Snowbunje Left hand throttle

[idaho800]

I'm looking at left hand throttle kits and was wondering if anyone has any experience with this product or have other suggestions for something better. This is a bit more expensie just wondering if its worth it over the goldfinger or throttle sense. Thanks


2011 Pro-Rmk 163

 

[m8sandman]

the snowbunjie one is a total pos!!! you have to drill holes in your thumb throttle then it ends up breaking. i had to order the throttle side from gold finger and replace my thumb flipper on mine and a couple of others. i would just order one from goldfinger... did i mention the snowbunjie one is a pos???

 

[summ8rmk]

Not to offend sandman but I thought my snobunji was the nicest/best built left hand throttle I have owned. With that said, I have a gold finger on my cat. Its cheap and works great. If I was to get another snobuji throttle I would cut the lever in half, it is long enough for 3-4 fingers, I would pin it and let off and the lever would stick under my ring finger not letting me let go of throttle. The goldfingers lever is hooked and just big enough for one finger, that is all u want squeezing the throttle cause u need the rest of ur fingers to hold on for dear life . Lol

 

[Biodude]

I would have to agree with summ8rmk on this one. I checked out all of them before I purchased a number of years ago and settled on the snobunjie brand. It has worked very well except that the handle is a bit long making it easy to grab it by mistake. Shaving it off an inch or so would not be a bad idea. I almost got run over by my fahter in law when he grabbbed it instead of the brake. Or so that was his excuse anyway!

 

[ak powderhound]

use a goldfinger!

I'VE BUILT MANY LEFT HAND THROTTLES. THE GOLDFINGER WILL GIVE YOU ALL OF THE GAS YOU WILL HAVE THE BALLS TO PULL.

 

[mountainhorse]

I'm a fan of the Lefty's throttles... great quality and great customer service.
It also has a safety lock-out pin for when you don't want to use it.

http://www.leftythrottle.com/SideHiller2.htm

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[Aussie Niko]

Do you self a favor and have a look at bike brake levers you can make up your own ones for very little if your not too slack with the tools. I've used the goldfinger one before but like sugar I'm doing with out it now.

 

[weedkiller]

I've ran goldfinger and snowbungee. I prefer the snowbungee. It sets away from the bars farther and is about four times longer than goldfinger and twice as long as lefties. The spacing away from the bars is what I like for a wider range of throttle input, and when you don't need it, it gives your gloves plenty of room on the bars for maneuvers.

That all being said, I rode a 2013 pro this weekend with no left hand throttle. I've been using them for ten years and was forced to learn how to ride like the next level riding clinics teach: opposite leg forward, never let go of the bars. I've always rode snowmobiles like my stand up jet ski, I use my rear leg to kick out the rear of the sled to help make the turn. Now without a lefty, I have to hop over the seat with one leg supporting all my weight (quickly, or you just turn back down the hill).

After the test ride with the polaris techs, I disconnected the snowbungee on my 12 pro and rode like the younger kids the next four days with the new riding style. I turn a lot faster now without the lefty and have been able to turn back up on steeper stuff than I was able to before. Problem is that one leg jump over thing. I'm 6'4" 250lbs and it ain't all muscle. I got tuckered out quicker with this kind of riding style, but it was fun, and it lets you go anywhere. Time to hit the squat machine this week or quit wearing a backpack while riding.