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Thread: Thumb or twist??

  1. #16
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
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    GO BOTH!!!

    I got a dual gasser for my Z cause I couldn't make up my mind as to thumb or twist.

    It's bloody great. You can lock the twist off if you want ( with a little silver pin underneath ) or ride with both live.

    Depending where I'm riding or what type of riding I'm doing I can choose either.

    It's a great piece of kit and probably the best mod I've done to my trike.

    I guess you can tell I love it.
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  2. #17
    Join Date
    Feb 2006
    Location
    AZ
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    Now that is interesting. I could see something like that for one of my riders...Hmmm

    Thanks for showing.
    '86 Tecate
    '85 ATC 250R
    '85 Tri-Z
    '87 ATC 200x
    '85 ATC 250R - Rider
    '86 Tecate - Rider

  3. #18
    Join Date
    Dec 2002
    Location
    Spruce Pine, Alabama
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    I've put a twist throttle on every 3-wheeler(and on '88 Q-Racer) I've ever owned with the exception of maybe my first ('84 Big Red in '84), and a couple of Yamahaulers. Can't stand anything else, but that's just personal preference.

    YTM225's, 350X, 250R's, Tri-Z's, 250SX, 200X's etc.... all got twists on my watch. Twists were already on my Tecates and Cagiva, so I didn't have to swap them over.
    '84 ATC70.....my 8-y.o. son's ride

  4. #19
    Join Date
    Nov 2006
    Location
    southern oregon
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    IMO trikes are much easier to ride with twisters than quads are... I have had both thumb and twist types on my tecate with no problems(although I watched my roomate nearly die with the twist), but I absolutely hated the twist on my quadracer... I think it had to do with the added turning effort and strange ergos on the quadracer... I hate long rides with a thumber..
    2-stroke lover

  5. #20
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    RID3R is offline At The Back Of The Pack Arm chair racerAt the back of the pack
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    VA
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    I cant stand thumb either.. Most everything ive had, had twist. Now I really need twist when something has a clutch for some reason. Im getting rid of the thumb on my 86z, I cant seem to ride very good with it. For tight trails, I find twist to do fine for me too.. Twist all the way for me.

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