Left hand throttle
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jskattum606
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I had one on a old sled. I never seamed to use it too often, Mostly on the trail when your right thumb gets tired or cold. The thing i didnt like about it is letting a buddy load it and he jumped the trailer and landed on the bed rail of the truck. Totaled the sled. The dangers out weight the benifits in my opinion. I will never own one again, Not worth it.
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yz400ex
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I have owned 2.. 1 being a gold finger and the other being a snow bunjie. Snow bunjie I didnt like at all.. Didnt like the install or the function. Gold Finger on the other hand I liked and what it had over the other was it has the lock out pin to prevent accidental usage and the installation was easy. Maybe I had an older snow bunjie and they have changed since. Not sure. I liked the function of the gold finger better also. I hardly used mine also. Can I justify paying $100 for one.. NO.. You can find them all the time for $50 which I think is a fair price. Or you can do what I am doing this year and just make your own. Much cheaper and is the exact same thing. Just remember the lock out pin..
On my old edge sleds we used to make our own out of bicycle parts. Last sled I used the sno bunje and I like it better. Has a quick release for the cable so it can be quickly and easily disabled if somebody gets on the sled. Completely disconnects the cable at the throttle. I sometimes use the lefty alot and then sometimes hardly at all...depends on conditions/situations...
I have goldfingers on my sleds and rarely use them during the day, but they definitely come in handy in tight spots. The most important thing to remember is the routing of the cable so that moisture will drain and be vigilant that they are not frozen.
Another vote for Goldfinger, I have one on my 800 and on my 900. Do I use it all the time, No... do they come in handy in tight spots (slow speed off-camber maneuvers and such) Yes. Once you train yourself that it is there and how to use it, they are as useful a tool as anything, and like anything, need to be respected.
The new ones also have an assist spring to help return the lefty itself back to the closed position, this helps prevent the lever from getting that small movement and icing up faster. If you are worried or are letting someone un-accustomed to a lefty ride your sled, you can always throw the lock-pin back in for safety.
The new ones also have an assist spring to help return the lefty itself back to the closed position, this helps prevent the lever from getting that small movement and icing up faster. If you are worried or are letting someone un-accustomed to a lefty ride your sled, you can always throw the lock-pin back in for safety.
Have used a Sno Bungie for about 6 years with no problems and it has a delete function that unhooks easily when "others" are on your sled. Most useful in sticky situations.. do or die type.. it has paid for itself easily.
Mounts easy and secure with out screwing with your grips and can be had at shows reasonably ..Dane is great to deal with.
Mounts easy and secure with out screwing with your grips and can be had at shows reasonably ..Dane is great to deal with.
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J.Jensen
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How does it develope dangerous riding techniques?
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jskattum606
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IMO you should always have both hand on the hand grips. With a left hand throttle you are teetering off of the left side of the sled. It will give you more leverage but its not the right way to ride. You sould be getting that right ski off the ground and sidhilling. Much more controlled once you get good at it and it will help you tremendously in tight, quick situations.
They do work in slow, off chamber situations but its not worth the trade in just learing how to ride in these situations
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J.Jensen
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Thanks for explaining. I'm still learning how to ride. I can get it up on one ski quite easily and keep it up for a while, but I can only turn into the lifted ski, not the other way
I thought it might be useful for when I'm stationary on a slope and if I reach over for my throttle it feels like I'm going to tumble downhill.
I'm going to look into moving the throttle a bit inwards and try that out as well, since its just an inch too fa out for me...
Ideal bar width DOES play a big role...
Wide bars for the mountian rider is, IMO, a big part of the reason that Left throttles are so prevalent...Unless you are a really large person... many stock bars are too wide to fit many for serious backcountry montain riding/boondocking/tree-work..
I ride with a 30" end to end bar with with hooks... the throttle and brake are noticeably closer to center than a stock bar....
It all depends on your preference, body size, conditoning, strenght and type of riding you enjoy doing most...
Wide bars for the mountian rider is, IMO, a big part of the reason that Left throttles are so prevalent...Unless you are a really large person... many stock bars are too wide to fit many for serious backcountry montain riding/boondocking/tree-work..
I ride with a 30" end to end bar with with hooks... the throttle and brake are noticeably closer to center than a stock bar....
It all depends on your preference, body size, conditoning, strenght and type of riding you enjoy doing most...
bar width makes a big difference, I have a lefty's on my 09 dragon and I really don't use it that much but when you need it in a pinch I like to have it there, I know alot of people grab the left hand throttle when they don't know about it and that is one reason I like the lefty's since it it an actual throttle not like a lever
