Another consideration is to purchase a throttle/thumb extender. It is a 2 piece plastic gizmo that clamps to your current thumb throttle knob. It extends the thumb contact arm by about 1" to 1 1/2". It therefore reduces thumb pressure to about half the amount. I've found that you can also roll your wrist slightly so the palm of your hand can make contact (I.E. the meat portion of your palm just below the thumb area). This is a very inexpensive and easy conversion.

It should be available thru any local power sports store that handles ATV products. Also available on line.

I've converted all 3 of my quads and found that it is very helpful when doing 100 mile trail rides. The more you ride, your thumb muscle will strengthen so it isn't as troublesome.

Roy Rogers always said "Happy Trails"!

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