twist or thumb throttel [Archive]

Grant Casey

11-08-2006, 06:24 PM

wat do u prefer

im running a twist throttel.

but i am making the switch back to thumb, coz i am getting a 450r carb and i can pick up a throttle assembely for cheap.

cheers grant

TrapZ400

11-08-2006, 06:26 PM

thumb

gleamingred

11-08-2006, 07:07 PM

thumb, definately

deathman53

11-08-2006, 07:18 PM

twist, say good bye to you right thimb hurting with them. I also feel faster on a twist.

Ripitupfilms

11-08-2006, 07:42 PM

there reasons why quads arnt made with twist.. I rode my friends SPader bike and its not bad with the suspension and prc damper but when i rode a yfz stock with one ever bump i hit made it wanna twist... also ive seen some reckless kid at about every d-6 race crash on the littlest things and i never realized it but he has twist.

THumb all the way

JRP

11-08-2006, 07:47 PM

Originally posted by atvracer9m
there reasons why quads arnt made with twist.. I rode my friends SPader bike and its not bad with the suspension and prc damper but when i rode a yfz stock with one ever bump i hit made it wanna twist... also ive seen some reckless kid at about every d-6 race crash on the littlest things and i never realized it but he has twist.

THumb all the way

agreed, i use to have one on my 450r, but it was a *****, so i took it off and now use a thumb. If you ride enough then you wont get cramped up in ur thumb

Mxjunkie

11-08-2006, 08:29 PM

Twist..

People need to learn you dont have to have death grip when you ride a twist.. it gives twist a bad name when people dont use them right and tell people never to get them etc.. I dont see how having your thumb out and having 4 fingers holding onto the bars is better the holding on with your thumb and actually grasping the handle bars..

firefighterjosh

11-09-2006, 03:30 AM

Thumb because I am one of them ppl that hang on for dear life when Chit gets crazy! With a twist I just give it more gas. thumb ussually I let go.

PismoLocal

11-09-2006, 11:37 AM

I grew up on bikes so twist is where its at for me.

Trevor

11-09-2006, 12:31 PM

I just started using a twist this week my brother in law just picked up a klx300 and so far I like the thumb better by far but I never rode a dirtbike before either so I may get used to it. There so different

spud400ex

11-09-2006, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by Mxjunkie
Twist..

People need to learn you dont have to have death grip when you ride a twist.. it gives twist a bad name when people dont use them right and tell people never to get them etc.. I dont see how having your thumb out and having 4 fingers holding onto the bars is better the holding on with your thumb and actually grasping the handle bars..

i totally agree with josh. i had a twist on my ex and loved it, when i finally realized not to hold so tight. the 450r is gettin a vortex twist soon.

440bigborekit

11-09-2006, 12:44 PM

twist all the way, get used to it you pansies lol jpjp...:p

-brian

aaronqjones

11-09-2006, 01:31 PM

twist

4 HunnyMan15

11-09-2006, 03:31 PM

i like both thumb and twist

11-09-2006, 03:41 PM

i can use both fine from being back and fourth from bikes to quads growing up but i like twist alot better...with thumb through really rough sections sometimes my thumb would slip off of the throttle where with twist its not slipping off and i think u can pin it alot faster with twist

wills 77

Honda4lyphe

11-09-2006, 03:49 PM

i like twist though its mentally ****ing dangerous, if your a trail rider..dont get one if you go over a log and your hand makes 1 wrong move or your takeing a corner..next stop repair shop haha

firefighterjosh

11-12-2006, 07:02 PM

Another reason I like thumb is I race XC and when I had a twist throttle it would get mud in the twist part and when my hands would get muddy it was hard to twist.

SwainRacing

11-12-2006, 07:10 PM

I use a finger throttle and love it!

firefighterjosh

11-12-2006, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by SwainRacing
I use a finger throttle and love it!

Any companies them???? I need one really bad!!!!

SwainRacing

11-13-2006, 07:31 AM

It takes som getting use to, just like a twist. I use KVPI and there is also UMI. Thare are mainly for jetskis, but will work on most ATVs too. I had one on my Predator and now run one on my TRX450.

leadman_09

11-13-2006, 09:50 AM

I personally like thumb but I never had any problems with a twist.

RidinRed420

11-13-2006, 10:17 AM

twist. i've never really ridden with a thumb... i learned to ride on my boyfriends bansee that has a twist... so when I got my 300, that was the first thing I changed. I tried the thumb throttle for a few rides (while I was waiting for the twist to come) and I hated it. I prolly would have gotten used to it after a while, but I really like the twist.. it was easier since it was what I was used to.

It has caused some problems though... only when I let people ride it who have never used a twist before though. They just usuaully end up going over backwards..

400exstud

11-13-2006, 03:21 PM

Thumb for quads
Twist for bikes

Ruby Soho

11-13-2006, 03:25 PM

i like thumb more

but twists are fun also

either way, as long as i can get it to go

firefighterjosh

11-13-2006, 07:06 PM

Originally posted by SwainRacing
It takes som getting use to, just like a twist. I use KVPI and there is also UMI. Thare are mainly for jetskis, but will work on most ATVs too. I had one on my Predator and now run one on my TRX450.

Awesome!!! I dislocated my thumb a long time ago and want something diffrent. (my thumb has never been the same)

"KVPI" is the comany? I am gunna google them.

Vixen

11-13-2006, 07:15 PM

twist for me.

kfx450

01-23-2007, 11:22 AM

Terry cable thumb and twist together. I think they have them on ebay.

HB416EX

01-23-2007, 11:59 AM

I use thumb.

dober250R

01-23-2007, 12:20 PM

01-23-2007, 12:34 PM

Originally posted by dober250R
How do you use your front brakes with that thing?

Index finger on the throttle, bird finger on the brake.

01-23-2007, 12:36 PM

Originally posted by SwainRacing
It takes som getting use to, just like a twist. I use KVPI and there is also UMI. Thare are mainly for jetskis, but will work on most ATVs too. I had one on my Predator and now run one on my TRX450.

I know I asked this before, but I forget the answer....

The throttle cable is a larger diameter thread that goes into the throttle mechanism (larger than the clutch cable)

Does the throttle cable thread right into the KVPI?

01-23-2007, 02:59 PM

Twist throttle. The only downside to it for me is...If you land a jump wrong, and you slide to the back of your seat...You have to ride it out while you're gunning it.

Shift_450R

01-23-2007, 03:16 PM

Originally posted by MrMan
Twist throttle. The only downside to it for me is...If you land a jump wrong, and you slide to the back of your seat...You have to ride it out while you're gunning it.

Once you get fully used to it youll never do that. I have had a twist on my 400 for 2 years now and i can ride it with absolute no problems

suzukigirl

01-23-2007, 04:16 PM

i have a twist throttle..i don't like the thumb throttle cause it kills my thumb after a while....also i find it easier to control my speed with a twist throttle