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I want to add a left hand throttle to my 16 m-8000,any recommendations?
left hand throttle
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I recommend making sure your insurance policy is up to date...
Goldfinger, first mod I do to any sled, just make sure you're smart enough to use one 
If not you probably shouldn't have one...
If not you probably shouldn't have one...There is only one situation where a Left hand throttle is necessary/worth the headache they create and that is: You don't have a right hand. (I ride with that guy)
Otherwise there's a reason that all of us that had them 10 years ago no longer do. They promote poor riding technique, cause sled run-ability issues, and are flat dangerous due to inadvertent grabs or stuck throttle because you have a section of cable exposed to the elements that shouldn't be. I've literally been far closer than I care to admit to spending the night because we could not make a sled run with the left handed throttle on two different occasions. Forunately, now we have a better understanding of the TSS and how to bypass it but still just a headache I never care to deal with again.
Not telling you how to spend your money just saying personally I would pack that $100 bill as a fire starter before I would spend it on a left hand throttle.
Otherwise there's a reason that all of us that had them 10 years ago no longer do. They promote poor riding technique, cause sled run-ability issues, and are flat dangerous due to inadvertent grabs or stuck throttle because you have a section of cable exposed to the elements that shouldn't be. I've literally been far closer than I care to admit to spending the night because we could not make a sled run with the left handed throttle on two different occasions. Forunately, now we have a better understanding of the TSS and how to bypass it but still just a headache I never care to deal with again.
Not telling you how to spend your money just saying personally I would pack that $100 bill as a fire starter before I would spend it on a left hand throttle.
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thanks for the info,needing to get my right hand ,wrist fixed Dr.says,I need some pins in my hand and fusion of my wrist,guess ill wait till the spring!
Left hand throttles worked on the old trailing arm sleds, definately not needed or recomended on the newer chassis!
The throttle pull is so easy on the cat, if u can grab the bar, u can pull the throttle. Also that leaves ur left hand available for the brake, a very important function....
Mountain Cat
The throttle pull is so easy on the cat, if u can grab the bar, u can pull the throttle. Also that leaves ur left hand available for the brake, a very important function....
Mountain Cat
The problems are not worth it.
For those of us with disabilities a left hand throttle is pretty much a requirement. In my case I have severe muscle atrophy in my right hand, caused by MMN (Multifocal Motor Neuropathy).
I've been using the Gold Finger on my last several sleds and I like it because the trigger has a return spring in it. You can also also install a lock out pin to disable it as well.
Riding with a LHT does require practice though and probably the most important thing to remember, is to not ride with your finger on the left trigger unless you are actually using it to work the throttle. In other words do not rest your finger on the trigger!
I've been using the Gold Finger on my last several sleds and I like it because the trigger has a return spring in it. You can also also install a lock out pin to disable it as well.
Riding with a LHT does require practice though and probably the most important thing to remember, is to not ride with your finger on the left trigger unless you are actually using it to work the throttle. In other words do not rest your finger on the trigger!
Goldfinger, first mod I do to any sled, just make sure you're smart enough to use one
X2. I don't use it much but I really notice when I don't have one.
And yes it has an idiot lockout mechanism.
Most of you guys are pointing out problems with a left hand throttle that piggy backs onto a stock one, with cables on both sides.
It sounds like just a left hand throttle and nothing else is what he's after.
Other than doing double duty with the brake, I don't see any problem with that at all. There's got to be an aftermarket block that works well on the left side.
As long as you can clear the brake (not a small task with these things), this looks like it would work
http://www.rsiracing.com/ARCTIC-CAT-BILLET-THROTTLE-BLOCK_p_88.html
It sounds like just a left hand throttle and nothing else is what he's after.
Other than doing double duty with the brake, I don't see any problem with that at all. There's got to be an aftermarket block that works well on the left side.
As long as you can clear the brake (not a small task with these things), this looks like it would work
http://www.rsiracing.com/ARCTIC-CAT-BILLET-THROTTLE-BLOCK_p_88.html
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