420 Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 My friend had a twist on his blaster a few years back, he was undecided on which he preferred. I hated it in fast turns I hit a bump and almost lost it once and refused to ride it again lol the weird thing I noticed from riding my friends shee w/ thumb throttle was that I would get serious arm pump, only in my left arm and I barely used the clutch at all.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdzbangshee Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 try the duel kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustydemon Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 This post is older than my old gray balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee xXx Posted May 22, 2011 Report Share Posted May 22, 2011 Hi guys, i want to know what do the pro's use, cause i get told not to change to twist cause its dangerous. But when i'm out racing for hours my thumb feels like it's going to fall off, and my complete left side of my body is numb. What do you use on your shee's? moose makes a combination of the two. you pull a pin and goes from thumb to twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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