tweaked Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'm thinking of switching my son's oset 20 to a thumb throttle to avoid whiskey throttle. He's had one incident already and if it keeps happening and he gets hurt, he may not be so keen on riding, which would be terrible. He is familiar with a thumb throttle from his quad. But since no one does this, its probably a bad idea, but I don't understand why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have no idea what Whiskey Throttle actually is, but if he is getting into trouble why not turn down the potentiometer and then build it back up as confidence increases? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweaked Posted April 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I have no idea what Whiskey Throttle actually is, but if he is getting into trouble why not turn down the potentiometer and then build it back up as confidence increases? Whiskey throttle is when you are holding on to the throttle and its pinned and totally out of control. Usually if you fall of the back of the bike and are still holding on to the grip, you hold the grip in the full throttle position and are running to keep up or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b40rt Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Do what works best for you, I rode with a thumb throttle recently for the first time, ever - hated it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I've converted every quad or 3 wheeler I've ever had to a twist grip ... Turn down the potentiometer and teach him throttle control ! Glenn IMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 The 20`s a handful. Is this his first bike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweaked Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 The 20`s a handful. Is this his first bike? Yes. My son didn't even like riding bikes much either.But I tuned it way down. He is doing incredibly well. He seems to be comfortable with the twist throttle after only about an hour on the bike I made a couple videos of him today. Check it out: http://youtu.be/pYOp5H7hGKg http://youtu.be/s2F8W6fQ6JU I've ridden mountain bikes for years and he is already better at it than me!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweaked Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 It seems my son can ride up and down a 2x8 set up on pallets within an hour of being on the oset, yet I can't come close to doing that after years of being on bikes It also seems he is dealing well with the twist throttle, but I get whiskey throttle whenever I try. So is there an 'old uncoordinated guy' forum I can move my question about thumb throttles to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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