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Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:43 PM
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?? Thumb Throttle??

Anyone here rockin a thumb throttle on their bike?
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Ummm..... NO!
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

dont do it
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

a couple people on here have it.....can't remember who....

i have riden a dirbike with a thumb throttle and it sucks...it's not going to be like a quad
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

How about no
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Originally Posted by old man roger
dont do it
I'm not, just askin cuz i saw one today , i thought it looks kinda odd.
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 08:49 PM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

theres nothing rockin about a thumb throttle....
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 09:11 PM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Nah nobody around here is rockin one...

I can think of alot of reasons why NOT to use one, but can't figure out why someone WOULD want one
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 09:17 PM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Originally Posted by Hazen
Nah nobody around here is rockin one...

I can think of alot of reasons why NOT to use one, but can't figure out why someone WOULD want one
Dude gave me some bull **** about stuntin easier and blah blah blah. I thought he was full of ****, so i wanted to know what you guys thought.
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 10:24 PM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

if you want a thumb throttle go stunt a quad.
Old Nov 6, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

WTF???? why would anyone want to do that.
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Uh, WTF mate? Seems to me a fella would rock a thumb throttle on a bike because he's too stupid to know how to use his wrist. Should probably jerk off more.
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

im curious as to how it would feel
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Theres a few people rocking them
Old Nov 7, 2006 | 01:37 AM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Originally Posted by TryphStunter
Uh, WTF mate? Seems to me a fella would rock a thumb throttle on a bike because he's too stupid to know how to use his wrist. Should probably jerk off more.
so thats the key to throttle control all this time I have been using my left hand
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

whats the purpose of it?
Old Nov 7, 2006 | 02:39 AM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

I have one on my turbo Hayabusa. It helps stoppies by at least a lot of yards!
Old Nov 7, 2006 | 04:27 AM
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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Why don't quads come with normal throttles anyway?

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Re: ?? Thumb Throttle??

Originally Posted by TongWoo
I have one on my turbo Hayabusa. It helps stoppies by at least a lot of yards!


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