Do you ride with your teather?
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We have about 80-100 in the market now. We have another 400 in stock. This is only our second season marketing them but we have been testing for 6 years.
Cyclops Motorsports has them in Kent Washington.
http://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/?page=categories&id=13
Cheers,
Chris
Agreed. I know what it is and I don't ever use it.
Why are there question marks after the first two options? LOL
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It is a PIA but that is no excuse. As long as there is enough slack in the cord, it really should be a non factor. Back in the glory days of racing, you never knew the difference-
Interesting how many of us DONT use them even though everyone is aware of the potential consequence.
Interesting how many of us DONT use them even though everyone is aware of the potential consequence.
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I don't last time I did, I was in the trees and it got wrapped around the handle bars.....urgh.....I am going to try harder to accomplish this this year 
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Yes, I ride with mine...clipped securely to the steering post.:face-icon-small-ton
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i was told the thether was a 100 option on the sleds, to me its the most useless part of my sled and have never used it, it only causes start issues and used to play jokes on people, get rid of it
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I ride with mine attached to my right glove...that hand does not move if the sled is.
its attached to my sledding coat. had the throttle ice up on me a few times lately on my yamadoo.. just seems silly not to, I have rolled off and snow got stuck so the flipper wouldnt close all the way, doesnt take much speed into a tree under power to do a LOT of damage.
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I got back and forth but I really should. A few years back got bucked grabbed a hand of throttle as my leg went into the track...had I had my tether on I wouldn't have a plate in my ankle.
Some friends of mine switched to these, seem to work really nice. Thinking of doing the same.
http://www.motosport.com/atv/product/PRO-ARMOR-PRO-SERIES-KILL-SWITCH/?id=110310
Some friends of mine switched to these, seem to work really nice. Thinking of doing the same.
http://www.motosport.com/atv/product/PRO-ARMOR-PRO-SERIES-KILL-SWITCH/?id=110310
I have never used a teather and it is probably a good good idea but I do not want to mess with it. Hell I have gone so far as to disable the kill switch and the throttle position crap. Really the government mandated safety crap is a joke and causes more problems than it solves.
Always. Once when I was 13 years old(1998) I was climbing a hill and my Summit 500 bucked me off. Had the tether on, sled rolled a few times and got on its skis and slowly stopped before a large group of trees....
The next day, same hill, poor visibility I was climbing around a cornice and somehow found myself sidehilling ON the cornice, it gave way and my sled once again rolled a few imes, got on its skis and piled into the same trees it avoided the day before. Only this time at about 50mph....difference......no tether to kill the motor.
First sled I ever totaled......last sled I rode without a tether. I even put them on my Cat's as they do not come standard.
The next day, same hill, poor visibility I was climbing around a cornice and somehow found myself sidehilling ON the cornice, it gave way and my sled once again rolled a few imes, got on its skis and piled into the same trees it avoided the day before. Only this time at about 50mph....difference......no tether to kill the motor.
First sled I ever totaled......last sled I rode without a tether. I even put them on my Cat's as they do not come standard.
I always use the tether, and add them to the sleds that don't have them. I have been saved many a time from a totaled sled due to the tether.
I think it is just plain smart, could keep you from getting injured from a crazy stuck throttle / roll over??? you never know.
If you think that the Ski-Doo thether is a little short add a wrist strap and hook it to you wrist instead of the waist.
I think it is just plain smart, could keep you from getting injured from a crazy stuck throttle / roll over??? you never know.
If you think that the Ski-Doo thether is a little short add a wrist strap and hook it to you wrist instead of the waist.
No tether here! I know bad example!
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With the new fuel injected sleds i think it is even more inportant due to the fact that they can run upside down just as well .
Back when the RXL came out with FI a fellow was going down a hill that was icy and sled got out of control and pitched him.
The sled went down the hill upside down with him sliding after it. When the sled stopped he landed feet first into the sled with one leg getting picked up between the track and the tunnel.
Sled was wide open as throttle was pinched open with the way everything went.
So this sled had paddles and ran wide open with his leg in tunnel and burnt his leg off.
You get the picture,not nice. I wasn't there but sled with the fellow from time to time and he only has one leg and rides well.
The people that were there at the time will tell you it wasn't nice sitting waiting for the chopper and the smell was sickening.
Just something to think about?
Back when the RXL came out with FI a fellow was going down a hill that was icy and sled got out of control and pitched him.
The sled went down the hill upside down with him sliding after it. When the sled stopped he landed feet first into the sled with one leg getting picked up between the track and the tunnel.
Sled was wide open as throttle was pinched open with the way everything went.
So this sled had paddles and ran wide open with his leg in tunnel and burnt his leg off.
You get the picture,not nice. I wasn't there but sled with the fellow from time to time and he only has one leg and rides well.
The people that were there at the time will tell you it wasn't nice sitting waiting for the chopper and the smell was sickening.
Just something to think about?
Over New Years we went to Burandt's Back Country Adventure and while climbing Rabbit Ears I got bucked off my E-Tec Summit and it rolled upside down. Of course it went full throttle and I was down the hill about 10ft. Luckily I was wearing the Cordless Teth-Air. When I fell off I fell to the ground and covered the transmitter immediately. The sled was off in less than 1 second. I wish I had this on film.
Chris
Chris
Riding my Apex,after hooking up and unhooking my corded tether all day long, in the cold everytime,I get on and off the sled!!!!all day long,is a big PITA!!!!
With your wireless set up I know it will activate and turn off the sled when I go a way from the sled or fall off.
What I want to know is,do you need to hit a switch or does it active the ignition when you get back on the sled?
I am certainly interested in one,if it works that simply....so?
The receiver unit will pull an internal relay for 3 seconds to shut the motor off then let go and you can restart as long as you have the transmitter tag close by. It is that simple.
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